Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-16


hali millions ospopulation, was necessary
10 be done IN The public Offices, bore no
prnp0rilon to the mass which now called
iortaeIr attention. The arguments ON
which he genesaiiy sustained The bill, IN
the coarse Of his remarks, were, The great
NpanGon of public business, TIE IN
crease OF business IN the foreign depart
ment rs well rs II home, and the multi
tudc and complication of details of pub
nc transactions, which required u disr-
button OF them among the public ofi-
c s, different from that which nov ex-
lists.
Mr.. Kiig commenced the expressionof
his views ofthis bill, by stating the fact,
that IN the original organization OF the go-
vernment, il hat been made question,
whether home deNartmcnt was ncccssa-
~; and that, after the most mature consi-
Iteration. II had been decided 10 be inexpe-
dIcnt and the depa tment Of state, rs It's
name indicated. was 10 take charge of a.;
mat ers Of a civil nature, interior as we'll
as foreign. TWAS true, (NIr. King said y
that This was lcug aao, and that, (as his
colleague had aid, } there had been since
a considerable increase in the business
aud population OF the country. But was
| II certain, III asked that q numerical in
crease carried with it any thing like a M
cessity for multiplying departments for
managing the public affairs lie could
net himself see the force oftliat argument.
| VAS It certain, because something was o.
ia'ttcd or left und0ne in the departments
| now, that nothing would be omitted
| should the departments he increased !,
W neither we resort TO experience al
| home, or wisdom from abroad, it is
not proved, Mr. King said, that by
multiplication of offices the business Of a
nation Is better done. II was not ertaia
that services would be better performed
| by the creation of mead of department,
Which services nothe, but others to be
| placed under him are 10 perform. Sup
| posIng any department, the treasury for
Instance, 10 have full occupation, wonld
| the creation Of two heads 10 it expedite
! ii,e public business, or afford any secur;-
| " that Il would be betferdo He con
| ce'ved the reverse. 40 more security
would be afforded by creating two de
| partments of state in the room of one,
| which, he believed was sufficient to des-
! patch all the business now coniided To II,
most OF which, being matter of detail on
! ly, required little more than the signature
OF the secretary of.state. Mr.. X advert
ed 10 the branches of business proposed
! tobe assigned TO thenew department, and
remarked oneach. as to the correspon-
|
I that any man, present at the formation of
this government, would have considered
| it d very extraordinary idea, that a bill e.
/ ven should be introduced into Congress,
/ much less that 4 law should be passed, to
| devolve on a subordinate head of {. =
; partment, the tenure of whose Office WAS
| at the will of the President, the charge OF
correspondence with the governors OF the
| several states. When General WASHING
! TON was President the governors cores
! pended directly with him-and why p
Because they ll0idan importan. portion Of
! the sovereign power. For various reasons
he assigned, air. King was opposed TO Gre
! ating new department 10 transact this
| business. AS TO the correspondence with
( the territorial officers, he said that was no
very distressing labor being little moro
! tlan matter ui form, attended to, exceDf
/ The IN re signature Of the secretarv. b.
the clerks IN the office. As ia treaties
W. b the Indian tribes, he thought If well
to leave that concern where IL was and
as TO Tie trade with them, he hardly knew
what il was-he slould object however.
! 70 appropriatlng any m0re money fer
Indian Trade Relativc 70 the concerns
# the District OF Columbia, he did not
conceive department necessary for their
management and still less for the man
/ d8thcnA o. Inc fdtett-ty ifCe, TO winch /.
as al present, single c'eril was fully com,
petent. On the Whole, he could not see
the necessity for creating new depart
ment, the head of which would have a
place in the Cabinet and be one of the
Presidents counselIors. Wishing fur
| Tier time TO be- afforded for the considc-
ration of this important bill. he promo
sed IFS pOstponement for few DAYS.
On the suggestion of Air Jait and on
motion Of Mr.. King, the further consider
alton ofthe bill was postponed 10 We'd
nesday next.
The House then proceeded TO The con
slderation OF the bill re. pecting the Office
| OF encouragement.
A motion was madeliv Mr.. Dargetf. 80
strike ont the third section of lie bnl(an-
ihorlslng the payment Of the oxDences Of
the printed statements Of cases, IN which,
Inc u. states were concerned. before ihe
Supreme CourD-bui, after some CONVEX
sation, IN the course ofWhch aIr. 1gacea
SAIL, That this was tie 0nlv scci on i'm the
biii which he thought ought to be retain
ed, MIR -. Withdrew his motion.
mr. Gfacol moved 10 strike ont fbe
first and second sections Of the Lill-fbe
first allowing the Acknowledgement an
apartment IN tlic public building Tor al
fee, rented IN Zen thereof and exD llss,
Of fire, &c.--the second allowing hun :
clerk
Mr. M0c11 of n n s--Dro~fe,l. d.. .-