Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
From The Courier aud Enquirer.

Nlr. hnignt from tiie Cofiilhltlee
on Manufactures. 10 whom had been
referred sundry memorials from New
York, Brooklyn, New Jersey, and O.
ther places, paying a reduction Of
the duty on Goa. imported ia;o the
United States. made an unfavorab le
report thereon, which had laid on the
table.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The bill TO appropriate for linn
tied time the nett proceeds arising
from the sale of the public lands. and
granting lands to several states.
coming up as the special order, was
considered as liz committee.
Mr.. Benton said as there wGs a
separate bill before the Senate TO
grant 100000 acres OF the public do
main to the state of Missouri. he
would move TO strike out Missouri
from among those states TO which It
was proposed to make donations.
The Legislature Of Missouri had by
memorial - Congress, asked this
100000, and demonstrated against
the distribution proposed by the bill.
Ii therefore the motion did not pre-
val, he would DO constrained to vote
in opposition to the wishes of his
constituents. who wanted one part
Of it and not the other.
Mr.. Clay said the provision gran
ing Z donation to the new States. was
inserted in spirit of Cancellation.
as we'll as Of Justice to them. but j,
both the Senators Of any State would
express a disincliEation that their
State should be included in this grant
he would join them in any motion
which they should make. TO expunge
such provision from the bill. He re-
GREETED to hear any allusion made as
to what the President might be pleas
cd to do. II twas not according TO
parliamentary usage, and in England
whatsoever such reference was
made TO the crown. the member
would be instantly called to order.
The true rule TOR them TO adhere to
was, for each department to do
its own duty, fear.essly, openly. and
leave to others the responsibility
that devolved upon each. Be: ides.
unless the Hon. Senator had intor-
nation, not communicated to others
he had no warrant for the assertion.
The President, in his message to con-
gress in 1882, asserted their full pow
er over the public domain, and he
invites their special attention to its
distribution as matter that would be
conducive tothe public hamony. &c.
He had subsequently given another
opinion in his veto Message. but which,
the Hon. Senator he believed, would
find to be as much against the bill for
the New States only which was propo-
sed by him {Mr.W.) as against this.
which was of a general nature. for all
the states to participate IN and for
confirmation Of this, he referred him
to it, wherein he described such gran Is
to be ''of partial and unjust eharac-
ter"
Mr.. Walker said IN referring TO
the Presidents OPT nion,he had only
followed the example frequently set
him by the Hon. Senator from Ken
lucky, who had,not only been constant
ly in the habit Of referring to what
the President had said, but also TO
that which he had not.-The Senator
had charged. that he made an apol-
ogy to France. when he sent his mes
sage stating that the differences with
that country had been amicably ad
iusted! No American should have
said so. He professed with all his
veneration for the President. to be
independent in his action. and that
he did not shape his course TO meet
the executive wishes.
Mr.. Black could not agree to the
principles asserted in the presidents
Yet ne would suffer that
this bill should be postponed until the
bill alluded TO by his colleague was
acted on.
Mr.. Clay edverted ironically, TO
the lecture which had been read TO
him by the senator from Mississippi,
and referred hun to the Iaboured ex-
PLANTATION written under the presl-
dents authority by the then Secre,a-
ry Of State, TO Prince Polignac. and
which accompanied as 1t was. with
expressions of regret. &c. he felt JUS
tilted IN termlng an apology.
The amendments made TO the
bill by the committee were taken up