Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-09

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tue COMMITTEE Of Ways ard Means. Ihaye, Sir, beer
extremely unwel, aud in consequence thereof hac
not INTENDED to trouble the House with single re
niar6 on this subject. My feelings prompted 70
ns course have taken, and obeyed their mandate.
cope the House will pardon for the intrusion.
DIR MDUFFiE moved to amend the resolution by s.ri
KING out the Committee Of ways neas aud
ing "a select Committee He had no objection to make
10 he investigation; bu. he hoped that resolution
ed 20 pass, without any further discussion He
minded the House chat shos, speeches de short sessions
!. SItToN said he very willing acceptthe u,
PnS.io"' 10 Inake 1t select committees, as
oil ms RESOLUTION. II no: his desire IN eur,pher he
OF ways and means; but he had been OF the orn
m ma, me gentlemen OF whom composed, would go
ieaieSiy into the and would be preootd To
meet Thunder storm. The geticman from Aiaryl,ud had
M a ne mad iiluidated the debt he owed him, CHR. CD
assumed mat e. at!eman that lac hal mistaken him, If he
SUPPOSED shat ne meant to impate TO
hm lie had applied his generally, and without
any speeihc references To that gentleman whons he had
s,'pgs wna'soevef as his friend !on' Maryland
I'd" sa'u lie would not plead his ne could assure
gentleman That he wou.t plead his YOUTH He hnped
ns nc mao explained himself sufficiently, aud that the
uai explanations would tend asmony. He concluded
ginei resolution. : : 'o1' VA ''s VII
Mr. DANIEL, OF KY said thar he had not desienec 10
"ouoe Inc tfouse win ks but for strcasns
winch the gentleman from Maryland had u,n his col!
League As far the original resolution goes to propose
an inquiry for the purpose he entirely
Cured with ITS provisions and witt, regret that he
heara The sen'cnan from Maryland the resolution
10 rdicuie una repToach. and attempt play his wit
Oh the remafkso oil that geaiieaan auugh they did
meet h aprnba'i"n, aud lie could discover the fnce
Of the argument which they contained His great ar
ent Appeared to HIN Ia he, that Injury would result from.
reducing The pay Of Tie members nasmuch as they would
not be able to educate their go on ctioneeris
eSpe"i'ions. Indeed, when the remarks fell gen
enan ne was somewhat puzzled. he described the sa
sy o. ms ""ise I" dsco'ef which possessed the greatest
snare oi native genius. the horse his master.
The SPEAK Eil here reminded the geulcsan that mar
! Soi'l ai'usions were cat of n.ief.
Mr.. DANIEL stated that he had not int nded TO make
any PERSONAL ai'"s"s except regarded The references
w"eh hau been made To his colleague. But he believed
om the character which the gentleman had given of his
horse, that the animal more intelligent thai ma
ny OF the people The breed would be considered as
very exeerni in his of the cuunry the iutroduc
I!on oil IT there would be OF great benefit nity
This appeared 10 hn lie great argument of the
,leman. He had heard argument, indeed but that
lie had sa'd u IS true. that the solution was
young h>emhef' VII" had been in the House but
days aud that he should therefore, have attempted
measure OF such Importance the country.
ihe question, said MIR. D., is, whether the expenditures
o '"e .'oVei"'ent are exsavagan, and whether they
Ought not To be reduced? any atemu, a, such reuc
""' he '"us II very important thar Congress should set
't example. Letus reduce salaries aud then we
eau with some popriey ask other officers 10 reduce ,he,
He oite opinion that members f Cona,es ouir @
very well upon sig dollars day aud aItboub lie u,i
man from maryland seemed be opinion that a sa.
wing of two dollars would be bat patry business We. m
""',' Inform t'e gentleman that gear many tlnafs
would amount 10 bic sum; and by the end
OF d hs session. would be an immense 4 sill great
or advantage would result from Ieucns the eight da,rs
10 1--we, q" even four !iars dag, members could yr
very reseciaoiy on ess Khan sun Inc had ma
med The expense oflivng in his city was by no me ans
eiua! to what lac had expected when he came here In his
onw state where the members Of the legislature received
Ysniy al allowance of two dollars y, MANY of tin,r
WHO are farmers go home the end Of the session vi
nifty or sixty dollars III their pockets.
There wasanoter said, which induced hin, 70
vote Tor the esoution and iat was, we are called
upon to increase the duties woilcn goods hemp .ola
&C. 1t Is intended to impose duties annuniing 10 p,o,;
6ion The effect @! this restriction will be. tina, dire,,
the
Government. If those who favour of Tariff de Size
In 'naSe popular they only do by voting in favour
OF retFenchment To This the public officers could make mn
"Ject;"n' but especially the Secretary the Treasury who
was DESTROYS to increase the duties imported goods
The gentleman from New Yok, who had offered the a.
mendmen stated for wishing the first nrouosi
ton IN ae resolutions stricken out thai The ,l
debt Is now exngushed fast il necessary nd tina,
we are likely to have money in the Treasury than we
snail need In that little of surnus might he
henehcaliy diverted State of which he was Reu,
sentative and where they blessed will, IN over,
towing Treasury, while they contributed their fail sha or
the pubic burdens, and all the expenditures were confined
to the seaboard where he supposed it was expend.d more
to the advantage of those in Office.
From time to tn,e be said they in Kentucky had been
amused with tales and projects Of internal To
be carried through the State, but until the last Suuc,
they haduever been favored with the sight of an Enginos
to show where stone 20 be placed lie Engineers
VINO nan oeen there went through tire State the usual
rate which men travel, about six miles an hour In ma
time lie supposed we should be favored with repoft H
sad ne was IN favor o internal improvements and he wish
ed To see TererchmeDt of useless exuendvres in o,r
that the money thus saved might be applied 10 maL,o
roads and canals but he could wish thai t.v ,nuI h
mace under the exclusive jurisdiction Of the States and not
by Gobsess he hoped wheH1he public debt was paid ,
that the ~us in the Treasury would be divided amin,
the States, for that purpose.
tie mad no doubt that some reduction might he made
as lar as ms inquiries had gone the Fou, Auditor might
be dispensed with, and perhaps ,.o of the other Ay
'oss as he understood their du,v, TO examine the
p"ons accounts Submitted to 1sn, and allow or dsa-
~" tnem' lf me accounts dallowed they come to
Congress In there he should be as within TO de-
pend on the Judgment OF Clerk who acquainted with
the BUSINESS as on that Of the Auditor, who only derived
superior Importance from his high salary. The Office
hours, he believed, were from in the morning and ;,
go there alter or O'Clock he did know which, Won
hnd the Office closed In Kentucky, said he, man viii
VOTE rom sunrise to sunset and little in the night and he
thought persons who in the employ of the tovprne
WIN comfortable situations and good salaries might labor
~ the night as some have $1,000 $500 and up to
So'Voo OF S"oW year. lie thought that this was ex
travagance il the extreme. He did not look for the y,.
| Of the Government in lis nnrnn and nnEaas