The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, August 8, 1911.

TUESDAY, August 3, 1911.
BY general consent, petitions presented and
referred, by Messrs HOWARD, HUBARD KEN
NEEDY, Of Maryland, BOYD, HUNT, FILL
MORE, CuILDS, BARNARD, GORDON, SUN.
MERS, INGERSOLL, STRATTON, BRON-
SON, RANDALL of Md, MAXWELL CROSS,
DAVIS, Of N, Y, POPE, CHlTTENDEN, AL
LEN VAN buren,, GooDE, Of Ohio WOOD,
SERGEANT, HOLMES, WALLACE, ard
CRANSTON.
Mr.. CARY on leave, presented resolution calling
the Postmaster General fos the Of the de-
tention of the great Southern Mail, gong North,
for thirteen hours and half in Baltimore. Passed
with an amendment, adding, and in Washington
The House also took up the Senate resolution order
ing the distribution Of 700 copies. Of the Digest Of
Patents Referred To the Committee OF the w hole
Mr.. JONES, Of Md, introduced resolution in
strucng the Naval Committee 10 inquire into the
pedency OF Immediately defending the Chesapeake
by steam floating batteries. Adopted
Mr. OLIVER offered resolution to amend the
rules to order the yeas and nays to be taken in
the House all amendments offered IN the Commit
tee of the Whole to the Fiscal Bank bill Laid en- the
table, on motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE. Yeas 1917,
nays S4
A communication from the Secretary of War. en-
closing estimates Of the amount of money necessary
to carry into effect Indian treaties was received
and referred to the Committee Ways and Means.
The House then went into Committee fthe Whole
on the bill to incorporate
THE FISCAL BANK OF THE d. $
Mr.. J T MASON spoke one hour against the
bill
Mr.. G. BROWN followed on the same side.
Mr. WASHINGTON made able speech Of one
hour principally IN reply 10 Mr. Saunders He show
ed particularly that public sentiment in North Carolina
was decidedly in favor of the proposed Bank He
concluded follows
Mr.. w said he loved his State with rs s,rong an
affection as any man yet he was opposed to Juggling
he political contests INTO every debate and
out OF season. ltwoud have no other effect than 10
lnilamc the public mind and weaken the bonds Of our
happy Union. In a country extensive with 50
vast a diversity OF climate, products, and local inte
rests II not TO be wondered thai there should
occur sectional difficulties bot there instead Of
being aggravated should be met and overcome Shall
New England, asked MIR w the nursery Of patriot.
ism, ofpcty and OF science be sacrificed To the uSury
OF the West and IF the South No or shall mo
exuheant abundance OF the patriotic South be sacr-
feed to the cngrossng enterprise and blind fanaticsn
of the North and the East Whenever that question
shall be presented all the Northern hills will echo with
prompt and overwhelming negative. | have fears
of disunion there is balm in Gilead for all our por
cal evils; not in physical forccno in the strong
OF the law but in The influence Of kind
and mutual forbearance This alone can soothe the
violence of sectional animoscs and iealuusics Let
the bosom OF r'ery enlightened statesman .-Ne with
good will toward his brethren and the demon of dls
cord will quickly be dislodged from happy
try Then every diversity in soil and climate ~ intc-
rests aud pursuits, will hui add one more cord 10 the
glorious bond which holds and secures our National
Union. Then shall that Union stand ike rock
and while the OF faction and of selfish cmula-
may dash themselves TO pieces at lis foot It's sum
nit shall be crowned with beacon light cheering the
nations of the earth in their struggles for freedom
Mr.. WOOD followed, against The bill, in short
speech.
Mr.. SERGEANT made brief explanation, in re-
ply.
Mr. PAYNE made an animated speech apains, tho
Bank the effect of which was suddenly arrested by
The following query, put by Mr. MORGAN, Of New
FORK, namely, whether the gentleman who had lust
resumed his seal had not, when member of the lie.
gisa'ure oil Alabama, voted TO instruct the Senators
from that State and to request her Representative. to
vote Tor National Bank with capital Of a hundred
millions Of doiiars2
Mr.. PAYNE made no reply The House burst
into laughter and Mr.. BOTTS having obtained tho
Moor the committee rose and reported progress and
thereupon the House adjourned