Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-15

Mr. Porter gave notice that he would, on Monday
ask leave to bring in bill to provide for the
adjudication and settlement OF claims to ianos sherein
mentioned .
Mr. Linn gave notice that he would, on Monday next,
ask leave TO bring in bills with the following titles:
bill confirming lands in the State of Missouri, and
for other purposes;
bill to improve the navigation Of the Mississippi RI
ver in the vicinity of st. Louis; and
bill auhorising the President of the United States TO
run and mark the line dividing the territory OF the w.
States from the State Of Missouri.
Mr. Moore gave notice that he would, on Monday next,
ask leave to bring in bill authorising the relinqulsh'
ment Of the 10th section OF public land granted LOT the
Use Of Schools and for other purposes. .
Mr. Benton presented the credentials OF the ZION.
Lucius Lyon and the Hon. John Noryel, elected by the
Legislature of Michigan Senators from that Sate when
read.
Mr. Benton then moved tina. seats be assigned to MIR.
Lyon and to MIR. Norveil the floor OF The Scnale eI
til the decision of the question of their admission as De
majors This, Mr.. B. said had been done by courtesy
similar cases.
Mr. Ewing observed, that this was new matter pre-
scented for the first Ine this morning, and one tha'
oured some consideration: with view OF looking ih'o
pr.crdcn,s and to enable Senator'S TO examine, anu con-
slider them he moved TO lay the Inc present on
the table which motion was adopted ,;.L
Mr.. Benton submitted the following resolution, which
lies one, day for consideration; - , l.,
RcsoYrcd That the Secretary OF the Senate cause U DC
furnished to the Secretary of War for the use OF his Of
fee five COMES and the OF the Army
Adutant General Quartcrmaster General Commissary
General of Subsistence, Paymaster General Com'nissa'
charpc of the Clothing Bureau Chief Engineer !nsPec'
tor Of the Military Academy, (fo the use OF that nsu
ton0 Chief of the phlcal Corps Coonc' OF ora,
nance Commissioner OF Indian Affairs; So'Ssione[ 70 %
Pensions and Officer in charge of the Bounty Land VI
fee for the use of their respective oihces cach Two CO.
pies all bills resolutions, documents, ana oher papers
PRESENTED for the use Of the Senate, al the present and
ncccenr sessions thereof of which, two copies OF those
for The Secretary of War; and copy of those for each
of the other officers shall be retained by the frln'er 10
the Senate until the end of each session. and tneh oen
vcrcd bound.
On motion of Mr.. Wright.
The Senate proceeded to The consideration fEXccu-
tive business, and when the doors were opened,
Adjourned over TO Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
On motion of Mr.. Briggs,
Ordcred That when the House adjourn this day. 1t Will
adjourn to meet again on Monday next
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. Manu. of n
York adopting the rules Of the last Tor the government
Of the present Congress, was taken up.
Mr. Gilet moved amendment, providing Tor the ap-
pointment of a Standing Committee on the Militia, as
we'll as Committee Military Affairs; which was
agreed to; ayes 30, noes not counted.
MI J. z. Adams offered an amendment, providing
that the Committee of Ways and Means should report
the General Annual Appropriation Bill within thirty
days of their appointment, or give their reasons tor not
having done
Mr. a. explained that his object was accelerate the
thought that gentleman, who had had the honor OF
that House before any one at all acquainted
with the course OF its proceedings but must be aware
Of the Indispensable necessity OF such rule as that MI
A. now proposed. 1t commencing at the beginning,
By recurring the Committee Of Ways and Means TO re-
port within reasonable time. The practice had here
tooe bccn upon many OCCASIONS that the report OF that
committee postponed TO later date II was also a
practice that had crcpt in inscnsbly and for which II
was not Mr. a. S intention to blame any per-
son or party but it had been the practice TO introduce
into these appropriation bills matters Of leglsaiion
grants Of money, charges upo" the People, and eXpendi-
lures, not warranted by any previous law The consc-
had becn That these appropriations had been sub
jects of vehement contention and debate in that House.
aud occasionally in the other, well as of debate be.
tween the Houses, and had been OF dlscord
and di<srnsion between them. That of itself an
evil of sufficient magnitude. From the delay in report
ing the appropriation bills: the consequence had also
been thai perhaps half year suffered to expire be-
fore they were passed MIR. A. then referred 10 the pro-
press Of those bills during the two sessions Of the last
Congress- and that passed during the first session there
Of for the contingent expenses OF the Government
The latter, including the appropriation Tor mileage and
paw members of Congress- and Tor salaries to Clerks OF
the House Of Representatives, passed Oh the llt OF
February, while single cent passed tor any
other branch of the public service till the 9th of June
The President Of the United States, the representative
of the nation before all other nations of the earth; all the
heads Of departments his assistants for the execution OF
the laws the Judges Of the land, supreme and suhordi-
a.c all without cent during that whole period
They starving, at least were W
upon charity credit, 10 surve 1t was an exceed
ingv proper thing for the members TO provide tor them
selves but equally proper to provide Tor all others
The Of the extraordinary delay and procraStIna-
ton in the passage Of that BILL from tho fact,
that a number of articles introduced in it, not
for the purpose of appropriation merely, not to pay
the debts Of the country, but dcbateable matters OF
another character, new laws, which created long
debates in both Houses, finally delaying tie pas
sage Of the bill for four five months. Pass TO the
next session of Congrcss-the last seson-lhc appro'
pralion bill passed within three hours OF It's erml-
nalion and it at one time questionable whether 1t
would pass at all or not lie would say no more on the
subject but if the House would adopt the resolution pro-
posed by him, only by way of experiment; he saw no
reason why the Committee Of Ways and Means should
not report within thirty days; and he would express q
hope that whoever the committee mi ht be, they would
strip these appropriation bills Of every thing but what
were lcgtmaely matters of appropriation, and such as
ware not they would make the sub ect of separate bill.
lie had allowed them month. although for his own
part, he reason why they could not make their
report in ten days, well as Ill thirty. The apProPria-
tons called Tor upon the public estimates and these
estimates presented by the executive Department. and
hr was happy say and he took this occasion 10 OTTER
his 1tc OF applause TO the Secretary of the Treasury,
for sending in his report of the estimate of expenditures,
at so early period Of the session He therefore
reason why all the General Appropriation Bill might not
be reppIrd within len days. But lie was willing to al
low thirty; and he could not why they might not be
delivered the President of the United States before
the last Of February, at least though he himself thought
they ought TO be passed before the first Of January,
the close Of the year. and the Treasury be prepared and
ready to pay them
Mr.. Cambrelcng concurrcd, he said, entirely in the
views of the gentleman from Massachusetts, 10 the
evils he complained of; and which were probably, more
manifest during the last session of Congress than any
former one but Mr. c. dssened entirely the position
taken by the gentleman that had becn at least in
his experience, short it has been in the Committee Of
Ways AMI Means, and long it had been in the House,
that justly ascribabe to that committee. MIR. c.
fhnr
had not been uniformly the practice for the Chairman of
that committee, to appeal and urge upon the House, the
necessity otakng up the appropriation bills, and whc
tIcr the uniform habit of the House, had not been to