Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-02
ITNTTED STATES SENA1

WASHlNGT TON, July 20.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr. MOUToN, OF Lou presented memorial up
on the subject of the system Of Telegraphs. MIR VI.
moved the reference OF the memorial TO the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. IL referred after some
remarks on the system by the Senator. Mr. M. sta
ted that the Committee on Commerce at the last
session of Congress had reported hye thou'and dol.
lars in a bill to make experiments. The bull, how
ever had not been considered, and the subject laid
over. In the mean time, the inventor had made an
experiment which could be seen IN successful prac-
tice on the Capitol. The inventor now wished TO
know what Congress would DO at its present ses-
sion. The memorial was referred.
NAVAL BILL.
Mr. MANGUM called up the House Bill from the
Naval Committee upon the subject Of Naval PEN
sions. MIR NJ. explained the Bill, and avowed the
purpose Of the Committee on Naval Affairs TO be to
review the whole subject. He moved TO strike out
the second section.
Mr. WILLIAMS explained the abuses which had
grown out OF our Naval Laws. lie said that some
OF our officers received full pay as officers in the
service, and also pay rs pensioners for former dIsn-
bilies.
Mir HUNTINGTON commended that the public
faith was pghted to the pensioners; hatto preserve
that public faith it would be necessary to pay the
sums due thcm,--that 1t was money due which was
to be appropriated aud that Congress should act
in reference TO the credit OF the Government.
MIR WOODBURY. proposed an amendment al
fcc,ing the whole Pension System, and declaring
, that no man connected with the Army and Navy in
service should receive any pension II he in the
receipt OF money from the Public Treasury.
The amendment was further discussed by MIR
LINN MIR MASGUM, Mr. CALHOUN, MIR
PRENTISS, Mr. CLAY of Ala and othe s. very
briefly and in reference to the amendment, and the
motion to strike out.
The yeas and nays were then ordered upon MIR
Wooibury's amendment, and the vote was as fol
lows: ayes 81, noes Is.
The question required upon striking out the Sc
cond section.
A. MANC.ITN .,,,.d HE oI,;er,;op 70 tho 81.
cond section amended, first, because practically
rejected al once all the old laws, and secondly, It
declared that in whatsoever should man
receive money pension who received money from
the Treasury.
MIR PIERCE spoke Of the inequality between the
Army and the Navy IN the way OF penSions,-an
inequality between the Army and Tie Navy, which
paid sailor for being knocked TO pieces by British
bullets and gave n soldier nothins.
The yeas and nays then called upon the
motion to strike out, and the result was ayes, l9,
n)es, %.
MIR WOODBURY. offered an amendment to the
first section in the form Of provss) which dc
cared that n pensioner should hereafter receive a
pension except thunder laws adopted prior TO s39.
Mr. WALKER proposed amendment TO the
amendment IN the form OF a further provlsO, which
wasto continue the Act Of 1884 in force unit, other
wise directed Oy law.
The two amendments were briefly discussed
and subsequently, the whole subject was postponed
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MIR MERRlCk moved TO take up the BIZ, to re-
charter the Banks IN the District Of Columbia.
The bill brought before the Senate wi;hou, OBJ
ectIons from any QuattC,, a in Committee of the
Whole, and made the orde5 OF the day. An amend
ment Of the Committee was first considered.
MIR ALLEN asked some explanations OF the bill.
MIR MERRICK explained the Bill and amend
ments. The Committee did not contemplate 10
compel the Banks to an immediate resumption OIL
specie payments. They proposed TO allow the
Banks of the District the power receive the notes
OF the Banks OF the adjacent States aEt TO deal IN
them as a currency, a privilege which in the opn
ion Of the District Committee, they ought never 10
have been deprived Of
The other amendment proposed to allow the
Banks in the District the power TO issue small notes
between the denomination of IS and 81. IL was
known to all that the District OF Columbia nov
flooded with notes under the denomination OF ST.
an iIredeemable issue also, which would he super
cedei by the no.es OF the Banks, which would have
more value, and in which the people had more con-
hdence.
MIR ALLEN replied and advanced what are
known to be his own peculiar notions upon the sub
j.ct Of Banks. He was against giving the Banks
charter upon the terms proposed, and would not
have any Banks here if they were allowed to re-
ceve aud pay out the notes Of non-specie paying
Banks.
MIR MERRICK very brify rejoineJ. lie stated
very clearly and Justly the condition Of the People
of the District. They were without q Currency
They were many IN number, had heavy business,
and were dependent upon others Tor currency.
Covering large space, they yet had TO look 10
others They "asked TO be placed upon q conIi
ton equal with those around them and nothing
more" Mr. NJ. said he surprised that any
Senator should oppose such measure so just and
so equal.
MIR SMITH ofInd said he never had, and never
should for Bank for the purpose of benehling
stockholders officers, any class Of corporaors.
lie regarded Bank as necessary to the commercial
md other interests of the District Of Columbia. The
People wanted the Banks more than the officers,
and for this reason he would for the contnul-
ton Of the charters Mr. Smith said also, that the
Banks here should be placed upon precisely the
same condition with the Banks Of Virginia and
Maryland
MIR LINN considered the amendment Of the Com
mtee on the District Of Columbia very much ike
the amendment Of the Senator from Kentucky,
adopted on the United States Bank Bill yesterday.
That amendment said you should and you should
not, you should not and you should. This amend.
ent said the Banks here should pay specie their
notes when presented, and allowed them TO deal IN
the notes Of non specie paying Banks.
MIR BERRIEN Of Georgia was willing 10 modify
the amendment in regard the dealing Of the Banks
Of the District in the paper Of those suspended
Banks, so that the institutions should commence on
the first Of March next
The Senate without further action went into ex.
ecutiVe session,
And afterwards adjourned.