Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-19
From Correspondent al Washington.

WASHINGTON, March IL, 1880.
Gentlemen; We had little squirt in the House of
Representatives yesterday. In o bill on the subject
OF Indian Treaties there was an appropriation for tho
payment OF General M'Nc, one of the Commission
ers Tor his services in negotiating the Treaty with
the Wmnebagoes last Summer. The bill went very
quietly through the Committee of the Whole, but as
soon as 1t came into the House. discussion arose ON
the propriety OF paying General MNe for the civil
service while he was receiving his regular paw as an
oitlcer IN the service of the u. States. Some one
asked Mr. Vance, who had moved an amendment
which seemed to be generally in favor with the House
giving to the General either the military or civil
compensation at his option had been the practice
Oh the government to give double paw in cases where
U. D. oiiloers were employed. He replied that he
recolected one prominent case-that of tho gentle.
man who now fills the chair Of the Chief Magistrate
and who received both pay an officer and paw ms n
commissioner, when negotiating a treaty with the
Indians. This reference to General Jackson pro
voked the tennessee members, and presently Mr.
Folk sprang forward, evidently under great excite
ment accused the other side of the House of pivnr
party complexion to the debae talked about the out
nus winch had been given during the late adminisra-
uoh, without the sanction of law, and accused Mr.
Clay of having demanded more than he was entitled
to IN 1878, charging Mr. Vance with having made the
allusion TO the President grdtuitously. Mr. Vance
replied That he was called to state the practice of
the COVE rnInen, when he referred TO the case of Ge
neral Jackson At the same time he declared that
as he believed what he had stated to be correct. he
would Just as soon state it grdtously as any other
way AS soon as ne SAID tins, there was such q con-
versatlon among the Jackson leaders that il was inn
possible to assign any other reason for the agitation
than that challenge was about to pass to Mr. Vance
MIR. Polk walked across the floor to Mr. Barnyell
with an nlamed countenancc. General Desha an
preached his colleague from the other side of the
House as II to support him, Mr.. Blair took seat
near him, and Mr.. Cambreleng had kind of sardonic
grin on his countenance, which showed that tbere
was poison ranking in his breast. The veteran Mr.
Burgess of Rhode Island then took up the cudgcIs
and dealt some unmercful blows on Mr. Polk Ill
| had distinguished friend (said hcl who had rc-
ceived large sums ofthe public moncy would court
investigation, and not dodge, and SILVER and shrink
whenever allusion made to it," Gas TO Mr. Clay
sald he,) he was never the to ask that 10 which
he Is not entitled; and whenever Henry CLAY shall he
Oundmaking any such demand, then will saw trut
and justice are banshed from mankind" Mr. Polk
sprang up again, and said this was CHARGE aoains,
the friends OF the Administration of dodpinr SILVER
ing and shrinking. Mr. Burgess ably replied" No,
against tho friends of the Administration apainst
none but the gentleman himself lie referred 10 nc
other individual whatever Mr.. Polk then bepan 10
vltupcrote most vehCmenty. The Speaker in n sor,
OF ndecIsve tone. called him TO order $50 on (said
Mr. Cnmbrecng) you have a right TO rcply"-and
disorder, from the mouth of Mr.. Cambreeng was
sutlclently loud TO drown the moniton of .'order'
from the mouth Of the Speaker Mr. Polk ravei
awhile end then sat down exhausted, but not cooled
crushed, yet insanely thinking that he had crushed
MS antagonist If anger were talent, Mr.. Polk hat
the superiority by odds.
The Senate have been engaged to-day altopethcl
on undressing business.