Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-23
LYNCHBURG, FEB. %, 1888.
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EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.

We commence this morning and shaii co'eiuue
in our next, Mr.. Culhoun's Report on Inc extern
and increase of Executive Patronage ana WIN re-
gard to the expediency and praccaoiiity OF ieuuc'
ing ii. Its statements, all drawn from oic'ai SUI
ces are well calculated to arrest the attention and
excite the anxious solici,ude of every American cit
zen. There are few who will not be as'onished
at the alarming increase of the patronage OF The
Preshent-and still fewer, who will not acknow-
ledge the paramount necessity of its abrldgement
if we would hand down TO posterlty our hoerues
unmpaireG. We say this, not IN reference 10 me
present President, alone-but in relation TO the Elk
ecu,ye office. Any armed with such pow
err every day, rapidly increasing, may endenger
the freedom of the country and spread corruption
abroad in the land.
The Debate on this Report, which seems TO have
been excited and personal, has not yet been report
ed. Il is understood, however, that Mr.. Benton,
whose Report, on the necessity ofabridging Exccu-
tive patronage, made so far back 1896, is in
strange contrast with his present course,) made a
special application of lis general truths, and grew
furiously misunderstanding an attack upon Mr..
Calhoun, and evidently desiring 10 provoke per-
sona contest-The correspondent of the Aexan-
dria Gazette says ~ Mr.. Calhoun commented
upon the 'beliorjng, as he termed IT, Of Mr.. Ben
'on ond, in reply TO an lntimatIon that this might
be made personal matter, declared that he desps
ell such menace and dsregarded such a sugges-
ton" &c.
Mr.. Benton, in the course of his speech, remark
ed that " the Senator from S. Carolina had made Il
told attack truth" whereupon he was called "a
ORDER but the Vice President, deciding that he had
| not tansgressed the rules, IN appeal was taken
fiom the decision of the Chair, & it reversed
ayes 81, noes "a We subon the yeas and nays
| Yeas-Messrs. Bbb, Black, Brown, Buchanan
| r,,Ib A La, II
| of Geo, Mangum, Morris Preston, Robinson, Rug
giles, Shepey. Tallmadge, Upton, Tyler White
| Wright-2i.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Clay, Ewing, Frehnghuy
sen, Goldsborough, Hendricks, Kent, knight,
Leigh, Linn, Mexican, Moore, Naudain, Poindex
| ter, Porter, Prentiss, Robbins, Silsbee, Smith
Southland, Swift, Tumlinson, Waggaman, Web
tcr-24.
"By consent Mr.. Benton was then allowed &c
proceed. lie spoke with great violsnce, strung ou
a tissue Of exravag ancies, and employed the coars
est and most awkward figures. His manner was
also as offensive as his language, and in the wors
possible taste.-I m gh; amuse you with many Of
the figures of speech employed by Mr.. B. in this
debate. They raised a laugh all over the Senate
Chamber. 1t was conceded that on this occasion he
| out BentOned Benton"
One OF the bills reported by Mr. Calhoun carry.
standing the opposition of the believing Nilsson.
ran, has bee ordered to be ensrossed for a third
reading by SO large a majority of the Senate, as to
leave doubt of its passage by that body, and to
| inspire hope that 1t will not meet with an unfa.
vorabe reception even in the House of Representa-
tives. We allude TO the BILL proposing the repea
of the act of 1920, limiting the terms of service o
certain officers The following are the yeas anc
nays, on the question of its engrossment:
Yeas Messrs. Bib, Black, Clay, Calhoun,
Ewing, Goldsborough, Kent, King, of Ga Leigh
Linn, Mexican, Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Pom
dexter, Preniiss, Preston, Sisbee, Smith, Southard
Swift, Tomnson, Tyler, Waggaman, Webster
| White 90
| Nays essrs. Brown, Buchanan, Grundy
Hendricks, Hill, Kane, King, of Ala, Knight
Morris, Robinson, Ruggles, Shcpley, Tallmadge
Upton, Wright-l5.
| 1t may be noted, as one of the signs of the
times, thai, on this question, Judge White voted
with tn e Wings,