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marks to make, but very general wish for adjourn
ment being expressed,
The Senate adjourned.

ment being expressed,
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Friday, January %, lcll. 80,
Mr. MORRIS of OHIO asked leave to introduce Dill
entitled "An act 10 repeal act entitled an ACT 10 pro-
vide for the safe keeping, transfer and disbursement
of the public money, approved July A. iolo.
Objection being made,
Mr. MORRIS moved to suspend the ruies' anu M
upon called for the yeas and nays which were
Mr. MEDILL inquired fit would be IN order 10 caii
for the reading of the bill
The SPEAKER replying in the affirmative,
Mr. MEDILL said that lie would then can lo' ne
reod;no il. as he was very anxious to know what
,L,;,o,e his COLLEAGUE proposed for the law now III
force. and which was sought to be repealed.
rThe bill was then read 1t proposed no substitute
The question was then taken, and resulted-yeas ~
NAYS ST. as follows: =, an
Yeas-hiessrs. Afford, John w. Allen, Anorews'
B,ker Boardman, Bond, Bolts, Briggs, Casey, Ghnn'
Chienden, James Cooper, Crabb, Cranston Crockett
Cushing, Edward Davies, Garrett Davis, Dawson De-
berry Dennis Deet, Doe Edwards Everett, Fillmore'
James Garland, Gentry, Giddlngs, Gogg,n' Granger
Green, Grinnel Hall, Iawes, Henry, Hoffman, Hunt
McCarty, Francis Mallory, Marvin, Mason, MITCHELL
Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Calvary Morris Osborne
pope Profit. Randall, Rariden, Reed Rdgway, Rus
sell, Saonsall, Sergeant, Simonton, Slade, Truman
Smith, Stanly, Stuart, Talaferro, John D. Thompson
Tlinrhast, Toand, Trplett, Trumhull, Peter j. Wag-
ner. Warren, Thomas W. Williams, Lewis Williams,
Cbristopher H. Williams, and Wise-79.
Saus-Messrs. Adams, Banks, Blackwell, Boyd,
Aaron V. Brown, Burke Sampson Fl. Butler, William
O. Butler, Bynum, Carr, Carroll, Chapman, Clifford,
Mark A. Cooper, William R. Cooper, Craig, Crary,
Cross. Thomas, Davee, John Davis, John w. Davis,
Doan, Doig, Dromgoole, Earl, Eastman, Ely, Fine,
Fisher, Fletcher, Floyd, Torrance, Galbrath, Griffin,
Hammond, Hand John Hastings, Hawkins, HIen,
Homes, Hubbard, Jameson, Jeniier. Cave Johnson,
John W Jones, keim, Kemble, kllle, Leadbetter,
h,(>l h1c(r No.
Kay, Meredith, Mallory, Marchand, Nled Miller,
Montanya, Montgomery, Samuel w. Morris, Parrish,
Parmenter, Pickens, frcntss, Reynolds, Rives Ed
ward Rogers, James Rogers, Samucs, Shaw. Shepard,
Albert Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith, Steenrod,
Strong Sweeney, Jacob Thompson Turney, Vroom,
Weller, Jared w. Williams, Henry Williams and
Worhington-S7.
So the rules were not suspended.
Mr. JONES of Virginia moved that the House re.
solve itself into Committee ofthe Whole on the state
of the Union, and resume the consideration Of the
Treasury note BILL
Mr. DAWSON moved that the special order be post
poned until Monday next in order that the House might
90 into Committee of the Whole on private bills
But the motion Of Mr. Jones having precedence, the
question was taken thereon by yeas and nays; yeas TO-
nays 20.
So the House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union (Nlr. Casey in the
chairD and resumed the consideration of the
TREASURY NOTE BILL.
Mr. WISE then took the floor, and about to re-
sumo his remarks, but gave way to
MIR. RHETT, who wished TO ask the gentleman
from Virginia, whether the remark made by him on
yesterday, that there was now member OF this House,
who was in the South Carolina Convention, and who
proposed dissolution of the Union, was applied 10
him.
MIR. WISE replied in the affirmative, and said that
such the impression prevailing in the country in
1889 and if the newspapers at that time were TO be
believed, Mr.. r. had actually proposed talked Of
| 1utin of Tho IFnto
Mr. RHETT SAID that the gentleman entirely
misnormed; neither he nor any other member Of the
Convention Of South Carolina proposed dlsso-
luton of the Union, nor was any such proposition
ever made discussed in the Convention.
Mr.. WISE was glad he had made the remark, for 1t
had given the gentleman from South Carolina OPP
portunty Of conradlctng it; and hoped, at least SO
far the South concerned that that section Of the
Union would stand vndIcated from the charge forever
MIR. w gave his views at some length in relation TO
the public lands, and argued against distribution OF
the proceeds among the States Rather than do So he
maintained that il would be much better TO appropriate
the money for the defence Of the Western frontier or,
if they did not choose TO do that the lands might be
disposed of for the increase Of the Navy, the building
Of steamships, DC.
He argued with much earnestncss against the patron
age Of the Executive the public lands, which III
one year had amounted 10 not less than twenty-five
millions Of dollars lie considered it dangerous in the
extreme, and absorbing in lis grasp even the State
power.
In concluding Mr.. w. proceeded to say that, if he
differed from his friends the present OCCASION 1t was
an honest difference arising from the conviction Of his
own mind that he right lie had expressed HIM
self this because he felt bound to put iini-
self right.
Having spoken against tariff, and the distribution
system, il would be asked what then would he do :
WHY lie would say that constrained against his Will,
he woud for the issue Of these Treasury notes, IS
temporary remedy for the present year. or at least IN
Ill the meeting of the next Congress in December.
Ii might be asked, what would he do for the future:
WHY, lie would fold his and wait. 1t was possible
that he might back to that House again, and
perhaps some Of his friends would be very glad If he
never did come back. He had this to say, however,
that he could either back let IT alone, just as
he pleased He wished it understood, though, that he
was candidate until he should say publicly that he
not As TO whether he returned or not that would
all depend upon private considerations But If not,
then his friends might depend that he would, at home,
follow out the great principles on which lie mad
acted here
As regarded the compromise act, that in his OPT
nion ought to be left alone, until an actual and not an
artificial necessity should arise. The Tariff question
ought not 10 be touched account of temporary de-
fccncy.
Mr. W. then proceeded TO state how, in his younger
davs he had voted for Gen. Jackson, and how he had
sp;t from him when that person, in his opinion, fail
ed 10 support the principles on which he was elected
He had said that aithoug Gen. Jackson was master OF
Millions he (Mr. W. was master of himself. This he
would say again in relation 10 Gen. HARRISON
Mr. w. then conended that the proper means oil
sustaining the Treasury TO husband their resources
at this time. Let there be no distribution, no giving
away for there could be no such thing as giving away
from beggar The Treasury was IN state OF beg
gary il was empty, aud there nothing 10 give away
Let them be honest and pay their debts before they
thought of irving any thing away. The common law
would permit no will 10 be executed before the debts
were first paid. Let than pay then, all their honest
debts before they talked Of distribution Of the public
\ lands
The next means of relieving the Treasury was &c
push vigorous system of reduction. His friend from
Maine Mr. Evansl who in other matters was as clear
sighted man any in the House, could not see, the
other day. how they were to get supply by reducing
the expenditures. Why, that old philosopher, Benla
min franklin, proved that "a penny saved was penny
got and he surprised that his friend from Maine
could not comprehend it.
BUTT was contended that there could be no reduc
ton. This was not There could be reduction
and great reduction, too. lie had said this before The
election and he again asserted it now There could