Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-08-31
SmHhO Globe, Aug. l6.
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.
SENATE

SENATE.
The Senate were engaged in discuss
ing some amendments to the Land dis
tribution bill, when a message was re
ceived fromrhe President of the United
States.
The Chair announced that the Presi-
dent had returned the bill to incorporate
the subscribers 10 the Fiscal Bank Of the
United States, with his objections there.
TO.
The bill before the Senate was then
laid aside, and the message read by the
Secretary ofthe Senate. twill be found
in another column,
The moment the reading was conclud-
ed, the excitement, which was intense,
was manifested in the gallery yer the
chair Of the President of the Senate by a
few indications ofapplause and dlOsent,
RWhen
Mr.. Benton rose and expressed in
strong terms his indignation at having
herd the Kisses Of bank ruffians in the
gallery, insulting to the Presiden+ of the
United States, on the reading of his mess
age; and concluded by moving that the
Sergeant at Arms be directed to take the
offenders into custody, and bring them
before the bar of the Senate to answer
for their conduct.
Mr. Rives declared he did not hear any
Kisses, and he understood from those ar
Ound him that none were heard; he con.
cluded, therefore, that the Senator from
Missouri was mistakes.
Mr.. Benton said, emphatically, he was
not mistaken; and as the. Senator had
raised doubt, he would now insist On
the fact being proven. No man should
do ,bt whether he heard that manifesta.
tion>when he asserted that be did. He
had come prepared to hear the President
of the United States insulted by the bank
ruffians in the gallery, and che had told
his friends it would be the ce$e; but he
had also told them that on the first indi-
cation Of such an insult, be would stand
up in his place and have the rufians
brought to the bar of the Senate to an
swer for their conduct. lie would ask
those around him ifthe Kisses weEe not
distinctly audible?
Mr.. Walker said, he himself heard
them-and he believed the same individ.
uals were now persistng in the same
course, [pointing to the gallery over the
Presidents chair
Mr.. Benton remarked that the same
thing was at the moment going on in the
gallery. 1t was by intimidation these bank
myrmidons wanted to carry their meas
ures; and if they were not seized in the
act, the next thing they would do would
he to bring hired mob into the halls of
legislation, and extort theiI charters by
force Of arms. He would seize them as
he would throttle the monster ITSELF
Mr.. Preston con Cured in the proprie-
" Of the motion, and expressed his disap-
probation of any disturbance in the gal
lery either for or against measure, as an
insult 10 the Senate itself, for which it
ought to have some law of punishment.
Mr.. Rives was proceeding TO make
some further remarks, when
The Chair made all explanation, and
Mr.. Buchanan observed that this was a
solemn crisis in the affairs Of the nation,
and he hoped every American citizen
would feel its importance. He had
distinctly heard the Kisses as stated by
abe Senator from Missouri; but he vas
obliged in justice to say they were arrest
ed either by the call Of the Chair to or
der, the good sense ofthe people IN the
gallery, or the rising Of the Senator to
make his motion. As they were so
promptly but down, he hoped the Senator
from Missouri would withdraw his mo-
tion.
Mr.. Benton refused TO withdraw his
motion.
Mr.. Linn reminded the Senate that
when the Bank bill passed the Senate
there was loud manifestation Of approba.
tion in the gsllery, ofwhich no notice was
taken. He believed on the present oc.
casiOn there 'Cas appreciation as well as
hisses:but both were instantly suppressed.
He had distinctly heard both. No doubt
It vas the prOmp:ncss with which his col.