Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence ofthe Statesman
Washington, June IL, lS4l

Correspondence ofthe Statesman
Washington, June IL, lS4l.
The House met at ~ O'Clock. Nj
Wise, J. was truly glad TO see was in hi.
place, though he appeared to be very
weak. He moved TO postpone the recon
sideration Of the vote by which the rules
of the last House, with the exception Of
the 2 LIST rule, were adopted by the pres.
ent House, until Monday next, (which was
agreed TO. Numerous motions to sus.
pend the rules for the purpose Of consid-
ering bills and resolutions were made
and decided in the negative. Among
the proposed bills and resolutions were
the following. a
By Mr.. Graham, of North Carolina
"a bill 10 repeal the Independent Trea-
ury."
By Mr.. Sergeant, of Pa.--"A resolu.
ton to limit the standing committees of
the House TO the subjects contained in
the Presidents message."I q
The House was then called by States
for petitions, commencing with Maine
Mr.. Lowell of Maine gave notice that on
Monday next he should introduce bill to
pay the State of Maine her expenses in
CURED in defending the north eastern
boundry in the year 1892. When Mass
achusetts was called, resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Briggs TO refer 10 the COM
mittee on Judiciary the subject of gen.
eral bankrupt law, with instructions 10
consider the propriety Of reporting bill
for uniform system Of bankruptcy at the
present session Upon the resolution
the yeas we're called, and it was passed
by yeas 90 mays SO. When Vermont was
called, Mr.. Mattocks presented petition
praying for the abolition ofslavery in the
States sud Territories: and moved that a
committee ofone from each State be ap-
pointed to take the whole subject into
Consideration, and report upon the same
at the commencement of the next ses-
sion. A great uproar now ensued, and
after several shakings of fists and bob
bing of heads, the House voted upon
motion to lay the whole matter upon the
table, and it was decided in the affirma.
tive by yeas l55, nays %. Petitions
were then called for, and the day was
spent in loading the clerks liable with
&c.
In the Senate, Mr.. Ewing presented
his project for national bank, 10 be call
ed the'' Fiscal Bank of the United States
which is a real out and outer. He pro-
poses a capital of $4,000, ,0OO-
for the mother bank, TO be located at
Washington, to issue 3 bills for every siI-
YER dollar, with branches in the different
states to pay out and receive, but not to
issue bills--to buy bills of exchange
to loan nc money 10 stockholders or d.
rectols, nor TO any one else for longer
period than $50 days-said banks to act
as pension agents gratuitousIy--the U. S.
10 take certain portion of the capital
stock upon conditions--theba bank at Wash
ngton TO have directors, two to be ap.
pointed by Congress, and FIVE TO be ap-
pointed by the stockholders. Mr.. Wal
Ier, of Mississippi. submitted his plan Of
bank, which was simply bank of de-
,osite, to be under the control Of 5 di-
ectors. The Senate had long debate
lpon gag law introduced by Mr.. Clay,
o prevent Senators from calling upon
he President for information. Mr.. Allen
made a mastery and triumphant speech
lpon this resolution, and was followed by
calhoun in his usual powerful, terse and
Eloquent stylc on the same side. The
'ote was then taken, and the resolution
vas rejected. Mr.. Clay then modified it
o as to have it mean nothing, ,and it pass
ID. The Senate then elected chaplain
f the Presbyterian sect, Rev. S. Juston,
nd adjourned. T i