Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-24

NAYS hlr Arnold said any who would not get 10
now, unworthy OF a seat IN the House
\ goodly number of Democrats and f,deralis;s rose
TO second the call and the yeas and nays ordered
and were, yeas "a, nays leo.
The House now refused 10 excuse Mr.. Brown. Mr
Brown said he would himself when the time
came.
Mr.. Rhett of S. c. now rose TO offer his reasons H.
askinu 10 be excused from voting. lie did so w.h IN
due respect 10 the House, and lest he should forget
himself in the excitement Of the time he had written
them down. and asked the House 10 permit Inn 10 ~,
them upon the journal His reasons were:
/ Ercause the rule by which the resolution is a-o
posed is violation oil the spIr OF the Constitution ii
The u S. which declares that the freedom OF speech
and of the press shall not be abridged by any a@ Of
| Congress.
9 Because it destroys the character OF this body
deberatye assembly, TisM 10 deliberate ana discuss
measures being no longer in Congress- but with TIE ma.
| jority oily.
g. Because it is a violation oi the rights OF the peop.
Of the U. 5. through their Representatives,, inhrrivd
from their ancestors and enjoyed and practsed time
inne moria TO speak OF the taxes imposed upon them
when taxes imposed.
Becaus. by the said rule, bill may be taken m
in Committee of the Whole be immediately reported 10
the House. and by the aid of the previous question, be
passed into law without word OF debate being per.
united or uttered.
,eonle are governed not only essential 10 rsh, l..
rs,,;on but is necessary to the preservation Of tie
Constitution and the Liberties OF the people and .
fear or suppress it, the characteristic OF iyrannes
and tyrants only
& Because the measure proposed TO be forced
tbrough the House within less than two days con.
sderaiion is one which deeply affects the integrity ii
he Constitution and the Liberties OF the people; and 10
pass j, with haste and without due deliberaen, would
ryince conemptuous disregard OF eithef, and may IL
fatal violation of both
The vote was then taken upon excusing Mr. Rhcr,
nv yeas and nays and there were-yeas g, nays IN
MIR Rhett asked to have the reasons placed upon tie
journal Not in order.
Mr. Kennedy Of Indiana arose 10 ask 10 be excused
from voting upon the resolution, because was 'mpos
sbe for him say now, before debate has commenced
md before he had examined the new Fiscal Corpora.
tion whether he would or would not be PREF red i
vote upon the bill upon Monday At {, 7. NJ. lie
another reasonh he had seen II stated IN one OF tie
orn;ng papers that Fiscal Corporation to be n.
,roduced, for the purpose of headlpg off the Pres.
dent He wanted to examine into this hender before
he dec;ded now to vote it into the House in less han
thirty six hours.
The Speaker declared MIR. Kennedy to be on, u
order.
Mr.. Kennedy denied that lie was out Of order, and
,ppeaed from the decision OF the Char.
MIR. Bolts asked if it proper 10 aude, IN debate,
TO pirate letter snrreptiuous'y ota'mcd.
Mr. Brown Of PenIsy lvanla said the gentleman had
alluded to public paper; he mentioned nothing abouta
letter. -
The question was then put upon the appeal, 'Sh1.
the decision Of the Chair stand the Judgment q IT,
| House," and was decided IN the affirmative by yeas
| l2l, nays 6a.
Mr.. Brown of Pa. moved TO permit the geh'icipaA
from Indiana to proceed.
Mr.. Bolts offered general resolution to excuse a.!
who desired to be excused from voting on the resola
ton: objected to-not IN order
The yeas and nays were now demanded on PERM
ting MIR. Kennedy to proceed ana we'eyeas CD nay
| l04
shown how odious the hour rule, and the gas rue en-.
deayored to be placed upon them, were TO them lie
trusted that the House would proceed 10 vote upon
the resolution of Mr. Sergeant 10 take the ball OFT y
committee on Monday next, at r. IN.
The question was then taken upon the resolution,
and it was cauied-yeas ZIG, nays &c.
| On motion of Mr.. Sergeant, the House went INTO
committee (Mr Dawson of Georgia in the char, al
took up the ,onnon.r,ox
The first question to strike ont all oil bill No II,
as reported the House, and insert the amendmea.
which made hybrid animal of the whole concern
Mr. Sergeant now proceeded 70 amend the amend
ment By inserting correct figures lie then went a
length in favor Of II.
MIR Wise said he confessed that ne was not PREPARED
n debate this bill! and he did believe that any boG
slse wos executing the gentleman rcm Penneylvan.,
who had lust taken his seat The bill was LAID upon
his table this morning. and he had, with friend, been
engaged in comparing the bull No IA, with The aiena
ment of the committee, and with the refofd h!. le
TO give MS views W peSn''a
them. He said his views were half made Up, a0i
crude and If he was incorrect, he would ssh genie.
men 10 correct him. lie said the difference between
the establishment of branches, and the eslaoshmet
of agents. was about the same Us between fs:a! bah
and Fiscal Corporation
lie said you might fly kites and run race horses =
we'll upon this course, upon the course at New Mar
ket He said YOU could not obtain discounts BY nane
il was true; but he asked what the difference was "hf8
he wanted discount, between his drawing bliufo-
a friend at New Orleans for $1,000 and selling y =
the Bank and his friend drawing upon hin here ~
s. 900, when he wanted discount, and selling = z
the agent bank at New Orleans. lie asked, after read
nr the paper that he held in his hand, the Veto "hf
Their any gentleman here believed that this fiscal n@a
sure could become law.
MIR w read an extract from the veto message, a.
nsked if this was not hill TO National Bans
operate per Sc over the Union. The President dd 10
object to the form Of the creature, but to the power
create-to incorporated National Bank to operate y
Sc the Union.
He said all the power this Government held was
its national or in its local character If /, held mr.
local character, il never could create Bank o'Pffs
per sc over the United States and if it held ~
national character, Why steal It from the ConSiiH'E
by cheating the conscience of the President BY e.
ing branch an agent, and Bank corporation Y
asked If any one would pretend that capital OF 81.
600 900 was necessary for the District OF Couh |
He claimed that il a National Bank, To al! Iotl
nd purposes--to collect and dsburse the pu !c ia'
from Passamaqucddy to the Sabine, ana IRON ''e I
lantc Ocean 10 the most Western tribe. II was Z 4
the omnprescnt Treasury, to operate per 81 o'ei
country lie asked why press again upon ths r.
dent bill which he had expressly declared It "oa-
a crime for HIM 10 sanction:
He said gentlemen had drawn deductions from
veto message not justified by the language. IL =
the change OF Language Of the bill would not a''
bill. Neither could agent be put in State, ~'h
the assent eta State He asked why tie Snb.l'e's
was repealed at the moment was. He SAID gentle
had overleaped themselves in repealingl 1t. They ~.
, after the veto, have left him with the Subtle.
unrepealed, 10 be nrraigned before the AmeFcas
pie, and gone home. He said the House had pas.
Bankrupt bill as it had passed its Bank bill, ny f0
il; and had made minority bill oft. lie augb"
the idea of throwing at John Tyler the bloody eo'1
purse and sword. lie said he did not believe ~.
ever had sword buckcd TO him; and as tor z. |
the nation had none He said IT had been saA L !.
the Cabinet was in favor of the Bank. But VIZ : 81
the Cabinet? Tenants Of suferance and not ~
, binet He said the Cabinet was organized "Ro IL