Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-25
From The National Intelligencer
HOUSE OF PRESENTATIVEs
TUESDAY, June %.
REPEAL OF THE sUB-TREAsURY

REPEAL OF THE SUB-TREAsURY
The following resolution, presented yesterday by
Mr. Campbell, Of South Carolina, came I'D in lis
order:
Resolrsd, That the Committee Of WAYS and Means
be instructed TO inquire into the cxpediency of so
amending the act entitled IAN to provide for the
collection safe keeping, transfer and disburse ment
OF the public revenue" approved July {, 1910, as
to authorize all duties, taxes debts or sums of mo.
ney, accruing and becoming payable to the United
states, 10 he collected and paid in the legal currency
. of the United States, or in Treasury rotes ar n
current bank notes Of specie-paying banks pavabe
and paid on demand in the said legal currency oi
the UnIied States: and also Of providing by law for
settlements with the banks, respectively, for such
balances oil their notes may remain on ha nd al
tie expiration Of certain periods and also of 70.
PelIng so much Of the said act entitled "a act 10
provide for the collection safe. keeping transfer and
disbursement Of the public revsnue,n as makes il
obligatory, after certain period upon officers or
agents engaged IN making disbursements on account
OF the United States, or Of the General Pos, Office
TO make all payments IN gold and silver coin only
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that # the effect oCss1d.
ng this resolution 10 the Committee Of WAYS and
Means would he 10 defer action on tie bill sent In
that committee, he should oppose il. Mir r. refer
red to his remarks yesterday on the motion 10 re
Ter that BILL and repeated the opinion then eIpresseJ
by him, that the House itself might as well have
acted upon Il al once. For if there was one subject
on which the Representatives OF the PsopIe had Ison
=
Mr. PlCkENS, in few BRET remarks, protest.
81 eeansi the dgmlgOgucal doctrine Of the gent
man from Maine, lMr. Fesscden) that hey had
.een instructed as 10 one act at least and that there
ior'i inst House need not consult together about
%. They should set their seals against such an
a0ominay.e doctrine. IL was opposed 10 the spirit
ana genius Of the Constitution. lie hoped they
would consult together IN the spirit Of frcemen and
give ihele matters The consideration Of the House.
Mr. / ESS ENDEN said tina, when tho motion ha a
been made yesterday 10 refer this bill 10 the Com
miliee Of Ways and Means, there was something
more 900 the motion than met the elr; and the con.
VictDn, he now thought, must have come home 10
gentlemen that there had been good grounds FOR
such n suspicion. j. struck Mr. r. al the time
rom lhe ilint tone IN which the gentleman from
/ New fofk (Mr Fi.mOre) had made the motion.
ana from the dnnuncaton ION which he had amman.
90 70 lay much stress that he bad been Instructed
70 nuke such motion, as well % from the promp.
/ uIude with which the gentleman from New G,mp.
SHIRE, tMr Atheronl The gentleman from Viygini,
lnr jones' and The gentleman from s. Carolina
Nnr fickeus) had spturg 10 their feet and Oppossi
any Oiher reference Of the bill, that there was more
~ INC proposition than met the ear. Still MS the ~.
| ltfenoc 70 that committee had been advocated by
| We honorable gsnlemln from Massachusetts, M
| h9ainsJ ana The gentleman from Pennsylvania
| IMf Serge'nL) ice supposed IL must be an right
| iO-uay, however his FIRST suspicious had struck
! ny '1'I' WIN renewed force, and be was now de
,leuy oppOscd 10 giving the bill that direction
tie was Of opinion that tho repeal Of the Sub Trea
suiy "a" ought TO be made At once. The people o
we Cnl,ed states had most unoquIvoca'ly condemn
eu mat law, and he believed this House was road,
20 ooey Their voice. The majority Of the Hone,
u'u hol want 70 talk about O. thing so plain: and !
we minority dd, the sooner they commenced tbei
'ne better lie presumed II would COM
20 lhe same Thing 10 The end. Why then produce
Sna'ailng deIayi The gentleman rom soul
I, CaI2lna lhr Plekens) had branded Mr. rs re-
marks as those Of a demagogue--
Il lhere Mr. PlCkENS interpossd. lie had SAT-
b, baJ - ~ were 10 TIC style Of demagogue Mr. +
= mao called them demagogcalJ
"e'' made no great difference, he presume