The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-12

his duty TO his country
de thought, therefore, the course was pIan--that
was TO act on this measure. They acted on il in
opeuehee 70 the VIII OF the people, Immediately after
'hey met u had been kept till this time in thee House
and now they should in the same spirit Of expedition
act on the amendments
Mr.. CALHOUN said he had moved the postpone
mem, 'hal the President might not be embarrassed.
lie took for granted that The President would not
wish TO have the Treasury of the IT, States in his
hands There could be no harm in this short delay and
'ney would be better prepared 10 act this after the
disposition OF the Bank bill The Senator had said
.ne amendments might be rejected. lfthis proba
BILE he would withdraw his motion but should feel
bound To renew IT. if they were adopted
Mr.. hiVES said while gentlemen claimed to act in
spirit OF peculiar Kindness towards the President OF
the nlted States, he induced think that they
were acting Tor another object for the preservation of
tneir scheme. In contingency, which no man knew
about but If the contingency should arise that the
PRESIDENT should feel H. duty TO the country and the
constitution, To return the bill which is now in his
hands with his objections, they would be ready with
their sub treasury to stand that and keep it still
the law fthe land notwithstanding the overw helmng
majority against il.
The Senator from South Carolina Mr. Calhoun)
thought that there was great deal of indecent haste
IN taking up this bill but il seemed him MIR. r.
that this was not an unusual haste The bill
turned TO The Senate, few days ago, with the amend
ments, and had been referred to committee. Wasi II
not the ordinary course Of this body when report
presented, to on III
But the Senator had STYLED this as either unneces-
sary or useless, absolutely wrong and improper.
lie mad SAID IN the suPposton of the approval OF the
Bank bill, this would be useless. But there in
tins bill any clause repeating the ub-Treasury He
believed not. There, were, doubtless, many provi
sions of the Bank bill incompatible with the provisions
OF the sub Treasury scheme; far this would ope-
rate pro tano for the repeal of the sub Treasury But
some were not incompatible; and far the sub reA
sury would stand after the establishment of Bank.
a he th. gthar
branch of the alternative that in the contingency of
veto, OF return of the Bank BILL the action this
subject now would be wrong or improper. II they
acted on this, combining themselves to the simple
peal the Sub-treasuIy then we were thrown back
tor the keeping of the public moneys 10 the Deposit
Act OF 1886. Gentlemen had no right to anticipate
different action from that before taken on this
subject. For himself, he should vote in the same
manner now, as he had done and he presumed the ma
joriy would Suppose they did, and then the Sub
treasury and the Deposit Act of 1886 stood repealed
| and the Bank bill were rejected would that pre-
elnde Congress from passing special act, for the
temporary regulation OF the revenue Certainly not
and he should then favor such 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 Magistrate; he had the most unqualified conf
dence, in the integrity and fidelity to his trust, of that
distinguished individual but he was opposed 10 the
principle of leaving the public money to the Executive
discretion.
II seemed to him. therefore, arrived at this stage of
their abors, when it was the expectation throughout
the country that two weeks would close their
session, when every individual here to be
discharged from his painful and wearsoms duties in
this Chamber, that they should dispose of this mea
| sure
Mr.. CALHOUN said the Senator had said the
temporary measure could be passed for the regulation
OF the revenue in of veto of the Bank bill, but
in the meantime, our Treasury would be in a state
of confusion it would be far better to postpone our
action till Saturday.
The question then taken postponng the
bill to Saturday next and lost by the following vote.
IEAS-Mcssrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Clay, OF
Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts,
Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Sewer, Smith, of Conn,
Sturgeon, TaPpan, Walker Williams, Woodbury.,
4 Wright, Goung-2l.
/ NAYS--Messrs Archer Barrow Bates Bayard
Bertien, Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of Ky Clayton,
/ Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington,
| herr, Merrek, Miller, Morehead, Porter Prenss,
Preston, Rives, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana South
ard, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge-2s
| The question then required the first amendment
Of the House, which repeats the act of 1886, Ito
gulate the deposits of the public money" except the
18th and 18th sections.
| Mr.. MERRICK had voted against similar amend
ment, when the bill was passed He did it how
ever under different circumstances there was then
no law, as had since been far their action went,
provided for substitute for the Sub-Treasury, and
he was prepared now to change his vote, and comply
win the existing circumstances
The question was then taken on the amendment,
which was adopted by the following vote
| YEAS-AIessrs. Barrow, Bates Bayard Berrien
Choate, Clay, of KY, Clayton, Dixon, Evans Ora
ham, Henderson, huntington Kerr, Merrick, Miller
Morehead Porter, Prentiss Preston Simmons, Smith,
of Ind, Southland, Tallmadge White, Woodbridge
-25.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer Benton Buchanan,
Calhoun, Clay, of Ala, Cuthber Fulton King, Linn,
McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce Rives, Sc
vier, Smith, of Con-, Sturgeon, Tappan, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, Young-23
| The question was then on the second amendment,
which repeats so much of the act of l4th April 1896,
making appropriations for the payment of revolution
airy and other pensioners, as provides that after the
Sd March, 1897, no note of less denomination than
twenty dollars shall be offered in payment by the
United States or the Post Office Department.
This adopted, without debate by the following
vote:
YEAS Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard
Bernen, Choate, Clay, of KY, Clayton Dixon, Evans
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr Merrick
Miller, Morehead, Porter Prentts, Preston Simmons
Smith, of la, Southard Tamadge, White, Wood
brdge-26
NAYS Messrs Allen Benton, Buchanan Calhoun
Clay of Ala, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, Nero
berls, Moulon, Nicholson, Pierce, Rnes Sewer,
Smith, OF Conn, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Will
lams, Woodbury., Wright, Youns-23.
The title Of the bill having been altered so as 10 be
for the repeal of the sub Treasury law and for other
purposes, the amendments were completed.
On motion Of Mr.. LINN the bill TO appropriate the
proceeds Of the public lands, and grant pre-emption
rights, was taken up the question pending being
the amendment of Mr. YoUNG offered last evening
embracing he graduation principle, and repeating the
law exemptlng for five years the public land, when
sold, from taxation
After further debate by Messrs SMITH Of la
McROBERrS and BENTON the first division of
/ L, liner i,xas fpi,c I.J IL
The latter part of the amendment after remarks
by Messrs. SMITH, of Ia, McROBERTS, and
WHITE, was rejected Yeas lS--nays %
MIR LINN moved the amendment of which he had