Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-28

OHIO Mr.. Ewing 10 have thrown nul IN MS speech OH
this bill ir regard 10 members Of Congress, officers en-
plcycd in lIa various departments Of The Government
Land Registers, &c. being concerned in Specializing III
The public lands. Mir. K. rcpelrd such insinualions us
unjust and uucalled for. Why, he asked, does not the
gentleman r"int oul: and name those wEn have Grenr
gagged in GcirauGing the Governments: Let The gentle
man speak out. IF there were any persons employed III
the land Offices, engaged in specializing, or in any other
manner abusing their Offices, and r"Lolig Tie Govern
lncnt. let them be removed. lie vlndIcalcd the conduct
of AIR. WhItrlocl; the receiver of pubic lands, from Tie
aspersions attempted TO be cast upon it by The Senator
from Ohio. That gentleman was totally incapable OF
doing any thing dishonest or diShonora1le.
Here ir. Benton inquired whether the gentleman in
QUESTION was the same hlr. W LiIelock WA" tma serve"
in the array las! war il SO, lie was Us lonarablc 4 man
as any living
air. Rphiasnn replied that he did not know. and pro.
cerGcd to say that The Senator from Oi!Io had no rIGliI
10 make Instructions as 10 members IN The ollIer House
anu his being concerned in speculatipns. There ''igllt
be members in that Senate Implicated in them: but why
not make Tie charge al Gnce, and point at The liltividua!
or lndiviLuais sitting here: and not cast censure upon
The whole Senatc: as 1t vas in fact doing, wien lie MADE
i general charge.
- licre Mr.. Ewing said, he did not say that any mem
Der Of either House was g0Uty Of specializing III lands
Mr.. Il. continued. Let the gentleman pu' his trgrr
on an individual, aud lie (Alr. r. would go hand IN hand
with him and ferret the man out But let the gentleman
moi charge any officer of the State OF Illinois, or the re-
representatives. Of The people here, with being gully o.!
NAL p!act!ces. Mr.. K. did not believe that there was an
officer in his Stale, who was concerned IN dciraudIng
the Government i'll the manner charged. If any such
rogurs existed in Illinois. rs was said b. the Senator
from Ohio. they came from other States.
Alr. K. remarked that there never did exist; nor does
hire now exist, 4 man more honest and honorable lhan
James T.. NhIielcck. lie defended the Character oI his
ir!'uw-ciiiZcns living in the mining district ii illinois
ageinst Tie destinations made III rcga!t to them. They
were as far above Il dishonest act as virtue is above vice:
tiny w"ul! scorn. yes, scorn, TO take an mn ct iand
without paying for il. Yet. these men were tote called
.-..t H., I"r, ,r,l, =, s,n.nr-s .. S.I.yr. rs m
Mr.. r.. concluded BY saying. that although! We boast
ed much Of having the jrss$t Government on earth
yes. HE JrfrSt-yct It was The only nation which was
grinding her citizens into poverty. and trpTivIng the
poor man of his hard-rarned dUllur-oi his daily bread
and reducing his wife and children 10 Starvation. Oh:
shame! s!.atnr! on tie country that would 10 this!
On motion OF MIR. Benton, the Senate went into the
consideration of executive business, and when the doors
were rt.opencG,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. terod, member eject from the State Of Indiana.
10 i'll the vacancy occasirned By the death Of the Hon.
G'org' L.. kinnard, appeared: vas qualified, and took
his seal.
". Carr, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims. rcpnrlrt! a bill for the relief Of the heirs Of John
Campbell: read twice and committed.
MILEAGE OF MEMBERS.
The House then took up the undiSpcsed OF Resolution
Of Mr.. Underwood, calling for Il return Of the amount
OF u,ilrayr charged By members during the LAST and pre-
sent session. There were two amendments pending. one
- -f' ~' tf'
niiter 10 enquire what deduction members should make
out Of their compensation for absence III the Supreme
Court, IN the Courts Of adjacent States, and on their
own private business; lie other by Mr. lr,i, OF AlNa H.
saS, u '''s''uc. '"e Sa'"e '''i' ! m'!'' '"o 80
cxpedirncy Of reducing the per diem allowance to SIX
dollars. and ais" mi" The ~pr"priety OF removing inc seat
Of Government Of the U. States 10 some point on Tile
Ohio or Mississippi rivers, on or bel re lst jan, lcio..
MIR. Underwood, the prnposer Of the original rcS"Lu
ton, moved The Previous Question: $50 as 10 cut OH Tie
ancndmcn!s.) urt only y voted i"r IT,.
or. Den H'"'ru !" ''J lit "M''e Su"J'c' VI" '"e ''':
WHICH motion Prrtn.en; "?rs 81 30
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TIN. IIouse then resumed lhr consideration IF the bill
fru'r H., Srn,is 70 nrnviJe for lilo admission Of the State
s. HT.hiran ,n,n ,hr Ininr unmu ~ rou,l inoIins with
T. a m ~ c,,,os 49, O"O' Nr"
Tin 1urs,i.n ncnc;uy was the demand fer the previous
question, made Yesterday by Mr.. Mann. of N. York, and
IN, molinn Of Mr.. Jenirr ipr 4 call Of the House.
Mr.. Jcnifrr Withdrew his motion fer a call Of the
llcusc.
demand for the previous question should be seconded,
the uursliun could mel be- separately taken on the prealn
bic and the bill:
The Chair replied that there was no precedent for
such Il division.
Dir. Mann asked if. when the bill was OIL lis passage:
after its cngross!mcnt, Il motion to F'conmIt H. with IA
struclions to strike out The preamble, would not be IN
Older:
The Clair. Every member Of Tie House must know
that that mo.ion would be in order.
The House seconded the demand for the previous qucs.
tion-aycs =, noes 67 and The question rrcurriE. on
ordering the main question to be put.
Mr.. Thomas rose, and said he had voted in the mega.
tive on the srconding the previous question. Bnt nav
the position Of tie bill bad been changed, and he hoped
tile House would not refuse 10 order that the main ques.
ton he no" put II that was done. the further action OF
tie Il"nsr on the bill would be postponed until ,o:nor-