Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-31

tn. inquiries which you rnct with; and members Of tina
House could SIT tire, and have opinions Of their owl
upon ali questions brought before them Tor decision. Now
MIR. b. would put 1t 10 any gentleman To answer, if these
were the inquiries met with at present. No, sir: tn,
inquiry is not what will the House Of Representatives
OF what will the Scnate-aa: but what will the PreSi
Geat do: what " Ill the Erccmirc do: what will .3ndrcu
.JackSOn 10: He would proceed no further, except II
mike the remark, that II seemed 20 ham that this single
incident was sufficient To show that there had been 4
transition Of the Government from The hands Of the re
gularIy constituted authorities 10 that Of the President
and fru"i being Il Government % The people 10 be- Il GO
vcrninent Of the Executive. The Government was III
Iongrr 4 Government Of three Coordinate branches
each acting as constitutional check upon the other; but
it was a Government in substance, in fact, and in truth
concentrated IN one department, IN one head, and he re.
grrltcd TO say, with too much truth, that that head was
merely the head Of 4 party.
Mr.. Is. said there had been, however, recently an it,
lrslrinus exception to the general rule. lie alluded to
the celebrated dcposi.e bill, which passed at the las. srs.
sion OF Congress. This bill was the only measure o
any Importance which had been passed against the wish
and against the Influence, Of the Executive, aud nc beg.
g.d Gen;l.mrn 10 remember that this bill was only pass.
cd by opposing patronage tn patronage, and money 10
money, and by arraying, in some sense. corruption
against corruption. The people Of the States were ex.
cilrd 10 desire aud demand j more equal apportionmrnl
OF the spells. The people manifested a determination
u secure 10 themselves, and 10 take from those in pow
III The lIrgc surplus which had accumulated in the Urea
sury; and the moment this urplus was wrcsted from
those in power, that moment did you see those gentlemen
come forward with propositions tn get rid Of this revenue
The gentleman from North Carolina (Nr. McKay) va.
Immediately UPON his feet with a proposition TO reduce
The revenue 10 the wants I'll The Government. The
Who'll. party were up exhibiting their patriotism 10 reduce
the revenue to tie wants Of lle Government; and a gen
thsman from New York was using The greatest cxcItIon:
10 show that the moneys were going To corrupt lht
States.
Mr. Cambrelcng here moved that The House proceed
10 the orders OF the day: which was agreed 10.
PAY AND MILEAGE.
The bill 10 regulate the pay and mileage Of member:
o. Congress coming up on lis final passage
A long debate arose, in which Mcssrs. Wardwell
Sutherland, TurriII, lane, Claiborne Of Mississippi
Thompson Of South Carolina, Boon, Craig, and a
Mann participated.
Mr.. Mann moved TO rccommi, the bill to The Commit
tee of the Whole House on the State Of The Union.
The suhjrct was further debated by Messrs. %tencher
Parker, Calhoun OF Kentucky, Underwood, CaHlbTe!
eng, Patton, Yell.
MIR. Yell moved to amend the motion to commit by
adding instructions to the committee TO report d section
reducing The pay of the members of The House to 81
per day, and So for every twenty miles Of travel 10 and
FROM The seat Of Government.