The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-09

committee on Indian affairs, and he was
excused.
On motion of Mr.. Adams the house
went into committee of the whole on the
bill for the relief of Mrs. Harrison. A
long debate ensued, after which the com
mittee agreed to fill up the blank in the
bill with 5000, and reported it to the
house. The bill was then ordered to 4
third reading, and the house adjourned.
Jme l9.-The senate did not sit.
House-This being petition day num-
Der of petitions were presented on a vari-
CITY of subjects. Mr.. Adams, as usual
threw the house into ierment with his
abolition petitions, after which he present
ed number of petitions on other subjects,
among which was one from citizens Of
Baltimore, praying that John Quincy
Adams may be expelled from the house.
Mr.. Fillmore from the committee on
ways and means reported a bill making
appropriations for the expenses Of the en-
ira session. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Barnard presented, "wlth much
diilidence," a project for a national bank,
which, he said, was the result Of his cogi-
tations on that subject for the last three
months, and he hoped the house might be
pleased to have it printed and the house
most graciously ordered it TO be done.
Several resolutions were offered calling
upon the president for information IN re-
latiOn to the seizure of American vessels
on the coast of Africa by British cruizcrs.
Mr.. Hunt Offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on the currency to re-
port bill for The establishment Of ma
tional bank on the following" plan. The
following" was supposed to be MIR.
Barnard's plan, but it was not read, and
the resolution was laid on the table.
MOnday, Junc 2l.-Senatc-Mr. Clay
of Kentucky, chairman of the committee
on finance, made report on the subject
of a national bank. The report is too
long for insertion here, and we must con-
tent ourselves for the present with very
brief notice Of it. ltrcpudiatcs altogether
the two features of the bank introduced by
Mr.. Ewing to satisfy constitutional OBJ
jections. The most material is that which
in MIR. Ewing's project, required the as
sent of the states to the establishment, of
branches in them. This the report treats
as yielding the question of the constitu-
tional power to establish a national bank.
1t argues deliberately this question, and
insists on the establishment of branches
without the assent of the states, to be the
system contemplated by the committee.
Another point on which the report
wholly repudiaes the secretary's plan, is
that which proposes to establish the prin-
cipal bank in the District of Columbia.
So far from doing this, the plan of the re-
port takes the whole banking pOtcer out
of the district, not even permitting an Of
flee of discount and depostc 10 exist with
in the district. 1t proposes to have a
board of directors as n board Of control
within the district, but no bank holding
any part of the capital, or possessing any
power 10 discount.
The report, and the bill accompanying
it, were ordered to be printed, and made
the special order of the day for Wcdnes-
day next
The debate on the report of the sccrcta-
ry of the treasury was resumed by Mr..
Calhoun, who was followed by several
speakers, after which the motion 10 print
was carried without division.
The bill to revive the charters of TIE
banks in the District was debated, but no
question was taken before the senate adj
journcd.
IIouse-Mr. Pickins announced that
the Delegate from Florida (Mr. ID. Levy
was at the bar of the house and moved he
be sworn. Mr.. Morgan objected, and
said he had papers to show that he was
not a citizen of the U. S., whereupon Mr..
De Levy advanced in front of the speaker
and said, II appear here with the broad
seal of Florida, as her delegate" This
was conclusive with the speaker, and MIR.
De Levy was qualified and took his seat.
The bill No l, from the senate, TO re-
peal the sub.treasury, was read twice and
referred to the committee on ways and
means.
Petitions being called for, Mr.. Adams
commenced where he left off on Saturday,
and his bundle, like the widows cruise of
oil, seemed to increase with every draft
upon it. When he finished, he returned
thank to the house for patiently hearing
him through, and sat down like Hercules
of old, after having performed his last and
most difficult labor.
The resolution calling upon secretary
Ewing for his plan of fiscal agent was
taken up and passed.
The bill making appropriation for the
extra session was taken up and passed.
II approprlates 1897, 665.