Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-25

IN session I'LL alter tho shonc That was similar III
TO the present. He would put il to all who had voted 70
the third reading Of this bill whether this bill as
now stood ought TO become lawl The gentleman from
Vermont mir Sladc) had complained the large expendi
lures OF the Government fthat gentleman really wshe
TO promote economy. he will against this hill Tn,
Administration had been made chareeable with
oil The Government lie denied that the Executive do
partmehts oil the Government was in any way responsible
ior tins expense ~ had been days apo nnaed b,
the gentleman from Ky. Surveys of certain contemplate,
improvements from time TO time ordered nv Con
gress 1t was the duty OF The Executive to cause ia,
surveys aud estimates to be made pursuant TO law Tn,
surveys aud estimates thus made in pursuance of our acts
arc returnc TO the department. by which we are inform
diff Congress is determined TO pursue The vol h
il will cost. ~ wv ~
Mr.. Wiche said he had stated that the apnropri,on
had been recommended by the Executive Does The gcn
ueman from Tennessee deny that
Mr.. Polk-l do.
Mr. Wickline, there is document from the Department
proving the fact. ~
Mr. Polk fully understood the contents of that docu
ment Congress had ordered certain surveys and esi
mates to be made. The Executive was bound to sec The
execution OF the law. The documents Showed tho rcsn
Does the gentleman from Kentucky find anv ,bng tbcro
indicating any opinion from the Executive Department
mat the money estimated ought to be expended on those
works " N''
MIR. Wcklnc said tho expense of these works ,vcrc in
ctu,ed IN tho Treasury estimates.
MIR; Polk; Does the gentlemen from Kentucky take
upon himself TO say that the expenditure for these works
recommended by the Treasury Department! lie Mr.
~ understood those estimates in such way II was
the official duty OF the head of the Treasury TO send s
mates TO this House the probable amount NJ oxnoJ;
turc required under existing laws Itwas no mart of Tho
duty oil That officer TO complain Of the laws which had
oeenpaSsed here But those persons in this House who
plain OF the amount of public expenditures are rco,rcd
by consistency To rcstran this boundless source of
pence Gentlemen seemed to laer themselves that they
mad discovered mode of throwing all responsibility
II bill upon this suhe vetoed by the President
then he was abused for disrcgarng interests of
sve sections of the country Ii the bill was free from
constitutional objections and received the sanction of tho
Executive, then he who was guilty of yynsefI
ana prodgai expenditure OF the public money The fant
1rngt .hnrni IL. =
lore he sat down he would say word upon the Cumber
land Road The proposed appropriation for that object
reported IN o Tor ihe purpose-as was the in
several other Items which had been adopted into this mot
ley collection of discoran matters All who have f,vo
RTE objects either have, or may have bills provide for
them IN which each object will stand upon its own mo
rits Shall objects which have not sufficient merits 10
stand alone be crowded through this House. by being as
sociated together? "e "
Mr.. Blair of Tennessee said after what b,,, fill, e.
his colleague, (Nir Polk he felt bound reuctant m be
was to obtrudc himself upon the House. to briefly ex
PLAIN the reasons why he had in favor of his lii
and should do again 1t had been called motley col
lection Of objects. He would ask his colleague If this biII
contained single project which already compre
hendcd IN our previous legislation Shall these measures
upon the prosecution of which large have been ex
pended, and most of them the of completion he
totally abandoned and the money cxpenjeI ,Lror,n
away The only item which had not been included in
former laws was that for the improvement of Cumberland
river. He hoped his colleague would recollec that
while Kentucky and Tennessee had heretofore been COM
PEELED to support improvements elsewhere that refresh
ing shower had fallen upon their own State If his COL
league would look at the former bills this subject he
would ma tins less cXcepuonable Than of them He
Mr. b. could see no difference in principle between sun
porting these appropriations together in several bills
The only question the appropriations necessary
Tor the pubc service Being satisfied they were he felt
obliged TO support them.
Mr.. lngcrsol regretted that the gentleman from Ten
nessee, r Polk was not satisfied that the House should
be engaged an hour every morning upon the Wiscasset
case-but should have endcavored bring Wscasset
form and rerenchment into the discussion of this blI
lie was aware that attempts had been made 10 throw all
the abuses OF the government upon the of
the people, VAST the fault OF Congress that the expen
ses OF the Executive Departments had increased lie
did not propose going at this time into the subject The
gentleman from Tennessee emphacay enauires whether
any friend TO this bill approves of all its items? In repv
TO mat he would suggest, that if every member of this
Rouse should refuse TO support any that did not
precisely IN every respect meet with his views there
would be nm end of all Legislation here. This bill like
all other measures, is compromise of opinion He would
ask Tie T75 rec05s1Sr
ing The vote to open the bill TO introduce further items?
Mr. Polk said if the vote re-considered the bill
could be rc-committed with instructions 10 modify it.
Mr. lngersoll-If the opposition the bill is strong
enough to break 1t down. why manully fight the bat.
tie on the third reading? So much time had been spent
upon this stage that he felt bound move the nrevous
question, which was sustained.
Mr. w TOmnson called for the yeas and nays upon the
question of re consideration, which were ordered
The motion was lost, ayes 81, noes 49,
The bill was then read third time.
Mr. Hall Of North Carolina, opposed its passage At
length
Ater Mr. H. had concluded his speech Mr. Boon NOV.
ed the previous question, which sustained, and the
bill was passed.