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s-Resolved, That Congress hasn't power TO
chatter Il National bark; fsat we believe such 2
an institution enc of deadly hostility TO the best
interests OF the country dangerous to our Re.
publican institutions and the liberties ofthe peo-
Pile, and calculated TO place the business OF the
country within the control of q concentrated
money power, and above the laws and will of
~ CHAPTER H.. -
Mr.D Dallas and Bank offthe United States,
IN the Senate. of the u. s.
Monday, Jan. 9, ls32.-Mr. Dallas presented
the memorial of the Bank OF the United States,
praying for a recharter. aud said, s.he could not
but feti strongly impressed by the recollection
that the Legislature of Pennsylvania recently
anu in effect Unanimously had re commended the
recharterof lhebank. He became therefore a will
ling as lie was virtually an instructed agent in
IN promoting TO the eXteHto OF his nbility, an OBJ
]ect ANhlch, how sever, dangerously timed its ina
reduction might seen, was in Itself entitled to
every consideration and avoF''-(See Register
Oi Debates, Vol. Wi, part 1, p.55)
Jan. 20, 1882 nj. Benton asked leave TO in
iroduce a resolution 10 declare the branch drafts
oi The Bank oil 4he United States Illegal. Mr..
Dallas replediniaver OF the bank, anu said, $40
me the bank of the uuited States is nothing bul
a bank, a mere bank, enacted under the Infu-
ence OF the puIest motives Tor admirable purpo-
ses.'' On granting leave the yeas were is. nays
%; Dallas voting against grantlag Mr.. Benton
leave.
Feb. g. I832-Mr. Dallas made another
speech favor oil the Bank and in reply to Mr..
Bentonln
March Is, ls32.-Mr. Dallas, from the selce.
committee, reported a bill 10 renew the charter
of the Bank Of she Uated States. s
May %, l832.-Air. Dallas made his speech in
favor Of the bank as constitutional and cxpedi-
emit Mr.. Webster followed on the same side.
aud on tie 26th of May, Mr.. Benton replied 10
Messrs. Webster and Dallas.
May &c, I832-Mr. Webster moved an amend
meut to make The payment OF the bonus more
gradual and easier to the bark: MIR. Denyon OPP
posed it. 1t was carried 80 to 10, Mr.. Dallas
! voting for it.
4 May 90, l832-An amendment was adopted
to strike outtIe pending amendment, which re-
CURED The assent ofihe States to the establish
n'ent Of branches; yeas %, nays 10. Mr.. Dallas
voted for il.
lune 4, l83l.-An amendment was pending
ts tax tbe branches; a opposition was made by
Mr.. Sprague, TO STRIKE il cut aad distribute the
bonus among the States; agreed 10, &c TO H.
Mr. Dallas, voting for It AIR. Be:iton against il.
Same Day.-Mr. Bibb offered an amendments
TO limit the bank rate Of interest to 5 per cent:
rejected, 90 to 25. Yeas-BeRton, Grundy.
&c.; ,Nays-Dallas, Webster, Frelinghuysen,
&C.
Also.-An amendment to abolish proxy yot-
ing; rejected, 10 70 So. Yeas-Benion, Bibb.
Ellis, Iiaync, Hill, Kane, Marcy, Moore, and
White. Nays-Clay, Dallas, Ffelinghuysen,
&c.
June Q, i832.-Mr. Benion's amendment 10
strike OUT the exclusive privilege of the bank,
rejected. Yeas I6-Ben.on, Grundy, &c-
Nays 26-Dallas, Webster,C Clay, Frelinghnysen,
&c.
Sams Day.-Benton's amendment 10 forbid for
eigners holding stock in the bank, rejected; Mr..
Dallas voting against it.
Same Day.-Denton's amendment, asserting in-
%dividual liability Of stockholders, rejected; Mr..
Dallas voting against it.
Same Day.-Mr. Benton's amendment forbid.
ding the issue ofany currency by the bank not
redeemable in specie-Mr. Benton said he offer
ed this TO test whether it was intended to mako
the bank a specie-paying bank or not. Reiested,
II TO 81; MIR. Dallas voting against it.
Same Day.-Mr. Marcy's amendment reserv-
ing the right of repeal OF the bank charter 10
Congress, rejected; Is TO 2e-Mr. Dallas voting
against 1t.
Same Day.-Tdzwell's amendment to shorten
the termo Of the charter from Is years 10 10; Dali
las earnestly opposed it, saying; SsThat the bank
heretofore had done no mischief, and could not
Hereafter" and that I'm his opinion nothing
vas so weak, so contemptibly weak, as a mon
eyed corporation." Meesrs. CLAY and Webster
, sustained Mr.. Dallas. IL was rejected, 80 to 81
MIR. Da ilas voted against it.
June 5. l332-Amendment TO strike out the
bonus aud limit the rate Of interest to 5 per cent
Mr.. Dallas and Mr. Freiinghuysen opposed it
1t was rejected, IS TO 26. Nj. Dallas voting
against IT..
June G., I832.-The bank bonus in Mr.. DalIas's
bill being Si50,000, MIR. Marcy moved 10 increase
t to S525,000. Rejected. 10 TO 36. Mr.. Dallas
voting against it.
MI. Knight moved to increase it to $780,
600. Rejected, 90 to 27. Mr.. Dallas voting
against II.
Mr.. Seymour moved to increase it 70 $780,
600. Rejected 90 to Fl. Mr.. Dallas voting
against II.
Mr.. Dickerson, of N Jersey, moved to increase
it to $250,0o0. Rejected. 20 10 q. Mr.. Dallas
voting against It,.
Finally $500, 600 were agreed to Mr.. Dallas
| and Mr.. lobster voting for it.
Same Day-Mr. Marcy's amendment reserv-
ing the right to the State TO tax. rejected, % to
; 25; Mr.. Dallas and bis friends voting against il.
Same Day.-Mr. Forsyth's amendment to Iim-
; it bank interest TO 3 per cent. Again rejected
81 10 &c; Mr., Dallas voting against it. z
Same Day.-Mr. Whites amendment to re-
quire the bank to pay 3 per cent. interest on sur
plus public deposites, rejected, % to "a; Mr..
Dallas voting against it.
Same Day.-Mr. Benton's motion TO refer the
bill to the Secretary OF the Treasury (Gen Jacks
son's) TO report on 1t; elected, Mr.. Dallas vot-
: ing against it.
| June 9, i832.-Mr. Grundy moved the inde6-
mite postponement of the bill; lost, 20 to "a; Mr..
Dallas voting against it. =
, Same Day.-Bank bill ordered to third read
/; ing, 25 to 20; MIR. Dallas voting for it.
June ii, l832.--Bank bill finally passed, IS 10
90; Mr.. Dallas voting for it. ~Nays--Benton,
Bib, Brown, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth,
, Grundy, Kane, Hayne, Hill, King, Mangsm,
!, Marcy, Miller, Moore, TazeweII, Froup. Tyler,
e White.
July 10, I832.--Andrew Jackson vetoed the
Bank of the United States as unconstitution and
Z inexpedient.
: Tho next day, the veto was considere ed in the
Z | Senate MIR WebSlPr c0urmancipr tho iah1ta-