Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-09

on' navins undergone first reading it would b
rs well TO recommit it. He was perfectly w,ll,n,
II II was the unanimous wish of the Senate. thu
The bill be recommtted
MI. oLA hoped that some other course woul,
DC preferred 10 tho one proposed by the Chair
| man OF the committee Mr.. Grnndy.) We all wish
saiu he, 10 look al the provisions of this bill ns
wei as Ito members of the committee. and If the
printing be ordered, the bill still remaining in
'ne power OF the Senate, each member OF the com
''''ee could, from their knowledge ofthe subject.
f'ep'.e sueh amendments, as they thought fit ,
ana other Senators would have the snme ndy,n.
tage
Mr. GRUMPY said that whether tho bin VIVA
feeomm',ted OF not it would of course be printed
a"o eaeh gentleman could have il under examinn
No" wh'e the committee WINS preparing their a.
"'o hohehis lie had proposed the tecommitmcnl
oo'n wi'ha view oil saving time, and Of having the
aool''onal provisions, whicheyery one agreed should
be engrafed ON the bill, prepared by those who
mad well considered the subject A recommitmen,
"oo'd not prevent any Senator who felt so dispo
SEQ, IRON preparing such amendment, to the l,ll ma
ne deemed necessary.
MT clay replied That il the bill was 10 be
printed at once, so rs to be in the hands of eve
senator, the objections 10 the recommitmen,
would not be SO strong. Ii seemed however. Ia be
a
The Senate, for one of the standing committees TO
report bill that was 10 be Immediately ,bc,,af
Ter recommled for amendment before ,he seno,.
could possibly have time TO examine into lis proyi
sions. 49,
MI CLAY TON observed ihut he had been very
a"ehliVe 10 the reading of the bill Ii contained n
very important provision one TINT subjected The
"hole hsca concerns of tho Pos, Office Department
70 Tue action OF Congress, This was the first pfo
position of the kind that he had ever remembered
TO have heard of being made in this branch If the
National Legislature il would bring tins po,,ion ol
the Treasury of the country under the control of
Congress II would bring back the Department To
The true constitutional principles of The Govern
meh'. Upon the whole, tho provisions of the bin.
so Tar as ho could nnderstund them, according Ia
MS Judgment were such as would ba adopted by
the Senate. If gentlemen had any suggestions to
PROPOSE they could be made when the bill came IN
on Its second reading. He did not see why the
committee could NOT meet, and agree az odiyldonls
and recommend TO the Senate my additional n.
mcndmeh or alteration, which they might deem ne
cessafy, without the bill being reeommlllcd For his
par, he WISHED 10 have it printed Immediately. 80
mat oil m'ghI nave an opportunity OF examining
lis provisions, as the subject was ono of greut i'm
por,ancc.
Mr., GRuNDY observed, that il WINS certainly
not his disposition to press the reeommiment of I'M.
bill against the will of any member of the Senate
and It the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Ewing) would
name some day for its consideration, and move 10
make It the order ofthe day, for tina, day he would
cheeriay ncquiesco in tho notion
M. PORTER said he was in favor Of the re.
commitment, of the bill to the Commiltee. They
could, when they had il before them most probably
ind u common ground on which they might unite,
and back 10 the Senate thu p,ni.,, ,c
which would receive their unanimous consent
Ihey could better there too thar in ,he Seuate cor
rect lis phraseology and present their lebors IN
shape satisfactory ~ themselves
Mr.. L. SAID that this WINS tho frs, time since
The commencement of the session, thar u suit
able opportunity had been offered him 10 put a
question 10 The Chairman OF the Pos. Office Com.
'hlllee, and he gladly awaited himself of it, H.
wished to ask that gentleman whether any prepo.
siton had been made al the las, session Of Congress
to vote an appropriation to meet the deficiency in
the funds of the Post Office Department
Mr.. Grundy SAID tho honorable Senator from
Lou siano knows as much on that subject as do.
| Ger AMY have no recollection ,ha, any such pro.
position was made, much less that any vote was
taken on II. There WINS something said about the
matter in the report of the m orty Of the commit
mlttec and something in tina, of the minority no
| thing more
Mr. Porter continued. The answer Of the homo
rable Senator WINS precisely what he expected from
his candor and knowledge of the matter in qnes.
ton. Such also was Mr. Ps recollection, and his
remembrance of what passed then fortified by II ro
currencc 10 the journals of the Senate. But as he
had seen 1t stated under the hand of the Presi lent
| OF the UniieJ States that he (Mr. p had voted a
against an appropriation 10 relieve the embarross
| mentsof that department OF the Government, h,
was AFRAID that something had occurred when h
was absent from the Senate, which nigh, hay
gwen color to the accusation, and induced the Pres
| dcnt to make this charge
Mr.. L. sad II painful 10 him 10 notice thi'
ma Ter at all bu, he was compelled in self defence
10 do so. For months he and his colleague hat
remained under the imputaiion that II was owing
| to thelr votes, on a proposition TO lend money
to the Post Office, that the people of Louisiana hae
been deprived Of the daily mail which, previous Il
the month of June last, had been carried there
when, In truth, the change was caused by the mu
tiplled couuptions and defaicaions ofihe Post OF
| fec Department itself, and was entirely lndepend
ent any acts words Of the representatives o.
| Louisiana in this body.
| So far indeed from there being any foundation
| for the mputation that thoy were unwilling 10 lcnd
| money to the Department, that it will appesr by a
reference to the journals of the Senate that they yo
ted TO lay the report of tho majority, which denied
the pfopriety of lending money at that moment
on TIC tabSe. II is true they also voted 10 lay the
| report of the minority on the table and in this re-
spect they voted with the whole Senate. No oppo
| slilon was made to the motion nor any d visiol
called for. So that there was Just as much re ,son
10 charge every member in this body who USUALLY
supports the ADMINISTRATION, with being unwilling to
vote money TO relieve Mr.. Barry as there wos tc