Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-06-21

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Expenditures in The Nary Department. Mossrs.
Yorko, Simonon, Borden, Stuart and Green-5
TOO.
Expenditures in the Post Office Department.
Nlessrs. Lo,cea, Morgan, Washington, BOYD and
! Lance to 2.
Expenditures on The Public Buildings essrs.
Cave Johnson, Gates, Bidldck, Stokelcy and Houck
2 to g.
The Speaker also announced the names of the
following members as constituting the select com
mittee ordered yesterday TO he appointed ION the
subject Of the currency, and the establishment OF
| a suitable fiscal ngency capable OF adding ncrcns-
ed facilities ia the collection md disbursement OF
the public revenues, and rendering their custody
more secure"
| Committee - Mcssrs. Sergeant, Adams Pope, W.
Cost Johnson, w. G. Dawson, Bolts, Mckay NC
Keon and RheH--6 TO 3.
| Mr.. Ingcrsol loco and woud-havo been tory,
moved the reconsideration of the vote taken yes
tcrday, on the amendment Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts, excepting tho 2lst rule oil the lato
house from the rules of the present.
This motion lies over to tomorrow.
Mr.. Inms. from tho select committee, report
ed a resolution, directing the chairs of the Prcs-
dent of the Scnu'c aud Speaker of the House to
be dressed in mourning, on account Of tho death
Of President Harrison; also bill providing for the
payment OF Q,lank) sum Of money to his widow
or personal representatives, the latter Of which
was referred TO the committee of the Whole on
the State Of the Union, and ordered TO be printed.
WEDNESDAY. June o.
Sen1ie.-'Tho strugglrs Of the friends Of the
Sub Trcrsu-y are over III the Senate. Mr.. Clnys
repeating bill came up this morning on its third
reading. Mr.. Woodbury. hogan the battle by ma
| king the best defence lic could Of the exploded
system Mr.. Calhoun followed with few re-
marks on the same side. MIR. BcnIun then rose
aud with the inflated pomnosiiy mingled with
shallow dandyisnI which distinguishes HIM and
the Venetian magnfcors upon tie stage-indul
| ged himself in n TRADE against Banks and their
| connections. ACr one or two attempts Ia get nj
the rgh, means of attaining his object, he M we'd
To commit the bill with Instructions 10 the Com
miltec TO report in addition To il, their plan OF
susliiule-but the motion was regretted % TO lS.
! Mr.. McRoberls then moved To recomnt with
| instructions to report an amendment providing
some further safeguards for the Public Money,
and urged in support of his motion that new
bonds would have To he taken from receiving and
distressing agents. MIR. Clay said he would not
discuss the merits of his bill. There was 10
earthly necessity for any such amendment, and
there was nothing in any Of the ohjcc'ions
Mr. Wright then made 4 long aud able speech
in favor of the Sub-Treasury. lie did not deny
that the voice of the people was against it-but
he commended that the public opinion was equally
agaius, a bank. However unsubsantul the basis
OF his remarks, ii must be allowed that the cdifce
which he erected upon it exceedingly hand
some and well constructed
Mr. TaImadge replied very harpily TO Mr.
! Wright, and in answer to what the latter had SAID
OF bis grici at seeing this bill pressed forward
rapidly, remarked that his colleague m,isl have
suffered the most iiclIse agony and torture when
he himself pressed forward last summer, in such
furious haste the very bill they then repeal
ing. Mr.. T. asserted, too, that in the campaign
of last fall, when he and his colleague had made
speeches all over The State of New York, the
+ question upon which they had boil, always taken
issue, was-Sub-Trea or no Sub-Trrnsury.
lie closed by empatically quoting III reference
to that system" or with lis hcad--so much for
Buckingham and its head cai,c off according
ly at ~ i. NJ, but not before sundry attempts
had been made to procure an al Jouinmcni, and
Mr.. Benton had disgorged very long speech for
the benefit of "Buncombc,' which lac threatened
to print and send abroad among the people. 1t is
thousand pi,ics that his sense ofduty prevents Inn
| from going nbou, TO preach il to them IN pvrson,
that it may not lose the benefit OF his c""ident
manner. 1t WINS not considered necessar! Ivy the
friends Of the bill 10 rcierate the arguments so
often used on their side of the question, aud with
rs few words from them possible, ii passed TO
he engrossed by vote of 20 10 IL.
The following are The ayes and noes on passing
the bill 10 REPEAL THE sUD-TREAsuRY. twill be
seen that Mr.. buchanan of Pa. did not vote, and
Mr.. Sturgeon OF Pa. and Williams Of Me. both
Violated instructions: where are the ihunders OF
the Globe g. Co.?
Yeas-Mcssrs. Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard
Berren Choa;e, Clay of Kenucy, Clayton, Dix
Kerr, Mnngum, Mcrrick, Miller, Morellead
Phelps, Porter, Prenliss Preston, Rivcs, Summons
Smith of Indinna, Southland, Tnmudse, White
Woodbrdgc-29.
Nays-Nessrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Clay Of
Alabama, Fulton, King, McRohers, Nicholson
/, Pieace, Sewer, Smith OF Connecticut, Sturgeon
/, Iappan, Walker, Woodbury., Wright, Young
Before the bill was taken up, Mr.. buchanan
: and MIR. Sturgeon presented n number Of addition
petitions. The question wns tnken whether the,
!. should be received and quietly deriied in the Of
!, Observation-Disclosures they were laid ON the In
= bic Mr.. Clay gave notice that he should intro
,luce, tomorrow, n hill to provide for the disrribu
;, ton Of the proceeds the public lands-and MIR
Henderson gave the same notice OF his intention
to introduce general bankrupt law.
: Mr.. Clay of Alabama, presented petition
= praying the establishment of n certain land dis
trict in Geort ia, and moved reference TO tli'
!, Committee OH Public Lands -Whereupon 1t wa
: proposed TO make that test question TO nscernil
the opinion of the Senate in relation 10 the pro
prety of linking up such subjects at this Session
5, With this view Mr.. Huntington moved TO lay th'
petition on the table, aud the motion ut once pre-
=, vailed The events Of this morning seem TO s',ov
= pretty cOnclusvely the determination OF the Sen
alto 10 net decisively and strcnuously, md to avo
l. the discussion of all subjects except those of TN
}. most urgent character.
MIR. Woodbury. submitted resolution cnlin
Y, on the President 10 know il any official applira
. ton hal heen made to him, or The Departments
by the holder Of State stock, or 10y ANY Iersnn
5, on their account respecting the pay ment or TN
ggu q O.