The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-25

"PPoscu inc repeal oil the act oil 1886 on the grOunt
that 1t would place the whole public revenue ii
the hands of the president. lie then offered a.
4 substitute for Mr.. Clay's amendment a section
restoring the act of 1896, except certain sections
After some further debate Mr. Clay asked leave Il
withdraw his amendment, but before leave wa,
given the Senate adjourned.
Housc-Ihc resolution of Mr., Wise, to adopt
the rules of the last House was taken up. The
question being on the amendment of Nh. Adam.
to strike out the 2lst rule avery noisy debate and
considerable confusion ensucd. Tpon the rcsto.
ration OF order the vote was taken and the amend.
mcnt carjed yeas liz, nays lOi After ano-
Their indlscrhablc scene of confusion the vote wa,
taken on the resolution us amended. and it wa.
also cariea-ycas l25 81 Tamtic Ho.se
dccidcd hereafter 10 reccin aM entertain aJoiltio
ptiioasl
Tuesday, June Sin STRAIGHTFORWARD to
consider the special order being the bill to repeal
the Sub-Trcasury bill.
The question being on the motion of Mr.. Cal
houn to amend the motion of Mr.. Clay to amend
the said bill by inserting provision 10 repeal the
act Of 1896.
MIR. Calhoun's amendment to Mr. Claws amend
mcnt was accepted, when both were voted down.
so the Senate refused to repeal the act of 1896,
which left the bill as Mr.. Clay repeated it. 4
long series Of amendments were then submitted.
chiefly by Mr.. Benton, which generally proposed
to retain some particular features of the Sub-Trca
sury act, but they were all voted down.
Mr.. Buchanan explained the circumstances un-
der which he was called to vote on the amend.
ments. He was instructed to vote for the repeal
OF the Independent Treasury, and he would there.
fore vote in good faith according to the views of
those by whom he had been instructed He rc-
cognlzcd the right of instruction, and felt bound
to obey or resign. He said he would checrfully
abandon his seat and retire from political life for
ever, 1t by that course he could maintain the In
dependent Treasury and prevent the establish
mcnt OF the Bank of the United States But his
vote against the Independent Treasury. in consor.
NIFTY to instructions, would have no influence OH
the fate OF that question, and it secured 10 him the
position from which he could combat the Bank of
the United Statcs-a measure on which he was
not instructed
The propricty of repeating the Sub Treasury be-
fore 1t was known what was to he substituted in
Its place, was warmly discussed
Mr.. BENTON said it was evident that
Senators on the opposite side intended to
pass this measure before it was at all GER
tain they could agree on a substitute, and
to mark his utter repugnance to such a
course of legislation, he would submit a
resolution to postpone its further consi.
dcrauon, in order TO afford time to report
the measure which was to take place.
The shorness of the time which it was
said would intervene between the repeal
and the enactment of the substitute, was,
with him, an additional reason for not
pressing the measure of repeal. Why
this hot haste Is feeling to be INDUCED
against an lnanlmate object Is it not
working well Whence come the com
plants against it from the farmers
the mechanics - the working classes
No, but from politicians, and millionaire
who, having devoured one
bank of thirty-fve millions, are ready to
on another. And what are
he arguments used in this chamber
against 1t! None, but "we have the
power, and we will use it :" and here we
he TO sit for hours under solstilan sun,
until 1t is accomplished
Mr.. Benton then submitted his motion
10 postpone the bill, and it was lost.
Mr.. McRoBERTs then offered motion
o recommit the bill, for the purpose of
amending 1t So as TO provide some guards |
or the safety of the public money in the !
lands of officers at the time of its repeal. |
Mr.. McRoBERTs said that the courts
lad again and again decided that the re-
zeal of law puts an end to all liability
N the part of the sureties, without there
vas saving clause in the act of repeal.
During the last summer new bonds had
zen taken from every receiver of mon
US for sales of land throughout the South
nd Southwest, and the moment the bill
5 repealed, those bonds are cancelled.
md what security is there for the money
f the public which may remain in their
ands There will be penal provisions
gainst the receiver, but there would be
o remedy against his sureties.
Mr.. CALHOUN briefly expressed hope
nat the gentlemen on the opposite side
,ould yield TO the evident necessity there
'as Of guarding against the mischief
ointed out by the Senator from Illinois.
The question was then taken on Mr..
jcRobcrt's motion, and decided in the
egative-ayes 10, noes %.
Mr.. WRIGHT said he was not disap-
ointed in the course pursued by the
lends of the bill, IN leaving all the argu-
tent to the opposition. They had the
umbers, and they could afford TO act on
Ie advice of the sage justice, who thought
was always best TO decide without ar