Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-16

thought that there WAS great deal Of indecent haste
in taking up this bill but Il seemed to him Mr.
r. that this was not an unusual haste. The bill
was returned To tho Senate few days ago, with
the amendments, and had been referred To n com
mttec. Was not the ordinary course OF this body,
when a report WAS presented, to act on ~
Eui the Senator had styled this rs either unneces
s,ry or useless or absolutely wrong and improper.
lie had said in the supposition Of the approval Of
the Bill, this would be useless. But was there IN
this bill any clause repeating the Sub .Troasury7
lie believed rot. There were, doubtless, many
provisions Of the Bunk bill Incompatible with the
provisions of the Sub-Treasury scheme; 50 far,
this would operate pro tGHi0 for the repeal OF the
Sui. Treasury. But some were not incomp atblc;
and 50 far the Sub. Treasury would stand after the
establishment of u Bank.
How Il the gentleman make out tho other branch
OF the alternative, tina, IN the contingency o veto,
OF the return % the Bank bill the action this
subject now would he wrong or improper Ii they
acted this. conhning themselves to the simple
repeal OF the Sub Treasury, then we were thrown
back for the keeping OF the public moneys, To the
Deposit Act Of 1886. Gentlemen had no right to
anticipate Il herent action from that before taken
this subject. For himself, he should vote IN the
same manner now, as he had done, and he prcsum-
cd the majority would. Suppose they did, and
then the SubTreasury and the Deposit Act of
1886 stood repealed and the Bank ball were reject
cd, would that preclude Congress from passing u
special act, for the temporary regulation OF the
rcvonuel Certainly not-nnd he should then favor
such an act, for he now, he had been before,
decidedly opposed to leaving the public moneys
under the control OF the President; not because he
had any want of confidence in the Chief Magis-
trate; he had the most unqualified confidence IN IN Z
integrity and fidelity to his trust oil that dstins ulsh-
cd Individual; buthe was opposed TO the principle
of leaving the public money to the Executive dis
creton.
Ii seemed to him, therefore, they arrived at this
stage of their labors, when It was the expectation
throughout the country, thut two weeks more would
close their session, when every individual here was
anxious to be discharged from his painful and wea
risomc duties in this Chamber, that they should
dispose of this me IsuTc now.
MIR CALHOUN said the Senator had said the
temporary measure could be passed for the guator
of the revenue in OF veto of the Bank bill, bu
in the meantime our Treasury would he III STATE
OF coniuson; it would be far better TO postpone ou
action till Saturday.
The question was then taken on postponing thC
bill to Saturday next, and lost by the blowing
GEAS-Mcssrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Clay
OF Ala, Cuthburt, Futon, King, Linn, AicRoOerts
Mcuton, Nicholson, Pierce, Sewer, Smith, OF Conn
Sturgeon. Tdppln, Walker, Williams, Woodbury.
Wright, Goung-2l.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bdyard
Berricn, Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of Ky. Clayton
Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington
Kerr Mcrrick, Miller, MOrehead, Porter, Pren,iss
Preston, Rves, Simmons, Smith, OF Ind. Southland
Tallmadcc, White, WoodbrIdse-2S.
The question then recurrred on the first amend
ment oil the House, which rePeaIs the act OF 1886
"to regulate the deposits OF the public moucy," OK
cep the ~ - md IL h sections.
Mr. MERCK had voted against simila
uUl' u.t'tulg Witn me OH was TlS cd. lie DID
however unlcr different circumstances; there WI
then law had since been, es far as their actor
went, poNidcd for substitute fsr the Sub Treas
ury, ana he WIS prepared now to change his vJ.e
and comply with the existing circ instances.
The question was then taken on the amendment
which was adopted by the following vote:
EEAS-Nlessrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Ber
rien, Cnoate, Clay, OF KY, Clayton, Dixon, Evans
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mcrrlck
Miller. MOreheod, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Sim
mons, Smith, Of Ind. Southland, Tamldge, White
woodbridge-25.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Allen, Archer, Benton, Buch
anan, Calhoun, Clay, of Ala. Cuthbert, Fulton
King, Linn, McEtoberts, Mputon, Nicholson, Pierce
Rivrs, Sewer, Smith, OF Conn. Sturgeon, Tappan
Williams, Woodbury., Wright Young-23.
The question was then on the second amenment
and 1t was adopted, without debate, by the follow
ing
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bay.
ard, Bcrrcn, Cholte, Clay of KY, Clayton, Dixon
Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr
Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Porter, Prcnllss Pres.
ton, Simmons, Smith, of Ind. Soulhard Tallmadge
White, Woodbridgc-2G.
NAIS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn, Clay, Of Ala. Cuthbcrt Fulton, King, Linn
McRoharis, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Rryes, Sc,
ver, Smith, Of Conn. Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker
Williams, Woodbury., Wright, Young-23.
The title Of the bill having been altered so as Ia
be Tor the repeal Of the sub Treasury Law, and
for other purposes, the amendments were compile.
ted, and the bill has therefore D1sscd both bouSps