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sure the whole American People would most decidedly

sure, the whole American People would most decidedly
disapprove.
Mr.. A. then moved 10 lay the whole subject upon
the table, and demanded the yeas and nays.
MIR. CLAY (by permission) made few remarks in
reply to the objection that, II the sub Treasury law
should be repealed, nothing else proposed n a
substitute in its place The condition OF the country,
alter the repeal Of this law, would but be that which
had been It's condition iom 1887 and before IT, till the
LIST day of last July and the modes OF manag-
ing The finances might be pursued which Mr. Van Blu
rem adopted before this law had existence. The law
establishing the Treasury Department made il the duty
Of the Treasurer OF the United States to take OF
all the public moneys, and the resolution of 1916 re-
eognised the mode in which those moneys should be
paid out. No substitute was for the present needed
Ii the Senator wanted TO know what would be the
financial policy Of the New Administration all Mr..
9. could tell him was that when that Administration
should come into power, that policy would be sub
United TO Congress. Besides, Mr.. q. and his friends
knew-he said il with all respec--that substitute
they could now propose would be adopted. They
wished to restore that state Of things which existed
prior TO the LIST OF July last and then the way would
be open for whatever measures might be deemed pro-
per.
As to the particular mode in which the Senate
should express its determination not to repeal the law,
y that were its determination, Mr. g. was entirely IN
different All he wished was fair expression of the
opinion Of the body pro Ii the object was to
defeat the proposed repeal at this session, he was as
on the table as in any other way.
Mr. ALLEN denied that things would, by the re-
peal be restored TO their condition prior July last
The public money was then in the depose banks es-
adjustments many OF which were not now IN exis-
tence.
Mr. REUEL WILLIAMS, of Maine stated that
certain resolutions passed by the Legislature of Maine
in relation TO the SUBJ Treasury law rendered il
vote he should now give. Mr.. w. then went on to
explain, in substance that he did regard the reso-
luton as an instruction 10 him vote 10 repeal this
bill because though the resolution declared that il was
the VIII OF his constituents that the sub Treasury
should be repealed the Legislature refused take the
responsibility Of explicitly instrucng him vote to re-
peal 1t. Had they done SO, he would have obeyed.
But, as they only instructed him that such was the
opinion OF his constituents he must take leave to Judge
as to that fact il might il might be their will
but, the Legislature had taken the responsible
~ OF positive instruction to make his act theirs
he should vote against the repeal.
MI WALKER went at great length into ex-
PLANTATION to the evidences Of public sentiment in
Mississippi on the subject of the sub Treasury and
arrived after stating number of facts the concl-
sion that 1t was doubtful which way public opinion
preponderated But his course decided by the con
sderation that, ifthe law should be repealed the
try would fall back either upon the regulated unreg-
uated State bank system, which he utterly and
nreconcileaby opposed and the people of Mis-
sissipp
Mr. SEWER renewed the motion to lay the whole
su'eSt on ,he table When, the question being taken
by yeas and nays (ersry Senator voting it was deci-
ded in the affirmative as follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen Anderson, Benton, Blu
chanan, Calhoun, Clay. of Alabama Culhbert Full
ton, Hubbard, King, Linn Lumpkin, Mouton, Mich
olson, Norvell, Pierce, Roane, Robinson, Sewer,
Smith, of Connecticut Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker
Wall, Williams, Wright, Yonng-27
NAYS-Messrs. Bates, Bayard, Clay, Of Kentuc-
ky, Clayton, Crttenden, Dixon, Graham, Hender-
son, Huntington, Kerr, Knight, Mangum, Merrick,
Nicholas, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Rves,
Ruggles, Smith. Of Indiana Southland, Tailmadge,
Webster, White25.
So the subject was laid on the table
Mr.. LINN solicited the Senate toindulge him in ta-
king up the bills relating to the Territories.
Mr.. MERRlCK desired to have the Senate take
up the bill for chartering the District banks but yield
ed the point to Mr. LINN giving notice that he would
call it up on Monday without fail.
The following bills, after being advocated and ex-
planned by Mr.. LINN, were ordered to be engrossed
for third reading:
The bill granting to the county of Johnson, in the
Territory Of Iowa, the right of presumption tract
ofand for seat of justice for said county and repeal
ing the second section Of act approved the Sd day
of March, 1889, entitled " An act making donation
Of land to the Territory Of Iowa, for the purpose
erecting publicb,u,ldings thereon and
The bill TO provide for running and marking the
northern boundary line of Of land reserved for
the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians
The following bills were also ordered to be en-
crossed
The bill authorizing the erection of certain light
house. and Hghtboats and the establishment OF
tain buoys and beacon lights
The bill TO provide for the allowance invalid pen
sIons to certain Cherokee warriors.
The bill for the relief Of John Mcleod
The Senate went into executive session, and after
wards adjourned.