Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25

dead dead lie asked why ell this wild exultution
among The niaJo.ity?-this spearng Of the deud Hot
spur lie was tor substitute before he repealed the
Sub Treasury BILL lie SAID il the House did wrong.
there was power resting in safe hands In right ILL.,
Mr. TillInghast made few remarks in favor nf RI.
ierring the SUBJECT 10 the Committee on Currency, whu
had been selected on account Of their prudence
spectahility. They would mt be rash or hasty.
Mr. Brown of Philadelphia said the best reason for
the reconsideration that he had heard was given by
Mr.. rolit of Indiana, which was that the House had
yesterday committed political bunder. lie thought
gentlemen showed that they afraid of the dead
loisIur lie thanked the gentleman from Virginia for
the word lie called upon gentlemen 10 show where
and when The Sub Treasury had been condemned, or
National Bank approved Of either at roads or Ia
vern. lie alluded TO the iooe case, and asked MIR
Bolts where his bill was TO prevent negroes from giving
testimony before courts martial lie asked the friends
! of Oge where their measures to reduce the expen
dtures were-where his log-cabn and horn spoon bill
was Protective tariff, and old soldier at door
of the log.cabin were upon the banner III Pennsyl-
vania, and no one said word against the SubIrea'
sury or in favor OF National Bank, but all were op
posed 10 Treasury Bank.
MIR. Afford Of Georgia for letting every tub
stand upon its own bottom. lie wanted money, good
money, and none of your ragged edged stuff
| Mr. Everett Of Vermont made few naudible re
marks.
| Mr. Waterson of Tennessee protested against the
assertion that the people had decided against the Sub
Treasury He said Tennessee was carried by humbuss
He said that II said that nothing but the upseting
Of Van Burcns Administration would pay the debts
lie said they believed that General Harrison would
pay all their debts, and give them $500 into the bar
gam. He alluded 10 The cry Of expenditure by the
Wings No cry Of retrenchment and reform now.
| II il money aud more taxes. The Secretary oil
War wanted two millions II was one thing 10 make
professions and another 10 carry them out. lie read
from the lntclligencer that thu Wings expected pro-
scrip,ion and Bank now. lie asked what they said
on the stump.
| Mr. Cooper Of Pennsylvania asked if the gentleman
in order Mr.. w joined issue upon the declaru-
lion Of the Wings that they carrying out their
principles. lie said prescription prescribed BY the
leader and b. the party
| Mr. Andrews Of Kentucky objected 10 Mr. w. pro-
cecdng.
Mr. Clifford of Maine asked that MIR w. be permitted
10 proceed in order-whch granted without count
and MIR w proceeded in reading the lntclSSencer
remarks and commenting upon them
] Mr. Morgan Of New York asked if Mr. w. was IN
order.
| The Chair said he could not tell as The gentleman
had got far enough into his subject to enable hun to
decide.
| Mr. w said he would speak in Committee OF the
Whole If he could not here, but he thong II unfair TO
choke him off, after the Wings had had such latitude
Mr. Clark of n. York said the gentleman was right;
the Wings had introduced irrelevant matter into the
debate. He wanted action and more talking about
coops and log cabins; they out OF date lie
therefore called for the previous question. The call
was seconded by yeas % nays Sc. The main question
was then ordered to be put by yeas ia, nays 10
Upon this question the yeas and nays were ordered
and were, yeas u.s. nays 80. So the motion 10 recon
slider carried.
Mr.. Plckens Of South Carolina moved TO refer the
bill to the Committee of the Whole House
Mr.. Pope ofKehtucky moved 10 refer the bill to the
| Special Committee on the Currency.
The bill was afterwards referred TO the Select Com
mittee The Currency.
A resolution 10 the employment Of banks by the
Treasury and the collection Of duty according TO law,
offered.
Mr.. Tyler referred 10 Congress his correspondence
with the committee for carrying to North Bend the
bones of President Harrison laid the table, and
dered to he printed
And then, it being 3 o'clock, the House adjourned.