The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-18
Correspondence Of he Charleston Mercury.
WAsHrXeroN, August 6. l84l.

ins Of the journal it was discovered TO be
moi exactly "faiihful record" ofthe pro.
ceedings on the point of order yesterday,
and on Mr.: Calhuun's motion twas amend
ed The. cause for the discrepancy be-
!. ,ve;en&tbe (ac,s and the record was soon
male; "a pparent.: On yesterday, asi stat
eff Mr.. Benton presented paper contain
ina tlfc @proeeedings Of meeting in reIa'
,ion 10 the measures OF the extra session,
Which he tnovetto have printed. MIR. Clay
moyed.to hy the mutinn print on The
table. which was carried. On Mr.. Benton
then projecting to address the Senate on
the subject Of The paper, he was called 10
order by Mr.: Clay, a, whose instance the
Chair decided that laying motion t"
print ON the table, also laid the subject
mattersoh tire table. Mr.. Calhoun appeal
ed from this decision. and was going t."
discuss the poinfof: order, when Mr.. Clay
called him to order Mr.. Calhoun asked
him f6-sta1e his point of order. Mr.. Clay
with much arrogance insisted on his TAX
inq his:sea,, and requested the Chair to
call him to order ION the ground that an
appeal on point of order was not debata-
bic. Mr.. Calhoun very composedly kept
the floor. and asked for the decision OF
the, Chair on the point of order. The
Chair very promptly decided 1t in favor OF
Mr. Calhoun, who then went on. at some
length to discuss the point of order, until
the expiration of the morning hour
This morning after the journal was read'
the Chair said that the question before the
Senate was the second point OF order
made bv, Mr.. Clay on Mr.. Calhoun when
in fact, he had yesterday decided that
anestion. Hewas reminded by severai
Senators of the fact, but he chose to be
so obtuse in recollection, as to make u
apparent that he had been tampered with
Z during lsstevcning, and that the ta'Siiica-
ton Of the journal was only par. oi 'he
scheme tosreverse his decision. lie had
no recollection, therefore Of having deci-
tledlbe question yesterday, and gave Ill
rec,ly contrary decision to-day, viz: than
an appeal on point of order is not prl'
vile egedl question, and is subject TO mo-
ton to lay it on the table, which must be
decided without debate. Mr.. Calhoun
then appealed from that decision ana IN
burst of Indignant eloquence exposed
the insidious attempt by this collateral
movement to introduce the gag law ina"
Senate The morning hour having ex-
pired, The debate was interrupted, and the
Senate took up the Naval Pension bill,
and all attempts at repeating the law OF
1887 having failed. Mr.. Calhoun moved
5an amendment.that no new names shouid
be put on the Pension roll under the act
of 1896. This was voted down by the
casting vote of Mr.. Southard. Mr.. Man.
the instance ofMr. Preston, sat down and
voted against it. A Limitation Of the law
to the end ofthe next session Of Congress
was then proposed by Mr.. Buchanan
which was carried against the earnest re.
monstrances nfMr. Huntington, Mr.. Choat
and some others, who there is much rea-
son To suspect have deep interest in The
perpeiualion of the abuses of the law Of
1897. The bill was then passed. The
hill for the Distribution of the proceeds
Of the Public Lands was then taken up,
and Mr.. Smith ri Indiana addressed the
Senate al great length in favor Of the bill.
The Senate then went into executive ses.
sion,andin about two hours after, ad5oHrn-
cd. learn there was an attempt to con-
firm nomination Of an Abolitionist. land
have reason to suppose it was Mr.. Everell,9
.tbut finding it too hazardous to put to the
vote, it was hung upon the same peg as
those of Bella Badger. Penrose and some
zot1,ers.a =,
;, In the House the Bank bill was passed
-ayessI2s, nays 81. Every amendment
was promptly voted down, in pursuance
Of previous decision in csucus, and the
bill was passed precisely in the shape IL
came from the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, lS4i.
The Bank Bill passed BY a vote Of
f2S To- 81, exactly in the shape in came
from the Senate. motion il Commit:
tee, was. made by Mr.. Adams, to strike
out The compromise section introduced by
Mr.. Clay in the Senate-some FIVE or six
wings only voted with him, and some
forty Democrats The truth is, the Wings
We're afraid to send The bill back a gain 10
the Senate by adding any amendment to i,
sfSr9sas,it should then fail; and the Demo.
crass8efe Equally averse to any amend
meRts@shing the bill to 60 10 the exc.