The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-20


committee of the whole and the debate was
resumed by Mr.. Bolts, and continued bv
Mcssrs. Profit, Nj. Brown, and Gamble
in favor Of and Mr.. A. V. Brown in oppo-
sIlon to the bill. Mr.. Marshall then OBJ
tanned the floor, but as there was no quo
rum in attendance, the house adjourned.
.I"@USt o. Senme-Mr. Benton pre-
scented the proceedings of a public meet
ing held in Fanquicr county, Va, pro-
testing against the distribution bill, ma.
ilonal Bank, &c. Mr. b. moved that they
be printed, and on this motion a most dis
graceful squabble arose, and the senate
would probably have broke up in a row,
had the dispute not been cut short by the
expiration of the morning hour.
The tariff bill was reported from the
committee on finance with amendments.
Ordered to be printed.
The bill to revive the charters of the
banks in the District Of Columbia wa, Ia
ken up and finally passcd-29 to 10.
The torliication bill was read a third
time, and after 4 short debate, finally pass
ed by vote of is To 4.
The bill from the house making proyi-
sion for the payment of navy pensions
was then taken up and debated until the
the senate adjourned,
H0uac-As soon as the journal was
read, MIR. Sergeant wished TO 90 into COM
mittce on the bank bill, but Withdrew
the motion to give Mr.. Adams an oppor-
tunily to introduce privileged motion.
Mr.. Adams proceeded to state that ycstcr-
day communication had been received
from the president the purport Of which
was unknown TO him IMr. A. but since
then he had learnt that it was a letter from
the French minister to the secretary OF
the treasury demonstrating against bill
pending before congress, and he MIR. A. }
wished to offer a resolution, calling upon
the president to inform the house by what
authority the French minister addressed a
letter TO the secretary of the treasury
against measure pending before con-
grcsS. 1t was well known, said Mr.. A.,
that the organ Of communication with TO-
reign ministers was not the secretary of
the treasury, but the secretary of state,
and he desired this house to consider the
consequences which would result from al
lowing foreign ministers TO make commu-
nications to the heads of departments in
relation to measures pending before con-
gress. Calls for the reading of the COM
munication. Mr.. Fillmore explained the
whole transaction. The French minister,
early in the session, made communica-
ton mot in the shape of remonstrance,
to the secretary of the treasury in relation
to our commerce with France, containing
information which he thought might be
useful. That communication had been
laid before the ways and means commit
tee by the secretary of the treasury, but
they, doubtful of the propriety of acting in
committee upon communication from 4
foreign minister, had introduced a rcsolu-
ton in the house calling upon the presl.
! dent for the communication, in obedience
to which call it had been transmitted tC
the house. Whether the thing was RICH,
o; wrong, he was satisfied that neither the
president, nor the French minister, MOI
the secretary of the treasury intended tc
do wrong. After some further CONVEX
saton the resolution of Mr.. Adams was
laid on the table-99 to 70.
The debate was then resumed in COM
mittce of the whole on the bank bill. Mr.
Clay's humbug compromise was taken il
hand on this day, and almost literally tori
to pieces. Mr.. Marshall, Of Ky. took thu
first turn at it, and exhibited its absurdity
and incongruity in a speech of cXtraordI
nary beauty and power, and Mr.. Wis
followed in one of his best efforts, on TIT
same side. Mr. Adams also took drlv,
at il, and so did Mr.. Underwood, and tn
debate was continued until o'clock p
| NJ, when, after an uninterrupted session
of l3 hours, the house adjourned.