Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30

ErecM,;xsa Cnne srI Conc! You shall look for it.
and you shall not find it. You shall nn n" mere trace
of it. than in the tales of the National neiisehcer'
YOU Shall find IF that vr, Of tw" hundred anu seven
scen ayes which was ,!. real voucher Tor the purity ana
genuine patriotism Il that appropriation "' tiirre ''
lions denounced f. the wcrI by the c"quin! orators "l
the Senatorial Press as prof gate and curinP ll'
M enemy at The .atcS Of this Capital, could not nave
justified vote in its favor ~ attest his arm anu stay
hand in the act ofbatterng down these walls gu
find trace Of it, than upon the J"un'S "a "
Senate Of the last session Of Congress- you sa ~ en-
feasibility to the wrongs which our county, Tcb a
during from France-and if upon those Jonrn, arch
trace can be found, it must be TO clearer an' 'O'
ing eyes than mine. ,n,,r ,ny,h;rr Of
the reasons Of The House for adopting @ ,L ms. Inv,
the fertilization bill : Nothing passed ~ ~. XIV, r;,
what was known in the other por''o' 81 ,.'
Nothing tote found on me md at
that would ro TO sustain tho EAecutFc anu INC c"uhHy
In ,n,,cr 5od there resolutions passed, very e1-
olci,lv declaring that lhcy would not DO what tile
Executive recommended, but no resolutions were
nassed saving what they 'couId do. a different
conrse of policy was pursued by the House. ii adopt
cd unanimous resolutions, aud showed that although
the measures recommended by the President, did not
entirely meet their cpprobaton yet a, the rights OF
the country and the execution Of the treaty were TO br
insisted on. In another branch Of the Capitol, ut the
time, 1t vas known what the House were doing
yet 27 names answering yea, stood recorded on The
journals of this House These the facts and an
impartial history of that bill would show that there was
sufficient and ample for the appropriation Of three
millions. But the three million appropriation was re.
ceived by the Senate in most unfortunate tcntr and
proof Of this, it became absolutely necessary for him
to refer to their proceedings In the first place. the
ticn for the three million section submitted in the
House, and little objection was made 10 It, 1t was
perfectly understood by gentlemen on both sides OF
the House, that it was founded ON the vote OF the
night preceding, and one, far he recolrcted,
objected to it, because there was recommendation
from the Executive. The vote taken on by yeas
and nays, and it was adopted. One hundred and nine
names, (sud Mr.. Adams) the first Of which, in aphahc
tical order, my own, corded upon the journals
in favor of that amendment and Of those names,
tytwo belong to members Of this House; seventy
names appear the journal recorded against the amend
ment forty five Of which OF members OF tins House
The proportion Ut reelected nemhers is rather larger
of the in the affirmative, than of those in the
gatire. But, have said the amendment received
BY the Senate in bad temper-and for The proof
The resolution recorded the Journals Of the House
was as follows:
".4ad be ii, &C. That the sum of three millions Of
dollars be- and the same is hereby APPROPRIATED Of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise Appropriated
TO be expended, in whole in part under the dlrcc
ton of the President of the United States, for the mill
tary and naval SERVICE including Notifications and ord.
nance, and increase of the Navy Provided, such cx-
pendure should be rendered necessary for the defence
of the country prior to the next meeting Of Congress.
Observe what the purposes Of the appropriation.
Was the House wasting and squandc.ng the public
ney, when it made that appropriation: no. Sir; shall 1t
be said that the appropriation II made, must have been
wasted? When enemy Is at the walks OF the Capt.
to il will be but objection to makc that you have
confidence in the at the head Of tue Govern
mcnt. He hoped that the matter might he fully expos
ed, and whatever might be his reations with the head
Of the Government he did not think TINT that vote would
be charged to man-worship. pom that resolution lU9
names were recorded in the affirmative. and there
no members to be chit Ged with being worsppcrs
and consprators against the Constitution Of their
try: Among tt:cse names were several, 1t they
capable Of any thing like worship, which lac did not
believe. object U worship
than the present tenant Of the white house; the very
who made these charges against them. He SAID
that The section received in bad temper by the Senate
They Immediately diSgIced TO the amendment, it WAS
said with but little debate, and sent their disagreement
down to the House. lie recol!cctcd that the present
Speaker, who then Chairman Of the Committee OF
Ways aud Means did him the honor to ask him, what
should d. and he (Mr. A. said he should vote 10
cede from the appropriation because from the temper Of
the Senate, it evident if that course moi pursued
the Whole bill would Lc lost Mr. A. said he did accord
ingy rccrdc but not to recall the he
had before given; it solely because lie believed that
If the House did not reccde, the whole bill would Ic lost
As the object of the bill for the ordinary appropria-
tons for Notifications, he unwilling to lose it, and
therefore gave up the three million appropriation 10
the remainder Of the bill But it not the sense Of
the House rcccd and the vote rccede stood 81
no. The of the House strong, it earnest
but twas rrspcctul. How was II with The Senate !:
The communication which the House received from
it was that the Senate had aGred to their disagreement
In The intercourse between the two leuses, every per-
knew, that ader.ng vas the very last rcsoIt-that
it scarcely ever REQUIRED except ciacQge Of
defiance 10 the other House. What It's consequent
ces? They always TO hazard the loss OF the whole
BILL if the other House adhere, The bill is lost The Sc
nate sad take back your I"pra,ion or lose your bill
and that al The earliest slage at which they cnu.J pass
such vote. 1t was well known TO every man that the
vote 10 adhere nc:er passes between the two Houses iii
good temper. II was always considered as challenge,
" lose your bill, agree 10 what think will be rig M
MIR. A. here read the following cAtract from Jeicrsons
Manual, in support Of his views:
When either House sends bill 10 the other, the
other may pass it with amendment. The regular pro-
erosion in this is the Commons disagree TO the
amendment; the Lords insist npon IL TIE Commons in
sst their disagreenent tie Lords adhere to their
amendment; the Commons adhere 10 their disagreement
The term Of insisting may be repeated as often as they
choose, to keep the question open But the first udhc
renee by either, renders it necessary for the other side
to recede adhere also; when the matter is usually su
fered to fall "Thc term Of insisting certainly
Tin 1879 happy innovation, as it multplcs the "pp"r
tunilics OF trying notifications which uay bring Tie
Houses to concurrence Either iiuusc, however, is
free pass the term of insisting aud TO Gdhe1c
the first instance BIT II IS SoT RESPECTFUL TO TIE
OTHER"
Mr. a. said, he doubted whether in tie Whole inter.
course between the two Houses OF Congress uGhcr.
ence hefurc resortrd To carly sia.e Of
q difference between them. lie Wis there
had been such instance unless ut time of bad tenn
per between the Houses. IL special dlsposnn
cast odum upon the House, special bravado tina, III
duced the Senate thus TO draw the sword and throw
away the scabbard and they ADHERED. No,wthSland-
ing the natural feeling was, when the bill came to the
House, 10 adhere their part and that motion
tuay made, yet anxious was the House to save The
bill that they did adhere, neither did they reccdr
they insisted again, and asked Of the Senate confer
ence, which the Senate agreed although at that time
the hour IL, in real time. That clock (onng to
the clock in the Hal) TO be sure, far us clock
could SHOW said not - but it not possessed
of the power ofJoshua Of old, who commanded The sa
and the moon to stand still; old Time submitted TO no
such power but ovrd along regardless Of what do
ing here. The committee Of conference Of the House
went out and that committee felt themselves constrained
to u reduction of the three millions down
100000 dollars. Thus, sir, this horrible conspiracy