Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14
TWENTY-FIfTH CONGRESS
RaRsr REGULAR SESSION.

TWENTY-FIVE CONGRESS.
H1R0T RE0ULAR SESSION.
WAssiss1os Mach, -.
TAose Wes ~ intesesting and animated dis-
eussieo u he Sssato today, which arose incl
dsssally While he Cu@bssiasdRnad Bill was un-
dss eeasi6ssaiion.
TIE bill proposes to continue tho national
ssa6 thsoogh The States Of Ohio, Indians, and IL
Sisois.
Als. Tspsos Supported it with e.rne..sess. Mr..
1tsasge opposod il. He said there was no n,on-
~ % spase--Shas this - time for making
large Expenditures ho was adverse, in
Psiaeipis, 70 she whole system q grating mon
~ 81 issessal improvement.
III. Cautious also epposcd the Lil. Now said
- = he Tine 70 ecooomise. The government
70 abeus - create debt Il ten millions Of dol
)oss. u wi1 be - saonaly TO borrow oil this
noesy 10 pay los making rosds.
He 6stAes declared that he would not vote 6os
MsakieG Teeasasy Notes-not . cent! -unIess he
received sssusaaee Of tho most rigid economy
We are FREQ from debt (he co"tinued) let Us
kssp %! Bsisg down yo"r expenditures: you
are pledged 70 Do %! u Is vain for you TO imag-
Inc yen can e on expsDding thirty millions a
year. Such extsavagance would break down any
o1mioisssasio0.
Whea Mr. Calhoun resumed his seat, he turn
Cd n Nj. Strange and said Il am glad you have
opposed this expenditure.
Mr. StrasGe replied, 1T Is high time to begin
Mr. Saith, ef Indiana, made vigorous defence
az ths bill He maintained that this road was n
wesk Of such general usefulness, to fall fairly
wishia tlboss objects 10 which the government is
restricted by the Constitution.
Ne. Morris also made animated speech in
support Of the Bill, maintaining tho ground that
~ eovesnwemt had pledged its faith ~ the COM
pletiou a this road.
Mr.. Buch.naa opposed Il. Ills principle mr.
g"@eat was that the government had no money
10 spead on such objects.
Ne. Clay then rose and spoke in support Of tho
measuse.
Tho scsult was that the Bill was laid on the tn :
bic.
From ,iss Baltimore Chronicle.
WAsuaN0rox Mc'h. -.
In The IIeuse, today, some ducIIing a.I other
measosials were Psesented and referred to sundry
com@issecs.
unag whichlwas hill E,e tho suppression Of In.:i-
% kosailisies, Tor the year 1893, from tho Com
mietes Of Ways and Means.
The House ahen adopted . resolution cnquir-
ing iaso the exPsdiescy and possibility Of rcdu-
eis9 tho tsaiG o. postage. Tho resolution was
ulTofed on the 10Th Feb, by Mr.. LoCmis Of New
Yosi.
Nest came up tho proposition Of Mr.. Hopkins,
Of IVA. 70 appoint committee, whose duty il shall
- 70 isvesiigase the extent to which COVE rnmc"s
patronage - made 20 act upon the public press.
The mpvos defended it ut some length. Cushman
took The opportunity to whip tho House Of Rep
SesenSasivcs, the shoulders Of its printers
asd BY way Of defending the Executive against
Shs changes q abuse and corrupt exercise Of pat
ro0aRo. The debate then broke Of, tho hour
&c sakisg up tho orders of the day having nrri-
s NM sS'1s motion ~ ., to :. oo.d., and
Oooeaa a1ade most absurd and ssininc speech,
~ Nkaen E.s1a~
Was ooe the first successfully ~ apply the steam
power . aaviCrsion =! Think of that, in this
year l630.-and from the lips Of a man, pretend
Jag % represent the Cincinnati District, in Ohio
This speech aid not touch the true point at issue
wheshoe thero was actually money duo 10 Mr.
Fslsea from the government, Tor services and
losses u the public service. Not a: all. II was
o personal TRADE against tho claim, tho claimants
ssd he defenders Of the claim.
NJ. Hoffman replied to his speech III one o
thoss sPlsodid eiosss Of fluent elcq"c"cc, which
alwsys emamase from that polished speakc, when
b addsesses tho house. His defence Of the lau
rsas Il Robert Fulton, against the rude assault o.
the Ohio Doctor, was ono Of tho most Brilliant
bwssss ef ehaste osasOsy ever heard.
Ne. Thompson defended, and Mr.. White
ssy ely opposed, the motion Of reconciIia
tiou.
Ne. Cushman followed Mr. w. and NOV ed tn,
Pcevisss question ON sh" motion to reconsider
He withdrew it, however, NJ the request Of MIR
Diddlc. who read from Niles sRegistcr.' tri
umphaat rcfntation Of the account given by MI
Duncas Of the Introduction Of steam navigato,
40 the western waters. Mr.. BiddlO made
-aDost sdmisable speech, in which he went into
very 6as analysis Of the right to reconsider, AM
allowed it, inapPlicabiIity to cease like this un
der eoosiScration. He concluded By rcncwin,
Tho motion for The p. Q. which seconded:
she yeas aud nays were ordered ON the question
(ee roeoosideeation.
This letter must e" of before the call is finish
Cd Do not believe the House will rc-cOnsid
q ths vote they have passed BY over forty ma
josiey.
II he Senate, several memorials were prescu
Ted; ameag others, one asking Coz Dry Dock i
~ Philadelphia Navy Yard some remonstra
ting against the annexation Of Texas to the