Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-04
CONGRESS- or THE UNITED STATES.
Correspondence 81 the Baiiimsrs .fmsriesn.
WAsHISeros, September |. iSil.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

| UNITED STATES SENATE.
MIR BUCHANAN presented a memorial from the
Artists OF Philadelphia, askin. an import duty upon
iore'gn prints and pictures. A second memorial
'nl iht amateur artists ci the sar'e city was also
prcs@ntcd praying ioS the same object. Mr. Blu
chanan said the PRAYER of the eIitoncrs hid been
nntic pated IN the bill now before the Senate.
TIE Ind Ball an the bin ior the expenses ofthc
funeral o. Gen. IA -ruscH were sen. TO the Pfesden.
for hts signature.
FoRTIFICATION BILL.
MIR PRES Ton called up the bill from the House
with view D, appontial committee OF conference.
Tho Committee conference appointed, con-
sistng of MessrI. Preston, Walker aud Evans
BANK BILL.
Fir REGRIEN wished TO take up the Bank bill
which had been assigned rs special ocder Tor this
Gay.
Mr. RIVES was desirnus to postpone the qucs
ito" uutl. he Revenue Bill was disposed OF. He
Wac not prepared II act upon It at this time.
Nc CLAY of hentucSy, said the understanding
that The Bal, should he disposed Of at this r1e
anu TINT the Revenue hill should re over. Ia re
ference 10 the Ink bill he had Mo &c up his mind TO
vote To- It. 1t n Bl.k Il Exchange, adopting
thu hafu Whole 1IInCiple which oe had desired.
He would vote Tor tho Dill, and was n'conmutNl
no longer. (LaughIer) Tho difference between
tie two bills, Enough material, left an important
halr Ut n great whole and he would take Il on the
ground that hSif a loaf was better thsA no bread
The Bill embraced the provision adhered to by the
! Senator from Virginia, and tho institution proposed
was empha'lcslly Bank OF Exchange.
NAr hlNCtlEtN iNougUl " Inconsistent Win the
usual courtesy OF the Senate no, to postpone bill
when his colleague had asked IT, For himself, he
had made up his mind upon The subject.
How SAIL MIR CLAY IN his seat.
"Fot tn bill" responded DIR ARCHER. 81
will Rv,w i: since the Senator from Kentucky mas
svid us how he intended to vote"
Mr. CALHOUN, hoped The Bill would not be
pO- poncd. lie wished that the President nigh,
have time 20 uIspose OF It.
~. .iNES said he die not wish TO pos, pone the
Biil e. personal reasons. He was ready 10 con-
siicr TIC suDlec; any Senator could be, ard W. aid
announce n udvau c tn ne could not and would
not vote FOR the Bill Ss it was. He hoped, however
that It woud be so amended that he could vote for
it,
The motion TO postpone previous orders
newed and carried, and the Bill was read-occupy-
inc an hour and more. Irhe House having adjourn
Cd in the meantime, the members OF the House made
their appearance IN the Chamber. The sa,aries
were also crowded, and debate of great interest
nntIclpa,et.I
Mr. 8ERRIEN, as chairman of the selec, com.
mi!,ee the currency, commenced the discussion.
M B. said that IN the scLarge Of the duty assign
cd HIM, necessary 10 state the opinions Of the
commit ce. With sincere and long cherished CON
vIcton that this measure necessary, or some
one Ike 1t, the Bill had been reported.
Ola behalf Of his associates on the Committee he
presented The labors Of the committee. The COM
miitcu had been oujrctod to IN its organization a
youthful comulIttCe. They, therefore, appeal TO
;ner ,or,c5pt Fathers their venerable seniors upon
the other side of rie chamber. As the Senatorial
ca C.s tEey pie I'd Tor mercy. mir Il. wns speak
Ins here IL reply 10 Nessrs. Benton and kng, " 20
objected 10 the Currency Committee, because Their
were five yOuns Senators upon II. MCSsrs Bsrrlen
Archer Evans, Nc.rck and Tailmadgel
NJ -. said-thc Bill was entitled 10 The sirictest
cons ieTaucU of the Senate. IL came from the i'm
M s,c representatives. OF the people, the House OF
X 1resC1'lIveS. IL was measure Of rsct-a
Srcat question of great and ccrn'a.ding public ~!
'c'es. he n asure mus receive dehn, alton for
relSs ike thes-. III Bill was not ony entitled
20 ave c-..slderston from The Senate for Il sc
.cl cas- busi the '., .Ft IL lad intrinsic meEt7
is m, Gr.Trn in 3rn ; TO the Con. 'llutlon.
YlsS ia. Hu,S'irut'ori. oil i-cio. Of the OH.
Bill. Il WIS 3iSssiOl OF tho; narticu,a species If
power ,n'ch mad" a former msaSur o. ~ lsaiC fSy
10 the S.~;es. MIR y. ID Il abandoned also the
power OF local couu,s, rr- p MS esPeci les.
Hed iLs onJeclIons.-Fhe power Ui loca' dscouG,s
was peculiarly Objectionable 20 many int the abuse
l, W c. Il was iabl,, especially when public mo-
Ney was in the hands o. Cove '''ssn' Ng.r.S TIC
CliInges improved tlC Drii, and they were uJoJ II
he hope o: meeting the objections Of co-ord.-
branch Of the Government without whose
sanction u would not become law.
The Bill, also, said MIR y. demanded the cons-
ieration Of the Senate this lime for the reason
thait was necessary TO have the Public money
pcry protected. To establish such an agent as
that proposed, was the un1nubCd constitutional
power OF Congress The Bill before the Senate
va. former Bill stripped Of It's disrounting power,
and limited "a dealing IN foreign and domestic ex-
changes. No one has Cyc- DENIED ihiS power, and
~.
u f!sga' esent with such faculties as were propos-
e., was inevitable and undenilbe. IL was within
tn power Of laying and collecting taxes. The
GOvernmcn; Is authorised to keep, co!.ec. and trans
ri,t TIE public money. j. DO this II necaS-
cary 20 establish an Agent and the power waS
undeniable.
TI- powe. to create IN agent Necessary to en-
fore" pre- power IN the constitution, Is incl
dent T. the other Pc~er, and III power 10 co,noen.
safe '1cse agents, was also obvious was Incden-.
TheI were bat tire" modes OF agencies. The Sui
TTeasur. system mad been repuduled and The De
IJslie system nd been cOndem. ! also He ac-
kanw.dsa - this Add y hat rGmaInsl Two q the
INC three modes have been condemned 10y The pOpu-
l.r wi o., and we have nc ti.eTalye left tut to axe
tuct'rd. \ coE,ttulOna. n.ccssy rested upon US
20 support this measure, since could not leave
lie Government without an Agent
TIN. Gct established, Mr. Il. said he'd best
co.. 'def tio mode. !, might he agreed to by pay
in- an AGENT, or by ne OF the money. ii Con-
Srcss had %. night 10 create Fiscal Agent, and the
porto compensate that agent, the details follow
ed o.! course.
The PROVISIONS wern 10 he made between The
hccu, and Cong css The details we're @ mater Of
compact but not Of Constitutions. yowcr. Con
grcss might propose ana the CorPoutors might OBJ
jec' +rd no limitation Of Constitutional char- cter
could be imp Hsed b. why Of limitation. The mo-
dus 'pe Gndt 10 the expense Of collecting DIS.
bufsng, &c. were moi Of Constitution character.
The payer to deal IN Bills Of Exchange was one OF
the nodes secondary 10 the constitutional question
which gave the grant Of power TO establish Fiscal
Agent.
N admission Of the power 10 create this Corpo.
rauon once made anG Il follows Of course that the
Agent must tuih. the purposes assigned 10 t IN the
tars'rtlDn Of It, legitimate business The right TO
deal u Bills ci ENcha' We was aclua and not doubt
fI' II there was power to create Corporation and
power to compensate such an agent j, followed,
he argued, that there were purposes 20 be accom-.
F'lshCd Of high character.
s,uud currency, Of II could be established under
tho Constitution, as he considered ii could, under
q ..aao 10 ay I'D collect axes, the Governni, nj
'7Hs uo.Dd TO establish. The coordinate depart
r'lr. { The Go"ornmsn. did not deny M. power to
crg. an gent Unless If could uo -ontendod at
th.a day fnat souns currency was not Necessary On
we. sgulalCd commerce, % wa In vain lhat che
DENIAL was made o. nm ability % rsgult.. commerce
TIC object of the bi. vas 20 create o cgr,o.a's1r
invested with powers TO regulate commercu and "a
lay ard collect taxes.
Tho ogeu; proposed would be a safe dcpUs.tor.
81 thc public treasure. Enough has been said salts
fictprrly TO show that Fiscal Agent With the cip-
tli pld m would be the llCstagont, und, fortunate.
~, argument was not necessary u prove this /
was prov 8 by lscls-by the experience Of the Gov
eminent for forty yeiu Bank Of E&chang
would hold in check and prevent The excessive is
sues OF the State institutions. IL would create
currency Of uniform value II was not TIC purpus
~ the bill 10 lon and discount, but 90 make remit
tanrcs Eom one point 10 another In the Suite
where there was now a sound currency, corpora
ton of Iolu and discount was not necessary. Gnc
needed "a uniform system Of exchanges.
lhfowing himself not upon his own crude 10
tons, but upon the intelligence Of the most Pro ca