American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-23
A1nertton Republican.
TReported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS-
WAsuNGroN, April %, lS4G.
SENATE.

Senate, that he desired to ask a question OF
two of the chairman of the committee having
the bill in charge-he referred 10 the lndepen-I
dent Treasury, or as it was generally called, thel
Sub Treasury Bill He was no panic maker
no desired to allay pancs-the country was
prosperous, and he desired to keep it so. He
wished to ask of the chairman of the commit
tee on Finance when their report would bel
made, and ifthe bill was so far advanced as TO
enable him to say whether it would he reported
with or without amendments, and at what Pc
riod the subject would probably come up!
Mr.. Lewis could not say when the subject
would come up, but the committee had deter
mined to give precedence to the bill for estab-
fishing warehouse system; and also TO bills Tor
establishing Branch MINIS at New York and
Charleston, S. c., as remedial measures wv
ing to the fact that the contemplated system
was not in operation, eleven millions OF Inc
public money was now on deposite, and had
been made the basis of discount, so that there
was a great expansion in the money MARKET
on this account the committee will not report
for the whole of the specie clause at once, and
will not recommend that the bill shall take eff
feet sooner than the LIST of January next
Anxious as the committee were TO bring the
Government back to its legitimate monetary
er, to make the change from existing conditions
as little injurious to the country as possible,
Mr. Speght, from the committee OH Finance,
reported bill for the establishment ola Branch
Mint at Charleston, S. G.
Mr.. Dix, from the committee on Commerce,
reported a bill for the reiefof Chas. w. Pinck
ney, allowing HIM to take out a register for the
French barque Amle, repaired by him after it
had been wrecked; the bill was considered at
once and passed.
Mr.. Jarnagin then called up the resolution
heretofore submitted by him relative TO the Sc
cret Service Fund
The resolution having been read,
Mr.. Webster read few remarks from his
manuscript. He concurred with the President
IN the reasons he had assigned for declining to
answer this resolution, in his message to the
other House. He had no apprehension that
the country would think hardly of himself or
President Tyler Whoever suspected pecula-
ton in this matter, must himself be suspected
of having first held no very complimentary
dialogue with himself Whoever made the
charge advanced against him (Mr. W. had
either seen these papers, or he had not-it he
had not seen them, then was the charge purely
wanton-if he had seen them, he could make
public his knowledge, for no obligation of Sc
crecy rested upon him. He was afraid he had
already bestowed too much notice upon this
miserable SANDER; he would say no more, but
leave the base author of it to the worst com
pany he knew of in the world-that of him
self
Mr.. Jarnagin here wished, by general con-
sent, to withdraw his resolution, but
Mr.. Westcott objected, as he wished to have
an expression Of the Senate's views.
Mr.. Mangum had the same desire. He was
glad of an opportunity to approve OF any act
of the Executive, and he hoped the Senate
would unanimously reject the passage Of the
resolution.
Mr.. Breese moved to lay it on the table, but
withdrew for
Mr.. Allen, who said that he should vote
against it, because in all steps ioraimpeach-
ment the process must originate in the other
House. He renewed MIR. BIS motion, which
was lost.
The yeas and nays were then called on the
passage of the resolution, and it was rejected
aye, Mr., Turney, noes i'd.
Mr.. J. NJ. Clayton then called up the French
Spoliaton BILL and addressed the Senate at
length in an irresistible argument in support of
the payment of this long deferred debt.
Mr., c. spoke for upwards of two hours, and
without concluding, yielded to a motion for adj
journment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The special order for to day the Speaker an.
nounced to be ga bill to establish the Smith
sonian Institution for the increase and dlffu-
sion Of knowledge among men," and accord
ngly the House went Immediately into com
mittee of the whole, (Mr. Burt, of S. G. IN the
Chair and proceeded with the consideration
of said bill.
MIR. r. D. Owen, chairman of the select
committee, to whom the subject had been re-
ferred, and who reported the bill to the House,
opened the debate in an able speech in support
of the bill.
The first section of the bill provides that
the S515, l69, which has been received, be lent
to the Treasury of the U S. at 6 per cent. in
terest from the LIST of Sept 1888, being the
time it was received into the Treasury. That
the amount which has or may accrue to the
LIST July next, being S242, l29 be appropriated
for the erection of suitable buildings, the en-
closing and preparing Of suitable grounds, and
for other incidental expenses of the said Insti-
tuition.
The interest is made payable semi-annually,
on the first Of January and July in each year,
and the same is appropriated for the perpetual
maintenance of the support OF the institution;
all its expenses to be paid from the interest and
not from the principal.
The details Of the bill aie too extensive for
this report, they consisting mostly ofprovisions
for the differing, Locating and general manage
ment of the institution.
The following gentlemen addressed the com.
mttee-Messrs, G W. Jones Of Tenn, J. Il
Ingersoll of Pa, Stanton Of Tenn, Sawyer o
Ohio, D. P. King of Mass, and Davis Of Miss
Several amendments to the bill were propos
ed, and among them was ono from Mr. Gcorg
Washington Jones, in every respect worthy tht
perception Of that Distinguished gentleman
sporting anillusrious name. The amendment
proposed to strike out all after the enactin!
clause and inserting section providing tina
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