Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-25
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81 20 lI1

Total 81 20 40
Every item OF these excuses, from the Congress Of
1889 up 10 the present lime IN conjunction with cola
teral and re established facts proves incoaes,by lh-
this OF public mUD+y IS The work o The Bank aId
It's party in Congress
We turn 10 the items Of increase to make this mani
fest. We have shown by the vo,rs OF the two parties
the successful struggle made by The Bank patty ~ ian
tain the power Of bare otly in either branch to ap
proprlae, by ndirecli"n, money to the press that the
excessive increase Of the printing expenditure who'd"
Is Attributable TO the Opposition To wl; extreme they
carried this abuse will be BY glance al the print
ing extrsord:uarss
The Congressional printing for the last two years Of
MIR Adams S.G lH3 G3
The FIRST two years Of Gen Jackson term
The Congress that chartered the Bank, run
the printing up TO l229ll 81
The panic Congress printing amounted to 33 1909 o1"!
The printing of the House 10 the last Congress- under
tic impulse Of the second panic and suspension for The
first year. is almost IN equal ratio to tins excess
Cafes 81 Scaon, in the q" Allen, having received
500 900 at the close Of the last session.
The excess in The printing books ana maps (if mode
in which the Opposition ted their presses with fat JobsD
grew IN greater proportion
The first two years Of General Jackson s term, the
expenditure in books and maps 81 30l IS
The Bank charter Congress carried II up 10 21!iSJ G1
The panic Congress pushed IL up 10 9o.oi6 y
The last Congress il was 81 lob II
The stationary, although it is small matter IN Iis"
is excellent criterion tn show the extraordinary
expenditure introduced into Congress- by converting
the body into engine of Bank ceclirreerng. The
amount of paper used in writing letters. speeches. DC
making wrappers f dispatches Of all sorts sent the
country. will show the extent of the correspondence
which this drbbet from the Treasury was provided to
set IN motion.
The stationary for The last Congress of air Adams lime
S3O7c3 81
For the Grs, Congress Of General Jackson's
Administration, 81 7S3 81
The Bank Charter ran The item up TO 45276 10
The panic Congress 10 90 22S ~
The last Congress to 557O1 Oh
Blu, The creates, item of increase is the pny of
bers, which up from li,tle above hundred
thousand dollars to within little fraction Of million.
The Bank charter Congress SIS 100 ~; the panic
Congress S97S, SOB 30; The last Congress $50 914 II
may be truly said that the Bank discussion, and ,hr Bank
sleconecrng debates have added least three hundred
thousand dollars to lie OF the THREE last Con
gesscs. The volumes of spe, ches and the Congress
siona proceedings, show that at least third of the
time Of Congress during all these sessions occupied
with the Bank debates, panic making, etc.
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From an occasional Correspondent Of The y iategencer
LospoN August l.
bill entitled the adjudication Of .uem5crs BN has
passed both Houses Of Parliament this session. This 10
important measure, because, by the law, il stood
previously to The passing OF The one in question, the qua
LITIGATION Of members Of Parliament required t. be
ia freehold property; and several members not having
such qualification but who really possessed three times
the amount other descriptions Of property, have lost
their seats The Legislature, deemng this to be wrong
has provided q remedy.
England has also passed, and become the law Of the
land Bcfare the passing Of this bill the debtor
pe,cly al the mercy Of the creditor. debtor first
imprisoned, de jaeio condemned without hearing
trial. and, after being in prison for several weeks, he
was ordered to appear before the Court but has FIRE
queaily happened the party get al large, there he
ing nothing Of fraudulent nature in his therefore
II appears tina, the debtor had been wrongully deprived
OF his liberty The present bill does away with all this
When debtor is arrested he is Immediately be brought
before Of the Commissioners undergo exa:ni.
nd ,f haf H.
OF his difficulties hs is liberated; il he has com
mittcd fraud upon his creditors he will be imprisoned
for time commensurate with the Of his offence
The international copy rig ht bill has also become
law.
Report states that Marshal Sout Duke of Dalma,ia,
will be invited Join the Ministry of the King Of the
French il is said that the Marshals into the
Cabinet would not only be highly popular. but would
give TO the Ministry strength Of which it has long
been 10 the utmost need.
| presume you are that the house Of Messrs
Wiides & Co. Of the three large American houses
which were compelled 10 suspend payment during the
late commercial crisis, has resumed payment An in
umaon has been given that all clams upon the firm,
whether bill holders otherwise will be paid appl
cation TO the business house of The firm
This Is considered important event as regards
the early resumption Of commercial activity between
this country and the u S.
a alarming FIRE, which at frst threatened destruction
TO her Majesty dock yards at Depford broke ont two
three evenings and, in of scarcity
OF water, the damage done BY the raging and uncon.
sroled element amounts to E24G00 The number of
peEsons that congregsted round the
great that orders issued cali out the mill
tsry, who kept the way clear for the femen In one
afternoon, within the last ten days, many as thirty
fires took place in the metropolis
At her Majesys state dinner. given on the 25th inst
at Buckingham Palace, Mr. Stevenson, his lady, and
Dir John Van Buren,, the son of your President were
among the guests.
A person by the name of John Hart appeared in the