Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-12

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TERRITORIAL BUSINESS. ,o,a
aMr Cushman from the Committee on C0ip"r,ss'
reported bill 10 establish port OF entry al ihu'"
Florida. 49,, 1,d;c;,rv
,s,o,od ;o;n resolution dissenting from dsapPlosihg
ard di.afrmjny an act Of the Legislative Council o
the Territory Of Wisconsin charterng oanh 'aife
du Chen; and the resolution was passed "sm' asss.
The House then resumed the special oEoer, oeihg Tue
consideration Of bills on the Territories
'Ths b 10 create The Office of Surveyor General OF
p,bic lands in the Territory of Wisconsin.
The bill to authorize the southern boundary line oil
Wisconsin to he ascertninsd and marked.
The two foregoing bills were read The third lime and
The House then took up the bill TO divide the Terri
tory of Wisconsin and to establish the Territorial Go
vefnment of Iowa, reported from the Committee OF the
Whole, with sundry amendments
The pending one was reducing the proposed salary
of the Governor from 1000 to 500 dollars, and the sa'
larry Of Superintendent Of Indian Affairs from l,9oo 10
1000 dollars.
Mr.. Shields made some remarks in favor of erecting
q Territorial Government in Iowa, as IN accoroahce
with safe precedents, and necessary TOR 'he "eHa'e
the people. ,;o.
MIR Downing moved the previous question "hich
motion was reeced-ayes 81, noes ~.
Sir Bond called for the yeas and nays on the ADOPTION
of The amendment, and they ordered by vote OF,
ayes 81 95. ,
The amendment was then opposed by Mr.. Adams and
supported BY Mr. Bond, who COMMENDED mat the salary
proposed by him adequate compensation tor the ser
P.'fO'
vice required
MIR. Mercer made some observations on the general
character of the BILL and the extent OF Inc country ano
in opposition 10 the bill
Mr. Adams followed in review OF the charges mace
of tina, had always been made against every
Administration that had existed, and the constant cry
Of retrenchment and reform. de would always JOIN III
TINT cry and when he could find extravaganza he wouo
endeavor 10 put it down But when the complaint was
merely against the salary of Territorial Governor
whose jurisdiction extended over great section OF
country, and the effort was to save thousand ooans'
il was not such relrenchment he was IN favor o. lie
did not think the salary proposed In the bill was 100
large He then went into statements to show Inc
vast extent of the country included in The proposed Ter
ri,ory of Iowa. and conendng that it was much great.
er than had been represented by Mr. Mercer 49,
Mr.. A. then went into an examination oil the ooiisa'
tons the Government to create governments as may
be necessary and erect and receive STATES into Tue
Union in the North western Territory ana repiieu 10
the remarks Of Mr. Thompson, that ne "ouu not 'ote
for INV new States the Northwest because 1t was re-
fused to admit Texas into the Union. He was opposed
10 that argumert in favor OF violating the solemn oo
cations of the Government, anG Appealed 10 hs Cons'
luton and the law in support Of the position he had Ia.
KEN As he going into remarks upon the sub
ject of slavery,
Mr. Adams said the gentleman from South Carolina
had been allowed 10 expatste upon that subject without
being called to order and he again called to order
Mi Thompson begged that Mr.. Adams might be al
lowed go urging that he was discussing the expe
diency OF admitting slave Sate INTO tue oHoH, ahu
that was strictly in order.
Mr. Adams resumed and continued few remarks
upon the subject Of slavery, when he again called TO
order and having concluded his remarks, he took his
seat.
Mr. Bronson called the attention of the House 10 the
question Immediately pending; and referring to the
amendment proposed by MIR. Bond he saId that was IN
accordance with the salary of the Governor Of Wscon
SIM established and as had been intended by the
committee Who in drafting this BILL had been led into
error By taking the House bill for Wisconsin as the mo-
del for his forgetting that the salaries had afterwards
been reduced in the Srnate.
Mr. Bond referred to the remarks of Mr.. Adams upon
the general charges of extravagant expenditure; and
alleging that the Administration party, having The ma.
ority in both Houses Of Congress- responsible for
the extravagant expenditures OF the Administration; and
the Government was not 10 De absoved from RESPONSE
bility by throwing 1t upon the Houses OF Congress
Mr. Harlan in support Of The amendment referred 10
the salaries Of the Governors Of many of The States,
which, while involving much greater amount OF re.
sponsbty the duties far less than that proposed
for the Governor of Iowa.
Mr. Mercer made some further comments on the ex.
tent Of the Territory.
Mr. Jones Of Wisconsin soid he would assen, to The
amendment Of Mr.. Bond, and hoped the House would
take vote upon II at once.
Mr. THOMPSON after some remarks in reference 10 his
former observations and partly in reference to MIR.
Adams, was called to order when he moved the indie
finite pos,ponement Of the bill
The Speaker said the motion 10 amend had PIece-
dence.
Mr. Bynum said that he merely TO reply briefly
10 the honorable member from Ohio, Mr. Bond That
gentleman, with air of triumph asked Why lie mem
bers of the Administration did not come out and defend
II against the charges Of extravaganza that he had made
against ii?
Sir said Mr.. B., the honorable member certainly has
presumed greatly upon the Of the public and
particularly that of his constituents, when he is max
ing these most reckless and unUunded statements The
gentleman has specified any particular act Of the
Executive being extravaganza but takes shelter under
general charges and Sir has, in the zeal Of partisan
heat overeaped every thing like correct statement OF
facts
Sir. he with an air. told US that this Administration
into power upon the charge of Executive cxrava
Gance and lis pledge to reform it. Now, Sir the gen.
tlenan must know that this first statement Is entirely
unounded in fact that under such circumstances there
could have been principle involved The petty e&.
travagance of no Executive would be sufficient 10 found
q party upon No, no, Sir; the gentleman must know
that this Administration well the preceding one,
came into power upon higher and nobler princ piles,
which the gentleman purposely determined not 10
tell the people of this country his constituents Lit
lie could have been effected by the petty reform in any
department, by the scaling down of salaries, &c
No. Sir no friend of the Administration thought
of coming into power under such circumstances; did
their opponents The great measures upon which the
Republican party came into power were founded on
principle and that principle in their opposition to
most podigal and inpraccab!e system of Internal I'm
provemen,s then about being carried in this country,
BIZ which millions and millions of the peoples money
would have been squandered.
Sir at that me from statistical statement, made out
By Judge Smith, then distinguished Senator from S.
Carolina there projects in contemplating about
being submitted TO the sanction Of Congress- of internal
Improvement, TO the amount of eight hundred millions
OF dollars which, if carried into effect would have i'm.
poverisbed This whole nation Sir, this extravaganza
was that the Democracy rallied with determination to
reform Sir, little did they then think Of your Executive
REFORM farther than he gave TO this prodga
sys,em have done So would have been mere picay
une business
tHere Mr. B. interrupted by the Speaker and Mr..
Bronson; and after some conversation, continued
Secondly, he said, there another great principle
upon which the present party came into power II
founded in their opposition to your odous unequal and
unjust tariffs which extracting millions and tens