Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-03-08
CONGRESS.
From ths BGltIaOis SEA-.
Washington City. Feb. 81, Is4S.
SENATE

In Senate, after the reading Of report
from the Department Of War, q messaaS
from the President Of the United States
was received, enclosing a communicated
! from the department of Sisis, containing
! an extract from letter of Mr., Webster
70 Mr' Everett, inreIation 10 the brig Gre.
ole. Ihe letter takes the game view Sa
mat OF Mr.. Calhoun. and makes domlRd
for restitution.
| Mr.. Walker made some remarks aGiar
the reading Of the letter, and moved fbst
i should be referred to the committee "a
! foreign relations.
MIR. Calhoun rose to second ths mo.
ton. He had heard the document Rad
with great pleasure; and he believed that
had It come from sny other source thaR
that from which It did, il could not have
produced half the effect. He did moi.
however, deem il Necessary to say any.
thing in its favor, his object being merely
TO second the motion Of the Senator from
Mississippi and to move that one thousand
copies additional be printed for the ne
Of the Senate.
Mr.. Clay did not perceive any nsces.
sity for that course, but agreed that the
document should be referred to the com.
mittee on printing. II was accordingly
so referred.
Mr.. Huntington presented memorial
from New York, praying an extension Of
drawbacks on goods, which he aceompa-
MED with some remarks, tending TO show
that Notwithstanding the business Of thu
country would be increased BY extending
drawbacks, the collection of the revenue
would be rendered more difficult. The
memorial was referred to the committee
on commerce.
Mr.. Buchanan presented several memo
rials from ladies Of PennsylVania, on the
subject ol abolition.
Mr.. King enquIred if The msnorialiatS
were LADIEs3
Mr.. Buchanan replied in the Afirma-
tive.
Mr.. King then observed that they had
better be attending 10 their knitting. Al.
ter the reception and disposal of various
other memorials,repO from committees
being in order,
Mr.. Tallmadge made q report from the
select committee 10 whom the Secrets.
ry Of the Treasury's plan for F:scaE
Agent had been submitted. The report
after entering somewhat into The details
of The plan, proceeded to name the diff.
ferent modes which had been proposed
for uniform system of currency; first
a bank of the United States; second, q
State Bank of Deposite; third, an Inds.
pendent Sub Treasury. After slludinR
to the implacticability ofreViViag any Of
these systems Os Banking, the report
proceeded 10 mention the chief fObiections
which had been urged against the plan
under consideration. Il Increases the
patronage which it gives to the Executive
lit deals in exchanges-it issues on the
credit ofthe Government. Could these
objections be removed? The committee
were Of opinion that they could. The
remainder Of the report was chiefly de.
voted to this part Of the subject, and TO
suggestions and amendments, which, the
committee considered would render the
plan, as modified, acceptable to all par.
ties. ..5
Mr.. Preston moved that three thousand
copies Of the report be printed for the
use of the Senate. The printing vas
ordered,
The Senate then went into Executive
session. ...t.e
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After the journal had been read and
approved, the Speaker announced that
lhs call upon the States in their order
for resolutions, would be the FIRST busi'
ness.
Mr.. Fessenden, Of Maine, pursuant TO
previous notice, introduced resolution
or resembling the 2lst rule, which pro-
,ibits the reception Of abolition papers,
objections being made, the resolution
les over under the rules for one day.
Mr.. Randall reported bill regulating
he taking of testimony in cases OF
contested elections. Read twice and
eierred.
A resolution was offered By Mt Ath!
rton, providing that Congress shall
djourn on the last Monday in May.4
aid over. t''
"A 7I6SOlu uOn was neAt ouSlSu P'O''
ing that all elections for members OF
congress in The several states. shall
9 held on one and the same day. haId
yer.
Mr.. Calhoun, os Mass, offered 9 Fesol
ution providing tor the establishment Of
he one hour rule Objection being made
/ was laid over. -.
M. Clarke offered resolution calling
non the President to furnish statement
those members Of Congress, if snys
tho bave applied for Office since March
lst.
An amendment was offered 10 thisy