Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-24
CONGRESS OF TIE UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES SENATE.
ERIpAY Aupusf oD 1871
"'SAif august W lSil
DISTRICT BANK BILL. PASSED

DISTRICT BANK BILL PASSED.
Inc District Bank Bill reported from the House
an amendment TO the Senate Bill, was called up
Inls morning for concurrence in the amendment
ne amendment allows the use OF notes of a demo-
mInsuon between five and twenty dollars--bs
banks OF Virginia using nOIes of these denomina
tons.
Mr. BENTON opposed the umendmen, with III.
same warmth that he opposts every subject connec.
ted with banking, and said Ihs. the mex. move would
be to issue bills Of the denomination Of five ten and
fifteen cents.
hr MERRICK said if such bill was to he in
Iroiuced, II would have 20 come Eom the opposi.
ton side Ut the Senate, and would no, come fron,
the Wing side Of the Chamber. No friend of the
Administration contemplated such measure.
without further debate the amendment was CON.
Cured IN, by vo,e Of % 10 "a.
THE VETO MESSAGE. Sc.
Mr. CALHOUN presented the proceedings of A
meeting n Goochl I'D county, Va, upon the sinh
jec Of the public measures before Congress. and in
approval of the veto to Us Bank Bill, and Mrr.rs
Mallory, Wise, Hunter, and Gimer, me m ers of
the hot c, from the State Of Virginia. who are spo-
ken OF rs abslrActonIsts.
MIR Calhoun said that ha approved or n, ,-o
ceednsS of the meeting. lie srid further tina, lie
not only appreciated the V, o, but vil iics ed III,
ChIef Magistrate by saying that he couII no, We
done d,t renIly. The case between him and
ry different
In reference to the veto power, Mr. {. ,houn said
- 30 not regard the veto over IA gentlemen
upon The Other side seem TO regard H. Ithnk d, a
s"ir, c., seFv@ive and proper power, and rcjo..o
I that the President has exercised u rs he hnsr
Having said so much of the Veto, said Mr. Cal.
houn, am bound To say do not approve the Veto
Message. | do not understand what the President
means IN his Veto Message rCga.d 20 an Exchan,
J Bank. There Is no form OF a B,nkto which I .i.
! give my assent coanec;cd with tie Treasury-oon,
whatever. | will oppose every such insritu,Ion
and deem an Exchange Bunk just as bad As any
! O.htr.
! II the President goes N my wake, will give him
a cheerful and welcome support. If he differs from
| me, shall oppose him as have oil Presidents who
/ did not agree with me.
| Mr. CALHOUN spoke also Of halt. way men.
sures. A drawn battle Did not SATISFY him, and
generally was not productive Of good results or any
| results Thorough and uncompfOmisng measure,
were what Mr.. Calhoun wanted. end nothing shor
! OF which his friends should be satisfied with
II the people were ready to sustain the mcisuret
before Congress, they are ft u he slaves and H.,
country rs lost.
/ MIR CALHOUN spoke at some length in ,br
STRAIN, and yielded the floor to the Senator from
/ Missouri.
| Mr. BENTON took occasion also TO express his
| opinions upon the Veto Message lie approved. A.
| Mic Calhoun did, Of the veto but not OF tie me 9.
I suge altogether. However, he would soy nothing
Of Inc evil, and content himself wish the good. RI,
, rcIoced ~ the good done, and would 20 with Ia
| President rs far as he has gone.
Mr. u took occasion to refer 10 the deb1'a Of yes
I terdiy, and 10 oppose the views Of MIR Clay. IIt
regarded them as an attack upon the frndimsnt,
prime pies OF Government, and should pro lim Il, n
TO ba So, far nal noar
Mr. AR HER took part in the debate also, an,
replied 20 me Senator Gom S0uh Carolina. Tn,
Senator had declared 30 often that the Wing plrt,
. would he bio sky high, that be- had began 10 fee
ike one who had hardly sue foong upon TER,
G'md. lie begged The Senator 10 assure him wber
tie time was to be for the final blowing Up Of th
dominant party.
MIR a. spoke also Of the proceedings Of the meet
lng before the Senate. They me, he said, from
Go1ch'and, which was ono Of lhc small counties d
the State, and not from ono Of the irgcst as stots
by irc Senator from South Carolina.
The subject passed from the Sennte-the proceed
ings were read, ordered to be printed, aud the or
ders Of the day called for.
LAND BILL.
The land bill was called Tor.
Mr. KING Of Alabama proposed an amondmsn
the effect Of which was TO deduct from the pro
cccds 20 he distributed, all the money paid for an
BuItIcs.
-Ir SMITH said but n few words in opposilio
20 tic amendment which had been offered, and the
were that the public lands many ye1rs since pn
Tor themselves and one hundred millions over.
The amendment was offered good ono upd
which 10 make party spetchts and was discuss.
J. with greet vchemeneo by Mr. ALLEN, N
WRIGHT and Mr. CLAY, Of Alabama, all
| whom d nouncsd the principle Of dq'ribu,t,p Ir
fore he Stnae ard the principle ~ raslng rryen,
unde, tho bill which was to follow the b b.fo
q the Senstc.
The debate YVES continued Tor two hours. and "
% confined 10 the three members named The ebai
j. man Of the Committee on Public Lands said. al
ie aGxlOus for action and not words and f1r vo,
" instead Of speeches, he should not consume time
70 the Senate.
or MIR BENTON offered an Amendment. the
!" feet Of which was that no money should be distrb
e; led untii tho debts Of the present extra sesIl
ia ore paid of.