The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-04-24

OF Mass, Reeu, OF n1u. hetOa VI 0cotSao3
Rhea, Arthur Smith, w. Smith, Alex'r. Smyth,
Sterling, Of New York, Stevenson, Swearingen,
Thompson, Tucker, of South Carolina, Tuck
er, of Virginia, upham, Walker, Whitman,
Williams, Of North-C carolina, Williams, Of Vir-
ginia, Williamson, Wilson, Wright--65.
NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin, Barber, OF Conn.
Barber, Of Ohio, Bateman, Blackledge, Bor-
land, breckenridge, Brown, Buchanan, Bur-
rows, Campbell, of New-york, Campbell, of
Ohio, Cassidy, Chambers, Golden, Condict,
Conkling, Cook, Darlington, Denison, Dick
inson, Durfee, Dwight, Edwards, of Con.
Fanelly, Findlay, Fuller, Gebhard, Gross,
Hawks, Hemphill, fIerick, Holcombe, Hub
bard, F. Johnson, J. T. johnson, Reyes, Kirk
land, Litchfeld, McCarty, McSherry, Mat
lack, Mattocks, Metcalfe, Minor, Mitchell,
Of Penn. Moore. Of Penn. Moore. of Alab.
Morgan, Murray, Newton, Patterson, of n. Y.
Patterson, of Penn. Phillips, Person, Pitcher,
Plunlex, Of Penn. Rich, Rochester, Rogers,
Ross Russ, Russell, Sawyer, Scott, Sloane,
S. Smith, J. Speed Smith, Spencer, Sterling,
Of Conn. Stewart, Stoddard, Swan, Taylor,
Todd, Tomlinson, Tracy, Trimble, Vance, Van
Rensselaer,, Van Wyck, Walworth, White,
Wood, Woodcock, Woodson, Worman-87.
The question was then put on committing
the resolutions to a committee of the whole on
the state of the Union, and carried without a
division.
MONDAY, APREf. I5.-Mr. Hardin, from the
select Committee appointed TO inquire wheth-
er any part of the publick expenditure could
be retrenched, made a report thereon, in part,
and at great length, upon the various subjects
connected w.,h the expenditures and revenue
OF the government, concluding with the fol-
lowing resolutions -
Resolred, That the policy of resorting to
boans, for the support of government in time
of peace, is unwise and inexpedient.
Resalred, That the government owes it to-
the people to take Efficient measures for the
redemption Of the publick debt.
Resolusd, That the resources of this nation
are such as to render unnecessary a resort to
a system Of internal. direct, or indirect taxi
alton.
Resolrsd, That this government oushtto
adopt such system of retrenchment as will
dispense with useless expenditures, andbring
the pay and salaries of the officers ofgovenment
to what they were, during the ADMINISTRATION
of former Presidents
ResOlred, That the tariff ought to be new
modified with view to revenue.
The report was read through, and
molten being made to lay the same on the
table and print it,
Mr.. Cambreleng said he thought the merit
of the report would justify the printing of an
extraordinary number Of copies; and he
therefore moved that thousand extra copies
be printed. 1.-Two thousand were moved for
by another member
Mr.. MDufie said he did not know why an
extraordinary number of copies of this report
should be printed. 1t was, in the first place,
areport made by committee not authorized
to make it., A committee is appointed to-in-
quire what expenditures Of the government
are susceptible OF a retrenchments; this COM
mittee transcends lis power, goes into the bus
iuess proper to tbs Committee of Ways and
Means, presents to the House a report which
is tissue Of fallacies and low the House is
asked to print two thousand extra copies. of It.
Mr.. MD. protested that he could not under
stand this matter. Wbsrisit sbn5ugifE' hi dpon
the House by committee whose business it is
not to undertake such an investigation and
why are extra copies Of it to be printed
MIR. Hardin said he cared not how manv
copies Of the report, nor whether any. were
ordered to be printed. But the committee
had not transcended its province, as charged
upon it. The object for which the committee
was raised was to inquire whether or not il
was proper to retrench the expenditures of
the government. If SO, what part Of them.
and how many, is to be rctrenched How
can it be ascertained what retrenchment is.
necessary unless fair and impartial view be
taken OF the resources of the country-of the
demands upon the Treasury, and of the sums
properly chargeable upon it These, it
struck the committee, were necessary and pre-
lininary inquiries.
The question having been taken on LAYING,
the report on the table, as moved. and after
wards on printing the usual number of the re-
port Zone for each member, &c.l and agreed
to-and the question recurring on printing an
extra number
Mr.. Van Wyck said, as this appeared to
him 10 be as fair and candid an expose of the
situation of our country as had been laid be-
fore Congress at the present session, he moved
that five thousand extra copies be printed.
Mr.. Baldwin said this report had been drawn
up with great pains, and contained great
deal of useful information, which ought to 90
forth to the people. Documents of this kind
were little read or understood bE being pub
lished in scraps in the newspapers of the coun-
try; and the money of the country was, he
thought, well laid out that was spent in the
circulation Of documents like this.
ar. M'Juffe said ne was unwilling to print
It for diffusion among the people, until it was
examined and ascertained 10 be worthy Of
being SO diGused.
Mr.. Mitchell opposed the motion under con-
sideraiion. Many members had not heard the
whole o. the report as read. He confessed.
Tor one, that he was not master Of the princi-
pies OF that report. He did not know that the
policy therein proposed would be agreeable
to the House or to fhe nation Tr EI,o .L