Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-13
CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, NJ ARCH ;.
In SENATE.

| iol0wfng resolution
Reso!sGd, That the thanks of The Senate he
| presented TO JOHN GAiLLARp, tor the iIspar-
| iiai able, aud iii. n,fied manner in whch he
| has discharged The duties of Pre- sident OF the
| Senate dutng The pies.nt session.
(, Fhe qresii"s being put by the Secretary.
| the resolution was agreed 10 unanimously +;
| when
| The President rose and addressed the Sc.
| nate a. follows:
| Gesfiemea In The appreciation OF my con-
auct aS Presiding Otficrr, expressed by this
honorable body-by those villa whom 4 have
been so long and 20 happily sssociatsd-for
| mauy OF whom entertain II warm personal
| attachment. aud for ali a sinceTe respect and
esIeem-l have received an ample aid gratis
| tying reward tor the solicitude 1 have tell
! TO merit their favorable opinion. 1t v.iiGus
and repealed acts of kindness it an imdu-
| gent a ID liberal support in the discharge OF
| my oaciai duties, present claims on gratitude
then am L largely and truly your debiur :;
aud The more especially so, when il may he
| emphaticaily added, that, whatever OF public
consideration may enjoy, 1t indeed possess
| any, has been derived more, mich more, from
| the confidence aud favor YOU have bestowed
| on me, than from asy merit of my own. Under
such strong obligations, which will ever he
recoliected ard acknowledged with pride aud
| pleasure now tender 10 you, gentlemec
collectively. a. well as individually, INV grate-
fui thanks; wishing you safe and hap return
to your homes ana families and the eEJoy-
meLt OF he7ita, happiness, and prosperity.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker laid before the House the
following letter from MIR. Writ aud MIR.
Jones:
UdsiinstoR EIarch ., 1921.
Strive have the pleasure oil Informing on ,na, III
Tue case of Anderson Dunu, (with Ihe def.uce of
o"se OF Representative the Supreme Court has fully
arned thepower OF the House, sni JRris, to vindicaie
US own PRIVILEGES against e'ery attack uf violence
frand necessarily t=ndHE or tant
the psrity OF ieRisiaIiv. elaboration
The interest so Just; nanfeaec by the House inihe
issue OF this important question, has induces
nunica,e without delay determination of the Court.
III 'rder that nay he known to House before it's
arpIoachng separation.
We have the honor to he, with the highest respect
sr, yonr obedient Servants, WM. WRIT
TO The Speaker Of tie House
81 ReprcycHEdfipeS.
MIR. Storrs' irom the committee on expendi-
tires III the Department OF State Delivered
la The following report:
The committee on expenditures in The Department of
Tina, they have attended 10 the duties imposed on
them Ivy order of The House as Tie bushes. of the
ioa.e would possibly permit since The committee
appointed and that they mad III. and ex pendi
lures Of the said Department be ceuect
ihat they have as" cnniormably to he order of the
House enCniIed into the facts relating 10 t. .,nnny
hlen OF an agent on behalf OF the United States, under
the Oh and 7th articles The Treaty Of Client and md
mai Mr. Joseph Deladeld was empoye ed dnrag past
yehf rs Secretary, for the performance the
winch ~ouid have been required OF agent under
SAID articles. They fna, however, that the eDpioyneu,
Indispensable TO the Interests United States that
The coin psnsaiion allowed To MIR. Deafeld was much
less than the salary an agent and the allowance
OF such compensation IS not inher opinion improper
or unreasonable The committee Respectfully refer The
House Tor the particular facts relating thereto, TO
me message nom the Executive Department Oh that
subject.
The report was ordered 10 lie on the able.
MT. Smith. from the committee Of Was
and Meaus, 10 whom WAS referred The Sc
mates bill 10 amend the act. entitled an act
supplementary TO An act entitled an act 20
regulate the collection Of duties on imports
and tonnage, passed the second day of March,
one thousaHd seven hundred aud ninety
nine, reported the same without amend
ment; and the question beiug on ordering It
10 DO read third ,ime-Mr. Baid,yin, regard.
ing 1t as conflicting with the salnfary provis.
ions ~ The ahpraisement law, expressed his
nope that 10 would not pass. Mr. .SifSbee sup
ported The bill at some length az being I'M
portant 10 the importing Merchants ....Air.
D"tdicm replied, and stated that the iat-uess
oil tie session would prevent the obtaining
proper Information OIL the subject one fact,
however, he knew from the best authority
VIZ. mat an association had been formed in
England 10 throw goods into this country at
an under valuation, and that their names had
been communicated TO the Treasury aud by
Tue treasury 10 the custom hOnse officers.
hlr. concluded by mOvsg that the bin lie
on Tue table which motion was agreed 10.
MI ran StcedrLngen. from a select commit
zee, reported bull tor the relief OF Catherine
W dger anu her children which was ordered
to lie OF the table.
The House had a recess for an hour and
nall ! aud met again at 8 O'Clock
IN tue evening, Mr. Phelps, from The com.
tee appointed to investigate The concerns
OF the Geupral Post Office made further
report. which shall be published.
Some time before Tie adjournment
MIR. Clay rose uud addressed the House TO
tie following effect:
rise TO Aubmii motion, which. if il should
GqhcJIiale the general concurrence OF This
Rouse, shall he extremely glad. The pres
ent session was commenced under very uns
Pheasant auspices. In the appointment of
presiding officer o. the House, the FIST mani
iesiatoD was made OF that unfortunate divis.
ION OF opinion which has been the peculiar
characteristic of The session. The sIoym has
happily subsidized and we have the great "a
| tlsiaciion TO behold the ship of our cOnfede-
racy unInpsred by jis rage; her hall, her
rigging, aud her paiii0lic crew compIcleiy ft
ior ioug aud glorious voyage, usder the
star sPangled banner Which proudly floats de-
| loft.
The moral Of that agiiaiing drama. OF which
iOr more than two years past, our country has
peen the Iheatreyis thai. whilst our Federal
Uhi0n u admirably fitted to accomplish all
the national purposes tor which il was iutend
! eu' there are delicate subjects, exclusively
apPerisining TO the several states, which can.
not be touched but by them, without the
greatest hazard 10 tho pubic tranquility.
| ihey resemble those secluded apartments Ia
cur respective dOmiCIls. which are dedicated
| 10 family privacy. into which our nearest aud
| best nei ihbots should not enter. Let us ter
H9uaie The session by making that officer the
| depository OF our entire recommendations whose
ELECTION FIRST elected our divisions, aud whose
| situation has bcPt extremely atdnons ard difs
| heni,. For my part, have great pleasure
| ~ tcslilymg 10 the assiduiiy, iinpartialiy.
| ability, 81 prOmptilmde. with which he has sd
| mnisieted the dntips OF tic Chair, since was
able to take my seat. 1 move the iollowla;
| resolution:
| hesosred, That the thanks of this honsc be
| gwen TO the Epu JOBg w. TAYfoR for the
1 frn aud s-;t i,