The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-31

xRo1E oojoct was clooriy 70 provoke olv1et0os
Mr.. HEsros-No provocs tion, sir -
Mr.. LEwrs-AmoDg the friends Of the measure
MT. BssToS-Thsy did not provoke me, SIR ~.
Mr. Brrros said he would have to restate his ohjsc-
tions which were based upon the primary objection to
paper substitutes for hard money. II persisted In. they
would break down the government. He would rather
have National Bank than this provision with the sub
treasury.
Mr.. CALHOUN was in favor of tho of the drafts.
The single point of difference whether these drafts
should be received by the Disturbing officers not
Referring the Of the attempted fraud the
Indians under orders from Mr. Van Buren's adminstra
letters with utter establishment Can any gsntlsmsn
tell me how much that paper was depreciated7
Mr. Berror-Much less than gold and silver sir 1t
Mr. ALHour-Tt was in ,sao. Why, sir, the banks,
all suspended payment in 1887
AVoicE-The Pennsy lvania U g. Bank was insolvent
about that time.
Mr. CALHouN-why, sir. the bank in state Of in
solvency: But this very transaction far from show
ing that the old subtreasury humbug. only show
ed that was especially adapted to such frauds
Mr. B'Sros spoke Of the paper trash that was in cir,
cuation In l840 and of the curses that heaped
upon Mr.. Van Buren's administration Wen were paid
of in paper rash and hut for their wives and children,
they would have cast into the faces Of the dsbursng
officers In the State Of Tennessee this sort Of paper trash
was distributed through thirty counties and there were
And that was not ali The election came Off in is4o.
and We were whipped sir. We were beaten in that
State by twenty thousand Under this provision you
may dsburse in the smallest promises as small as Owl
Creek shin pla You may send hair trunks full
of them, sir You may make your subtreasury bank -
bank Of circulation. Thi, provision entirely changes
the whole character of the bill 1t makes the sub rea.
sury a bank. When had the old sub treasury up,
the word currency was in and we looked through,
and had 1t taken out wherever We could Knd it, because
II not consistent with the constitution. The
word currency" does not occur in the con-
current coin C.u.r-spelng it CURRENT cur.
rent coin. It's qualified by CON- and that makes
hs in
old Sub Treasury the provision relating dsbu
ments, which says or otherwise accommodate the pub
lie service That the in which all these rou
bles Matched. "Or otherwise accommodate the
public service" That was your creep out-hole They
tried TO creep through it, sir cheat the Indians but
for 5000 Quo OF bank rags circulated about
that time in Arkansas You know all about il Cunning
10 Mr. Ashley. Was it not So sir?
Mr. AsArY-Yes. sir; the Senator is correct.
Mr. B.SroN-fes, sir. this deprecated paper was cir
Of 1t were given 10 John Ross TO disbuIse among the
Cherokees And all Of this came out of your creepou
Mr. REvEaDY JoHKsoS.-The same thing 10 in this BILL
sir.
Mr. BENroS.-Sir!
Mr.. JoHssoN-The same words are in this bill, sir.
MIR. BENToN.-Are they, sir
MIR. JoHNsoN.-Yes, sir.
Mr. BESroS.-Then we must have lick at them, sir,
and after some further remarks by the learned Senator
from Missouri,
Mr. JOHNSON read from the 18th section Of the bill be-
fore the Senate follows -" And provided that for the
purpose of public account Of balances
remaining with the present repositories it shall be law
of the said repositories he may think most condu
Give to the public interests to the convenience of the
MIR BErroN-Ah! that's different. cir, that's different
from otherwise accommodating the public interest"
Mr.. ALLEN said, that whom any scheme Of this kind
was intended to be fastened upon the country was al
ways upon the plea Of necessity. There was neces
sity for this issue Of bank paper Mr. Allen reiterated
when par involved the plan Of reducing the whole
circulation of the country to paper money.
objection: Of the Senator from Ohio showing that the
provision intended for the public accommodation in
avoiding by transfer OF drafts the necessity of trans
On motion Of Mr.. srrroHr, the Senate adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WAsHIsGror. July 20, ls40.
THE TARIFF BILL--PRELrMiNARy PRockEpINos
The Rev. Mr.. Mburn ascended the Speakers stand
end after OF the hammer to en0n silence deliver
ed prayer.
The srEAKnR. ttaking his seat)-The clerk will read
At this STAGE the secretary of the Senate appeared at
the door, and
The doorkeeper of the House announced message
The sxesrrA.r: Cbowing)-Mr. Speaker, the Senate
have passed the bill Of the House. entitled "A Bill to
House.
The Secretary made another bow at the door Of the
main aisle. and retired The bill conveyed to the
clerks table.
The journal of yesterday was read when
were standing in various parts Of the hall talking and
gesticuating) and moved that the special order-the
up Ss @ bill e
another, Boyd does the right thing'D
Mr. BRoDHsAD, Of Pennsylvania, called for the yeas
and nays, and they were ordered.
Mr. MCKAY, Of North Carolina, moved q call of the
House.
The House was called and two hundred and eleven
members answered to their names.
Al further proceedings in the call were dispensed
with-yeas, LA nays Sc
,ha Co.. L. - ~.
on the motion of the gentleman from Kentucky, (nr.
MIR wrsrHsor-wil the Speaker state the precise
The sPEAxK-It is to postpone the special order in
order to take up the message Of the Senate
The roll was called and the result was-yeas, lOS-
nays, 100
The srrAxrR-Ths House has postponed the special
order and the clerk will now read the from the
IMPORTANT POINT.
Mr.. WINTHROP understand that the House has post
The SPEAKER The motion was made with an express
intention Of taking up the tariff BILL returned from the
Senate.
Messrs. DnoMeooLr and BaopHrAp arose, and, at the
same moment, addressed the Speaker.
Mr. WiNrHRoP.-I have the floor.
MIR DRoNoooLE-I rise to point Of order.
Mr. WINrHRsr-So do |, and have the floor.
The srEAxEs.-The gentleman from Massachusetts,.
MIR. WINTHROP Il called on the chair to inform me
what was the question, and the chair did say il
to take up the tariff bill
The srKAKER-The chair expressly stated (Nr Hop
kns: YES heard himD The chair will refer to the
journal.
Mr. WINTHROP am satisfied on that point The
rules require vote of two thirds to change the
der of business
The SrEAxER-The point Of order too late. II
would have been in order before the vote take
call for division OF the question Ito postpone the
house bill and to take up the tariff billy But the
tons combined il Ia too late
MIR. WINrHRoP-Do the rules say that the rules can
be suspended in any other way than by vote Of two
thirdsf
The srEAxER-The question was distinctly put to
postpone the special order and take up the Of
the Senate. No division was called for. II division
had been called for Of would have been
required for the postponement of the special order
Mr. WINrHRsr-l take an appeal from the decision Of
the chair.
The srEAKrn-The question Is on the appeal Voices
-" Let's have it-lets have it,"
Mr.. WISrHRoP-The question was not pat so that
members this side could understand It, My appeal 10
on this ground The motion embraced two subjects
required a vote Of tw thirds Ito pospone) and the
other majority Ito take up) Now, contend. if
division called for the rules cannot be suspended
by majority-by l0s to 100; the rules require two
thirds IdOnt believe the majority will L.