Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-10

the election, the "Tippecanoe class had not trent,
the "Tyer too class with the consideration due /,
| them.
lie denied any obligation the President, 10 n,so
himself by previous decisions, but contendcd thai II
| vas hound to act on his personal convictions
He was allowed by his oath 10 sign omy such bin .
Le approved and If lie did not approve Il, lie was bo
10 return it with his objections. MIR. w referred l.,
course of Mr. Madison in signing the bank blll IN \
mi 10 the principle stare deeisis, but TO a real
in his opinion
| Mr.. Mcclellan now Withdrew his motion 10 s,,.t
ont the enacting clause Of the bill.
| Mr.. Wise objected insisting that when Alr N.r
rose 10 withdraw il, Mr. w. was still upon the A..
fThe Reporter could not distinctly hear The tee,.,n
Of the Chair in reply.l
Mr.. Dean next obtained the floor, and Renewed
motion 10 strike ont He then went INTO con., ~
tona argumen, against the bill, and concluded H.,
very vehement Remuneration of the course Of the a H.
| party in introducing and pressing the bill
I Mr.. Thompson Of Indiana made an argumen,a,,ro
speech deriving the power from the Constitution Nh.
and illustrating this view by tracing down the h,.o,
| Of the Executive decisions in its favor from G.pe
| Washington to Mr. Van Buren,, and even he had 49,
committed himself against the constrtutlonaltv .! Ma
Bank He next insisted that the People had decide
the question: and afterwards discussed the expeGlenry
of the Bank from the existing condition Of the cGun,-,
and particularly Of the great West lie comiored HIM
self against all threats Of repeal BY confidence N .e
People and in the Judiciary
| Mr. Adams followed and detailed number ri amend
ments which, at the proper time, he intended 10 OFF,
the last Of them being proposal 10 strike from the t
what has been called The compromise clause. in Ii.
sixteenth section Of the bill which he opposed is In
constitutional, nasmuch as II proposed that Consres.
should abdicate power clearly conferred upon Il ~
the People, and comforting on State Legislatures
power the People had never conferred upon them ~
TO assent or dissent 10 law OF Congress The amend
ment in this respect, involved unconstltulloGa! 4,
sumption of power. II contained the whole position ii
Notifications and took the Government back 10 n.
principles of the old Confederation. Mr. a very bref
ly disposed Of the constitutional power Of Congress II
create National Bank, and then went INTO REVIEW,
the former acts Of Congress on the subject ana dwell
on the beneficial effects which had resulted from II
and the lesson taught by the evils which had en.ur.
when the Bank charter expired, and was refused IL b.
renewed.
Mr. Jones, Of Nd succeeded, and went into ye!,
lucid md conclusive speech the constitutional qaes
ton after which, he made some remarks on the doc
trine Of State assent involved in the comprom claus
10 which he seemed rather to incline on grounds o.ea
pedIency.
After some pretty severe structures on the subTrc1
sury, he concluded by setting at defiance all s,emf'.
nj rcpcal as certain 10 rouse the public m!sn4.
lion which had hurled the late Administration .om
power
Mr. Ingcrsoll followed in an ingenious speech agslu>
the bill.
r.
cusson first of the general principles Of banking,
evils, and the appropriate remedies, and then tie ~
plication of those principles 10 The bull
Mr. Hunter went into speech in which he treatrt
The subject of banks in general on principles 81 po,
cal economy their effect the distribution Of the Pr
fits Of production between capital and labor lie spoke
then the compromise clause, which he opposed viii
much earnestness.
Mr.. Pickens obtained the floor, but yielded il 10
Mr.. Underwood, who opposed the bill; expressing
his decided preference for bill for cldashionrd
bank; contendng that tthat could not now be obtained
it was better wait lie proposed several amendment
which he explained
On his resuming his seat, loud cries for the rising
the committee uttered, mingled with cries Of ~
No"
Mr.. Roose welt obtained the floor.
A division showed that quorum presen
whereupon the committee and reported that fac
the House
A motion was made TO adjourn
Mr. Lewis demanded the yeas and nays.
Which, being taken disclosed the same fact, that n
quorum was in the Hall
And then, at about half past ten o'clock the Ilcu..
adjourned.