Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-21
In SENATE.

The Chair presea,ed a communication from the Urea
sury Department. transmitting an abstract prepared ny
the Comptroller Of the Treasury, showing the ouicai
emoiuneRts of cesain officers Oi the customs aid OIL
the table, and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. White presented The resolutions OF the General
Assembly of the State Of Tennessee in favor OF the an
pexation Of Texas TO the Union and resolutions from the
same asking Congress to make provision Tor the pay
rnen of the troops Of that State called into The service
of the u 8 in the year 1882 the first OF which were
read laid on the table and ordered to be printed and
the last referred to the Committee on Military al
fairs, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr. Preston in reference TO the first OF these resou'
tons gave notice that he should call up the SUBJECT con-
neced with them at the earliest day possible
Mr. Fulton from the Joint Committee on tie Public
Buildings laid before the Senate the reeor. agreed on
bv the Senate and House committees, and which had al
ready been presented TO the House, accompanied oy
bill for removing the walls of the Treasury ouiidthg
and for the erection OF lire proof ondng LOG le os'
Office Department. The bill read aud ordered TO
second reading and the report and documents were or
dered TO be printed,
The bill to prevent the issuing and crculaton oil tne
bills notes aud other securities OF corporations created
BY Congress- which have expired having been taken up,
Mr. Grundy said he had wish to hurry thus blu;
and il Senator wished to address the Senate on IL,
he had no objection to its posiponement.
Mr. King said THAI this very important oil, as
shown BY the very able speech Of the Senator from Ten
nessee Yesterday lis favor. The Senate was not tu,
and he himself prepared 10 give his vote on IT,
pass it over ill 10 morrow
MIR. Clay said if the friends Of the Administration de-
sired to pass the bill he had objection to 1t lie
was really DESTROYS Of taking the vote on THIS blI ana
wished 10 whether minority Of the Senate was pre-.
pared assert the power claimed by IT.
MIR Liam said # bis friend from Alabama wished to
address The Senate the subject he had no objection 10
stpouempnt, he always heard him with pleasure
But f the gentleman had such purpose he hoped The
question would be taken at once.
MIR King said lie had no intention of speaking on this
subject; but there provisions ot tins oil when
he wished to la ,unity OF examining into more
fully. If gentlemen wished 10 take the question now,
he had no objections their doing he only wished to
say that under his present impressions, he must vote
against The bill
Mr.. Strange said the acts complained of. set forth
in the eloquent and able remarks Of the Senator from
Tennessee were gross and grant abuse but he doubt
ed the power Of Congress TO reach the SUBJECT and should
the question be insisted on he should be compelled TO
vote against the bill.
MIR. K. lin an under tone) Exactly my
MIR Smith of Connecticut hoped the bill would be
permitted to lie until morrow, IN order ina, lie
might have time to examine ''e inr'hef ihlo us pro-
visions He did not feel himself prepared 10 vote at
that time: in fact he had idea did he believe any
other Senate, conceived the question would be taken to-
day or he might have been better prepared. lie ex
pressed wish that it might lie over, minimizing his IN
ten,ion to call it Tomorrow, if no one else would
Mr. Wall was averse 10 delaying the BILL 1t had al
ready been on he tables for than month. which
he thought ample lime Cor investigation. MIR. w. said
40 far as he was concerned, he had not the slightest
doub, of the consutonality Of the measure.
MIR Smith Of Connecticut aad he did not know tina,
he ought 10 ask ponement as 1t was his own iau
that he had no, examined it, but he had not done
and did sot deem the question would be taken he would
prefer tha, il be delayed Constitutional objections had
been raised by Senators, in whose judgment he had
every confidence he not disposed TO record his vote
until he had given the matter full and impartial
minaon.
Mr. Niles also thought the bill too important not to
undergo more discussion end said there might be other
Senators disposed to present their views 1t was not
Unavoidable that he nigh yresen, his the subject
The bill was then laid the table without division
The bill increasing the salaries Of eeveral of the dis
trio, Judges of The United States, was discussed by
Nessrs Swift, Wall, Rives, and frentlss' on motion
NJ Mr. Swift to amend the bill by increasing the salary
Of the Judge for the disc Of Vermont; but before TAX
The Senate wen, into the consideration Of Executive
business; after which, it adjourned. r...