Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-21

10 place IN tho hands of the officers of the Govern
meat the whole revenue of the Government, to be
applied at their discretion, 10 what objects they
please 1t is now, says he. seven years since tie
present Executive has been in power What has
he been about during this time WHY are the sea
coasts and frontiers ius exposed Every appro-
pratlon that has been called for Nv the President,
or by any OF Tie Secretaries, has been granted.
When the bin from the House OF Representatives
came up, the committee of the Senate conferred
with the Heads Of the Departments and made, in
conformity with their wishes, large additions 10
the bill from the House of REPRESENTATIVES Did
Ibis slow that the Senate are not willing Ia vote
for the defence Of the country anythine required ~
the Executive
Did the necessities OF the country require III If
they did, why did no, the Executive, or some Head
of the proper Department, come forward aud make
Il call Tor the sums requisite 10 put the fortcatiun>
and navy in better state Of defence and prepare
ton Was the Executive afraid TO meet the re-
sponsibility
.nf. botDSBogoUGu entered infinitely into the
public acts OF the Administration and al Congress
previous to the introduction of this appropriation
for the three millions. He showed conch,Svely
from the Presidents Message, from the REPORTS
of the War and Navy Departments, from the It.
unanimous votes Of both Houses of Congress, to the
effect that no extraordinary legislation rcqur-
ed in the matter. Tic showed that no pressing
emergency had occurred Just AT that time 10 render
such appropriation necessary, and that there had
been no recommendation of the President, cx-
plessicn OF opinion from him, that the public ser
vice require such an appropriation. Mr. GoId>ho-
rough further showed how utterly false and futile
were the CHARGES made by the Senator from Mis-
souri,, in his extraordinary remarks.
: Mr. Porter also spoke. He showed that the
failure Of the forliticaon Bill was through the ac-
lion of the other House. lie would not, he said
| inquire into the canscs of that failure. lie
could see, he said, how it could arise from
party political move, but not how it could
from any patriotic principles of legislation. As u
party movement il might be good one, but he
could rot approve ofthc morality of it, Any one dis
| posed to inquire into motives, might suppose some
such these 10 enter into the minds o the actors
-. Let the three million, be inserted we know
! it will not pass; then we will raise IA chmor IA
painst the Senate charge them with leaving the
country dcicncelcss and if there should be- any
injnr, To the country arising from the want OF the
appropriation, then we will lay the blame on the
Senate.
Mr.. WEBSTER entered more minntcly into u
narrative Of the transactions connected with the
vote He commented with ability and severity on
the conduct of the Executive, and on the House
]
ton that the whole fault Of the failure oi the bill
was ing to the refusal 10 act on il by the other
! House. His speech was most triumphant and
conclusive exposure of the tal>lty OF Tie charge
| By the Senator t,om Missouri; and this he did with
out mentioning abiding 10 him.
The question is still undecided ; though we
cannot doubt that Mr.. Bcnon's extraordinary re-
solutions. supported by as extraordinary argn-
| ri
were demonstrated to be false, will be rejected, by
"A decisive ma orty.
House Of ep'etntatires.-The Abolition
question was before the House on the 18th n>l, and
after an Intellectual motion 10 lay it ON the table,
(yeas So, nays 1867 was postponed till the sutccc-
ding Tuesday, the 10Th
An Interesting debate has taken place on the
bill making appropriations for the naval service,
for the year 1896, on a motion of Mr.. Cambre-
eng To amend said bill, by striking out the of
$3.50 600 as the sum to be appropriated for the
lauching rcttting, and putting in commission ships
of war; and inserting $4,000 000.-The state of
orr relations with France, which, since that de-
bate, have assumed a much more pacific aspect,
formed the burden Of the speeches. Tie question
remains undecided.
The subjoncd resolution, offered by Mr.. Halves,
of Ky. is now under discussion
Rcsolced, That a select committee Of nine /.
Amounted to inquire hat amend ments, II any, arc
cxprdicnt to be made to the laws relating TO TIA.
Military Academy at West Point, in the State o
New ork, and also INTO the expectancy Of modi-
tying the Organization OF said institution; and, al
50, whc;ntr il would moi comport with the public
interest to abosl, tn" same, with power 10 rcpor
by bill on otherwise
\ bill has been ordered to third reading in the
H. of r. and will undoubtedly pass that body, (,ay,
the National lhtelligcncer, and probably the Sc
nate also, extending the charters Of all the Nolvcn
. Banks of the District Of Columbia to the Isl das
of October next. Their existing charters un
only to the 4lh of March next and the intcrycH-
,, inc time being obviously too short 10 allow I
mature consideration of hat is proper 10 be don't
in REGARD to them, this partial extension OF then
charters is 10 leave time 10 the two Houses OF Con
: nress, bv their committees and oller~lsc to &C
freely and undcrslandnely upon the subject, "hcrn
or the Banks are or are not to be rccmrercd lol
r further term Of years"
: ANTI-yAN buren, CONVENTION.
Tho following gentlemen have been appointed
to represent Stafford county in the Anll-N AN B1-
: n IVA ,Il in Erhmnu1 IN the