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Of The Tfeasnfy DePartment;of re federol Go
EeFnment 70 Executive eontfsk IA fhe txef<ise Il
an important discretion. for Ish4E ii vas MADE
solely responsible to Consrisst DkPIofing IS
Ibis General Assembly does, lksll htefieTeace as
illegal and Unconstitutional, ts6as me pefsuad-
I Cd thar 10 nttioa ever long dait%iaed ats fee
dom Which surrendered 10 er fe1mRled 10 BE
grAsped byihe same hand, psse5pFeF The pais.
an5 NE sVords K
) Resolssd. Thai our ssns,pss# congrsss Sc
Instructed, and our Represents - be az listed,
10 adept PfOmP, aad eiIiciens he asfsrss 10 feme
dy the esIl occasioned BY Ihes isH uHh ulhfrized
ass0pptiOn Of power BY the Atss55ent 0ver lae
pablIe moneys,os The u SIasSs 81
Resoiusd. That the Generss Aftenlhly OF Vif-
sinia cannui ssnelioH The PoskE taice has been
claimed By Congress 10 eslaolssk 81 U 4ied States
Bank, because, in the opiD;oS S4thss Generai
ASseHtly, thai power is not sessl Congress BY
the CbnslEulioa Of The ~BSiltd Esases, as has
been frequently and sclemnly esd ksdky The Ge-
/ neral Assembly Of Yitginis.
Rrsoired, Thsithe GsDera, &seS tly do not
fiLiead BY the declaration e IS gsri;ioa in re-
gard 10 TIE nneonsntnuoaalisy tfae Hank Of the
United States, TO qualify, OF fzSay manner to
impair, The force Of their disas fshaeoa Of the
withholding and Withdrawing shs public de-
PosiIti. va
| 6 Resolved, That the GOyesa1N or .this com
nonWs1lih be requested 10 uSl&a q copy IL
these resolutions 10 each Of qtS s. aaturs and
Representatives, in the cODgf9aS f DE uniIed
Safes VIZ
| The resolutions were sent q az sebaie, and
were there debated for about ,ht Is. They
we're returned, with the f5llowiaa Sabstule:
sENATE's REsoLU45aSS
By Esy 81 SlibaitsYh
! On Tuesday the 18th Of FebstRSs 1884, The
Resolutions Of The House were refeEnedefrcm the
Senate with amendments, as folSk4b
i Preamble, Isl line, strike oassfFl q lhe word
Whereas, TO The end Of the lss5ftsosusi9n, and
insert in LEY thereof, The followilt;
1.-THE General Assembly oe Y fgltia deem
il Of the utmost Importance, thass me power 10
control the public revenue shesp DC made 10
ABIDE, ID Practice, where il has bEssh invested BY
The constitution, in the mmedIsAe Iepusenla-
lives Of the people, and Of lhetSsates, n Gen.
gress assembled; aud all exPeriense OF Ihe Prac-
licai operation If governments HIS PROCEED, lhsI
arbitrary assumptions e power W Them, OF any
officer Of Them, If silently seqalesced 10, become
ptecedents for further and sill greater acts q
usurpalion therefore,
~. RssOirsd BY The General Assembly, That the
regent acs Of The President of the UaIled States,
exercising control over the pubic deposites, by
causing them 10 be withheld and witRdGgyn, on
his own responsibility, from the United States
Bank, in which they had been ordeled 10 be
placed the act Of Congress charterng said
bank, Is, 10 the judgment cfIhe GeneisI As
SeGsbly, dangerous andalafmiug assuaplion
of power BY that officer, which cannot be loo
strongly condemned.
% ResOfred, That while the GsneEsl Assem-
oily VIII ever be ready TO sustain The President
~ r, t,.I o. 2
sllution has coniiJed 10 him, they, yfthtless,
cannot but regard with Apprehension ard dis
trust, the disposition 10 extend BIS official au-
tnoIty beyond its just and proper limits,
WHICH he has so clearly manifestediin his recent
Interference with The Treasury Dersument OF
she Fedeial Government, in The exercise ef
sound discretion which Congress'bas coufded to
he head Of that department alone.
IS. R:selrsd, That our Senaiorsiin Congress
be instructed, aud our Representatives, uested,
10 use their best exerlions 10 pfocdfe the adop-
ton OF proper measures for rtstoiieg tie public
money, 10 the Bank Of ihs United tialss, or, al
least, fer causing them TO Be dep9sled. therein
for the future, according TO the objection Land
stipulation of the acl Of Congress chanering The
said bank; Iif, al any time If their action on the
subject, the said bank be. in their onion, safe
depository ff The public treasNe,
a.. Resolved, That the General A Tembly can
not recognize as constitutional The foweS which
has been claimed by Congress To eaablish u.
States Bank. because, in the opiuioif Of lhe Gen
eral Assembly, as they have heretofore solemniy
declared, that power is MT given tosCongress by
the Constitution ef the United States.
| IS RESOLVED, That The GsErfal Assembly do
not intend ty the declaration Of Their opfpion in
regard to the uuconsiisutioDality e. the Bank
Of the United States. TO qualify or 30 any m rn-
ner 70 impair, the free pf lAeIr disappfobation
Of the withholding and Withdrawing Of the pub
lie deposires.
sc R,soIssd, That the Governor n this Com.
onWea,h be requested to transmit copy Of
these resolutions to each cf our SsnaiorS and
Representatives 10 the Congress % The United
States"
Proceedings on The Ala Resolution, rth.rnta from
the Senate
After the three FIRST amendments Of tie Sc
a,te, tnot varying the principle Of either, were
lconcurred fn, the fourth resolution was read as
follows
s''Resolrsd, That the General Assembly cannot
recognize as constitutional the potter which
has been claimed by congress 10 Establish
United States bank, because, in IheiopinioH Of
the general assembly, as they have beretbfore
solemply declared that power is nots give n 10
congress BY the constitution Of tIe United
States"
Amotjon was made by Mr.. Watkins, 10 a.
mend The same BY adding thereto the following
Sand that our senators in congress be in
strueied, aud our representatives requested, 10
use their best efforts To- prevent the re charter
Of the bank of the United States"
whereupon, a motion was made Nh Janpey,
10 amend The said amendment offered by Mr..
Watkins, By inserting al the end rheredf ttupon
The grounds Of its unconsliiutionsliiy,ia Hand THAI
they be further instructed TO vote sgsinst the
este blishment Of any other banE.'
And The question being put upon the said, al
rh4ndment PROPOSED by AR. Jsnney, wts deters
mined in the Affirmative. Ayes79, poss Al.
Among the negatives, Messrs Fsulkher Col
ston, Barton, Gibson, Gallaher. M'Dowkll.s &c I
The question then REQUIRED upon tdop,ing
the sa ID amendment offered by Mr.. watkins as
amended, and was de;eTmized in the nefat1ve-
ayes 81, noEs So.
[Among the negatives. Messrs, FSuIsner,
Coiston, Barton, Gibson, Vance, Sloan Mullen,
Gailahsr, Wager, Janney, M'DoTell. Sol See
Journal, p. l69.
Here IS another distinct negative 10 HE de.
clarati0t thai The Bank was ,sneonsiiluihaoI. in
which MY position i clearly defined.
Tho question then REQUIRED upon ihs a5op.
zion The said fourth resolution contained 10
The Sesate's said amendment, and was te,ermn-
ed inlhe affirmative. Ayes 81, noes 81
AYES-Messrs Banks (sPeaker.) PPulsoh,