Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-21
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. 1913.

incidentally ceDsurIng The wing party
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1913
SENATE In the Senate, during the hour al
lott ed for presena of memorials, &c Mr.. BE u
ton presented one from New York, numerously
signed, favor of the repeal of the Bankrupt
Act; and entertained The Senate, for half an hour
with an argument to prove that the laws OF Eng
land had never tolerated voluntary bankruptcy.
The motion 10 prin, ten thousand copies of the
reports of the ma jority and mncrltv of the Com
nItiee on The Judiciary, on Gen. Jackson's fine,
was negatIved ayes II, nays %.
The JOINT resolution Tor the distributor OF the
Census Returns, was adopted.
UoUsE-In The House of Representatives. to
day, the debate the Excheqner Bill was resum.
ed. Mr. Underwood, of ken,ucky-a gentleman
Of high talents and intelligence. and OF that gem
erous elevation Of taste and character which !
wish more ferven,ly in the national
councIs-had the floor. Before proceeding to
his argument he took occasion 10 notice the ex-
traordinary letter Of Mr.. Protilt to the editors OF
the National Int ligencer, which those gentlemen
with their usual courtesy 10 men OF all parties,
published This morning.
In the course OF his speech yesterday. Mr..
Profit contended that the Bank Of tho United
States had been influenced in granting accommo
dations by men high IN station; and he addnced
particularly instance in which loan, after
having been twice refused had been granted on
"A third Application through me influence oi Mt.
Clay. To prove this allegation, Mr.. Profit bad
quoted the following from Peters Reports vol TX.
| page 3>2:
| Ia the state of things existing 10 1922, WIN
Owens applied to the Office Lexington for a
/ loan cf $1,000, in the notes Of the Bank OF ken-
lucky, assuring The Bank tina, they would answer
his purpose as well gold and silver The otfer
was rejected by the directors of The Bank; and on
its renewal again refused third 'lmo III e
loan applied for, the interference OF gen
tIemen connected with the business OF the Bunk
not director, to procure IL was solicited and OBJ
| tained and the application was referred TO The
board Philadelphia, by which the loan was au
/ thorized-"
| Now, Mr.. Underwood submitted that the gen
tieman here alluded TO, Mr.. Clay; but he
wished to call the attention Of the House To the
fact that material part of the record hero SC
boldly quoted, was suppressed. He hoped The
garbling was no, Intentional on the part Of the
member from lndana, but, in point Of fact, he hac
thought fit to stop in his quotations before the
sentence came to the end. The true record show
ed that The gentleman had ended his sentence n
a comma, instead Of full stop, Mr.. Under
wood then read from Peters Reports, showing
tina, the loan bad been made on tho third appllca
| ton. after the rrecuion of a mortgage as add
tionGf security. This was the important fact 0
mtted by Mr.. Profiit-and Mr.. Underwood De
clared ii. gratitude to him for giving him the op
poriunity 10 point TO n remark BILE trait in The
characte Of Mr.. Clay. That grea, man was ev
er ready his friends but he always inss
ted that his friends should do what was TeuurreC
nv justice ana n0nor. lie hoped that the mex
time the gentleman from Indiana made quota
ton likely to affect the reputation Of great man
he would sot stop at comma but 60 on TO the
end Of the sentence at least.
Mr.. Under God proce eded TO address the House
| in favor of a National Bank, affording the hes
means of establishing a sound and uniform cur
rencv. and pro. iding for the collection, safe keep
/ ing and disbursement Of the public monies
Daring the morning hour, after some nnimpor
| tant private bills and repnr,s from Committees
the House took up the Bill for RENTING the fine
Of Gen jackson. Mr. Butler Of Kentucky, who
was one of Jackson's aids a New Ofleans) spoke
at great length and with much earnestness in
support Of the Bill, and in reply to Mr. Adams
/ md others
| Having been cut eff bv the expiration Of his
hour he announced his intention TO write out and
rnhish 8 bat be bid not time e say.