Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-09
The bill to incorporate the Alexandria fire insurance
company was read the third time and passed

Union, MIR. Conner IL tile Slaii.
On motion of Mr.. CGmGrelens the Colh"it'ee Pio
ceeded to consider the following bill
= Iii npuEuo an upyroyriation for REFRESHING hostitle5
commenced by The Seminole Indians ,
RI + enacted &C. That the sum oil SS0.oIO DC, ana
the same is hereby, appropriated out OF any money
the Treasury otherwise appropriated io Tile
nile ndinr the repression Of hosut'rS, commenced ny
the Seminole Indians in Florida 500 ,
communication from Tic 9ecfttlty u WI ''i ''@
subject was read, when -.
Mr., Cambreeng briefly aIvcrtcd to the deprcdatons
committed BY the Serlinules-teIr having lad was!e
and desoatrl the Country for CT ghty miles, DC.
Mr. Fntun inquired whether the gentleman from New
York was in possc Of any information as 10 Tie
cause OF this war; or who cnni!ntncton IL:
hIr Cambreemg said he had in his possession pack
ARE of documents containing tie desired information
The disturbance had grown out OF treaty WIN 'ne DC
n,lcs the execution of which had been postponed from
time 10 time r them, and when portion OF these IN
dams had determined to remove: two OF hcir own cris
had been murdered By themselves &c The gentleman
from Oho could examine the correspondence III his pos
session md he would be able 10 satisfy himself Oh the
subject.
made: He did not wish to delay the passage It liie
bill but if il the treaty of loE or 1871, his
intention to move 10 amend it by making 1t obligatory
on the United States to carry that treaty into effect.
Mr. Camb,cleug sdvcr.cd to the necessity Of speedy
action upon this subject The war was progressing
Fifteen hundred Indians in the field, and they were
opposed by only about two hundred troops. Unless
sieedily rrpressrd they would probably make nroads
UPON Tie State of Georgia Ii the gentleman from Ohio
desired TO raise question debate upon The treaty,
lie could select another opportunity without cnbarass-
inu The present measure.
Mr. Adams moved 10 amend the bill by providing that
the sum appropriated should he expended under the d.
rcctinn uf Tue Secretary OF War, crniornaSy to law
The bill he considered rather indefinite III lis terms
The appropriation in this bill the same in principle
with that Of the $1,000 0G0 appropriation OF The last srS-
sion lie would inquire by whom was this appropriation
to be expended; Was 1t for the purpose OF raising an
halt " 1 III t,.ttf.
ed u confer upon the President power which The con-
stution had reserved exclusively to Congress- ii that
was the intention Of the present bill he should be cor
strained reluctantly to vote against It, lie advs:trc /"
The oricalon bill Of the last session, which cnn
tanned the appropriation OF 81 OOO:JD He had voted
for that bill upon the principle which had always pre-
vailed and about which there was no doubt, that howe
indefinite mig be lis terms, there WAS 40 authority
to spend single dollar Of it unless in pursuance {; INV
The Senate had objected to the appropriation upon the
ground As he understood that it placed Al the discretion
Of the President 50 900 OGO, without prescribing by law
the manner in which it should be expended. a Com
inittre Of Conference had been appo!Eted-a conpro
mise was agreed upon-the appropriation was reduced
and its terms not Indefinite: tcr.t y strengthen
ing the belief that the oh econ ut the Sehze vas that
which he had stated, and that there was some P!ausioI
ty in it, from the definite shape agreed upon BY the
Committee Of Conference. That committee had re-
ported but too late, and this appropriation had not
only fed but the whole bill lost. He believed that
the appropriation extremely proper one at that
time and the whole country was now suffering IN consc
qurnce Of the failure OF the entire bill.
In conclusion, he trusted that The amendment which
he had submitted wnnld be adopted
Mr.. CambreenS briefly replied 10 some Of the remarks
of the gentleman from Massachusetts. lie had no OBJ
lection 20 the ul,rndmrn Mt which had hecn proposed
MIR. Everett made few remarks which were wholly
inaudibe.
The amendment was then agreed TO- and Tic bill laid
aside.
The Committee proceeded 20 consider the bill making
appropriations Tor the relief OF The sufferers by the fire i'll
the CITY Of New York.
Mr.. Cu!nbr"iCng made several verbal amendments,
which were agreed 10.
Mr. g. then offered substitute for the second secon
bcrr the sare Which contained in the proceedings
OF yesterday which was agreed TO.
Mr.. CaE.brcleng explained briefly tLe provisions OF
the iIl-saled the various from 100 to 1901, for
remission OF duty in Of fire, and from loO3 10 >4
E,r extension Of credits i'll similar lie reminded
the committee that the question was not now OF rcIs
sion Of duty goods destroyed by the fire, hut one
which concerned Government quite as much as its debt
s On s question q" REMISSION when it came before
y the House would win ha ne 'fS mae" Ss
now submitted he ant!c pated little opposition. The
first section in conformity TO the usage Of Govern
mcn in cas"s Ear less important; the second would apply
to debtors OF Government equally unfortunate, but not
provided Cor in the first section.
Mr.. G. then went into an argument 10 show. that
while under the old laws and long credits the merchants
had employed The of the public money, under The
late revision, by substituting cash duties woollrns,
lIid three and months all ether goods the
chant was compelled to advance the duties 10 Govern
u,.u and that those debtors, for whose relief the bill
Wa; signrd had actually advanced 10 Government in
lG;J near twelve millions oil dollars independent; OF the
three or four millions due. So far from Govern
Icn being entcr 10 It's dehors the city Of New York
was actually lender 10 Government Of millions be-
yond Tie amount deposited in that city: which had
been 2iyaEccd, and now loaned to the East, West,
North aud South. The extension of the bonds was
merely to restore temporarily that which had been ad
yanccJ. The extension Of credit bonds for duties
on goods; al! oil which had been imported within three
months, and Seine of which had bccrn entered with
in wrck--so;l.r the dag Of the fire. The
cond section OF tic Till in fact merely contemplated
tending the rayncnt Of the bunds TO period which,
uidcr The old credit laws they would have been entitled
TO- 1t simply proposed To allow our debtors time,
OF the committee had expressed himself, to ''cear away
the ruins r:cre demanded the payment four bonds
The Government would money by the extension
proposed, while it would lose by insisting upon the pay
icEt cC lie bonds during the first quarter OF the present
year. which he thought would be- period Of pressure
not surpassed by any since l225. The Government
should no, act upon the principle ol every other creditor
1t must Ike Ganks aud capitalists extend credit to lts
dcbors or to take the chance Of losing It's debts. lie
could nul anticipate opposition 10 such measure, and
should wait fer objections to 1t To Answer them
Mr. Hardin said Er had Tic bill before him: and lie
could not lind gentleman who understood tile amend
Iens lie found in the ball as originally printed, that
the first sciuu extended credit Vi three, FOUR or five
years making the credit equal 10 four years, while there
provision A these petitioners should pay interest
This giving the nlctc'lans twenlyour per cent,
while there relief extended IL insurance Offices,
10 dcs Of Ica! estate none 10 these who had build
ngs ground rent, but all TO tic merchants lie
wished TO cali attention 10 the subject Credits. ought
10 he extended upon tie assent Of security
II there to be extension made, ii ought only to
be made when the principal and security both came
forward and gave bonds But unless there could be
satisfactory assigned he could vote for the
second section Of the bill What does that section pro-
pose: 1t proposes 10 give away all the sulas revenue
millions collected for lands Was this all 70 be
given away for the benefit Of the merchants Of n York
Mr. H. concluded by moving that the committee rise and
rrp;rt the Two first bills, and ask lca=c TO sit agan The
hill hrfr. cnInnillre hui withdf, inr mrlinn