Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-21
From The Baltimore american.
Twenty.Sevcnth Congress.
WAsHINeroN, August l6. Is4l.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

BANK BILL VETO.
During the discussion at l2 o'clock) the Private
Secretary of the President appeared at the Bar of
the House with the Fiscal Bank Bill in one hand,
and the Message of the President in the other.
The appearance of the Secretary excited some in.
tercst, and breathless silence followed.
The message was placed in the hands Of the Pre-.
sident Of the Senate, and the Land bill laid upon
the table, when a new order Of things unexpectedly
su ceejed.
There disposition on the part of some one
or more of the audience to give demonstrations of
appreciation or disapprobation at the course of the |
President, when Mr.. BENTON rose with feelings
of immense excitement, and cried aloud tina, he had
come to the Senate this morning expecting that the
President of the United States would be insulted
by Bank Ruffsns. I knew ho would said Mr..
Benton. | felt it. ! told my friends so. IT has
come just as expected-just as predicted. Mr.
b. concluded with motion to arrest the offender.
| Mr.. PRESTON joined with Mr.. Benton in a
call for a red,ess of the insult. He did not hear The
Kisses, but supposed they had been heard by others
/ Mr.. RIVES asked the Senator from Mo. TO with
?
no Kisses, and many Senators around him had
! heard none. He begged therefore that if they had
been heard, the Senate would be content with the
expression of opinion on the part of the Senate
which had been given. If there had been Kisses,
there had been demonstrations Of approval also
Mr.. LINN said he had heard both the applause
and the tokens of disapproba,on. He believed it
l.. Il, l.l
been interrupted.
Other Senators said they did not hear the Kisses.
Mr.. BENTON said in reply 81 heard it. heard
it," came here to-day expecting to see an Ame-
rican President insulted by the Bank ruians in the
gallery. These Bank ruians had been sent here,
Mr.. b. said for this purpose, and no Bank ques-
ton had been introduced without such insult,
continued Mr.. b.. and here. elsewhere, will
throttle the monster-(great laughter) until he is
strsngled.
Mr.. BUCHANAN rose with erca, apparent So
lemnity-"This is very solemn and momentous
OCCASION" he said, 81 did distinctly hear hiss but
at the same time am bound to say it was neither
long nor loud. hope the Senator will withdraw
his notion and tina, the Senate will proceed to the
business of the day"
Mr.. BENTON--I never will, so help me God.
(Immense aush,e,)
Mr. BUCHANAN-I had rather the Senator
would withdraw, and then the impotan, business
oft he day could be considered.
Mr.. MERRICK said it is true, a. sad by the
Senator from Pennsylvania, that this is solemn
occasional very solemn occasion-and therefore it
was ,ha. he averse to spending the time Of the
Senate in n matter SO trifng.
Mr. KING hoped the Senator would withdraw
trary.
Mr.. BENTON shook his head.
Mr.. KING said he had seen the effect Of bringing
men 10 the bar of the Senate 1t proved yely
troublesome business.
Mr.. WALKER made an appeal TO the Senator
from Mo. TO Withdraw also. lie had heard the his.
ses, and seen the man making them,-(a great mis-
ing noisy and very drunk He was finally anes
ted by the Sergeant-a,.Arms.)
My heart, said Mr.. WALKER, is too full Of Joy
at the salvation of the country by an over-rul'nG
Providence, to wish to he engaged in the punish
ment of a miserable maniac,
. Mr.. BENTON withdrew his motion, and th'
drunken fellow in custody of the Sergeant alta rm
was discharged,
This subject having been disposed Of, Mr.. CLAY
said-The Fiscal Bill before the Senate, originate,
in this body passed here, was sent to the other bn
" dy, concurred in there, and sent to the Executive
= for his signature II Is returned to us disapprove,
= by the Executive. II is not my intention at thi
time TO discuss the message 1t would NOT com
pou with the dignity of the coordinate branch D
,s the Government, the gravity Of the subject.
ID rise for another purpose.
- We are sufficiently familiar with the exercise
. Executive Power even if we did have The Consiitr
:, ton to guide us TO the course to be pursued. Th
Constitution provides that no, approving Bill, tn
- President shall return it vi his objections to h
he House in which it originated, who shah enter III
,s objections at large upon their journal and proceC
49, to reconsider il. have therefore risen at this lin
ri to move tha, the Senate VII tomorrow at ls c
NJ clock proceed to reconsider the bill from the Pr
=, silent In the meantime 1 move that the Bill
m. laid upon the table, and that the Message accomr
r.. nying it be printed
IN, Mr.. KING moved the printing of 5000 ext
of copies of the Message, which was ordered
me The Senate, on motion of Mr.. RlVES then we
.n into executive session.