Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES., Aug. 6.

FfseuL Bunk.-Mr. w. Cost Johnson OBJ
tanned the floor about six minutes before inc
| hour for debate was to expire.
IMr. Dawson, across. snow, Johnson, give
| them an evidence of the power OF concentra-
! tion!''1
Mr.. johnson said that as it wanted but 1--WE
minutes of the time by the minute hand oI
the clock when the committee would De
forced TO rise and report upon the bill, ne
hoped that his friend from North Carolina
would allow him TO say few words
Mr.. Stanly consenting-
Mr.. Johnson proceeded, by saying that mis-
principal reason for desiring to speak was
accustomed from the fact that he had been
on the Currency Committee, and had con-
sented that if should report the bill which II
did, without committing himself upon the
details in the House. Although that bill had
been reported, and was different from this
he would vote for the bill now under consld.
Grafton. His reasons for doing SO, he Woulo
condense as briefly as possible:
lie believed that Congress had power 70
establish National Bank, or Fiscal Ageht,
as YOU NAV please to call it. he considered
the power. on the part OF Congress, to be
closed question. When he could believe
that the Congress which first passed bill
that Washington, who first signed DIi!-
that jefferson, who signed bill to establish
a branch of the first bank-that the Congress
that passed the second bank charter-tnat
Madison, who signed the charter-that the
Supreme Court, that has decided upon the
question, and the concurrent acqulescence OF
the people of the United States tor Az years,
were all ignorant of the Constitution ana
had been willing to violate lt-when ne
could believe this, he would doubt the pow
err of Congress to establish Bank but not
till then.
The question of power being settled in this
rapid and summary manner, he had but Il
word to say, and time would allow him TO
say but a word, as to the expedlency OF Inc
measure. He thought the measure Of estaD-
fishing bank necessary. bank could not
make business, currency, exchanges, ana the
custody Of the public money worse than they
are now. A change will be an improve
ment, and the experience of the past and the
wisdom Of the present point to an institution
of this kind as equally important to the ope-
rations Of the Government and the business
transactions of the People. Public necessl-
ty and public interest all require the passage
Of some measure of this kind. Had he the
power to frame bill, he would make 1t dit-
farent in many particulars from the present:
He would prefer q bank with branches OF
circulation, with power to deal in exchanges.
and believed that such an institution would
answer the purposes ofthe Government, ana
would give good circulating medium and
equalize exchanges. He had no time to dis
cuss the subject, and could but now say that
he would vote for the present bill because II
seemed to be one most agreeable to major
ity, and he could not hope to effect his wish
es in the details of such a measure.
Some measure was necessary. The pub
lie interest united with the public voice in
loud demand for its passage. He would
checrfully yield to the requirements OF ootn'
and sustain the measure. Having said this
much, he could but express the hope that the
measure would pass the House, and finally
become law. He had now two minutes left
of the five, by the Shrewsbury clock, and he
would let some one else appropriate them.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.
In SENATE.-The session commenced as
usual twenty minutes behind the time, win
not more than quorum OF members III their
seats. The business commenced IN the con-
sideration of resolution in reference to re-
movals from office, or rather appointments to
office in the Land Office. The late Commits
sioner of the Land Office, Mr.. Whilcomb,
having discharged some twenty clerks upon
the eve of the late election for political effect
Mr.. Huntington has found it necessary to
add some few to the number, four or five
believe, to perform the necessary business OF
the Office.
The discussion of the resolution led to q
debate upon all the partisan topics OF the
day-every one Of them l believe. The de-
bate was continued for two hours and half
with all the warmth and feeling Of any of the
Congressional discussions prior to the late
campaign. With the thermometer between
80 and 100 degrees, and on the 9th OF August
there was an eternity of gable. Such dis
cussion would have been hardly endurable
in mid winter, much less in midsummer,
when the perspiration fell from the Senators
below and the crowd in the galleries above.
The Land Bill, until they adjourned, was
before the Senate. Two important amend
ments-importaat to Mississippi and Alaba-
ma-were adopted, making provision tor the
payment and application Of the two per cent
fund due from the General Government to
the States. The amount due to Mississippi
it was said during the discussion, was be-
tween 3 and 100000. The amount due to
Alabama is $25O,OOO. The two amendments
were carried by bare najorities Of one and
two votes.
An amendment was next proposed declar-
ing the power Of Congress to repeal the Bill,
and that the act should not be construed into
n payment of debts due the States. Mr.. Cal
houn's amendment was rejected as soon as
put to vote.
From the indication of things day, do
not believe that the opponents Of the Land
Bill intend to offer much talking resistance
to the Bill under consideration. They will
vote and vote unitedly, but judging from the
hours to-day in which the Bill was under
consideration, the vote aye and no Will give