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

will absrac. some millions The surplus will be barely
sufficient for the necessary appropriations this year. ana
cannot be counted for many yeurs we should NOT
forget own history. Nheh tir. 1enerS"h 'et'teu
iIu Office he taxed ingenuity oi Congress TO devise
means of applying the surpIses; in few years, The
Treasury was empty In 1916, the revenue was thirty
millions, and the surplus eleven mllons III lo@o'
tn. navy AUTHORIZATIONS had 10 be diminished oc.hu!f,
and rctrencIInenls made ut all points 10 a'"'u
money Tor expenses. Su OF this surplus VIII
20 soon and lubndy tell where. Let us hx 1t, then,
while in our power. Let Us cosecraLr 1t 10 sacred
object. SonIr grntlrnrcn say they vii! lay taxes,
if :rcessury to defend the cnuntry; that, Sir, Is
precisely what wish to avoid wish 10 apply the sur
plus in the Treasury for that object, and to avoid Tile odi-
Gus resort to taxes which will not he necessary II we ACT
right This my oIcct and by moving an express
resolution here it has brrn my intention to GARY Tue
QUESTION The People, and let every c!izn declue LOT
hlsel whether he will defend his country ur leave II
ut the mercy vi The enemy: Whether shall put 1t
in o. defence while can dele 1t I'LL we cali
not: Whether will use the money IN hand pr DIVIDE
that money and then more BY taxes, to defend our
coast: Tns my object Peace or war makes 10 uit'
iercmce with me. England, with an exalted nagnahi-
.ty worthy of the hlgh place which she holds among
The liberal powers offered her IedIation President
Jackson accepts IT, and the prospect OF peace brghtens
But all that nothing to delay our dreuceS. II hed
TIE bond Of fate or peace should still say, prepare tor
NJ. Leigh spoke to question OF order that HAD arls-
the relation TO the three million APP
proprIaon The question occurred to Inn, that They
llIIr Senate.) could not make an amendment to The
amendment OF the House ot Representatives. gem
llrlna had told him that it could not be opened, ana lie
Understood at That time that II could not be done But,
looking the rules, he found that he had EN-
teraIncd wrong IMPRESSION lie did not profess 10 be
very intimately acquainted with the rules.
mir. King, OF Alabama, requested MIR. Leigh to yield
him the hUur for few IioilrnsOn his dong So, AIR.
king said he felt himself called by the observations
Of Inc gentleman from Virginia, to make short eSpa-
the pursued by linn at the last sesslo
When The orticatiun bill was returned lu the Senate,
with the ulurndicn appropriately. tor The de.
cnces Of the country lie was NOT Us might be supposed
from the gentleman observations occupying The Chairi
The honorable Senator from Virginia, lMr. IyerD was
then presiding President pro tem He, MIR. X, was
in the Chamber when the discussion commenced ON
lie motion to Disagree TO the amendment lie took
part in that discussion; aud hot until the bill came
back, the House insisting on It's amendment, Oh
motion made TO adhere, did ho say word Oh the
subject aud then inerel 10 warn the SENATE against
l!e Consequences Ut adopting such 4 proceeding, as
hars UNUSUAL, and well calculated to defeat The Di
altogether lie opinion us to the power oi amend
menl-nO such question made he would, how.
ever frankly stale, and this his principal object III
asking the floor, that had his opinion been asked, he
suuiu without hesitation have SAID that al amendment
that stage OF The business could not bc made lie
had SO stalled several OF his friends al this session.
He nOw however, convinced that he was III error,
and that the amendment Of the House could have been
amended. Yet uIrurss lie must STATE HAT he had
doubt that uany perhaps all those who OPPOSED the
appropriations, equally in error with nlsc, rs IL
the power ul amendment.
Mr.. Leigh continued, that the gentleman from Ala
bana had not understood him, If lie supposed he refer
red him. either the last session or this He well
remembered that he under strong Impression al
the time, that the amendment OF the House not
cpible OF amendment IL the Senate lie did not
know how h gol his opinions; but he supposed he might
possibly have got them from the gentleman hnisr-
lie going say when he rvsr that he desired rc
~ much to Say few words the general question; but
he reluctant To do So after the remarks made by the
gentleman from Missouri. at the commencement Of his
speech lie would not say any thing further tr &C.
neral question: ii would be considered dscouricuus III
do liz washed al all times to act per-
lccl courtesy 10 every gentleman.
Mir. Benton said, that there would be discourtesy
to him IN the graIlenans making any additional re-
marks !e thought proper He would hear the gentle
with pleasure; and II he pleased would move that
The SrnIr adjourn.
On Mr.. Is. i melton; the Senate then adjourned.