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FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1871
BANK BILL PASSED.


the highly important intelligence, ofthe pas
sage OF the Bank Bill in the House. L, was
taken up on Friday, and after various inef.
ieetual attempts to amend, embaras, and de-
feat' was finally adopted and passed, ex-
actly as it came from the Senate, by the de-
cisvo vote Of 1913 to GA majority of
th'rty-one. 1t now only remains for the
President to add his signaturc-of which
we entertain no doubt. The constit ution
allows him ten days for consideration (Sun.
days ereludsd)-so that supposing the Bill
10 be transmitted to him on the 9TH inst. the
constitutional limit will expire on Thursday.
the 10Th inst.
"Thc National Intelllgencer of Saturday
says: "The bill to establish the Fiscal Bank
ofthe United States, which passed the Sem
ate some days ago, yesterday finally passed
the House OF Representatives by majority
OF hTfy-one cotcs, and now only REQUIRES the
assent ofthe Presden, to become law
The bill passed the House as it came from
the Senate without alteration or amendmep,
of any Sort Not that it had ne, better have
been amended in some particulars but our
political friends appaar to have considered
1t most expedient to pass the bill in its pres
ent shape, and leave the desired amendments
to be disposed of in supplementary bill, to
be brought forward at the present session.
In consequence of the failure to procure
amendments deemed by them indispensable.
few Wings, Mr.. Adams among them, voted
against the bill. No stronger evidence can
be given of the determined spirit of,he Whip
party than that the separation of such men
as Mr. Adams, and those of the same poli.
tics who did not unite with the party on this
question: should yet leave the majority in ia
vor Of the bill so large. Thus has the House
OF Representatives added another to its claim,
to the applause Of the Peaple, for the fidelity
with which it obeys their will, and the per-
severance and frmness with which it exc.
cutes their purposes"
At our last dates from Washington, the
Bankrupt Bill, and the bill to repeal the Sub
Treasury, (both of which have passed the
Senate) were under consideration in the
House, and Of their final and speedy passage
no doubt is entertained. In the Senate, the
bill from the House, for the distribution Of
the proceeds of the public lands, was under
consideration.
Thus have ono or both branches of Con.
gress acted upon all the great measures of
the wing party which secured the elevation
oil John Tyler: the Bank Bill, the Bankrupt
Bill, the loan Bill, and the Distribution Bill.
Add to this. that bills have been passed to in
crease tho revenue, to provide for home
squadron, and make provisions for the 'front.'
Ter dcfences-and we have mass of impor.
tant business, such as has never before been
performed byany legislative body in the same
length of time. And when it is remembered
tina, all this has been accomplished by the
honest and true men ofthe wing party, in
defiance of treachery in their own ranks, and
an opposition remarkable alike for its I'M
scrupuIous activity and unwavering determi.
nation to thwart the majority upon every
question without reference to its merits. well
may tho country award to the wings in both
Houses of Congress their cordial and heart.
felt appreciation.
Thus true to their principles and the coun-
try, the administration may look with conf.
dence for that generous support which an
Intelligent people will surely yield to able
and honest public servants.