Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-16

uos provided Coz Of all OF eos aSoqusicl, provided
fsr BY this bill. The whole amour, q i,s appro.
pnsiians wss 400 900 m $50 oGo cellars Il,
contained no graz, q threc millions, ,rs II the
scnsie had paused II the very day u came from
The liousc. no, caiy ~oule there have been no sp.
pfoprs,ions Of the three millions bet si-, none Of
these other sums which the Senate did insert ia
the bill. oshsrs. besides ourselves. cav the eeG.
eisneies ofthis bill. We had communications with
sse from the departments. sed we inserted 10 the
b,ll every thing which Any Depsr,reut recommend
ed to No. We took care TO be sure ,bs, nothing
else wss couming. And We then rcpor,cd The bill
TO the Sega;e i,h our proposed ume udpcn,s there
vas SUN Of $4,000 for Castle Island 10 Boston.
800 600 tor defenees in Maryland, and 90 FORTH
These amendments we're agreed to by the Senate,
and one OF two others added, on the motion Of mem.
bers and the bill. being thus amended, was rciurn-
ed to the House.
And now. cir, II becomes important To ask when
wa this ball, thus smepded, returned 10 the House
Of Representatives Was it unduly detained here
so that the House Obliged afterwards TO act
upon II suddenly This question is material TO be
asked, and material TO be answered, too and the
Journal does satisfactorily answer H. for il appear,
by the Journal tina. the bill was returned 10 the
House OF Representatives on Tuesday, the 24tb of
February, ono 'ohoi, ueek before The close Of The ses
'oa. And from Tuesday, the oath day Of FEBRUARY
to Tuesday, the Sd day of March we heard moi
word from this bill. Tuesday the Sd day Of
March, was Of course, the last day Of the session
We assembled here at 10 or IL o'clock in the
morning of that day, and sat until three in the
afternoon, and still we were not informed whether
the House had finally passed the bill. As it was
on important matter, and belonging TO that par,
Of the public business which usually receives par.
icular attention from the committee on Finance. |
bore the subject in my mind, and felt some soil
tnde about 1t. seeing that the session was drawing
so near to close. took it for granted, however
as had not heard sDy thing To the contrary that
the amendments OF the Senate would not be object,
ed to, aud that when convenient time should ar
rive for taking up the bill in the House il would
be passed at once into a law, and we should hear
no more about It, Not the slightest intimation
was given, either that the Executive wished for
any larger appropriation or that it was intended
III The House to insert such larger appropriation
Not syllable escaped from any body, aud came to
ou knowledge, that any further alteration whatever
was intended in the bill.
Al . O'Clock IN the afternoon of the Sd of March
'ne senate TOOK recess as is usual in that peri.
Cd OF tie session, until 8. At 5, we again assem-
oed, and proceeded with the business oftbe Senate
uh',i O'Clock IN the evening; and at 8 O'Clock
10 The evening, and not before, the Clerk of the
,ouse appeared at our door, and announced that
'"o rouse o' Representatives had disagreed to one
" Tue oenates amendments, agreed TO others; and
to Two of those amendments viz. the 4tb AMI All
II had sgreed. ,riih an amendment of ..- .,.
NOW, sir, these 4th and 9th amendments of ours
were one, vote Of us 900 for the castle in Bos
ton barbor, and the other, vote of 800 900 for
certain defence in Maryland. And what, sir. was
the addition which the House of Representatives
proposed to make by way of "amend,nenf, TO n
vote of $75 600 for repairing the works in Boston
harbor' Here sir it it |
lind be .fifher enacted, That the sum of three
millions of dollars be- and the same is hereby. ap
ProPnated TO be expended, IN whole or in part. I'M
der The direction of the President of the u s. for
the military and naval service, including Tortiica
tons ana ordnance, and increase Of the navy; Pro
c'ded Such expenditures shall be rendered neces-
sa'y Tor the defence OF the country prior to the
next meeting OF Congress-"
This proposition, sir, was thus Unexpectedly and !
suddenly put TO US, at o'clock in the evening of
the last day of the session. Unusual. unprecedeo,
ed extraordinary as it obviously is, on the face of
1t, the msnner Of presenting it was still more ex
traordInary. The President had asked for no such
grant OF money, no Department had recommended
II; no es,im ie bad suggested il; no reason what
ever was given tor 1t. No emergency had happen.
co. and nothing new had occurred; every thing
known 10 The Administration, al that hour respect
ing our foreign relations. had certainly been known
to 1t for days and for weeks.
with what proprety, then, could the Senate he
cs"eo on - sanction proceeding so entirely irreg
u'a' ana anomalousf Sir, | recollect the occur.
e"ce OF me moment very well, and remember the
impression which this vote of the House seemed To
make all around the Senate. We had Jus, come
out OF Executive session: the doors were but lust
opened; and hardly remember whether there was a
single spectator IN the hall or the ga!lares. had
'een st the Clerks table. and had not reached nv
ea'' When The message read. All the Sena-
"'s were In the chamber. ! heard the messaoe
'ensniy with great surprise and astooishmen,.
md Immediately moved the Senate to disapree 70
MS vote OF the House. My relation to the sub.
ec'' IN consequence Of my counexiou with the d
committee on Finance. made i, nv DUTY TO nro. I
rose some course, and had not a moments doub, q
y hesitation what that course ought to be. Itook
pom myself then, sir, the responsibility Of moving
IA, The Senate should disagree to this vote, end
efiAinly took an early part, decided part, and an