Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-21

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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september ~.
THE SECOND RAW pITr

HoCsE VI REPRESENTATIVE
| S,p:emJcr TO-
THE SECOND BANK BIII
The hour Of twelve having arrived. Mr. BOLTS
called Tor the special order Of the day. being the r,
riessage Transmitted yesterday by the President Of the
u >, TO the b 10 provide 10" the collection. safe kee"
ny ana disbursement Of th- public revenue b. mean
Norporaiion, 10 be styled the Fiscal CORPORATION
u The United Slaics
7, provides, > '''''0"
I, L ie'uh IT, WITH hi objections 10 thai o e IN inch
Their i,n, "sati !" 10 shall objections large III
% Jnha, ana proceed rceon,i.ru IT. after such econ
, "o''I.s 9" that nst Shall arrre 10 pa, the l Il
~ ,. M sT'' trsetier with "ijrr"S 10 r,- other m..
:. "hitn sih likewise be- r.r.i.t..rd ona II unoo,.. H.
'"o'ihl'as oi mai House, il shall be- ole n Inv ~
t."u ''e HOUSE. IN accordance with this provision.
proceeded to reconsider the hill
MIR EOTTS said that but for The ,..,,; ,oe;.;o Ia
occupied before the House and b.f.r. -. - :, a.
should l't tie Ttio Message pass without further ~.
marx but his position was such as TO present rrcsst
iDr claims upon hn 10 place himself m his trra M
son, aud 10 answer The challenge If the genl.tna
from Massachusetts (sir. Cushing rur an arSun4nt
'ir b. SAID he fad applied harsh rpitheis 10 lie Pre-.
s'drnt-hc had charged him with prrlidy and with
treachery: and having done 50, he held himself under
obligation 10 make govd the charge and II not cut off
by the hour RUE h. would make II good or would tak.
upon himself al The odium Of having maze n "a :.
charge. II any Gsia,crcsed person. after hcariae vhat
lie had 10 bring forward, would say that lie had not
made good tie charge he ready take back ever
ii
o,oncn.cnt and apology.
lie must first advert the character Of the me
Nr. T., IL would be remembered, had predicted TIA,
ths bill would not receive the sanction OF the Presl.
dent yet he al loss, and felt strong curiosity
10 What possible ground ms refusal would be placed
upon the hi:l has back wl!ont the President
signature, accompanied By what the President chos,
to style his objections tie bill, but without one soil.
ary winch would operate for single moment
IN any intelligent mind. sir L. sad tc had examined
Ia hill and .L,,p Tho
uon limited the President to ''nhirctons,' he should
consider all the points made ~ h,ln as 20 many items
Of constitutional objection 70 Inc bill
The President commenced with expressing his re.
sret that he conld not s.n the bill. lis second point
"as, that this bal: for National iEl; pr Sc
nr b sld he h., occasion, once before, To Tell tir
| House that he was no lawyer bu. when lie a;
school he had learned li.te Latin and If lie did not
misunderstood, per meant "oy Itself And what
National BANK was there winch was not a National
Bank - itself: What lie distinction between
! EIta. = B4At and National Blm!. pr Sc
:. The thirj ront admits that tie veto power ought
! 10 ia very cautiously used &c Om th:s puint Mr. /,
believed all were agreed and he vas extremely sorry
the President had not rrac,iscd upon lis theory
/ 4 lie Pfrs dents meXi poat was that the veto
never coa!d ie exercised, hen b.l! bad passed
both Houses hy constitutional majority. This, MIR
y. thought vas not very Dcw G,Sco.cry-hr pre-
sumcd most gentlemen knew that, before the ifcs-
dent stated Il Of his objections 10 The bill
) In the iih point the President came back to the
PER Sc bill, and objected 10 tile. The tile Of the
bill formed Que Of tie President constitutional ohjec-
tons Ia IL and lis particular objection seemed to b.
that it !ai Ike tern, 'P"hic !e:emne II; the word
had heen cr rr0te revenue the oli,ci,on would ayr
hccn ol,,.t,d Mas lLa, lie Presidents meauipu:
Now Viz. Il did moi know Il is"e, but references
made T. !uor-;;" did not speak d that twolc.
grd runner winch sometimes s;akcG about tie Capitol
-, 80 ,o- ,.,,h .i,o,.,,,. ,..,,,os bp runner :,
,lo, ,hs very ,,,l wps IN ic Presidents own hand.
yrnr and Thai il terms we're suuor.fed BIZ himself
rhc President objected that il shouid br ,emanna,pa
81 IN - -, ,'"vS'o"' s's ~, -, -"
ment Of the public revenue; but what OIL, ~ 'nc name
If God could have passed on tht subject when
vonld not have been entitled 70 sueh uue'
g. The mex; objection was, that TIE provisions :" me
bill did nc. contradict lis tr . very strange oUJ'C-
toni First lie President objects 10 Inc tr I" e b!!'
and ,hcn ,,.t IN. bill does ,.nt ccntradic, IS tile
: His seventh objection was, mat Il provided ltat
Congress should charter another Bank wlih!n me
nc ri twenty wears 80 he presumed HAT Il Congress
wouId only mass half dozen Banks 81 the same cha-
rac,er il would at once thls constitutional OBJ
lection
In, Tho ncyt objection was that the bill excluded
,be mower Of discounts Now let il he borne in mind,
I'm, the s,rono objection the first Bank bill had been
that il authorized discounts, but the present bill, with
an y,rcss view 10 meet and remove line President OBJ
icc,;ors had bcen so drawn as 10 exclude thai power
| r. t ,.,,od ,,ars tho constitutional obiec-
,; - ,ha pr,.;,rn, n ,l,is bill After stating them
Tins generally, lie President down to details,
az" - .",: :, - u !. annrob.,ion One Of them was
,b, IN, sII did M, provide for regulating The rates Of
'. ',ri Nav Mr. b IMAGINED !, would pewhnt
~, p,os;den,,s INGENUITY 10 frame any bill
.iouo'e ~ ao,.i fr ,,.r,,iv wears 10 come
.iat Wouiu' r.,,rr'oll, Gl:cc,ion indeed ;
ne olher was ~" -, to !, "a discounts
alter "hJtc'ihg 70 "' - -. ~, ,,iI IA mi authorize
his last "'ec ., "as ,.rt n Calnmbi Would the
discounts !" :'e - me- I'M Le removed !! Com
President opJ'ci'o" IN !" ~ c.cnnd Rank =
gIrss SHOULD ass - heard he project suggested
Mr. ~ bayos ,,ro National Banks, ore North
~ ~" IT,, o,,, = Southern Bank; and the scheme
was Tor ''"'; Inc pres,d.n, begged
III 'nst e'am snnsrcss fur little more time The
prayea' shPphca',," 80. man who had filed
President 81 '"e o!''e" Sa,' -. an, had heen
all the hs"ss. s','"'. so,e senator Of The United
Governor 81 Ms ,d o." fr sor, lme filled tie cice Of
States "no hau' -. nn,y Mo chef Magistrate Of
Vice rfesden' ~ VIZ , 70 consider Tie subject
Tins men" %In Hs,k inter- that subiec, had occupied
o. -'1""I' "nn,ry Tor these three months pas,
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