Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21

TI'!N NEVH inquiry. TTJ ON T7TEa
ihrx please. II economy AGn:a:.;a' measure,
tn" pats give legislation Inst urdsEcy he has
also thought rr"r'r 10 refer Ia ny c"ni:c or ir li
ror!I.liau - uOtCD trT FIcrch :Toi!us Iri"r IN
too cannot Understand he ecan"H:y ri :usi"g to
pay hu. debt !rii:!ra vito '"'t: ny t'r.d
Sir, w"@in dram your Treasury To The @.t cent, we're
IL necessary for tiS purpose sever supported MY.
gard tccno:ny HAT would dc!r@t the rrGs q! Eorttn.
msnt By s;ai'crE:; the E.ai:S n: ~ 'icrni 7aIins
FatiOn Of Il. The purchase 81 s:Ic library {" Count
Houf!ni would haze reared noble monument to our
literature aud would iiave been tie q: d:lusing
Information which cannot be derived from any other
in lie u 5. A. 20 the paintings. lie did nU pro.
iss 10 te coanosseur in such matters, but his pcpCsl
ton submit the selection o! he paintings In
pc:ent judges Though he did not profess 10 have any
great skill IN The fine arts, vet c had taste for rant
mrs and he tiDuI much better ornament the r S
Of Congress with spcciiers OF The fine arts than with
baibarc gold and pearl tie perfectly willing 10
incur The npprohriu Of that sort OF exrRvagance that
adds 10 the welfare, the honor, the glory Of our
mon country
Mr.. Brown in reply observed rhn, lie would no, have
made The remarks the Ecullt referred Thurs
duy last but for the repeated charges made by gentle
men on the Uer side Gf the chamber OF extravaganza
against the Administration and lis friends. IL well
known that tins OF the great engines b. which
the Opposition sought TO PROSTATE tie Administration ;
and he felt Ii, therefore, 10 be his duty 10 show that il
and is friends were not responsible Tor tie mary extra
VACANT appropriations that had kccn made here The
gentleman tells u.s. said Mr.. that these expenditures
have been founded estimates furnished by the Ike
cIivc Departments; but, surely the gentlemen did
charge the minority with the annual estimates Of the
Departments; ard he surely drd not recoIect lla, Con-
gess, IN IT. appropriations of The last session, exceeded
tie Estimates ten twelve millions Surely the
gentleman would not say that The Administration
responsible for this " hen he addressed the
Senate last on This subject he cuk occasion say that
II tie ayes and nOes cSa:.i:ed. II would be found
that al least IwohirGs Of those voting for these extra.
VACANT expenditures in tho ranks oi the Opposition
1t VIVA because some few iienda O? Tic Administration
voted wi'h the great body Of the Oproson that these
appropriations had been got through Il was we'll
known tint, for several years past tbs body nearly
in an equilibrium, and that very lew Of lie Admins
rati0n party voting with the Opposition enabled them
TO carry through these appropriations which enabled
hem since 10 raise The charge Of rXtavagancc against
the former II with the determination suffer
himself and the party with which he acted he identified
with these extavagant expenditures that he felt called
on 10 make The 1panation which lie Gdon Thursday last
The honorable gentleman surely did recol-c that the
friends Of the Administration had until within few
years past been in minority in this body, and did the
gentleman hold the Administration responsible for ex.
pendlturcs voted for by majority Oppose 10 IL If lie
dad ii kind of political casus,ry no, very CON
sstent with justice. The gentleman spoke with regard
to The FIVE millions he proposed 10 give The merchants
for French spo!a,ons p:o 10 sUD also, to the $4,000
he wished 10 appropriate for the purchase Of paintings,
as well as The $4,000 he wished TO lay out in library
lie gentleman also spoke Of his liberal views and his
regard for the fine arts Now he he'd objection 10
gentleman InGuigIGs his lhcrGIy hat he certainly did
object 10 his doing and afterwards charging the Adj
mInst:aton and its friends with the extravaganza il led
10. He admired The of the gentleman for the fine
arls and had no objection TO his Indu!ging it; was
refined and noble TASTE but Congress had consliiu
tOnal power to encourage the fine arts, and ii
matter proper for the Of the sen,enans
own private liberality.
With regard 10 the Sub.Teasurrrs 20 whom the gen.
tcman alluded, and some of whom had ped from the
u. s., he would only observe that the gentleman might
with great uatce have spoken Of the banks through
perDetcstPu M RI
OF the depose bank system that through the OF
these banks, these frauds long concealed 1t
was because tie officers Of the Government. of the IT, S
had Of looking into the vaults Of these banks
Had there been Sub.TIeasuryif the officers Of the
Government had had the right Of looking into the safety
ol The public money, there w0ald have been none of
these frauds committed. 1t because lie public no,
ney put in the vaults Of the banhs where all sciu.
tiny into lis safety prcCludrd that these frauds had
been so long concealed
The question then taken on Mr. Cluys amend.
merit 70 postpone the nsamcnt 10 the st Of January,
follows:
las Mcssrs Calhoun, Clay Of Kentucky, Clayton,
CnItendsn, Davis, Foster, kn'gh hierTick, rrenss,
Ki"es. Robbins Rugglcs, Smith OF Indiana, Spence,
Swift, THlimndge, and Tp;On-l7.
.NHys-Nlfssrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Clay Of Alabama, Fulton, Hubbard, King, LnmPkin,
Lyon, Morris, Nicholas, Norvei, Pierce Preston Roune,
Robinson, Smith of Connecticut, Strange, Walker.
Wall, Williams OF Maine, W:lI:1Is Of Mississippi,
Wright. pnd Young-26
The bill then ordered TO be cnrrosscd FOX third
reodng, without division.
The bill for completing certain roads commenced by
the u. s. in the Stale of Michigan. was taken up and
on the question Of ordering it 10 be engrosscd the vote
yeas lG nays 10: lost
Mr. Morris gave notice that 10 morrow he would move
for n reconsideration of this vote.
The bill for the continuation Of the Cumberland road
postponed and made the order Of the day for Wed
ncsday week.
hi Clay Of Alabama submitted the following resolu.
ton whcb considered and adopted:
hcsC!rtd That the Committee on the Public Lands be
instructed 10 inquire into the ypcency OF making pro-
vision hy law for the dsconnGaucc Of the office of Sur
vPyor General in the several States embracing the pub
lie lands, the surveys plas, etc he
bIshng land districts in which the public lands have
been Sold in which the sales have become inadequate
10 delray The expenses Of the land officers therein 10
such districts 10 others be continued
Mr. Strange presented the petition Of - Ferguson,
which referred 10 The Committee on Post O.ces and
Post Roads.
Tho Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
MI Fry asked lea I'VE 10 submit the following resolutions
RcsO{rCd, That the President Of the T. S. be request.
ed 10 communicate to This House Of not Incompatible
with the public Ineresl) neither, the commence.
ment of the present session of Congress, any call has
been made upon the Executive Department OF this Co
veTnment, by the Governor ot Pennsylvania for arm
ed force Of U. States troops, and what (ofcla
ponGrnce Of any has taken place between him and the
Governor Of said State in relation said CALI and
WHETHER any arms, powder ball. or huckshot, or other
munitions OF war, have been furnished BY the u 5 10
any Of the troops of Pennsylvania recently called out
by order of the Executive Of that Stale
Objection being made,
Mr. F. moved a suspension Of the rules; which |
motion,
Mr.. Beatty demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
Mr.. Wise said if il in order he should like the !
gentleman to state the object Of the resolution. Mr. w.
did not know that he had any particular objection 10 it,
The Chair said it would not be in order but by the /
unanimous consent of the House.
Mr.. Fry said he had objection if the House would
indulge him (Cries of "No!" "No.O
The question then taken and the rules
pended-ycas 1885, nays 50, as follows:
Yeas Alessrs. Adams, Alexander, Anderson, An