Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18

stated 10 the Senate ,hat mi4ul. hiurc the question
to adhere was put, |. fully stated 10y YOU, Sir SAID
Mr. B. addressing hm.r. |" hs:. hir@ q: Alabama, who
was then in t!eFce rr"sidrmt c"s:' ls vote TO al
here couued with the \"frn> sirtr,* drnunclhg the
President and Nv nPira.t: cris"',.. iIr i!onsr ct R"'
representatives., ai co"p!a E he total ",ssi"n oil Inc
Senate ask To-: c,.nrr.cr, ,crI'u IN indicate fatal
purpose to destroy the b and lol II Would have oeeh
upon the SPOT il the toa!s,. t.! Representatives. iorgcI,
ting the dsrespec, with which i, had been treated ana
passing the censuIr implicitly cast upon H. hau NOT
humbled itself to come and ask Tor conference NJ
House hunlbied ITSELF but il was palFotic az"
noble humilstiou; it was TO serve '"e's I""' ,
The conference granted, and an a",''.1'e'' "n
agreed upon by the cuncrers, by "H!ch e a'iou'it
was reduced, and the divided, ana ,oVUvo doi'
- lars allowed IL the military: ana 2oo,ooV aoa's 70
tho naval service This done at las and alter all
III. Irritating specches and irritating Conduct OF re Sc
nu,c. bpt the precious time was gone. The houI Ut
nidnsht was not come, but niehers were dispcTs.
ed-ovorums were northumberland the bill died Tor
want of action. And now said MIR. T., return TO my
question resume and maintain my position upon it.
ask how il 10 pass II want Of specification
really the oecti-n how it To pass that the Senate
did not do ut lirst what it did at last Why did not
amend by the easy, natural obvious and parliamentary
process Of dsagreeing insisting, aud asking Tor
mittee of conference:
Dir. B. would say but word the calendar
which would make the day begin III the middle. twas
suicentlo state snch cuncepnn, to exposes to ridI-
cue. A farmer would be sadly put ii his laborers
should refuse to come until midday Tie thing
Their too fanciiu for grave deliberations Suffice 1t TO
say, there no fractions OF days in any calendar-
There is no 8 Ia, ~ and 50 of March, or any
other month. When day ends, another begins, and
midnight the turning point both IN law and III prac
tcc All laws, Of tle last day, dated the third
Of March, anl in point of fact, Congress- or every bene
fetal purpose, is dissolved ut midnight Many iein
bers will act, and 20 away; aad such the prac-
tce of the venerable Mr. Macon Of North Carolina, who
always acted precisely President Jackson did. He
put on his hat aud went away ct midnight; he went
away when his watch told him il AdnIglt; ut
ter which, he believed, he had authority to act
legislator the Senate TO make him act such This
was President Jackson COURSE Tie staid in the Ga
pto until quarter after one 10 sign all the bills which
Congress should pass before midnight. Tie slald until
MINORITY OF Congress gone, and Guorulns undtta-
able. He staid III the Capitol, in convenient ~
the Senate, to act upon every thing that sent to
him. and did not have to be walked up, Washington
was to sign after midnight; most unfortunate rcer-
ence TO Washington, who by going 10 bed at midnight,
showed that he considered the business OF the DAY
ended; and by getting up and putting his nigh gown,
and signing bill at Two clock IN the lnnrnlng VI the
4lh showed that he would sign At that hour what had
passed before midnight; aud does not that act bear date
the Sd Of March,
MIR. B. said, that when he first spoke this subject
he had adVcried to collateral proceedings o the Sc
nate subsidiary arguments IL favor oi his pTo-
position He had shown other proceedings adverse to
the defence of the country, and hence drew Inference
in support Of his propostion that the Senate the
sponsble party for the loss Of the three millions aud OF
the ratification bill These collateral proceedings wcre
/. The rejection Of the 500 UUU recommended By the
Military Committee; = The refusal consider the
ton which he had made for information tile subject Of
national defence; ). The Impending motions To divide
the surplus among the States. lie would brief
" touch these points again, which seemed 10 have been
misunderstood by gentlemen, and show that they
entitled to the deepest aen,ion, showing the in
disposition Of the Senate to take Tor Tie defence
of the country.
l. The $500 900. This had been agreed upon in the
Military Committee OF the Senate, with three other
items, and direction given to him chairman OF the
committee 10 move them amendments to the toricu.
ton bill. then III the hands Of the Finance Committee
The Senator from Delaware (Mr Claylon) had moved
the item Of half million, and the committee was uuani-
il it. 1t the 80 OF February, that he Mr.
b. moved these items. The minutes ul the Senate
show the proceedings more iuly than the journal, and
from those minutes the proceedings shown TO be
these First, the Chairman Of the Committee of Fl
nance, Nj &cbster) who had The custody OF the bill
under reference to his committee moved three a,dl-
tonal appropriations, which adopted by the Senate
These amendments were made in guasi Committee ni the
Whole Mr. B. to offer his amendments, but
suggested that he should wait unit! the amendments
made in quasi Committee Of the Whole should be re.
ported tv the Senate and CONQUERED in. He MI g..
then withdrew all his amendments for that purpose, ami
the Instant the amendments Of the Finance Committee
were concuIrrd he offered sesiQti the four amend.
ments reported from the Military Committee. Upon
these amendments the minutes show the following pro-
ceedings
"Mr Benton, for fort NJ tilin, So 900, (agrecd)
Increase Pcu Patch ortiicatlon Sl3O.OUU, (agrced)
For armament Of iorll!icat!uns additional, $40 ,OU0
FoI $500, 900, (rejce.odJ"
Thus the motion for the $500 900 for increase and
armament Of Notifications, was made and rejected IL
not withdrawn but rejected; and the Senator from
Delaware, (alr CayonD had correctly stated the cir
cumstances OF tie rejection 1t not pressed upon the
Senate and why not pressed For the precise reasons
mentioned by that gentleman Because lh debate ON the
fur p,, n.,,
which was carried with difficulty, aud after protraced
discussion brought out the Of the Senate against
the $500 600 item, winch it WAS then would stand
no chance ut all Secondly, because the Chairman of
the Committee oil Finance informed The Senate that the
Finance Committee would produce substitute for
it, which substitute never cair, unless as the Sena
tor from Delaware (Ar Ciaytnml sugresls the amend.
men from the Conference Committee, Oh the last night
of the session. could be considered az that substitute,
The Senator docs net intimate that can be so consi.
dered; and certainly nobody consider it The
200 then rejected by the Senate and TIN, re-.
jecon Is pregnant illustration Of the conduct of the
Senate in the proceedings The three millions and the
fertilization bill for here is rcjrctiol on the 22d of
February. which was moderate amount specific in lis
application reported by the Scnules own cnnllni,cr
and expressly sanctioned BY The Secretary at War an
appropriation free from every objection taken TO the
three Millions and Yet rejected the very week before the
three millions
MIR. BIS second collateral argument, WIS the refus,
Of the Senate to adopt his resolution for Information
preparatory to the defence of the country and wci
laid upon the table, the mo,nn of an opposition
Senator. Senator from Ohio (Mr. EwingD seems to
b. at loss TO nd and understand this procreding but
it is easily found The resolution will be found at PAGES
167 AID lGS Of The Senate Journal of The last session.
and unusr the proceedings of February 10Th, and with
this briet history of It's ate "On motion If .M Polx
DEXTER, ornertd, tat it be laid on the aLc So tl.u,
the Senate, fifteen days before the rejection on the ree
million contingent appropriation for the defence OF The
country, refused 10 adopt resolution calling upon the
President TO ni.raton, relative to the defence
to be laid before the Sena'e!
The third collateral argu:l'ent on which Mr. B. relied
to show the indsposition of tie Senate To vote money
for the national defence the existence of the pro-
positions to take the public money ir distribution among
the States This nattpr oT ,,,I ha ,,,,J