Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09
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men seem to have been utterly ignorant The Pres
oeht message, the report and resolutions Of the COM
,nitec, and the unanimous resolution Of The Uous. IN
insist ON the execution of the treaty were before the
a ana waited Tor estimates from the Departments md
an executive order. Journals all sides were cuinp
on Congress TO place the country Of defence
e irc ut patriotism kindlcd throue the land
ana lighting every spot in the Union save one dan K
chamber, into which that light could never penetrate
mere all was midnight.
Other apologies are made TO the country s;,,st;.
mates were not submitted by the Department. and the
, oi ue ainendmcut was unprecedented, unconsti-
iuto9ai and mons'rous. shalt presently show on what
ioondaton, legislative historical this latter objection
rests AS TO the estimates you will recollect Won as
Chairman of the Committee lays and Means, uni,e
win me IN note TO the Secretary ofiuct inquirng
what amount would be required and tina, his
one million tor the army and for the navy including
totficatona ordnance and increase of navy IL was
upon that estimate the roposcd me ndment as
Ana now, sir for this formidable endmcnt-her IL is
SIR lind DC further cnacted, That the sum OF three
nons OF dollars be- aud the hereby
ontoi any money in the Treasury
ed To be expended in whole part under the direction
tue OF me U 81 for the military and naval
vice. including fortihcaons and ordnance and increase
OF the navy provided such expenditures shall be rem
aered necessary Tor the defence of the country prior
Tue next meeting oil Congress This internal machine
winch was 10 blow the gentleman from yirrinin the
Constitution, and the Government TO atoms was con-
Ved mere, sr IN concert with former Representative
rom virginia, and member of the Opposition a gen
tleman of the highest standing for ability honor aud
integrity, and universally esteemed in this House /
O The
Committee on Foreign Affairs. drew the section aud
submitted 1t to him. he proposed amendment, and
mere are the words shall be rendered." in his own
mana writing. AS originally drawn, il read provided
he shall deem such expenditures necessary" AS amend
cd by the gentleman from Virginia. il was provided
such expenditures shall be rendered necessary Snrh
sir, was The origin OF the celebrated section which star
lied lie Senate and shook the Government to its oun-
daton.
And what sir, the history of this appropriatons
proposed IT in the House; it was adopted by a LARGO
majority, including some fifteen Opposition votes 1t
was sent TO the Senate, and how did they me re
proposition 10 put the country in state of defence
should 1t become necessary? Was it treated with ord
nary respect and referred To committee? No WINS
IL examined in form substances? Was the slightest
disposition evinccd make any contingent nroVison
ior defending the country in OF war; No sir no
EFFORT was made to modify the section in or amount
hone whatever TO defend the country The Sennte
seemed outraged at the American spirit Of the House
-tiey appeared TO receive 1T rcbuke of their re-
so,u"oh 10 oppose the recommendation of the Piesi-
uei'' aiiu 10 reject every measure designed 50 TO
maintain the rights and honor of the country. -
~ was not the orm--nor the objectsnor the amount
OF the appropriation-it the predetermined reso-
luton OF The Senate upon a question between this
country anu foreign power, TO resist the House the
President and the country That was the origin Of ,he
motion to reject the appropriation and Of the violent and
extraordinary movement of that body II was rejected
Inc House insisted on its amendneni and The APP
preparation 10 the Senate a second time Had the. Sc.
nate even ut that hour treated the Hosc with ordinary
insisted aud asked conference the bill
ana e appropriation, or part of it, might have been
suVeu Contrary however TO all parliamentary usa0c
and animated by determined spirit of resistance that
body would not condescend ask conference but in
the second stage, adhered To its Disbursement and f
INC OIL, appropriation, and all fate When that
message was announced, | immediately moved To adj
here, and it this House had done itself usiee the mo
on would have prevailed. But the motion was sinner
seeded by one 10 insist and ask conference The House
yielded and solicited conference, notw outstanding tho
repeated ndigntes of the Senate and the committee
was appointed on the part of the House.
The COMMITTEE of Conference waited only till the
message was sent to the Senate and learn whether
that body had on its part agreed the conference and
even OF tidt, no ofIcial notice II
The meantime, The Cumberland road bill was on lis ms
sage and two oil the members OF the committee voted
on II immediately, before leaving the House
The hour when this committee was appointed has
been much discussed, and gentlemen are appealing 10
lneir rsccileclions. Whatever confidence may have
SIR IN their integrity, they pardon me for rejecting
their testimony resting it does OH their memory Of
the Transactions of that night rely on the journal of
hS House. recorded il is by the clerk and corrected
by the Speaker and the reports OF our
in the public journals These prove unanswerably tbst
inc hrsI business OF moment after the of
The committee, the Cumber and road bill and nj
though that bill taken up some minutes before 10
clock the ayes and noes occupied some thirty minutes
or more, and 1T did not finally pass till after that our
But The gentleman from Virginia has made a ne " dis.
eoyery he committee it seems had time TO vyait I'm
cur clerk could carry the message the Senate 10 learn
the SENATE agreement 10 the conferences to meet the
conerees In the other wing of the Capitol debate and
ADJUST this most difficult compromise and return to this
House in time vote on the Cumberland road Hi IT,
support this new and extraordinary position we are
graveiy referred 10 Journal containing two pages of
PTocecdngs-and what is this Of business record
lpl lls
occupying probably two or three minutes and made un
dountedly (or such reports usually made in that
way, during the last night Of the sessopO while
the Cumberland Road Bill was under consideration
Tile only other item upon the journal and only
business intervening between the appointment of The
committee, and proceeding 10 the cons deration of
the Cumberland road bill, the concurrence of the
House, to Senatc's amendment TO a military bill -
Ihe gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr Hubbard
and myself left the House as soon as we had rscored
our votes against the Cumberland road But sir This
question is settled by the journals of the dav and
by the journal of this House. However il NAV anil The
purposes OF gentlemen to take new ground they cannot
destroy the record of the proceedings of iat igbf
then stated IN the presence Of all the members of The
Committee Of Conference and Of the members nrese,
what appears upon the face OF own Journal thai
rom the vote on the resolution granting
10 tobertP Lelcher, lchieh dccided at Ire time The
&c The arguments Of gentlemen never destroy
the record
will ask the Clerk to rend tho proceedings Of the
House iron The time OF the appointment of the commit
tee VII ITS return, reported Tor the National lntel
gcncer. The tame Of Mr.. Hubbard is accidentally
omitted as a member Of the committee.
Inc Clerk then road from the inlelliecnccr lone, nc.
count OF the proceedings from which the following are
extracts.
80 The motion 10 ask a conference was agreed 10. and
messrs Cambrelcng and Lewis appointed the Com.
Ditiee Of Conference ON the part Of The House.
Mr.. Hardin asked If the House was not virtually dis
solved by the expiration Of the for which this Con.
gress elected
" The Chair said il was moi a question in order aud
the Chair could not decide IT,
The Cumberland Road bill was taken ue and read
thrd time
Mr.. Mckay moved that a r,cssaee he sc,t 4, aha,
other House, informing them that ibis House having
completed It's business, is now foody to adjourn
=" The Chair said tlc fnuiion was not in order The
question beng on the passage of the bill.
lie Citfk proceeded TO take Use yeas and nays on tic
80 IN M al