The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-23
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


TO whether il met his appreciation NOT Az 70 har
mony 10 the democratic party he bad only TO that II
the democratic senator's and the President would stand
by the Cincinnati platform there would be harmony be-
tween them all and himself ''Call it factioneal IL
what you please, said he IL intend TO stand by the
Nebraska BILL TO stand by the Cincinnati platform, to
stand by the organization and principles of the party
and defy opposition from whatever quarter 1t comes
he proceeded 70 predict that before the lapse OF sr
days he would be harmony with those that were most
relied upon to crush him and the principles OF the
Nebraska bill in the admission of the Lecompton oons
tuition. He regarded the convention as trick and q
fraud upon the rights of the people and with slavery or
without slavery he opposed TO the whole concern
He added that he did not know what was the object OF all
these attacks upon him perhaps his opponents thought
they could worry him out But he would tell them that
he found his strength falling he would go of and re-
cruit his energies and back and take aking fire
at the whole Of them Laughter
conversational debate then ensued between Mr.
DOUGLAS and Mr. FITcH, in the course of which Mr. d.
in order to sustain his previous remark that he could not
place much confidence In the returns Of the election which
TO have been held yesterday said that the convention
bad declared null all the laws furnishing fraudulent re-
turns and stated in addition, that two officers OF the
army who present In Lccompton at this time had In
formed him that the very who was known TO have
perpetrated the Oxford frauds elected clerk OF the
convention by reclamation, upon the ground that his
services in johnson county entitled him to It,
Mr.. CLAY thought those remarks were calculated 10
do gross injustice to the convention He proceeded to
read the twelfth section of the schedule TO the effect that
all the officers shall be TO faithful performance OF
their official duties and failure thereof shall be subject
to the pains and penalties are provided IN Ike
under the territorial laws
Mr. STUART said II true that the constitution pro-
ydes that but it equally true that the acting gov
has said that there is no law in Kansas furnishing
frauds in making returns sag
Mr. CLAY asked whether the ise Dirt of the governor
was to prevail over the law
Mr. DOUGLAS remarked that the clause which the
senator from Alabama had read was In the constitution
t.. In,
ed in the "Union and which is said to have been fur
nshed by the President to the Union that clause
not to be found He could not pretend to account for
this variance unless 1t that the convention adjourned
without putting the constitution into FORM and perhaps
the "Intelligencer furnished with revised copy
and the Union printed the document it was before
the convention. Whether it be or not it does not
place the matter under the territorial laws where there
were penalties for fraudulent returns.
MIR. CLAY said the senator mistaken for he had
read from the schedule as published in the 'Unon.
Mr. DOUGLAS would look into the matter, and If he
found he mistaken he would publicly acknowledge 1t
Mr. STUART then obtained the floor, and the further
consideration Of the subject postponed until tomor
row. a .f# sH r
After the consideration of executive business E
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. ""
After prayer by Rev Dr. Gmley, the journal Of yeser
day was read and approved. g..5.s attg.. .rl.
Mr. GIDDINGS, of Ohio, having asked to be excused
from further service the Committee of Claims the
ground Of physical debility was relieved by the House.
a,.s.a A@a TREASURY NOTES
On motion of Mr.. J, CLANCY JONES, Of Pennsylva-
na the House went into Committee of the Whole the
state of the Union (Ir PHELPS, Of Missouri, in the
cbair) and after laying aside-ayes 95 noes 737House
bill No and several appropriation bills proceeded to
the consideration of Senate bill to authorize the issue of
treasury notes f#gt3#
Mr.. GROW, Of Pennsylvania commended that proper
thc of he he
regulated by the departments The government came
to ask money to pay its debts The ordinary Of
revenue dry, and the government was unable to
meet its liabilities The question presented whether
this government should make Loan or whether it would
issue treasury promises to pay when had nothing in its
vaults to make the payment. In his opinion the last
financial crisis sprang from expanded credit In 1887
sprang from expanded paper currency without me-
taIlc basis That state of things did not exist to-day
The coinage of the mint from the formation Of the gov
eminent to the present time amounted to s549 900 000
the mporations of gold and silver gave $3.50 900 600
more, which made total Of $842 900 600 BY sending
stock $40 900 900 of this specie would be compelled
to FORTH because the paper proposed to be issued
not to become currency. .... ....E
By the plan of the bill it proposed to issue paper
currency and send 1t out perhaps, to back
In conclusion, Mr. g. submitted an amendment author
izing the borrowing of $40, 900 in such
might be required upon issue Of the United States
stock the time for negotiating the loan to expire the
10th of June, 1852 I ...-. . .,
On motion of Mr. j. CLANCY JONES, of Pennsyl-
vana the committee then rose and the House resumed
its session After the adoption of the usual resolution
debate in hour after its resumption the
House again went into committee
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia replied to the speeches which
had been made by the opposition. He showed conclu-
svely that this bill for the issue of $40 900 treas
ury notes. for the purpose of raising money to meet the
liabilities of the government rendered necessary by
the exigences of the country and only intended for its
relief. - a,s
Mr. ADRIAN, Of New Jersey, defended the President
the charge that he had made violent attack on the
banking institutions of the country On the contrary
the President had declared in his message that 1t would
be unwse to do anything to strike these institutions
down.
Mr.. L. JOY NORRIS, of Pennsylvania, thought that
this measure the first step towards that policy with
which the government commenced the policy of proyi-
ding the federal government with national currency
For one however wide he might differ with Others he
avowed it frankly, he in favor of national bank
with proper restrictions similar to those which General
Jackson had said might be made He reoced to that
the present administration recognised its duty to provide
national currency; for notwithstanding the fact that the
treasury notes proposed to be issued would not be of
tional currency. rgF
Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES of Pennsylvania, stated that
the Secretary Of the Treasury had said that in consequence
of the peculiar exgencics of the country and the
reme reduction in the exports and imports and the
nue. necessary for the current fiscal year, II might be
necessary for the government to resort to loan The
Secretary had not asked for of treasury notes
the purposes of currency for facilitating exchange
tanly not to furnish circulating medum-and had not
asserted that the money asked for might be requr
ed necessarily, but he did ask Congress to furnish him
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