Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-04
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Poinde,ts.
laid resolution on the table, proposing to die.
charge the Committee on Manufactures from n.
further consideration of the several subjects ~
ferred to them on the 22d inst, and On which
they nave not yet reported, and to refer the SAM
to select committee. After the transaction IS
a portion of the usual warnings business, the g.
nate, at an early hour. went into the consider,
ton of executive bu ,iness. When the doors xsr.
opened, the Senate resumed the consideration IS
the bill making appropriations lur the support Of
Government for the year 1852; the question b..
ing on the amendment proposed BY the Commi,
tee on Finance. to increase the appropriation Of
the House for the judicial expenses Of the United
States from 10000 to 100000 dollars This
amendment was Supported IN debate, by Me.sr
Smith and Marcy, and opposed By Messrs. r.,
Ter Hayne, Miller, and Webster; and the dues
ton having been taken BY yeas and nays. on ma
ton of Mr.. Miller, the amendment was adop,ed
yeas 90, nays 19. The next amendment cons,
dered, was to increase the appropriations pro,l
inc tor the diplomatic intercourse of the UnitpJ
States by adding an appropriation Of four thou,.
and FIVE hundred dollars, for the return Of III,
Ministers from France and England On hi,
amendment debate ensued, in which Messr,
Smith, Foot. Holmes. King. Clayton, Web.tp,
Marcy. and Clay, took part; but before any oue,.
ton was taken, Mr.. Clayton, at late hour. NOV.
ed an adjournment, which was carried.
In the House Of Representatives, leave of al.
sence, until the lst Of Nav. was granted to NJ,
Branch. IN the motion of Mr.. Carson Nume.
rous petitions were presented, and among them
one bv Mr.. Mercer. from certain British subjects.
resident in the Kingdom of Great Britain, on the
subject of slavery, suggesting or recommending
as far as we could gather from the debate, ltle
paper not being read.) the appropriation of funds
for the Colonization Society. Upon rhi, memo
rial warm and animated debate ensued, in whic
Messrs. Polk, Mercer, Drayton. Burgess. Arnold
Semmes, lngersoIl, Blair, of s. c., Dickson, PA.
ton. and Briggs, participated. The subject wa
ultimately disposed of, after discussion of tire.
hours. by the withdrawal Of the petition. II:
business before the House appertaining to the Dr.
trict of Columbia. to which this day aud o.mu l
row had been allotted, was. on motion. postpn |
ed till the same days in next week; and, at 10
clock, the House adjourned.
The enlarged appropriation asked for by s |
Executive, and reported by the Committee If
nance, for the diplomatic expenses of the sc.er. r
ment, gave rise to a discussion Of much pirh IA
the Senate yesterday. touching the relative met.
its Of the last and present Administrations in re
gard to their expenditures for foreign intercours
The discussion continued to a late hour. wlrhoa
coming to close; indeed it took turn Just b
fore the adjournment, which opened wide 6ed
and will probably give rise to a protracted De
bate. IA
Mr.. Smith, Chairman of the Committee Of Fl
nance. admitted, in the course of The dscussOa
that if the diplomatic Expenditures of the two as
wears of the last Administration and the taOdn
of the present, were contrasted, il would pc
sent .rather an ugly appearance" for the atT
but this, he intimated. would be amended BY d
future reductions which would take place in "a
branch of the public service. II is not, howeTH
an inquiry into the amount expended by the
spective Administrations which threatens
heightened investigation. That is matterps
ily ascertained, and was fully exhibited, on III
cial data, Yesterday. Ii is an assertion tbm'i
out BY Mr.. Marcy, towards the close Of The 81
tlng-namely: that It was not the amount Of no
new expended by the last Administration IN ID
eign intercourse, which was the charge assrf q
but that it did nothing for the moDey-cH't'"
no good for the country, with the expenditure
This was the point on which several grnrna
joined issue, and which seems likely 10 be ~
argued.
Having adverted to Mr.. Marcy's allegation
is proper to mention, that Mr.. Clay. IN ie"
marks, pointedly cOntroverted its correclnr
and asserted, that so far from having done no
ing, the last Administration concluded more
ties, here at the Seat Of Government, with
elgn Powers. than any preceding AdmIns'n
perhaps all of them toge,her-and adJ''
many long-standing difficulties aud arp
questions with foreign Governments. -NM
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