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report Of the committee Of last session in favor Of
the bill which II accompanied, 1900 copies oI
tributed over the Union. Mr. Douglass having
finished smart speech upon this fact, and taken
his seat,


ahead with the bill, ats time enough for dinner -


Mr.; CALEB SMITH, of Indiana, accordingly went
ahead. he denied that the Sub-Treasury had
been made question by the last session OF Con-
the party refused to the bill. He dverged into
poetic apostrophe descriptive OF the Mount Pisgah
to which the democratic party had attained in the
election Of Po.k--from whose summit the demo-
cracy OF Pennsylvania were looking for the pro-
missed land OF high protection. daughter among
the whigs) Next he came to the question Of the
annexation OF Texas, "immedately, II not sooner"
which was productive of such laughter as Induced
the hon. gentleman to repeat s'immedately, If not
sooner" He descended again to the Sub Treasury.
however. and predicted the most awful conse-
nant voice OF the people.


.. motion o.. Sas made that the "committee rise"
row!" "No, what have got to say want to say
now" "Well, go it, Kennedy"


MR KENNEDY, OF Ind, illustrated the plan Of
the late Presidential canvass as conducted in In
diana Instead OF singing songs all over the
land, they discussed princples-,he Sub Treasury,
low Tariff, from Maine to the Rio Del Norte,
(laughter) tor the annexation OF Texas as soon AS
It could be done. and not sooner daughter } He
y
daughter His colleague had got a little poetry
III his head, and had been talking about Pisgah !;
but he doubted whether he would ever reach the
Promised Land, which ne talked so mnch about
on his way up Salt River. He, (Mr. y was not
going up Mount Pisgah or any other mount, to
look down into the valley below, but he and the
Democratic party stood upon the old Democrati~
platform Coming at length to the main question,
Mr. R. said that many of the opposition appeared
not not to have sense enough 70 know what the Sub;
Treasury was. Some said 1t was a bank, and
issued notes like other banks Mr. X. then briefly
explained it, and expressed his confidence ha, 1t
must pass, though not, perhaps, al present Let us
carry out our principles, said he, and whiggery is
dead for fifty years 1t is now dead and buried,
and It will not rise unless We dig it up, by deser-
tion OF the great measures OF our party. Mr.. KS
speech was sparkling and full of good humor to The
close. When he was seated, there was short
contest for the floor, which was awarded to


Mr.. ScHENcK, OF Ohio, who said that what he
had to say on this subject he wanted to say now.
He went into serious argument upon the inccn-
venlences and expenses OF the system ct the
the vehicles, guards, &c that would be required,
under the law, in the transportation of specie TO
and from the Treasury. After an extra judicial
examination of the expediences and incongruties of
the bill, Mr.. 8. commended that Mr.. Van Buren
wasset a.Ide. because, in setting him aside, the old
issues OF 1910 were abandoned, and among them
the sub-Ireasury. Dorism, Texas, the Sub
Treasury, were then examined as general is
sues In the late controversy, and Mr.. Schenck
said that he believed none of the three were
Pennsylvania letter, Folks obstinate dumbness,
Clay's frankness, Harrison, the mum candl.
date, the Balrlmore resolutions, their non commit
talsm, &c. were next reviewed by Mr.. Schenck.
Democracy was the only issue, and James Polk
was the mere John Doe In the action of ejectmenf.
Mr.. g. having concluded, and the hour OF can
de-llghting having arrived, the committee rose,
and the House adjourned