The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-26
REMOVALS FROM OFFICES.

| Mr.. BUCHANAN'S resolution, calling for list
OF removals and appointments being taken up as un
| finished business, Mr.. McRoberts took up his unf
nished speech of yesterday and consumed the remain
der of the morning hour with extraordinary ex-
hibition ofhimsef in denunciaon Of President Har,
rsons admonition to oflicehoders. He said nothing
| of the resolution before the Senate
| Mr. PRES TON reminded the Chair that the morn
| ing hour had expired and Mr.. McRoberts left his
| speech still unfinished.
Mr.. KING moved to reconsider the vote of yester-
day print the report of The Secretary of the Treasu
~ commerce. He made some remarks not very
distinctly heard and moved to lay his motion on the
table till To morrow.
The bill incorporate the Fiscal Bank ofthe United
States was then taken up-Mr Calhoun having the
floor
Mr.. CALHOUN, before proceeding with his regu.
lar speech against the BILL made some remarks upon
the subject started at the close of the debate Yesterday
the state of feeling among the members of both par
ties towards National Bank He reasserted his
statements made Yesterday, particularly in regard to
public opinion in North Carolina, yesterday contra
dcted by both the Senators from North Carolina. He
declared that there were no Democrats in that State
in favor of bank, and that there many w hgs
opposed to IT, He caused the Clerk to read passage
from Gov Dudley's message in 1870 condemning the
idea of bank
Mr. MANGUM re stated his positions of yester-
day with additional force and distinctness He went
into many details confrmatory of his statements
MIR. GRAHAM confirmed his colleagues state
ments. He referred to the election of u. S Senators
by the Legislature last year decisive party-test on
this subject. The recent election of members of Con-
gress had been an equally indspuable expression of
public opinion Eight Wing members had been re-
turned in favor of National Bank and five Loco
ocos against it. BY conversation with members of
the other House, from Wing districts he was in form
ed that there many prominent Van Buren, men de
cldedly in favor of a bank, while they knew not
Wing that opposed to it.
Mr. CALHOUN made remarks in expana-
ton and Mr.. GRAHAM replied briefly.
RELIEF OF MRS. HARRISON.
Mr.. BENTON at this moment called up on It's
third reading and final passage, the bill making an
appropriation to Mrs. Harrison
MIR. PIERCE addressed the Senate with much We
hemcnce against this bill and against the whole pen
sion system including Revolutionary pensions.
Mr.. YOUNG objected not to the pension principle
but to the large amount lie would be willing to vote
for some smaller sum
Mr.. SEWER spoke strongly against the bill,
unconstitutional II was asking the democratic party
TO pay the expense of feeding Wing office seek ers
lie proessed great respect for the deceased President
but was tired of hearing his invoked, and seeing
his spirit raised like "Mahomets ghost" lie was
tired of "Mahomets ghost" He not to be de
tered by anathemas, nor by euloges, by ava
lanchcs.
Mr.. MILLER supported the bill at considerable
length, and with much earnesness.
Mr.. SEWER replied briefly
WI. DEN Wv spoke luTlHtf the Dll lie
remarked that he well-disposcd, personally to the
family of Gen. Harrison he had been to Gen. Har-
rison himself General Harrison had twice told him
after becoming President, "that he (Benton) had
been his friend when friends were scarce
Mr., SMITH, Of Indiana very ably exposed the
shifts and changes of the opposition yesterday sus
tanning themselves constitutional grounds-to
day, on those of expedency merely lie replied 10
the Senator from Arkansas, with much force and
feel ny. He assured him that in " the Great West"
he could not make this party question: though il was
cmlneny made SO here. lie enyied not the position
of quarreng with the widow over the grave of the
dead He considered il the happiest moment of his
life TO have the privilege Of voting for this bill He
concluded by declaring that if the question was put to
him, whether he should resign or against the BILL
he could not hesitate to throw up his commission -
lie REQUIRED to the past instance Of the appropriation
to the widow Of Gen. Brown which so many OF the
opponents ofthis bill had then supported Mr. Wright,
OF ~ r., among the number) on precisely the same
grounds those on which this bill was now adyo
Gated.
Mr.. KING gave his reasons against the bill: lie
referred to the case Of Elbrdge Gerry, to which family
such an appropriation had been refused.
MIR WRIGHT in reply to Mr. Smith alluslon to
his course in voting for the appropriation to the widow
of Gen. Brown, justified his opposition 70 thus bill
Mr. MILLER replied, showing that the Senator
from Alabama had supported the appropriation TO the
widow of the late Sergeant at Arms,
The bill was then passed Ayes %, noes l6.
AYES.-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, Bayard,