Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-07-08
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SENATE. Moyp,y,iune 2S. S.--Nmh,
EXTRA SESSION.

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ing was doic ~ this body, save 10 con
eur IN the resoulicn of the House, To
ai,cnd the funeral ct Mapr Gcn Ma
comb cumlnardcr al the Army.
\ UOUSE. - NJ business ot public
,Caiur, was irunsaclcd.
Mr.. Dawson, of Georgia, Chairman ol
the Commutec on Military Affairs, at
~ ,nn, ed the death OF Maj j,r Gen. Macomb
|, late commanding general of ,ho Amy ct
The Uui'od States. Mr.. ID. confined
himself 10 the simple statement cfthc fact,
without comment or orlogy, nnd then
moved tho following resolutions which
were adopted unanlm usy:
ReSolccd, rha, the House of Reprcscn
tat.yos have learned w.th deep ree-c, The
death tf Major &c cral Mceonb. the late
Commanding Geoeral of the Army,
and the distinguished leader in The g!ori.
ous battle ol PlaiIsbLrg in the late war
Resolved. That the House Of Repre-
sen, .iv,s will, IL The Senate concur here
IN, attend the funeral fl Major General
Mucomh, this day at 10 o'cl, ck.
Resolved, That "a committee of three
members oi llis House he appointed Oh
the puu of the House 10 make arrange.
mcn,s with such committee ms may he
appointed on the part Of the Senate, for
the attendance of the Senate aud Hnuse
OF Repre- scniatiyca at The funeral Of the
lalc Major General Macomb.
The Resolutions were conc urrcd in by
the Senate and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Tuesday, June 29.--Se.
verol reports were read and referred.
| The Senate resumed the consideration
o( The bll establishing the Fiscal Bank
oi the United States. Mr.. Clay proceed.
ed To Offer amendments TO the bill, some
oi which met with opposition and were
defeated. Others were adopted, but were
strongly opposed.
Mr. Clay, after considerable debate,
stated, that he should have other nsncmd.
mon,s to offer. The debate Oh the gene.
raj merits Of the Bank BIll cunnot CON.
mcrce before Thursday.
The Senate held short Executive
session, prior ~ adjournment.
HOUSE - The lIousc was called by
States for petitions, but only few were
presented.
Mr.. j. q. Adams presented plan for
Il fiscal agent framed by AlexaI der u nil.
ton, of New .Ioik, called an Exchcqucr
oi Isscs of the United States, wiih Lill
20 carry the said plan into effect
On motion OF Mr.. Adams, the same
were referred to the Commatec on the
Currency, bui the motion To print failed.
Mr.. Calhoun, from the Committee on
naval affairs, reported bill granting
certain naval peLslons--a subjcc; en-.
braccd IN the Presidents Message.
The House went into Cnmmnte" Of
tho hole on the state Of the Union and
took up the Bill TO distribute an"ag The
several States the proceeds OF the sale of
the public lands, aud TO establish rcr.
mancnt S, stem Of Pre- emption in favor Of
actual settlers.
MIR. Clifford. orMainc, spoke 1t grca,
length in opposition 10 the bill. lie con-
fined bis views 10 that part OF the bill
which relates to distribution.
SIR. G.. spoke ,ill 3 o'clock without
concluding when the House adj.
In SENATE, Wednesday, June 3d.
The New York petition in favor of a
National Bank --2i4 feet long-was
presented aud introduced with some re-
marks by MIR. Clay.
The Fiscal Bank bill! was again dis
cussed and amended. The first motion
this morning was one introduced by MIR.
Henderson, to amend the frs, section SO
ds TO exclude others than citizens of the
United States and aliens resident therein
from ihe privilege Of purchasing stock 3.
This motion created debate which in
volyed at one period the whole banking
principle, past, present, and to come.
Mr. Mangum was friendly to the pro-
position, and would even 20 tv exclude
resident aliens.
lie cOntcndcd that there was plenty of
capital in our own country seeking in
vcs,ment, and therefore the profits ought
to be confined to American citizens. -
Mr.. NJ. moved To strike out president
aliens" from the privilege Of purchase,
aud MIR. Henderson adopted the moditi-
cation.
Mr.. N"rchcad moved to restore il,
and called for the ayes and noes, bot it
was voted down by one vote-the origi-
nal proposition was then carried by a
large majority. The other amendment
goes to make the transfer Of any stock To
any foreigner, or company, or corpora
ton not belonging to the United States,
void and The stock is to be forfeited
and 90 to the surplus fund of the bank.
The next amendment offered by Mr..
Henderson was one that created long
debate. il was TO give any one or more
stockholders, his agent or attorney, pow
or 10 examine all the private acts, deal
ings or accommodations with any Of the
branches On this head the debate as
sumed a vivid interest.
The amendment was voted down--2G
against %.
M the House., . communication was
received from the President OF the Uni
ted States, transmitting memorial re-
cciyed 10y him from ciiizens Of New
York, in favor Of n general bnnkrup,
law, aud asking him TO communicate i,
to Congress with his views thereon.
MIR. Floyd's resolution calling for in
formation in The Mcleod case came IN.