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

charge the dn,es Of .!,a, office. Although since thai,
time. ,hec have been internal taxes TO collect yet
those 3cotIeeo who know how difficult is Ia wind
an cid concern will reality believe that the duties i'm
posed upon this officer have been almost as aruous
they would have been, had internal axtion continued
This branch Of business has cn,ai.cd uncn him an ex.
tens!ve correspondence with all the collectors in tie
United States who hare rot hnay closed their accounts
--and the outnher of such, at this day by on
means incon Siderable
Hut the extraordinary all the utir< cii has
hccn imposed upon this officer that which President
of the Uni'ci States deyn,.c upon him in tci. Although
bred the law, yet lie appointed discharge
iuportant Mites, which strictly and property belong 10 the
ohcc of Attorney Gcncsal tho Jnicd States. Ever
since that time, he hes superintendent and directed all the
law suits throus!or, the Union which tile
have hee Concerned; and a'h" present moment the United
States upwards of''rn thousaod law dspe nn
To shaw the and the arinuus duty
Mr. tia, the thea Secretary of the rra s,ry
who suspected of nf psu,r economy md
who Officer, tho puy aud is,om OF cnnc,
had bcc passed upon hy tie pcoiir "f the uuu,y, aud i,
rcvc,c in his retirement hy every patriot recon-
nrsndcd that person shna,h appointed for the sole pr
pose Of attending to these suits, with salary of $500 per
IT, thefc;rc there b. any officer IN this Govcrunont
whom the gentleman from Kanturky ought 80
designated useless that officer the 9th Auditor OF the
Treasury. FIR. q. said he lust rnn,indsd by those
seu,emrn around aim, that usicer addition the
other budens Imposed upon him. had the charge Of all the
Light Houses III the United States.
MIR. b. said, he would few word, the gentleman
from Maryland, (Mr. Bamcv before he took his seat
There was subject upon w,ir, he prepared
AT ms time an at all tines AID that the subject of
reducing The pay Of members uf Congress relation
this question: he had formed deliberate op,non wien he
hst came to Congress, which his experience had
strengthen and confirm. 10 thought the per diem, uuw
ance ut the members ought be reduced i;o Admitted
mat as compensation FOR loss of time, wholly ina
o'Iua'e as an Indemnity, to those gentlemen who pursued
s'y active business al home; but il SUFFICIENT
10 cover their expenses while they remained This City
He believed hsithc interests Of tho country rcoui,nI
''at 1t should be rcdUccd tiau suiGjen
"a eaabn members to live comfortably whilst ;sy
here.
Fur my own pNsi, said Mr.. Il do not, Ike the gentle
man "@ Aiary(and, (Air. Barncy give away
s'itucnts my ps Girm allowances. receive use il
fer my owu benefit. Il seems that gcuemam uses the
surplus OF his pay in displaying his lb-ay cons,i
tucnts b. making donations rhmiches cha ,itabc
institutions at the pwbiie expense. In this Inc
e%pcn" it mos, cIaciualiy for his gc bat III
am inclined To believe, his constituents well n,inc,
"ouo ne quite as well satisfied, II the surplus
In remain ia the Treasury the bonch, of the ator
'f'he Government of tho country should ever wish 10 en-
poy aim"'e1s o,ribute their bounty, the last upon
caFth whom tier people should with t!
be members of Congress
Upon the whole Mr. b. said hrIscarcely knew how 10
vote upon the question If the Chairman or any
gentleman of the Commute of Ways and Heans would saw
tcre was prospect that this could he pr
actve oil good during the present he should
IN the aihrH'a'ive. If he should nc
hen the work of c0n,ncncctl he wished
ID ener upon il seriously. He wished the .iou.c To DE
prepared 20 act will; wisdom and with e,crsy in cutting MI
'ne useless branches of public expenditure Until t,a
''e should arrive, he did not want encourage hopes
%isic:i must end in disappointment.
Mr M',,urFsE said a member CT t.ie COMMITTEE, he
could only say that would be entirely impossible the
committee To give any opinion. Eut would suggest "a
'"c mover OF the rcsoutin that If he 10 produce
eny beneficial effect, Introduce series Of resolutions
specify separately the several cec;s ofiuauisy Blu,
would DC impossible fnf the Committee avs nd Means
Wrhshe prescott weight Of business which presses on thar
Committee da orsY .ane like justice the inquiry:
nor 'h"ee does the subject properly belong thai Conn.
'ncs Should the resolution, pass n pscscu form j,
would lie, la substances sending Of Committee On {:
voyage of discovery either chart or compass /,
of he i,ig
Sess'on oF the Committee TO go tic Different Depat-
inents to make tho necessary investigation. II, wo3
suggest TO the of the resolution lay it en- the table
1nf the pescn' aud TO take tine divide subdvide it,
lie would make motion la the resolution on The table
with that view: but If the move, wished 40 make
nation, he would wiihe it.
a. the request MR. CHILJ0y the morton m Ja,, H.,
fesoiHt.n" an The table Withdrawn by Mr.
but az Mr. Clifton explain
Inc or "a announced t!a. the hor f,, ,. r,..,
ion OF motions and resolutions had expired and ia, ,
uftlcr discussion must bo suspended
THURSDAY, JAS. o.
The Heuse resumed the consferat;c, osty,, -.,o,
SONS WHICH were offered on Tuesday by-Ag- fa,,
TON, -"
MIR. cHGLroH rose and said he distilled, in The SO
coma instance, IN reference the same s1>oc In
consume the time of the House ecen f= , fav ,o,a,
But he ie himself bcnnd il, dniv to- hs cons.irnn,s
ana hnseii, 10 reply briefly To VIVA, had Yesterday fall
zen from The gentleman from MARYLAND He Laa he
sonS .ne subject OF pas"'" notice from that gentle
man, IN wcli be had been treated as a bid Of Nr]1
lie could not deny that the poetry i.ic .l.a e-es
man had delivered, seemed have amused ii;mss,f
nI, wne'her 1t was equally successful respects hs
tIouse, he would not venture to saw
20 reply to what had fallen from the gentleman iron,
~ arr land, as TO has Mr. c's) age as 1ucmber Of ihe
nc sac maj u "onth vas generally marked BIZ
Hnoecii'y- Old age, on the other hand, was accom-.
1ed by anrersnDuaiion and the same ADVANTAGES y,c
attach 10 physical age and youth D:,et also
sTze very Old and very youpg members ri al. H.,
- was 'nsnated that lie had been hut g lew DAYS
oh'y I'D possession OF seat this floor e,go il was
ang 20 s constituents before Congress PERHAPS the
gentleman from Maryland bad convinced himself "a
vas 80 very near convincing linn, that lie ought 10
'ese bis seat return home, and corGda the rc,x |
Ssn'aon 81 las constituents to Others. RI he was 40
lo'ns ana SO inexperienced in the House. he flIouobt
~ was the more cgticd TO tie xerciae Of o,,e
pof''oa 81 ihal christian charity which his friend
fFpfn MarYland mad informed the House tbat ha
possessed. lie bad never before uuder,,ooa
tnat ID tnS Legislative Hall, The rights and nj;
FHeScs OF members differed. lie was himself rotas.
~ p"y Az rue respect to those who had The bene(i, ol
10 vencTate TIC Opinions Of those who are wiser. 49,