Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-19


repeal Of the Sub Treasury system, and the
establishment of United States Bank.
Mr.. Meriwether, of Georgia, new men,
Der, and q very sensible one, amused him-
self and the House for an hour in poking fun
MT Mr.. Pickens-ihe Mr.. Pickens who was
once the embodied essence OF gall and worm
wood in the resistance of all Loco FOco men
and principles.
Mr.. Halstead, of N. j., spoke upon mo-
ton to reconsider, and with him ended Inc
debate for the day. The voting was m1cn
more satisfactory than the speaking. After
a call of the House, and the putting OF the
main question, the Bill was reconsidered by
a vote of one hundred and thirty four to eighty
sepen-the majority in taror of Repeal being
FORTY. sEvEN!! Glory enough for one day
N. Y. Express.
In Senate, August lO.-The morning bust
ness disposed OF, the Distribution and Pre-
Emption Land Bill came up for considera-
ton. There was a fine specimen OF parlla-
mentary sparring between the Senator from
Kentucky and the Senator from South Caro-
lima. Mr.. Clay was as bold, valiant, able
and intelligent as ever, and Mr.. Calhoun
sustained himself with all the skill and Bit
terness of invective which distinguish his re-
marks The audience, which was very
large, seemed to enjoy the intellectual sport
of the champions. Mr.. Calhoun was caught
mapping once or twice upon points, to the
Importance of which he is most frequently
wide awake. The provision in the COM
promise law, alluded to in the discussion in
regard to the support Of government from
the receipts OF customs, was great stumbling
block in the way of the Senator, and as MIR.
Clay said, though not in very parliamentary
language, "the Senator dropped the law
like hot potatoe" when he read it. The
law is obvious as to its meaning, and in its
letter and spirit is in the spirit and letter of
all that was said years ago upon this subject,
upon the compromise that was under consid-
eration,-to wit, that the expenses of Govern
ment, what they are, should be paid from the
Custom Houses and not from the Land Otfl-
ces and that the Land should never make a
part of the ordinary revenues of the Govern
ment utter the Public Debt was paid off.
The strongest authorities for this last opinion
are Loco Foco authorities,-Gen. jackson
for one, Mr.. King, of Alabama, for another,
and IL Committee who acted with him in
1882, and 1888, as friend of the Jackson
Administration. The Senate continued in
session until between four and five O'Clock
to-day. A great many amendments were
proposed, and but one motion concurred in,
and none of general importance. The ex-
pectation now is, that one or two days will
but the bill to Il vote,-no debate being likely
10 arise beyond that growing out of the re-
ception Of amendments.
House Of Representatives., August lO.-The
adjournment resolution was not called for to-
day, and almost the only business of the day
has been AN able, but Tor the most part 10
any but legal men, a very dull debate upon
the subject Of the General Bankrupt Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL.
in SENATE.-The amendments to the Sub
Treasury Bill adopted by the House, and
unimportant in their character, were con-
cured in in the Senate today. The oppo-
sition Senators, true to the principles with
which they set out at the commencement of
the session Of resisting every thing, and re-
gardless of the condemnation Of the Sub
Treasury system by the people, made fight
upon the bill. Mr.. Calhoun led off in this
controversy, discussing points of order, mo-
tons to postpone, to lay upon the table, and
throwing all sorts Of obstacles in the way of
direct and legitimate action upon the bill.
There was, as yesterday upon one branch
of the Land Bill, some fine specimens of de-
bate between Messrs. Clay, Preston, Calhoun,
Rives, Benton, and others. Mr.. Calhoun
appealed coaxingly to Mr.. Rives in the name
of the President against the repeal of the bill
ana pOSlpOUClllcnt. GFSu .ME' DCulOuS wv
Joined the Senator from South Carolina in
laying down what was proper and delicate
for the friends of the administration towards
the President One would have supposed
to have heard the two Senators that the Ex-
ecutive had beer the personal and political
friend of the opponents of the administration,
rather than that OF the great body Of men
who placed him in the high station he now
occupies. 1t was, however, no less amusing
than impudent TO hear these political Mar
plots speak of delicacy towards the Presi.
dent, and both MIR. Preston and Mr. Rives
ridiculed them upon this point until there
seemed to be shadow like that of mortifica-
ton passing across the countenance Of both
Senators.
The bill, however, in spite of lamcnta-
tions, was repealed with the amendment Of
the House, and, therefore, twice repealed in
the Senate The President had the oppor-
tunity to sign the Bill to-day, it being placed
in his hands between and O'Clock.
The Land Bill was under consideration
the remainder Of the day. Two amend
ments were debated at length-the one in
reference to allowing the States TO tax the
lands in the States Immediately after they
are sold by the Government, and the other
to appropriate the proceeds for the Navy
and works of fertilization upon the land
The former was rejected, and the latter not
put to u vote before the close of the discus
sion.
In THE House, the Bankrupt Bill has oc-
cupied another day in committee, but in
debate rather spiritlesS than otherwise
The subject, however interesting and impor-
tant to the people, is of itself dull and heavy
except to that class of men, not very large,