The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-07-16
CONGR EsS--EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 6, lS4l

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 6, lS4l.
RETURN OF THE BRANDYwINE.
Mr. AIangum, from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs, to which was referred the correspondence
atiye to the return of portion of the Medterane-
an squadron, reported the same back to the Senate
with tho opinion of the committee, that if any fur
ther action in the matter was necessary, it appro-
priately devolved upon tho proper Department; and
he moved that the committee be discharged from
tee further consideration thereof.
In making this motion, Mr. NJ, observed that he
was instructed by the committee to say, in refer
ence 10 the letter of Mr. Stevenson, the American
Minister, to Commodore Hull, that they wero una
BILE to diccover any thing in it involving departure
from tho decorum appertaning TO his station. In
their opinion, the letter of Mr. Stevenson was only
calculated, as it was intended to put the officers of
the American squadron on the alert To have done
more, would have been improper; 10 haxe done less
would hove evinced censurable remissness on the
part Of that functionary.
The motion to discharge the committee was agreed
TO.
FISCAL BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
The bill to incorporate the subscribers to the
Fiscal Bank of the United States was taken up, the
question being on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Bsyard to the amendment proposed by Mr..
Rves
Mr. Berrien spoke at length in opposition to the
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had concluded
Mr. Cuihbert said he wished to usb single lues-
ton of his colleague. He understood him to say,
that in the state of Georgia, Mr. Van Buren, was not
supported in 1886 on the strength of the Anti-bank
question. His object in rising was to ask if he had
rightly understood him.
Mr. Berrien said his remark was not that Mr..
Van Buren, had not been elected in 1886 on the
strength of the Bonk question: but that it would
not have been safe for his friends in Georgia TO de-
pend on the support he would get on that ground.
Mr. Cuhbert would ask his colleague whether he
meant to say that Mr. Van Buren, was moi supported
in Georgia on the strength Of his known hostility to
the Bank question, and whether he was not aware
that the Legislature of that State had repeatedly
passed resolutions against the assumed right of es-
tabshing United States Bank
Mr. Berren said he was under the impression that
the Legislature Of Georgia had passed resolutions
against the bank question.
Mr. Cuthbert pointed to the frequency with which
the Legislature of Georgia had passed such resou-
tons, evidence that the anti-bank party was so
decidedly in the majority us to Justify the friends of
Mr. Van Buren, in resting his election on that ques-
ton
The question was still further debated by Messrs
Mcrriclt and Bates, in favor of the amendment Of
Mr. RNes.
The question was then taken on Mr. Bayard's
amendment, and was disagreed to-ayes 0, noes SO,
as follows;
Yeas-Messrs Archer, Bayard, Evans, Graham,
Henderson,, AIoreheud, Prentss, sOulhard and
White-9.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Bates, Benton,
Beren, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama,
Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Fulton, Hun
,ingon, ker, King, Linn, Mangum, Mer'ck, Mil
Ter, Moulon, Nicholson, Phelps, Porter, Preston,
Rives, Sewer, Smith of Connecticut, Smith of In
diana, Sturgeon, Tallmadgc, Walker, Williams,
Woodbridge, Woodbury., Wright and Young
| The question was still further debated by Messrs
Prentiss, Dixon and Walker, in iavorof the amend
mon proposed by Mr. Riyes, and by Mr. White in
opposition to it.
The question was then taken on the amendment
and it was dicugreed to-ayes 10, noes 80, as fol-
lows:
! leas-NIessrs Barrow, Bates, Choate, Merrck
Phelps P,entlss, Preston, Riyes, Walker and Will
iams-l0
! Nays-NIcssrs Allen, Archer, Benton, Berren
Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Clay oil
Kentucky, Clayton, Culhbert, Dixon, Evans, Full
ton, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Ker, King
Linn, McRoberts, Mangum, Miller, Morehead
Mou,on, Nicholson, Porter, Sewer, Simmons
Smith of Connecticut, Smith of Indiana, Southland
Sturgeon, Talmadge, White, Woodbridge, Wood
bury, Wrigh, and loung-3s.
Mr. Huntington then proposed an amendment to
the clause requiring seven millions of dollars to be
paid in before the bank commenced operations, by
substituting six millions and half of dollars 10 OBJ
viate the difficulty which might be occasioned by
of the stockholders neglecting to pay up their
ins,allmens.
The amendment, was agreed TO;
And, on motion of Mr. Buchanan,
The Senate adjourned.
DISTRIBUTION AND GRADUATION BILL.
The House., on motion of Mr. Truman Smith,
again resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, Mr. Lawrence, of Penn
syvania in the chair, the bill to appropriate the
proceeds of the public lands and to grant pre-emp-
ton rights.
The pending question being on the motion of Mr.
Clifford TO strike out the enacting clause
Mr. Rayner then took the floor and addressed tho
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