Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-08

ON Ia. |
MIR. Allen made a per spnal explanation i'm
Ia soise remarks made by MIR. Cal
noun in reeari TO the vote upon the amend.
meat proposed by the Committee of Finance
% the Sob-IressuTy bill, relative Ten the issue
Al ttcasary drafts, which had been rejected by
the Senate
Me-. A. thought that the rem ,rks of Mr.. C..
IS reported. were calculated tp ppsluc,. IN.
impression that he (Mr. AZ aud those who
voted with him against The amendment.
hat aided m embarrassing the operations, oil
the Department. 10y sbolishing the usc ufdsl,s
altogether. This was not the fact. The bill.
"a II stood, permitt,d tie Us. oI Treasury
drafts Tor their legitimate purposes, a. bills oi
exchange, snd only prohibited their use as
currency.
Mr.. Calhoun contcndcd tina, the only obicc,
oil the amendment was tn authorize the use of
drafts by the Department Tor rcmit,anccs az
nov used. aud not as circulation. lie thought
II would be indispensable Tor the Government
TO use It's credit in putting the Subtrreasury
Into operation.
Mr.. Benton said there was nothing i'm the
bill to prevent the use OF drafts by The De
pariment for legitimate purposes. If the
Secretary ot the Treasury should use them as
currency. he would consider il high crime
aud mis- iemeanor, for which he should vote
hihh phiiAN upth ltDntdt nfncnt.
MIR. Lewis said that hc had not advocated
the amendment as an authority To issue Urea
sury drafts Tor circulation. lie had denied il
before, but lac ound it going the rounds of
the papers, and he was charged with iavoring
uhe establishment ot al excnequrr bank like
mat recommended 10y a former President OF
Tie u. States. lie hoped the reporters would
correct the error aud do him Justice.
MIR. Summon said there was a broad dis
function between the bill as passed and the
amendment which had been proposed by the
Finance Committee. II the amendment had
been adopted, the paper money of the govern
ment would have greatly increased. As the
bill stool, IT restricted the Us: oil th.sc drafts
TO their proper object.
Alter some further remarks, the subject was
dropped.
On motion OF Mr.. flanagan. the usual cx.
ira compensation was ordered 10 be paid To
the Messengers OF the Senate.
The Committee on Military Affairs rcportcd
the Fertilization bill from the House wIthou,
amendment.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans, the bill 10 remit
the duties which nave been paid or have ac.
crued upon the Importation OF railroad iron in
certain cases, was taken up, aud after som.
debate was amended and passed.
The Civil aud Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill wss then taken mp.
An amendment offered los Mr. Benton an.
pTopTidtlng S32O,OO0 Tor the pun pose OF pa ing
TO the claimants the two instruments of the
Indemnity, due in April and July,
ISll, was discussed at some length by McsSrs.
Evans, CasS, Niles, McDufIie, and
others, aud then njeCted-yeas IS. nays %.
oundry amendments were adopted, among
hem one restoring the salary of DR.. Espy. and
Without getting through with the bill,
The Senate " Int intoexeC tive session. and
iteTW8uls Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. +
VETO MESSAGE. ,
Tho debate tins morning was Immediately =,
espmed upon the Veto Message Mir. Bayly. .
4 Va, wis entitled tn the Hoor. Tie approved !
I the Ne o, aud thanked the President Tor il. ,
I would place hun among or first men. MIR. |,
). said there was nothing more Republican, ,
"a Republican III the Constitution as '
lac Veto
Mr.. Lyon, of Md, followed, and moved the
previous question.
MIR. SClenck hoped il would not prevail
Not a wing had been heard upon this question.
MIR. Wentworth, oi ILL.,, was heard above 4,
he DIN exciaimns, nor a Democrat either. ,
several yoiccs were heard to say vote down
lie previous question. 7
The previous question was thea seconded. !
49, b"fo ~ oIhl NNt ultNltIll 'kHdll /
he main question be- now putt, the yeas and !
lays were called and the motion sustained by ,
large vote.
TIL Speaker stated the next question io bc :
shall the Bill pass notwithstanding the Pres ,
dents objections ,
The yeas and nays were required by the ,
Constitution, aud two-tlinls were necessary. q
vote STOOD yeas %, NAYS 81.
FRENCH SPOLIATlUN BILL.
Mr.. Hdmiin OF Me. offered a resolution TO q
lose the debate upon the bill lor the payment +,
French SPolidtlons in two hours. :
Mr.. D%roIngoulc OF Va, who was very anx- :
Gus To get the House to act upon his Sub .
fcasury Bill, objected aud moved 10 Law the
upon the table. The yeas aud nays .
ordered, and the motion was lost two To .
me. 1
The House went into Committee of the
Whole upon the bill. a
lbe debate was resumed by Mr.. Thurman. OF !
D., an earnest opposition to the bill. Mr.. # '
vas careless and reckless in his statements A., '
o the testimony ia behalf OF ibis bill and ey. .
having reference to IT,. I
Mr.. hing, OF Ga, desired to make a correc. J
ION, but was not permitted to do 80. !
Mr.. Clellan OF Michigan aimed To Kill the Y
il 10y a%Ppending and advocating an amend .
hent fpr the payment ot tie claims of Mich. o
an Tor Services daring the last war. I
Mr.. winthrop called to order, but to no .
'urpose. The hooT was given to none but J
.nemles of the bill, aud none of il, friends q
we're allowed to explain. {
Mr.. Cobb OF Ga. CLOSED thr debate in oppo. !
'iuon 10 the bill and 10 most violent h%ostiity d
IT,. {
Mr Hamlin desired to say one word by 4,
way OF reply aud was not permitted.
Tie debate having clUsal, tl,c enemies of
he bill besct It every way with amendments )
or the purpose OF defeating IL. These amend. !
were received with patience and heard ,
Fith patience notwithstanding the motive iot
heir introduction was palpabie.
mS' Jones Oi deorgm proposed a reduction !
u tlle ball from five millions tO one million T,
q hall. Tbs also was lost, aud all the
mendmcnis submitted. of which th,r. c..