Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-10

the SHtlEc PcoplC aAuut VA All Poh'Ae"i POI
ties.
The VINES OF EAST AND WEST
... BATON RorcE.
a4 CONGRESS.
SENATE, June 21.-The official cor
re~spondcnce With the exploring squadron
was transmitted 20 the Senate to-day by
the President.
A number of petitions for n bankrupt
law and u national bank, were read in the
Senate, and a nuraber of speeches made on
every subject. Thus passed the 2lst.
22d.-A bill from the House limiting
the expenses of the Senate for Limiting, to
$4,000 instead Iof $4,000, during the
present session, was passed. A lengthy
discussion on various propositions relative
to the banks of the District, occurred. On
motion of Mr.. Benton, the following clause
was appended to Che bill for extending the
charters of the District banks, viz "That
no bank should pay out or lend out the
notes OF any suspended bank, or any paper
currency Whatsoever, which was not
equivalent 10 gold and silver"
23.-To.day Mr.. Buchanan repeated his
call (which he has frequently made during
the SESSION. on the President for the names
of persons appointed to and removed from
office by the present administration. Mr..
Mangum remarked, that if the gentleman
would wait until tomorrow, he should not
only be furnished with the information he
desired, but in connection herewith, a fill
list of the appoints ents and removals since
the 4th March, 1929!
The bill for extending the charters of the
District banks, on motion of Mr.. More
head to strike outsthe amendment of Mr..
Benton, wa recommitted.
Mr.. Clay called for the bill establishing
a ''iscal agent" but withdrew his motion
at the request of Asr. Wright. .
24th-Two important bills were called
up in the Senate Today, but nothing done
on either viz, thf national bank bill, and
the bill granting $4,000 to the family of
Gen. Harrison
25.h.-Afier tile reading Of about the
usual number of petitions for y bank and a
bankrupt Law, TIE "merning hour was
occupied by Mr.. McRobert in the eesclu-
sion of a speech commenced yesterday
Like Observation-Disclosures Of the speeches
made in Congress, there was neither ne
cessity for this, nor justice in thus mis-
spending time and the public funds.
The bill granting $4,000 to the widow
of Gem HarrisonE passed to-day by a vote
of % TO ]6.
The bill establishing a fiscal agent then
came up, and tho discussion was opened
by its friendship opponents of the meas
ure reserving they objections until the ar
guments in its faEpr had been heard. Some
trivial amendments were made, which we
do not deem necessary to report at present.
IF the bill passes, We shall then lay it be-
fore our readers in full; if it fails, time
spent in talking Of it now would be lost.
HOUSE OF Representatives, June 19.
A memorial fromcertain citizens Of Penn
sylvania in favor,o of an increase of the ia.
riff, was read and laid on: the table. No
thing was consummated in the House to-
day many petitions and memorials were
read, and some remarks made on the pro.
Jected establishment of an U. 8. Bank.
2lst.-Mr. Levy, representative from
Florida territory, and ID. Ell. Lewis and
Mr.. Shields from Alabama, assumed their
seats today.
The bill from the Senate for the. repeal
of the s~ub-treaslry, was sent to the CON-
mittee of Ways aud Means. and the action
of the House upon it thus for a time de-
layed.
Al resolution of Mr.. Hunt, appointing a
select committee TO inquire into the expe-
diency of establishing a national"bank was
adopted.
A resolution calling on the President for
all information in his possession relative to
the seizure of American vessels by British,
cruizers, under the plea of the slave trade,
and all information relative tofthe African
slave trade, with the dispatches of Mr..
Trist. consul at Havana TO the I. S. go.
pernment, was adopted.
Another resolution calling for the cor.
r~espondence Of the U. S. government with
that of Great Britain relative TO the Ameri-
can citizens VOW British prisoners in Van
Dicmau's land. Was also adoptcd.