Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-19

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In senate, "Wednesday, Ang. llh.
Mr. Buchanan presented memorial
in favor OF the defence Of our Northern
frontier md Lakes, and eDninunic ate d
important information with relation Ia
British movements on that lrontier. The
The petition was referred TO The Military
COMMITTEE.
Mir. Clay, from the Committee on f.
nance, reported ihc Bank bill from the
House. He moved that it be iminedi-
utely taken up. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Ciay stated that the amendments
of the House were bot two, which bad
rcceived the sanction of the Finance
Committee, aud which he hoped, would
be concurrcd in.
Mr.. Calhoun moved 10 postpone tho
bill To Saturday next.
The motion Ia postpone the bill I'll
Saturday, was rejected, Yeas 81 Nay:
%.
The question then being on concur.
renee in the first amendment, which re
peals The deposite net Of 1886, eXccp
the 18th and lllh sections. ii was u.
dopied, by yeas %, nays 90, the Whig'
voting for it,wilh the exec ption OF AIessrs
R,ves and Archer, who voted against it,
The second amendment TO repeal the
law Of 1897, which prohibits the paymen,
by Government, or by the General Post
Office Of notes Of less denomination
than twenty dollars, was adopted by
yeas &C, nays %. Mr.. Rives voting
with the Loco-Focos against it.
The title Of the bill having been slight
ly modified, the amendments were COM
IpIeted Thus the bill wants but the sig
nature Of the President To become a law
The Distribution bill was then taken up
and the amendment Of Mr.. Young, en-,
bracing the graduation principle, and
repeating tho law exemp.ing the public
land for FIVE years after its sale, from
Taxation, was rejected.
Mr.. Linn offered an amendment Ia
strike out The distribution feature Of the
bill, and insert a provision to appropriate
the proceeds Of the lands to the defence
Of The country.
The Senate adjourned without taking
the question on this.
Messrs. Evans, lin explanation Smith,
of Ia, and KING, made some further re-
marks, IN the course Of which, it was IN
timated that the question Of engrossmenl
of the bill would be taken tomorrow.
The SeDgte then went into executive
session.
In The loUsE,-After some difficulty
and delay in consequence "f no quorum
appearing on the first vote, the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr. TiIlinghust in The Chair,
and resumed the consideration of the
Bankrupt Bill, the discussion Of which
occupied the day.
Atten minutes before three the COM
nfiiee rose, and the House adjourned.
In SENATE, Thursday, Aug. l2'h.-
The morning hour having expired, the
Land Bill was discussed until the ad-
jonrnmcnt, without adopting any amend
menis that were proposed.
In the HOUSE, MIR. Barnard moved
that The Pankrnp, Bill be taken from the
Committee Of the Whole on Friday at
- O'clock.
Mr.. Wise proposed n modification TO
the eod that the Bill be taken from the
Committee Of the Whole at 3 o'clock
this day.
The vote was taken, and both amend
mcnis rejected.
The Bill from the Senate in regn,d to
Naval Pensions, came up for final action.
The question was upon concurrIng in the
Senate amendments.
The amrndments of the Senate were
concurrcd in and the Bill signed during
the day by the President of the Senate
and Speaker Of the House, and carried
by the Committee on Ensrossed Bills to
the President, making three Bills now in
his possession.
The Bankrupt B;ll was called in COM
mitee Of the whole.
The debate for the day was commen-
ced by Mr. Brown, Of Tenn. in defence
of the bill.
Mr.. Hunt, of N. Y. also defended
he passage of the Bill ard in very
good speech.
Mr.. Pope, Of Ky. continued the dis
cussion in opposition to the Bill.
The Committee rose at o'clock and
reported progress.
Mr.. Barnard gave notice that to-mor-
row morning he should renew his motion
to take the Bankrupt Bill from the Com
mitec at 10 O'clock.
MR. CALHoUN.-Our readers are all
aware, that this individual has become
Que OF the most strenuous opponents OF a
National Bank, that the Senate OF the
United States or the whole country even,
can furnish. lie is opposed To the meas
uro ON every posslble ground, and moi