Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-07

stitution gives authority to individuals, companies
corporations and States TO take the public Treasury
the Union out OF the hands al the General Govern
ment Tie General Governmcn, alone, and acting in
depe ndrntiy nany such CONTROL required by the Con
sttuton manage its own fscai affairs. Here 1t Il
proposed 10 retain only one rd Of the control Of this
! Treasury in the hands Of the General Government
the other ,words may fall exclusively into the hands
of the States and thus the Treasury OF the whole Union
may be at the disposal o such States contrve
possess themselves of the twords Of the stock they
are authorized TO take. 1t II is the object to III those
States have the funds Of the Treasury apply to their
own USE the scheme is well conirved to attain tina,
end. He, however, was determined not to let that
plan be carried without letting the people know who
its supporters he should, therefore, demand the
yeas and nays on his amendment.
Mr. BERltlEN explained that the objection raised
against the sixteenth section merely technical.
The words did not convert the Bank into the U. :.
Treasusy: they merely provided for conformity with
laws 1nia!n- the lcdg men and withdrawal Of Trea-
sury funds.
The question then taken on the amendment,
which was rejected follows:
Feas-Messrs. Allen, Benton Buchanan Clay Of AIN. King.
Linn McRoberts, Mouon Nicholson, Pierce SEWER smith Of
Connecticut Sturgeon TaMa Walker, Woodbury., Wright and
ionna-ls.
.varSMcss. Archer Barrow, Bates, Eerren Choate Clay
n.y. Clayton, Dixon Evans Graham, Henderson, uhnrlon,
Kerr, Mansun, NJ, nick, Miller, oehead Phelps, ccr PEN
lis Preston, Rvcs Simmons, Smith Ind, Souihard Tab.
madrc, White. and W"cdhrldpc--.s.
Mr.. BENION then moved TO strike out from the
Improving on the hint that this Fscality be the
Treasury Of the U. S. The little pet banks would, no
doubt club together to buy up the two.,hirds Of the
stock which would give them the control of the Trea.
sury funds The late u. 5 Bank had means yet TO
keep cohort of lawyers agents, cashiers, and direct.
ors, who would not lose sight of the hnt and who were
painting 10 plunge their hands into Uncle Sans peck
ct. There nothing 10 prevent the corporators Of
the late u s. Bank becoming the sole of these
two-thrds of the stock in the Fscarty II wonld
be between them and the States, which should
grab all.
The sixteenth fundamental rule of the eleventh Sec
ton is the point where to find the constitutions
aty of this Fiscality. The little pet banks of every
State may be employed as agents. This is tempting
bait for every nsovent institution in of Treasury
funds to strain every and 10 every possible
scheme for possessing themselves of the control of the
funds of the u. S. His object was 10 defeat such
Vaccinations On this amendment, he would demand
the yeas and nays.
The question was then taken on the amendment, and
decided in the negative, follows:
1tas-Messrs Allen, Benton Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay Of
Alabama, Fulton, King, Linn McRobes, Mouen, Nicholson
fece, kve Sewer Smith OF Connecticut Sturgeon Tappan
Walker, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-2l.
Says-!csss Archer Barrow, Bates Berren, Choate Clay
OF Kentucky Clayton, Dixon Evans Graham Henderson, Hunt
ington, Kerr. angum, Merck, Miller hochead Phelps
ter PIents Preston, Simmons, Smith Of Indiana Tamadee
White and Woodbridge-26.
MIR. CLAY of Kentucky here asked and obtained