Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-15

''hldiu, llldt committee VIII NdNC II IN fltGlI
power 10 report that all the CHARGES which have
been made against the House of Representative,
Il tie hst session OF tuugc,S are utterly rlound-
less and nniouudee. Believing that such will be
The iesull, IN the appontmcn, of ih, committee.
hope that 1t viii contribute Ia restore the lar-
monN, which can no longer exist under present
circumstances between the Two branches ot thu
Legislature Of tins country. The restoration oi
mat harmony depends upon the indication Of tic
tonof oi the House ot Repre- cntancS ut tie last
session 81 Congress irr, il that indication can
not he madc complete, soc no prospect of any
harmony between tbs House and the other 4 tie
present SESSION al Congress, and more especially
upon tla mcst important ot all subjects ictorc Us,
cur relations Httha torcguP oWcr--lhc question ii
peace CT VII.
Sit, the foundation of my resolution is entirely
defensive; rs object is Ia indicate the late House
al representatives from rrrruachcS sHtll rs | be
hesed - he utterly uudc,rr,cd II is 1ifiienlI lof
me In #recennetl torclhcr the tum Of thonehis
winch vi, presenting to tie House at the time
| vi, interrupted lat Vii como (" one or Two
point, Who'll t,h,>c, require to l., ,lucdatcl,
IN older IN restore harmony lctwrcn the two
Houses. " bl,t g,Nju' til, history Of tie intro
datnoh nj th1t s'eu"n t'I tic appropriation OF tie
'lt1e n}iIll"ns, assigned tlc earsc for it, and in
assigning the cau,c, | sand that, III tic multitude
OF approaches a> 10 the uucutStlutionaiN of tie
proceedings, both Of the Executive and the House
al representatives., AZ the last session, one OF the
rreai charges ~, that tie House inserted tins
appropriation without Il recommendation from the
Executive. This, sir. was the rifat basis upon
"lnoh VAS founded that burst OF patriotic indr ma
lion aud cloqgcn,c, which would n,hcr have seen
an enemy hattcrinr down the wallis of Ills Cant
1oI= 'haa ha'c agreed 10 'Ii, appropriation iol
thr defence i the country. Sir, only one more
step VIZ necessary, aud an ca'l Sop it was, Ion
men wbo would rctu'c an appropriation, even in !
terms aid und, tic specifications in vli,h thai
WIS proposed, II the enemy were At the yates ot
The Capitol SAY, there wa, only avn" su,p more,
and tlat Il natural aud easy on,--to join the enc
my in baiicrine down these walls.
Al this stage ol Nj. IS remarks, lhcrc was II
loud burst Of applause from every pant ol the
House. Tie SrrahEW called upon ,lr House to
lid hm in tie preservation of order, and remark /
ID HAL such IN innoN alton Of the Rulc, aud ,lirn-
~ oil the House lad rot teen known for the la,
len year.
Nj. \. continued. Sit, pass from that sui
ect to the incidents which occurred in the passage
If tllt hll. have stated that this section was in
reduced from absolute necessity, upon he very I
Isl day oi the session. because it was the consum-
nation Of the unanimous vote of the proceeding /
lay winch, III the opinion OF many rejecting men,
aud eten OF some Of those WHO voted for the res
1lnlioa, mirh probably lc0d TO | o,iIo measures,
md might compel the country to appropriate all
IFS resources TO the purposes OF its own defence.
THIS Wns the foundation upon which the appro. /
pra,llon Wts introduced iuto the bill. And are /
W. nov 10 be told that this and tie other House
nuat not appropriate money for the defence Of The
country unless upon the recommendation of the
xpfullcr " Nv sir. the INrcvtiNp has told /