Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-09-26
Rps,,sd Jo, ne Na,,oaa, hn1,ss-er



sr~,rR The senate procect"d to The c,r-ii
cra,,nn &C the spccis' order. ~" hn TO po-ip pune
the r.,nen, 81 the fourth ins,alncui of the dep".-
tics WIN the s'Htcs
Mr Ri,cs sad he understood that this dav thu
romm,i,er on finance expected To- make fpli So
nnr on the snbi~rr- which had been referred tu
them. Bot there one snheci most interest
ing to Vie country, nn which they had MT report
ed ~ ali. They had reported NJ hill 60 d"senaie
the kinds Of inuds Ia VII ca The public dues are to
he received. A. Mr. II. hsd understood II I" he
the penetsl sense uf the senate, rhat no seton
should he had on any Measure TIL sill shonld he
reported he would now move ihst tie senate adj
inutn.
Mr Wurh, said The committee on finance Rad
taken IN the message of the Pesident. and the
report of the Secretary nf The Treasury, had gwen
them full con moderation aud had un~ repnred all
The measures which they prnposed 10 report,
" hch they deemed !; they duty 10 report. The,
had considered the subject mentioned bv Tho
tor from Virgins, and had concluded TO let the law
I on that subject remain ~ u II.
Mr. Rnes SAID. tia, not having oppor'uni'v
Ia know the views of the Committee, he bad taken
I, ior granted that they would report every rub
ier, cnbra ced 10 the Message aud Treasury report
both of which, he believed, had suggested that u
ough to be- determined IT. what kinds "f funds III"
revenue should be collected. 1t was now ann"un-
ced by the chairman that M communication from
the committee would he made TN the subject. Mr.
X. would therefore proceed on the assumption that
the committee ini ended 10 leave the laws on that
subject NJ they now are ; aud that being the case,
and Mr. X. believing that all The measures prop"s-
ed and TO be proposed would have a mutual beLr-
ing and dependence on each other aud believing
il tn be Infinitely more inpnrtont the country
l.. Ia, A h, dam
rather thnn done quickly. Mr. r. m"srd that when
the senate adjourn IT shonld adjourn Ia NEE, on
Monday next that all the bulls reported nn the sub
| l.ct might be examined. compared and carefully
!. considered by msnhets bef,"e the senate came "a
sct on them. NJ r. sad 1t was announcement
for him To- remain here ns II would be for any one
, bat whatever the inconvenience, he preferred thai
eli measures should ne GuIy aud AMPLY ronsIdeied
| Mr. Niles sdyerted Ia the fact that they were
now on the second week uf The session, which M
= expected To continue bat a few weeks ~ all, and
they had yet made no progress. lie c"nn"n lee
. highly the diligence and ,xpidiiion "f the commit
tee on finance, and he had heard with nnch sur
pn.e proposition Of DELAY in thu senate. liz
thou,b, II would serve sli more 10 unreltle ih'
public mind and he could not answer II 10 hi
constituents to sgree to any delay.
MIR Wight said il was but Justice to himself NJ
the committee to say that 1t was not their purp"s
TO press an, measure unkin1ly. unnecersnnly. %
oremsiur.ly upon the senate. And even # sue
had heen heir disposition, IT was moi ~ Their pnw
err Bot Mr. W. had been requested bv the mem
Al bers of the committee :" say that the conmlile
hsd slrcsdy reported oil that they expected tn re
ID por, on The subject. Tie committee had mad FIRE
snd fiil consultations with The Secretary at III
Treasury an the subjects referred 10 IN the me-
'' snpe and the report and had now submitted 10 III
senate all the measures which At appeared 10 her
" p,oper 10 propose. The facis before theT shove
- high necessity of speedy scilun. on The two m
IN, 81 least, with which the latter bills had no II
una,e connexou. Mr w. would, therefore, =.
hat the first Nhe roslponemcnt "f the dep"-it'
ut hail might be considered tins morning. aud 10 Ia
effect several senstors had ~ pressed 10 him the
~ si.hes Under these evid-nces of such dispos
ZION IN ,he body. NJ could suppose that he "
". J hsG ans d-slre unkindiy 10 press the sctl,
II The senste any subject.
" Mt RiSes .sid he dad not attribute any unkln
TN ness t. The scuator II. knew too we'll his acco
,e toned parliamentary coure-y To- suspect hm
IL" Of such dispositton.-But that hnnurube nei
bsr a. well ss The honorable member from Co
m nerIcui mast PERCEIVE ihSt there al her nee
3D. hers ~hose sinsiIon AS materially rfsrenl fr'
w. theirs. They from The hrst hsd Tee sccess 10
90. Ihe documents on HE snhlcrt. AID the sdssnis
I'd, ufies communication with the head Of the rfe'
re- uty Depsum'ni. Bat such not the cste
!, sllthr members. and u ~Ss not vrh hin.e
lie sud others had not S"en aware oiths cbnrso
ths Il the Precedent messuge All ~ ~ss c"mmunic
, ID sbd they hsd u"' prepared them.else. 10
~ On an SssumPit"u n what u might he. Mr.
ga th-fefrre noN s,k-d the privilege Of tine 10 c.
ag ,der tie sablect f,r himself snd Dot Tor The %
'r'' pose as I'D beeB lniimsled by the sensior r.
~. CoLuecueu'. of private c"nsnisiion. Mr. X. y
,n. determined to sct his own responsibility, vi
Va, onI private ooasehsunn snd n there had been
-. "a, to BE-. any such ouns"s'ion. wss net
him. The ~ pecis'iohs Of the constituents of
senator from C"nnecIicui acre different from Ia
"f Mr. Re- constituents. that they should tnet
s.t the mscb,oe al government 10 operation,
ri, then GO home. Mr. X. Wss rot senl here for
b, rel..f ofIse government merely, bot for the re
Iion ofihs people fret and especial. NJ r. did