The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-14

\ How did the gentleman make out the other
branch of the alternative that in the contingency Of
Veto or return of the Bank BILL the action on this
| subject now would be wrong or improper II they
acted this, combining themselves to the simple re-
peal of the Sub-treasuTy then we were thrown back
for the keeping of the public moneys, 20 the Deposit
Act of 1886. Gentlemen had no right TO anticipate
| a different action from that before taken on tins
subject. For himself he should vote 10 the same
manner now, he had done and he presumed the ma
| jority would Suppose they did, and then the Sub
treasury and the Deposit Act Of 1886 stood repealed
| and the Bank bill were rejected, would that pre-
| clude Congress from passing special act LOT the
temporary regulation of the reyenuef Certainly not;
and he should then favor such act for ne was now,
al he had been before, decidedly opposed to leaving
the public moneys under the control Of the President
not because he had any want of confidence IN the
Chief Magistrate; he had the most unqualified CONN
dence in the integrity and fidelity to his trust OF that
distinguished individual but he was opposed to the
principle of leaving the public money to the Executive
| discretion. .
Il seemed to him. therefore, arrived at this stage OF
their labors, when it the expectation throughout
the country that two weeks more would close their
session, when every individual here was anxious TO be
discharged from his painful and wearisoms duties In
this Chamber that they should dispose of this mea-
sure now.
Mr.. CALHOUN said the Senator had said the
temporary could be passed for the regulation
of the revenue in of veto of the Bank BILL but
| in the meantime, our Treasury would be in state
of confuson 1t would be far better to postpone our
| action till Saturday.
| The question was then taken postponing the
bill to Saturday next and lost by the following vote
bYEAS-Messrs. Allen, Benton Calhoun, Clay, Of
Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton King, Linn, McRoberts,
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Woodbury.,
Wright, Y0ung-N .@b
NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berrien, Buchanan, Choate, Clay, of KY, Clayton,
Dixon, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington,
Kerr, Merrick, Miller, Morehead Porter, Pren,iss,
Preston, Rives, Simmons Smith, Of Indiana, South
| ard, Tallmadge White, Woodbridge-2S
The question then required on the first amendment
Of the House which repeats the act Of 1885, TO re-
g1lae the deposits Of the public money" except the
| MIR. MERRICK had voted against similar amend
| ment, when the bill was passed He did it how
ever under different circumstances there was then
no law, as had since been as far as their action went
provided for substitute for the Sub Treasury, and
he was prepared now to change his vote, and comply
with the existing circumstances. yss 81
The question was then taken on the amendment,
which was adopted by the following vote
| YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berrien,
Choate, Clay, of KY, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Ora
ham, Henderson, Huntington Kerr, Merrick Miller,
Morehead, Porter, Prentiss Preston Simmons, Smith,
of Ind, Southland, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge
LES. -.gs
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun Clay, of Ala Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn,
McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Rives, Sc
yier, Smith, Of CON- Sturgeon, Tappan, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, Young-23.
The question was then on the second amendment,
which repeats much Of the act of l4th April 1885,
making appropriations for the payment Of revolution
airy and other pensioners, as provides that after the
Sd March, 1887, no note Of less denomination than
twenty dollars shall be offered in payment by the
United States or the Post Office Department
This was adopted, without debate by the following
vote : -
B YEAS--Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Berren, Choate Clay, of KY, Clayton Dixon Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Merrick,
Miller, Morehead Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Simmons,
Smith, Of Ia, Southland, TalImadge, White, Wood
bridge-26 ,g.s ..#', s.tE /. .-t'e. - s..r.
. NAYS--Messrs Allen, Benton Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clay, of Ala, Cuthbert, Fulton, King Linn, Nero
berts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pierce, Riyes, Sewer,
lams, Woodbury., Wright, Young-23. .a.,
The title of the bill having been altered so as to be
for the repeal of the sub Treasury law and for other
purposes, the amendments were completed. ""
On motion of Mr. LINN, the bill to appropriate the
proceeds of the public lands, and grant presumption
rights was taken up; the question pending being on
the amendment Of Mr.. YOU'VE, offered last evening,
embracing the graduation principles and repeating the
law exempting for five years tho public Land, whom
After further debate BY Messrs. SMITH, of Ia,
McROBERTS, and BENTON, the first division Of
the amendment rejected: Yeas IT, nays27
The latter part of the amendment, after remarks
by Messrs. SMITH, of Ia, McROBERTS, and
WHITE, was rejected Yeas 18-nays %.
Mr.. LINN moved the amendment, of which he had
given notice, and which printed to strike out the
first nine sections Of the BILL which compose the dis
trbuton feature and to insert provision that the
nett proceeds of the public lands hereafter not
quired for the expenses and debts of Government,
shall be applied to the common defence of the Union
on land and on water, "untl the United States are
placed in that state of strength and security which
due to the honor and independence of the country,
and the protection of the rights and interests of its
citizens y and this to be in addition to the ordinary
annual appropriation for such objects.
He took tor granted the constitutionaty Of this
manner Of disposition of the proceeds of the public
lands, and entered at length into the numerous
and pressing r,asons for its expediency g4Ial #..
Messrs. EVANS, Tin explanatory SMITH, of
Ia, and KING, made some further remarks, in the
course Of which, il ntmated that the question of
engrossment of the bill would be taken Tomorrow.
The Senate then went into Executive session.