Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25


marks in explanation, but Mr.. 7. declined doing So
The question ,hereupon taken, and the resolution
Of Mr.. Campbell was laid OH the table
| MIR. Pope now moved 10 reconsider the act OF the
House, yesterday by which had referred the bill Tor
the repeal Of the Sub-Treasury to the Committee OF
WAYS and Means, with view TO having It referred 10
the Select Committee on the Currency.
Mr. Profit was in favor Of reconsideration, to
let his constituents know how he voted lie asked for
the yeas and nays, and read his party lecture for not
taking the questions of yesterday in that manner. lie
considered the reference mis-dIrecton, political
blunder, and was for correcting il in hurry.
Mr. Sellers of Maryland said he moved the direction
through ignorance. He now was for reconsideration
Mr. Adams Of Massachusetts, said he was satisfied
from the wording of the resolution that the Committee
of WAYS and Means was not the proper committee to
refer il to- He said that they would consider the pro-
priety of repeating the Subtreasuy b and he thought
they would not report before the end Of August lie
said the opposition gentlemen heretofore had said De-
mocraoy was eternal justice ruling through the people
He could not see how gentlemen could now object to
the repeal as the people had spoken in OF thun
der against the bill. lie said the signs OF the tunes
show wed that minority of the Committee OF Ways and
Means had made up their minds to report against the
bill He would vote for reconsideration on That ac-
count.
Mr. Fillmore said he had Blu, very little to shy on the
subject lie made the motion by order OF The commit
tee. He willing the vote should ne reconsderea'
He wanted an answer 10 the broad inquiry The Sub
Treasury BILL as on the statute book, was condemned,
but many we're in favor Of separating Bank and State
He was sorry 10 see change of opinion IN Mr.. A.
since 1897. lie had brought in n resolution al that
time TO separate Bank and State. MI ADAMS vote
carried it.
Mr. Wise said it was not in order 10 reveal the Sc
crets of standing committees. This morning gentle,
man arose on his right and told the House that ne mao
discovered something ominous in the words OF the
Chairman of the Committee OF Ways ana MEANS anu
that an under current existed some where.
Mr. Adams here said that he had been better INFORM
ed by gone one out of doors in relation to the commit
tee ) com plexion, since his vote Of yesterday
Mr. Wise said he had made discovery h,msen III
what Mr. Fillmore had said; and that was, that ,hele
was disposition TO see where they were gong 10
before they repealed the Sub-Treasury bill lie want
ed to know they thought the Select COMMITTEE on ne
Currency would be more hasty than the Comm'lee OF
Ways and Means. He would not say that the cnaI
man on the currency would be more rash and tooish
lie never liked the Sub Treasury, and should always a
condemn it, He asked Why they did not take TINS ON
from the Committee of Ways and Means, and refer II TO
the Committee of the Whole. He should go for repeal
He should not follow examples elsewhere, (pontng To-
wards the 5enate but he should see what war ne ev'v
ed The FIRST war he ever waged was the H. NJ. "hi'
ney war He considered the State Bank system
worse than the sub.Trcasury or the u States Bank
He would not agree 10 give to the President oil the
s. unlimited power If his hands were in vice, ana
he was asked which was the BEST he said he could mol
tell. 40 helm him God The Sub.Treasury was dead