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but word TO say. and Ime would allow
hin 10 ssy bot word sa 20 the expedi-
sney q ths measure. He lhoughl the
msasuro Of establishing bank nacessary.
"A bank could not make busineis. curron-
ey, exchanged, snd the custody Of the
public money worse than they are nov.
A change viii b. aa improvement, and
the experience Of The past sndiho wisdom
Of the present point to an instiiuiion OF
this kind ~ equally important 10 the opera
tions q The Government and the buSisess
trsnsaelions Of the People. Public ne
esssily and public isierSst ell require the
passage Of some msasure Of this bind
Had he the power 10 frame bill, be
would make IL diferent in May pariicu-
lpss from the pteseat He would prefer
q bank With branches Of circulation. with
power to deal in exchanges. and believed
shat peeh an iaSiitutioa would answer the
purposes Of the Government, aud would
give . good Circulating medium and
equalize exchanges. He had no time 70
discuss the subject. and could but nov
say that he would vote Tor the present bill
because IL seemed 10 be one most seTeea.
bic TO nsjoriiy, aud he could not hope
TO effect hiS wishes in the details Of such
= measure.
Some measure was necessary. The
public interest united with the public
voice IN loud demand for its passage. He
would eheerfully yield to the require
ments Of both. and sustain the measure.
Having said this much. be could but ex.
press the hope that the measure would
pass this House. and finally become the
l. Il, k.1 49, IL II L..
eve. by the Shrewsbury clock. and be
would let some one else appropriate them.
UNITED STATES SENATE-Au0usr I.
The unfinished business Of the morning
hour Of yesterday was again brought for.
ward. The question. simply stated,
which has created confusion for three
mornings past, is a. follows -
Mr.. Benton introduced a memorial
from Virginia upon the subject Of the
agiiating topics Of the day. Mr. Benton
moved that the resolution be laid upon
the table and printed.
Mr.. Clay moved that the motion 10
priAi be laid upon the table. Carried 81
TO 90. The Speaker decided that the
motion 10 lay upon the table carried :he
memorial with it.
Mr.. Benton took an appeal, and de-
bate Of three hours has grown out OF II,
Of little interest - your readers, and,
therefore. do not send It Of any lenglh.
Mr.. Clay took occasion 10 commend
the House Of Representatives in the
course oIs hiS discussion Of the point OF
order. He spoke Of IL as a glorious. pa
trioiic, noble body. GOD blsss them"
said Mr.. Clay. Il had been thought dur
ing the 6rSt week or two that the Hous
would prove total failure, and that moth
ing could come Of il. but time bad proved
= difTeat result, aud the House was now
Wing House, well organized, patriotic
and carrying out the will Of The people.
He referred TO this body for a preeeden:
ia the case al issue. and thought il much
better than the British precedenIs on
which the Senator from South Carolina
(Mr. Calhoun) relied.
SIR. Clay showed from .sse action OF the
House that az appeal vas laid upon the
table and without debate.
Mr. Calhoun did not think so much OF
the precedent Of the House as Mr.. Clay
did, nor so much Of the body itself. lie
regarded the body a. a gag body and
would sooner rely UpoL British pFece-
denis. But the Senate, he contended,
bad independent rules Of its own. An
appeal was dSbsteable - q point OF order
here and always had been for fifty years.
Afier three hours the decision OF the Clair
Vas reversed, 3 20 30.
Mr. Benton then made q motion 10
take the Objectionable memoTisl from the
table. He proceeded TO debate il, where
upon Me-. Clay called him TO order. and
decided That motion 10 take 9 subject
from the table was not debatesbls. The
Chair accorded with Mr.. Clay. An APP
peal was taken aud q new point Of order
opened for consideration. The discus
sion, however. DID not continue long
Tue yeas and NAYS we're Otd IFsd. and the
Senate sustained the decision Of the
Chair by a vote Of % 20 Is.
NAVAL PENsIoE Bill.
Ga motion Of Mr. MeFfiek. the Naval
Pension Bill was read third time. fnai-
" passed, snd sent to the House for COO.
eunenee.
Mr. Mangum then said, The Senate
having had glory enough for one day
move an adjourBment'--earTisd without
q division.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Randolph of N. J. from the Com,
milies 90 Enrolled Bills. presented the
Bill 10 incorporate the Subscribers 10 the
Fiscal Bank Of the Uni,ed States. The
Speaker sigsed the Ball.
The Speaker having cleared the desh
OF ihe Communications placed there,
hr. Sergeant Of Penn. moved that the
House resolve itself inio Commitles o
the Whole for the purpose Of conSideTinl
the Bill from the Senais, % repeal ih'
Sub.Tfeasury..
Mr.. Barnard. Of y. Y preferred 2riol
seton upon the Bankrupt Bill, snd mads
q motion 10 that effect. The msjoFiiy
decided 10 take up the Bill, 100 10 So
The Bankrupt Bill vas then laid asid'
with The understanding that Il should b
takea up 90 Monday.
De. Shields o. Alabama, q new mem.
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