The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-05

For The Distrief Of Coiumbia.-Messrs Merrick,
Clayton, King, Mangum, and Young.
On Palents.-Aiessrs. Preniiss, Porter, Sturgeon,
Tappan, and Henderson.
and Kerr. 49,
ON the Contingent Erpenses.-Messrs. White,
Tappan, and Porter. 80,
On Engrossed Bins.-Messrs. McRobers, Miller,
and Nicholson.
A message was received from the President com
municaling report from the Secretary OF the Iieasu
ry, in obedience, TO law showing the transfer OF ap-
propnations, &c,
MIR. BARROW, Of Louisiana, presented a memo
rial from the Bar Of New Orleans, stating that. 10
OF the late death of the District Judge OF
The United States in the District Of louisiana, that
Office now vacant, and favorable opportunity
was presented for the inteIposilion oil Congress TO
aupmen MT the salary attached 10 the Office The salary,
at present was but So 900, sum incompetent to com
mand the services of gentleman OF high talant and
legal atiainmenis, and The public good urgently re-
CURED an that adequate compensation be provided by
law.
| The memorial was referred to the Judiciary Com
mltee.
Mr.. HENDERSON presented memorial from the
Legislature OF Mississippi for the creation Of iahd
river district and another IN relation 10 post route
Also one from citizens OF Mississippi, praying the
| change Of port OF entry In that S'aie.
Mr. WRIGHT presented memorial from citizens
of New York, praying the passage OF UNIFORM bank
'u Ml law MERRIcK presented memorial from the
President and Directors of the Bank OF the MetroPo-
lis praying the renewal of its charter, and setins
forth that the Sd day of July last the bank mas
faithfully redeemed its and specie liabilities, ana
has paid all It's other obligations the kind Of funds
for which 1t was liable Referred to the COMMITTEE
for the District OF Columbia.
The resolutions submitted by Mr.. BENTON yester-
day were about 10 come up, when
Mr.. CLAY suggested whether II would not be pct
ter for them TO lie until the report could be re-
ceiyed from the Secretary OF the Treasury, IN which
he felt satisfied that many OF the ma uirIes would be
| answered He was persuaded that there was gene
raj disposition TO throw little burden as possible on
the Department in calling tor info nation on subjects
that might not be acted at the present session lie
thought there ought 20 be some understanding IN the
matter for they to launch on the stream OF
business there would be no telling When the session
would be
Mr. BEN TON nodded assent, when
Mr. CLAY offered the following resolution
Resoired, That the act entitled An act to provide
for the collection, keeping transfer, and disburse-
If the public revenue ought to be forthwith re.
pcaed and that the Committee Finance be directed
TO report a bill to that effect.
Mr.. G. observed that the resolution he had now Of
feTed the in substance with that moved by
him the last Its object speedy repeal
of the Subtreasury system II was not his purpose to
discuss the resolution indeed he hoped and presumed
that discussi would be deemed necessary IN any
quarter, but that the Finance Committee would he
allowed at TO report bill Mr.. c. said he had
come to this session Of Congress with determination
to expedite far as he was concerned the public bu-
sness and in attempting this to observe The utmost
kindness and courtesy toward gentlemen on all sides
of The House He had the least desire TO deal
harshly with the feelings of any; and he would take
the present occasion TO express his deep regret and
surprise that casual expression used by HIM at the
last session had been most terribly perverted by the
public prints-perverted in manner and to degree
he could have supposed possible. In the course
of observations in relation to the Sub-teasury,
he had said that he would as soon address an algu-
ment that measure attempt to convince CON
ycted criminal with the rope round his neck that his
conviction had been just and tight But the papers
had represented him as having compared the gentle
men Of The Senate who differed from him in opinion
with regard TO that measure company! OF con
victs with halters round their nccks Mr.. o. protest.
ed 10 Heaven that nothing could be further from his
mind than any such thought; on the contrary, he
had been sedulousy DESTROYS OF avoiding any language
which could wound the feelings of those with whom
II had been his misfortune TO difler. Mr.. T. was nap
py in the opportunity of making this PLANTATION, al
though he elt very that ii could scarcely be ne
cessary in the view Of any gentleman of the Senate
who had been present al The time. The resolution
he now offered proposed an immediate repeal OF the
Sub treasury law lie ready, however, to make
any alteration In the terms of the resolution which
should to conform TO the wishes OF gentlemen
Mr.. WRIGHT said that he should not lntcrpose
any objection of time; If the gentleman from Ken
lucky would consent far TO modify the language OF
the resolution make it the duty of the committee
to inquire into the expediency OF repeating the law IN
Mr.. CLAY replied that he had not the least objec-
ton, and would modify the resolution accordingly
Indeed this was the more necessary since he believed
there were some portions ofthe law which il might be
ex pedient 10 retain.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he must confess his great
surprise that resouon like this should have been Of
tered The Senate had yesterday, without any oppo-
sltion consent TO raise special committee of nine
TO express the views of the Senate The entire sub
ject of the finance and currency. After this, he
thought due to large portion Of the People of the
United States and also of the members of the Senate,
that that committee should take up this matter of the
sub Treasury part and parcel OF the general subject
committed to hem. Before the Senate was asked 10
repeal the sub Treasury law, let it know what in
tended the substitute to be proposed Repeal nvol-
we'd substitution. Mr.. c. presumed that il had been
the intention OF .the Senate that the select committee
should have the whole subject Of currency and finance
before them, otherwise it would have been most ex-
traoidinary to appoint the committee since the
subject would regularly have gone to the Finance
Committee. Now, Mr.. G. regarded it as not entirely
fair the American People that committee should be
required to report the repeal of this single isolated
ofthe sub Treasury without giving the coun-
try to understand what substitute be proposed
in its stead Let gentlemen out with their pro-
jecta Bank OF the United States the pet banks,
whatever else il that the Senate and the
try might the whole question 10 be considered lie
hoped the Senator from Kentucky would not persist
pressing this resolution. Was it fair that those who
considered the sub Treasury system the only
stitutonal and the only expeden mode OF keeping the
finances of the Government, should be called upon, al
once without opportunity for consideration to repeal
that system blndfold without being told what was to
10 low
Mr. CLAY said the Senator could not certainly
have heard the resolution modified, he never
could have employed such language il regard to IL lie
called for the reading OF the paper and II was read
accordingly.
MIR CALHOUN said that he had not heard the
modification but even if he had he should still have
objected to the resolution as modified There was al
ready special committee appointed otake into con-