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FIRST SESSION

Thursday, Jan. 81.
In the Senate, on Thursday. DIR. johnson,
fiom Ky. submitted a resolution. inquiring in
to the expediency Of appTopriating portion
Of the public lands for the purpose Ofsupply-
ing the claims Of the officers and soldiers Of
the revolution, or their heirs, to bounty lands,
who served upon the Virginia State Line, and
whose claims have remained unsatisfed up to
this period.
The Bill making appropriations for the
Government, for the year 1898, was ordered
to he engrOssed for a third reading.
The bill for the relief Of the surviving OFF,
GERS and soldiers 0f the Revolution. was taken
up,as the special order ofthe day. Mr.. Wood
bury made long, fOrcible, and eloquent al'-
peal in favor Of those mcritOrious claimants.
The debate OIL this subject will be resumed to-
iuorrow. vf@
The bill to prevent delalcations on the part
of disbursing officers of the Government, and
J The bill for the completion Of the Cumberland
road. from Bridgeport to Zanesyilles in Ohio.
SIC. passed the Senate.
In the House ofRcpresentatives Mr.. Cam
hrs!eng reported bill for the relief Of N.
Brake.
Mr.. Hamilton made an unfavOrable report
on a private petition. Mr.. Stewart reported
bill to improve the post road from Natchez
to New Orleans. Mr. Ingham reported a
resolution authorizing the Speaker to frank
letters and packages to the same extent as
the Vice President. Secretary Of the Senate,
and Clerk Of the House Of Representatives,
which was twice read and committed to the
Committee Of the whole house. Mr.. Gibbons
resolutions onthe retrenchment Of the public
expenditures were then called up, which be
supported with series Of remarks at some
length. He replied to the arguments which
had been advanced yesterday against his prop
osition By Mr.. Barney, of Nd. Some gem
tlemen having during the debate Of the pre-
ceding day, thrown out Q hint that it might be
as well for members to begin at home, and
reduce their own pay, or do it away entirely,
and 90 to Congress for the honor Of il. Mr.
Chiffon could not agree to this proposition
His circumstances would not admit Of it. But
il the gentleman would prove himself TO be as
poor as he fMr. Chiltonl was. he would then
take him at his word. Mr.. &c. was followed
by Mr.. Randolph. who proposed to lay the
resolutions on the table. This motion he
supported with d speech 10 his usual manner.
He was in favor of the retrenchment, hut he
too thought they ought to begin at home. But
he said the present was not the IS accepted
time" Every effort that they could now
make, would recoil back upon them, and
leave them worse of than they were before.
Even Mr.. Jefferson could never succeed in the
reforms he wished to Introduce, because there
was countervailing under-current too strong
for him. He then dashed away at West
Point. "Sr (said he,) that school is a con-
trivance to educate the sons Of the rich at the
expense of the poor. But will notify far
Their entering into this subject, bring all that
force to operate against me, which know to
be enlisted in defence of that institution. / am
for doing one thing at time-but it is never
theless true that every poor man ID this coun-
try, who buys pound Of sugar, apeck Of
salt, or as much iron as will point his plough
share, can proudly say to any one of the ca
diets from West Point, "you were educated
at my expense Yes sir; he can say this,
and how would the young man feel under it I?
had rather that son of mine should be obi
ged to make his mark, for want of knowing
how to write, than that, while his father was
capable Of bearing all the necessary charges,
he should he be educated at the public ex-
pcnse, &c., SIC. &c. He concurred entirely.
in the necessity of retrenchment, but was Of
opinion that the present was not the proper
time to follow out the inquiry.
On motion of Mr.. Culpepper, the question
was ordered to be taken by yeas End nays.
The question of laying on the table was then
taken, and decided in the negative-Yeas ~,
Nays l49. 4 On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, the
orders Of the day were then postponed Yeas
"a, Nays 89--for the purpose of following up
the consideration Of Mr. hilton's resolutions.
Mr.. Taylor, of N. Y. proposed an amend
ment to the resolution, as follows 60
/" Resolved, That the COMMITTEES Of Ways
and Means, be instructed to inquire into and
report to this House, what officers, ID their
opinion, may he most advantageously discon-
tinued, what salaries will reasonably bear re-
duction, and such other means Of retrench-
mcnt as to them shall seem to be necessa-
ry."
The debate then continued on this PROPOSE
ton. Mr.. Culpepper then addressed the
House against the amendment, but in favor
Of the resolution. He was decidedly 10 favor
of the retrenchment. and would 60 as far as
any gentleman to produce economy in the
government. He did not think, however,
that eight dollars day was too much for
members Of Congress. Sir, said (Mr. co.
have not patriotism enough to devote my time
to the public Cor bare support. My family
are to be provided for, and shall vote for
the compensation deem just.and use my wa
ges to support myselfto pay my debts, TO sup
port my family, &c. just as would the avais
of my laboron my farm,or any where else
aud deem eight dollars about a proper COM
DeIlsatiOn, and shall never vote for less, for