The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-06
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CONGRESS-.
Senate.

MIR. BENTON rose TO offer resolution, and TO pre-.
cede 1t with some remarks, bottomed upon paper
which he held in his hand, and which he would
read He then read as follows -
CONVERSATION NO. 1901
OvrisE or sEcRETARv OF THE SENATE ov THE U. 8. A.
Cashier Of the Bank of Washington,
tay 70 non THOMAS H. BENTON, or order one hundred
sl4a (signsd) AsHBURY DICKENS,
aGEndorsedl no- 1.ehs,ss ~ s,oi..s ~ '
THOMAS H. BENTON"
D,sraIcr OF CoLuMsIA,
Washington County, sct
Be known, That the thirty.6rs day Of January,
1872 George sw:sny, Notary Psblic BY lawful .u.
county and district Aforesaid sthe request Of tie Hon
cradle Thomas b. nton, presented at the Bank Of WASH
ington the original check whereof the above il
in tie said check speciAes whereunto the Cashier Of
said bank whole amount cannot be paid
here to meet the Secretary the senste Checks but
ready pay this check in one Treasury nete for
one hundred dollars bearing six per cent interest," and
Therefore l. the said Notary the request aforesaid,
have protested and by these presents do solemniy pro
against the drawer and endorser Of the said check
and all others whom Il doth or may concern for all
costs exchange reexchange, charges damages and in
terest suffered and 10 be suffered for want OF payment
thereof.
In testimony whereof have hs7s Su s, set
~ this first day Of February, lS42.
GEORGE swEENY, Notary Public.
Protesting, 81 rs.
Recorded In Protest Book. @. 8. No. 4 page slS.
Mr.. BENTON spoke at some lenglh in support Of
his peculiar ideas on the subject of currency and in
opposition t. the policy Of the wing party, and then
offered the following resolution
Resolved-Thatths committee on finance be instructed
TO inquire into the nature Of the payments made
be made by the federal to ts credi
paper Whether the creditors have their opinion1
WHISTLER the government paper 10 at discount And
e y. % ws rs =, sns ay
them from loss the Constitution from violation and the
country from dsgrace2
Mr.. MAseuM spoke in opposition to the course Of
the administration.
Mr.. WOODBURY. remarked, that as the Senator
from North Carolina had denied that the expensive
commission to investigate the affairs Of the custom.
house at New York, was instituted by the Wing
party proper, or that that party responsible for
it, he weuld remind him that there was another
commission that party could not deny the pater-
nifty Of the commission instituted in this city by &C.
neral Harrison in March last, to investigate the
affairs Of the superintendent and work men on the
public buildings. resolution of inquiry was
passed at the extra session, calling for the test
mony before that commission, and other proceed
ings under it. A report was made in compliance
with that resolution; and it was his wish to extend
it farther, and with that view offered the following
resolution. which lies over one day under the
rule. ie
Ressved That the President of the United States be
requested have prepared and submit to the Senate,
tabular statement exhibiting the names Of each person
the commission Of inquiry appointed last spring. rela
paid t. each be affixed to his and an explanation
appended in another column showing for what kind and
length services pay was msds ana that the
m SvSrio
Of which has been made, be specified concluding with
the of aggregate expenses under
said commission, and what steps have since been taken
BY the President, in consequence Of their reports
Mr.. BEHroH gave notice that he would, on Mon
day next, ask the Senate to take up for considera
ton the bill introduced by himself, to postpone the
operation Of the Bankrupt Law till the lst Of July
next.
The Senate then went into executive session, and
afterwards adjourned over to Monday.
House OF representatives.
FxIDAY, Feb. f.
TIE CoNrEMPr AND DEFENCE OF Ex.PREsDEsr
ADAMS.
The Ex.President ADAMS occupied a session Of
three hours to-day in the House OF Representatives
with what Is called, in courtesy, a continuation Of
his defence. Truth might require that il should be
called his exordium, or perhaps with greater truth,
the small talk with which an half amateur speaker
begues his audience until he gets fairly on his legs
for the distinguished Massachusetts representative
has NOT yet entered his subject. ne has laid out
tho ground work, as cities have been laid out ON
maps, and il just possible that his superstructure
may be a. visionary and unreal He animated that
he should descant and if his execution il common
surate with his plan, the next month will not be suf
fcient for his purposes all the events Of his event
full life, from the days of Washington to the present
hour, and on many subjects which may become
natter of history Hereafter. The Right of Search
and the African Slave Trade were particularly sp.-
cited. The honorable member apparently enjoys
his present position with great gusto, and the
majority OF the House patiently resigned
to their fate; they listen lstlessly to :" the old
man eloquent" looking happy and ANNA
ted as policeman duly. It was obser-
vable, however-but whether it may be atri-
buted to the speech Of the honorable gentleman
or to a sudden ebullition Of virtuous acknowledg-
ment of the claims of friendship or the obliga-
tons of representative duty, it might be i'll naured
to conjecture-that great amount of correspond
ence was being perpetraied by the minority. Pos
sibly the opportunity was favorable. There were
others who fsrociously bent on the acquisition
Of knowledge under difficulties, hear him or die 1"
Bolts was reading industriously, and not few
apparently deluding themselves into the belief
that they were thinking about something We would
report the honorable genteman's speech-but it
would require sheet Of the dimensions of ten
acre field, and forty horse shorthand power, and
not be worth the sacrifice. We would give the pur-
port Of the speech subsiitue-but, like the phi
losopher's stone, it was undiscoverable. We would
give extracts specmensbut this, too, puzzles US,
as would the attempt to give such an exhibition OF
the chaos before creation, q pattern Of the last
fog. At three o'clock the honorable gentleman's
speech, and the honorable members dinner, were
put in opposite balances; the speech kicked the
beam, and the House adjourned, leaving the speech
unfinished.
Raltsmore.