Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-09-09
CONGRESS 5.
EXTRA sEs ION.
SUB>TREASURY BILL.

Sub.TreaSury iIl with the amenIn,n
OF Inc House AMI Instructions OF the COZ
miree TO ask concurrence in the arnonc
mems Mr.. Clay loytd hat the blIl b
nov cons dered. Mes,rs Calhoun. Cha
OF Ala, Benton, aud others objected =
Mr.. Clay, 10 reach the question, move
that the Land Bill b, laid on the table 10
the day. 1t was ordered by a vote of g
10 20.
The Sub-Treasury Bill being brorgh
before the Senate, Mr. Clay gave an ex
pauatlon oil the two amendments Of tn
House,
Mr., Calhoun moved hat the bill be post
Poned until Saturday next. The reasons
were that it would be indicate, useless,
and wrong. 1t was indeIicate because il
would embiarass the action Of the Presi-
denl upon the banK,
lie had seer II stated that the President
would visit the ship Delaware on Satur
day, AMI he presumed without knowing
any thing, that the opinions Of the Pres.
ldeni would be known teiore this time
1t would be useless to repeal the measure
now because the Bank bill if it received
the signature Of the President practically
repealed the bill 1t would be wrong be,
cause if the bank bill was not signed the
public money would be under the controi
Of the President, measure which the
friends of the administration had depre-
Gated.
Mr.. Clay said if the Senator from S. C.
sits himself up as an exponent Of decency
aud justice, plead 10 his jurisdiction.
Mr. CaIhoun-W at?
| plead TO his jurisdiction.- Mr.. Clay
continued, | do not allow the Senator 10
Judge Tor ne what is decent or Just The
Subtreasury Bill was long pending before
the other house, it came here yesterday,
was referred, the amendments concurred
in, and 10 day it was taken up for consi-
peraion, The bill therefore had not been
hastily considered here or IN the other
house. The Senate would not consent to
postpone the question which the people in
their most deliberate Judgment had con
demned.
Mr.. Clay said he had no idea that the
President at all would be embarrassed |
lnigying his signature to a bill to re-
peal the Sub-Treasury. He did not
perceive 1t to be useless or wrong-not
wrong because it had been tried and con-
lemned, and net useless to repeal because
he plan had been decided as worse than
Useless in itself.
Mr.. Preston said, it was nearly two
months since the Senate mud decree
ieath warrant to the Sub.Treasury Biz
md /, could hardly BE- supposed that the
Senate in two months had changed its
opinion upon this question. Senator'S up
IN other sides of the question were won.
ieriuIiy anxious for the President The |
nan whom they strove so hard to keep
rom the place he enjoys, and TO which he |
vas elected by the Wings of the United
Sales.
Mr.. Benton replied with some classical
illusion to the CentaurS which Mr. Pres,
on turned upon him, by carrying out
lis illustration with tremendous effect
Mr.. Rlves here took part 10 the discus
ion, in reply to Mr.. Calhoun, to whom
Mr.. Calhoun had particularly addressed
himself MIR. RlveS was ready to act up.
N the repeal bill. Now-this day-this
Moment He had no Tears Of embarrass-
ne the President. lie had confidence ia
iIm. | believe action upon the Sub Treas
iry Bill would not in any way embarrass
his course in regard tothe Bank Bill.
he did no! know, no man knew less
what would be the opinion oil the Presi.
dent in reference to the Fiscal Agent, but
he had confidence that whatever the Chief
Magistrate did he would do for the good
Of the Public and from the strongest con
Vlctlons of duty.
/ he yeas and nays being taken on the
mo'ion opostpone until Saturday, the yo,e
was % 10 81 against pos tponement.
The question returned upon the amend.
mens Of the house.
The third section was voted upon with,
out debate, except few words from Mr.. |
Merrlck, who said that when the repeal
bill was before under consideration he
had voted TO an amendment which preA
sented a case somewhat different than |
that now presented. Since then we have |
passed Fiscal Agent, and made a law
which conhicted with the provisions as
amended in the House. He was therefore,
to vote for concurrence in the
House amendments. In regard 10 the
main question, the repeal of the SUBJ
Treasury Bill, he considered it had been
condemned, and judgment entered up
against it. The vote was then taken up. |
on the Sd section as above, and it was
concurred In,-yeas 26, noes23.
The yeas and nays we're then ordered
upon the fourth section. The vote was
yeas 20, hoes 23,--and the house amend
nentS being concurred in, the bill was
passed.
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