Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-07
Tw ENTY SEVENTH CONGRESs.
FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE.

w b'ehahan prcscniNd the memorial oi tic Ar.
ISIS tund Socic'y oi Philadelphia. requesting Con
srcS' 10 impnso a duty on the impoultrun II foreign
prints and picturcs; and also. the memorial al thc 4
Artists and Amateurs Association ul phladcluhia /
making q %-itnilar rcgucsi.
MrB sad he Was happy 10 b. allc N ine,tm
these highly respectable sUctctics that. under IA.
NeNenue hl'' a. u now stands. E,tcirn prints and
ia'hUnss would he subject to a duty ct 20 ger cent
AL Nalote'n, which Was - high a ra,c of duty a.
would he imposed ON any article after the 3Oh oil
june IoiI' IL was true that m c~Rccriion was
made in tvor OF Literary and philo asphical so,ictics
i"r the encouragement, OF the fine ats. a.. uho
might still import prints nnd pictures Tree ct duty.
!" nus exception lac felt confident, the memorial
would not object.
The memorials were laid on the table.
Mr. Wright presented the preamble nud rcsnlu-
lions adopted nj a meeting la Brunswick county
Virginia, in relation To llr leading measures before
Congress, and expressive of their di-approbaiiun Of
the slnci laid On The table and ordered 10 be print.
ed.
The bill to provide Cor the satisfaction of the out.
standing Choctaw Reservations under the l9ih aui.
Gle OF the icaiy of Dancing Rabbit Creek oi Sep
ieInbcr, 1880. was put On lis passage.
Mr. Henderson moved TO rccOInmt the bill with
certain instructions, which motion gave rise tpspme
remarks from MIR Sewer aud No Linn m support of
the bill aud against the nolion 10 recommit; which
motion was not agreed tn.
The bill was then posed 10y the following vote:
Yeas %; Noes -.
The uct establishing duties and drawbloks com.
aug up as the unfinished business
Mr. Bcrrcn, pursuant 10 notice given Yesterday,
moved that it bc laid on The table, with IA view 10
take up the consideration VI the bill to establish a
Fiscal corporation.
hr Rivos opTuscd this motion, nud expressed his
hope the Revenue bill would bc proceeded with ill
II vas disposed Of lie understood the notice civ
Gu 10y the Senator from Gcurcia TO proceed on the
| enumeration tuaf Tho R,ycpy, LIN u-,lU - .a-
through with by this time.
Mr. Clay said hC was. Of cOlrse, ready to submit
To any arrangement which the Senator might prefer;
but II certainly had been the general understand.
ING ri the adjournment yesterday that Ihe Bank Bill
wos To be taken up TO day. Under that unders'an-
ding Mr. & had himself come u the Senate to-day.
u the Revenue bill was To he i1ken NJ, lac should
like 10 reieri 10 sine statistical tables which he had
mol now with hIui he NuulJ say, however, that he
prepared 10 proceed with that bill, ifsuch were the
The pleasure OF the Senate. la regard 10 Tie Bunk
hIll, Inc would merely ~ay that II came iO lac S,naic
from the Commit &C un Finance precisely in the
same form iH which ii had been sent from the
House of Representatives: il was n bill - establish
a B1nk Of Exchange; II was Just the half uf that
whole which, rs lac understood, the Senator from
Virginia (Nlr Riycs) had been prepared to advocate
though tat half The loaf it still was better than M
bread; although II was a bank not exactly such rs
NrC cUuld desire. lac Mas nevertheless prepared To
vote for II. IL was not without reluctance that nc
had brought mp his mind 10 that point; but. having
done 50, hc had now come 10 the Senate 10 give
that vote. lie should however, abide the command
at Tic Senate # they chC1 10 proceed with the
Revenue bill, lac was ready
Mr. Archer said that: personally, he was indincr.
CIT which wos first taken up; but n his colleague
had expressed a wish for further delay, il would bc
inconsistent with That COur:csy which hc had ever
found exercised towards himself 10 refuse the re.
quest lie had made up his mind Us 10 ihc vote he
should give on the Bank bill.
Mr.. Clay; Which wayl"
Mr. Archer replied thut in some Of tho consulta-
'alions which the Wing had held among IheInsclye
as u iIis bill the Senator from Kcutncky had de-
cl1rcd his purT lsc - hold himself N reserve as 10
ms vote, and Mr. y claimed fr himself the same
ughii ond IN present circumstances hs vote might
count tor something; but, iuasmuch as The Senator
had avowed Ins determination, Mr. \ should do the
some. HJ shunld vote for the bin. Bat he could
not sec u consistent wIlh parliamentary courtesy Ia
ihsisi on his colleague being called up - give his
vote now. Is Mr. \ was very DESTROYS that his
colleagues vote should accord wiih his own. land
as n N9s tot without zrmc hope that such might DC
tie result lac hoped lac Senate would gr,ut him
lie indulgence Of a Little further lime 10 consider
the su'jcci.
Mo Calhoun was rcluc'1ni To show any want Of
Courtesy, but he was very dcsicous that The Senate
should 60 on viii, the Bark bill as hal yesterday I
been proposed. Many gentlemen were very dcsir. |
w. =" NANt iWt tltb rbtlng IICtscu ny very urgent |
private business; yet hc must say that until this bill
shall be either passed or defeated, and until the re-
qulsiie lime has been afforded the President 10 net
upon u hero WIS not ihc slightest hope Of an adj
Journmcnt. lie therefore dcsitcd that that bill which
had 90 he despatched first should now be taken up
first. The subject had been lung before every gen.
lleman. and hc really could not think Of granting
the Indulgence which was asked 10y tho Senator
from Virginia,
Mr. Rivcs said That gentlemen had entirely misil-
Ken The whole spirit aud purpose Of his rcmarha.-
lie asked no fayors. Tic felt himself a. we'll pre-.
pared 10 90 on with the Bank bill o. other gentle
men, and he bad asked hat The Revenue bill should
he proceeded with only OH The general principle
which he thought had been ugrecd 10 nj tho outset
That whom once n subject ives taken up II should
not be ub'pdOncd Or suspended until It was finally
disposed Uf As 10 that bill, he had no purpose of
n~On-cpmmuill. In the shape the bill now stood hc
could not oud should not vote in Us favor. lie was
Invious 10 vote for IL. and if mnlifed lac possibly
might do 20. The ScnniorirOm South Carolina had
y Ken IT the necessity Of allowing tho President q
good deal OF time 10 make az his MUD.
Mr. Calhoun. iuisrpusiug. Mo-; not OF ~. Imcani
% ny only That ihc bin should be disposed 81 before
NC con %ndiputn; md wc must, Unnecessary allow the
frcsadcHi be- ten days, ns required by the c]Onstitu.
tuiruu
Ai Bcuisn cvplrincd As far rs his personal
Feelings aud wishes were concerned, hc should Dc
sltc o. accommodate the Senator from virginia.
WI hlffTN LNl no htlDu uuugF luslTuCtIuus irUm /
n' committee, aud ~ pursuance with those insiruc.
iDns. hc now renewed Tho motion that the Senate
take up tie bili 90 establish a Fiscal corporation.
Mr. Woodbury. said The understanding certainly /
bad been that The Bank bin should be taken no and
iho kc'cnuc biz llid asiIc 70 make room for il. lie
IoQol that would Ic done.
TIC question being token u was Decided i'm ibe
affirmative Yeas g Nays H.
Bill TO ESTABLISH a FISCAL CORPO.
RATION.
NJ EGuicn. rom hc Committee on Finance. who
ffE"ficd Nrr 100 from Ibc House Of Representatives
"'ni no largo into % general rypno Of be- contents
'Nl 'n Ifr1mrW fu defence Of is cuugtiutipuaIlI
''' ''.fIi.rcy showing ir ulifDrmiy bath % Inc
.'ns .ri iI'u ly hc President. especially hv
In iI Hf. gcfu mcHs1vo, and aleD with The
".Hamrur rrIu.rI Ey Mr. Riycs 90 Inc biI for. q
Hrfs r.IHfeI hy hfr C.rv. @
Nr'lry rcI ra'.I the rfifsncn' DO had made at I
.i' 'a'.h iH1f although Hus hl was MT er,h as DC I
i''H Pot io u'rrHIu.a Jf fc county rrIuircd-u
.i .'"Hs ir r.iHr of EhIf hc could have wished $
20 f.'-Yei 90 would accomplish To- RI cpn-tIrmblc u