Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-09


objections referred only to the manner of the
disbursement. MIR. :. expressed strongly the
improperly OF understanding resolutions that
were offered for adoption by the house.
Mr.. Cook explained, aud said that the re-
solution was not underscorcd for the purposs
OF implying censure bot the Secretary of the
Treasury, in his report, had withheld all in
formation, because he could not give full in
formation. Hist Mr.. C's)objectJ therefore, was
by the underscorng 10 draw the Secretary's
attention to that particular part ofthe subject,
that he might communicate whatever infor-
nation, more or less, was in his possession re-
speeding it and such use did not, in his
opinion, imply either ccnsurc, or dsrespcct.
| Mir. Nelson, of Md. was not opposed to
| calls for information, when they were express
! ed with decOrum, or when the information was
wanted. But, in this case, the Secretary had
already communicated all the information he
possessed. Ii was impossible for him the
other day to state how much money had been
paid, because It was received on letters of Gre
dit, of which the returns had not yet been
made. Nor have they now and, of course, no
further information can be given. The Secre-
tary admits that money has been paid-and
this admission was sufficient, if there was any
objection to the principle of the expenditure
| Mr. GILMER contendcd, that il there had
/ AZ
| employment of Senator IN the service allud-
ed to, it was punishable in the courts of Hi
nOs. The offender would be liable TO a fine
Of 5000 dollars He further commended, that
1t was forfeiture of his station rs a Senator
hut that il would be breach of the pri-
vilege of that body for this house to interpose
on such question. 1t was competent for
that breach, and for that alone, to decide upon
the title offs members to IA seat.
Mr.. COOK in reply to the last objection, oh
served that the spirit of the constitution was
sometimes at war with its practice. 1t was
the object of those who formed it to make the
rampant complete around it, and to exclude
from the pale of Congress every avenue TO
improper approach. The genius of the 60
vernment was TO be consulted; and he con-
tended that where u public officer subjects
himself to punishment for misdemeanor, il
| does not follow that he is no otherwise punish
able than by the statute.
Mr. WooDsoN would not object to the re-
| solution, If the inadvertent underscorinc had
not found its way into the journals o the house.
He presumed the Secretary of the Treasury
must be DESTROYS to spread his ofiicia! conduct
before the public eye-but he thought il n duty
the house owed TO itself, not to adopt a reso-
luton that might he construed 10 imply Il CEN
sure. To relieve the house from the emhar-
italics" dsJar as the Secretary can ascerlnin
the same"
Mr.. Cook presumed that the publicity of
the debate would answer his object of calling
| the attention ofthe Secretary to that point
he therefore assented to the motion and TO
that part of the motion of Mr.. RIcH which
proposed to substitute the word inform for re-
port.
After a few remarks by Mr.. F.. JONES, who
wished the mover to make his motion more
broad and direct, Ito which Mr. G.. did not
accede,) the question was taken on the second
part of Mr.. RICH's amendment, and negativ-
ed and the resolutionwas thereuponadop
The appOrtionment bill was read third
time, when Mr.. MALLARY moved to recon-
init the bill with instructions to strike out the
words forty thousand, 1.-THE rato,l for the pur-
pose ofinserting in lieu thereof, the words thir-
| ty-eight thousand.
The motion was supported mt some length
by the mover and Mr. RHEA, and opposed by
Mr.. Ross, and then, at four O'Clock,
The House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
Mr.. BALDWIN laid the following resolution
on the table:
Resolred That the Secretary of War he directed to
furnish this House comparative view of The ex-
penses oi the army proper for the years 1916 H. 49,
49, 20, 81 and the estimates OF 1922, arranged under
the varions heads OF expenditures, according to the
present and former organizationof the Department of
War.
On motion of Mr.. FLOYD the house agreed
TO consider the resolution submitted by Mr.
Burton ofN. G. (now absent) on the subject
of repealag the law Of 1909, relative to vac
cination and the same was agreed to.
BIZ. MERCER submitted the following mo-
ton for consideration:
Rcsolrcd, That The Committee on Naval AfT,irs lie
o. Of
ing the number OF the Soops of War in the Navy of
the u. States.
The resolve was agreed to-
THE APPORTiONMENT BILL.
The house then again proceeded to the con-
sidcration of the bill to apportion represents
lives according to the fourth census.
The question under consideration being on
the motion of Mr.. MABLARY to rccomnit the
bill TO the Judiciary Committee with instruc.
tons.
Mr.. MALLARY withdrew the same, and in
lieu thereof moved TO recommit the bill to a
committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Ton moved to amend this motion so as
To instruct the committee to insert the ratio
of 10000 instead of that of 10000, which is
now in the bill.
Mr.. CRUDUP moved to amend this amend
ment by striking out $4,000 and inserting
$4,000, which motion, after debate, was mega
tlved, by yeas and nays, 106 votes to 58.
Mr.. Ton then varied his motion, so as 10
make the instruction to amend embrace
ratio Of 41,000 instead of 10000, as he had at
first proposed.
Mr.. LITTLE moved to amend the amend
ment, so as to insert Is, 900 instead of44OOO.
This motion was negatived without division.
The question on Mr.. TOPS motion for
$4,000 was decided by yeas and nays, 1O4
to 81.
The question was then taken, by yeas and
nays also, ON the question of recommitment
of the bill to committee of the whole house I