The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13
THE CLOSE or THE SESSION.

The Globe has the following interesting
article on the subjec, of The close of the sess-
ion, which embodies facts well worthy of
public attention, as showing tho course
pursued by the Wing and Conservative
coalition:
The Twenty fifth Congress terminated
its session this morning-the House ad-
iourning sine die at two o'clock, the SEN
ate remaining in session until half past
four.
BY a perfect union with the personal
friends Of Messrs. Rives and Tallmadge
in the House, The Opposition had absolute
command in that body from the hour of the
appointment Of the secret ballot committee
to the end of the session. The understand
ing existed from the opening of the Extra
session, but was not so practically employ-
ed before. The Federal pnr,y, therefore,
passed whatever measures, ms n parry, II
resolved on, fastening such as they consid-
cred too obnoxious TO stand the ordeal OF
the Senate on the appropriation bills essen
tial to the support Of the Government.
This mode of legislnting, which was resort
ed to nj the last session, by tacking an ap-
preparation Of nearly fifty thousand dollars
for Gales and Seaton to the West Poiu,
Academy bill, was again employed 10 force
similar appropriations on the Senate in ths
last moments of the session. The majority
of the House declared by their .faai vote
Insisting on the amendment after two re-
Ijeciions and committee Of conference
that the book distributions should 70 on, q
the Government stop-the loss of the bill
involving the loss of the whole appropra
ton for the foreign aud domestic funcl ion
aries of every grade. The only privleg
allowed the members Of the Senate wa
that of striking on, from the bill the distri
! butive share of The books allotted TO iher
by the provision tackled TO the bill in th
, House.
We notice this fact now simply TO sho,
, the absolute ascendency which the Opposi,
3 ion secured in the House, from the high
3 est political question to the smallest pecu
! mary coIcern affecting individuuls-foi
the great constitutional reform proposed {
I redeem the people from being taxed by III
{ banks on the whole amount Of money levie
f on them for the support Of the Governmen
: down to the little business of packing
f COMMITTEES or box of books. All has bee
: in the hands of the Wings Of the Ilous,
e who have, in fact, had their cue ihrou gho,
n from their leaders in the Senate.
e Their own measures they forced throuc
% the Senate by hitching them To appropri,
> ton bills; the most important measures
, tho Senate they buried i'm the Hons, unJ
!. the mass Of bills for personal objects, in,e
It posed to obstruct them, and the almos; il
: lterminablc debate got up on every trinir
n occasion. BY this means they escaped Il
j. responsibility of even showing their hostili
/, to the snluiary propositions of the Sena,
i which they destroyed by indirection. II
IS great bill Of the scssion-thnt SO labournu
: " prepared by the Finance Committee
r the Senate, to guard against the defalca,io
!, lof public officers; Ia provide more effe
j. tually against the preparation Of fraud al
,f its conccalment, by new checks among d
II officers to punish these violations Of th,
i public trusts rs felony-was not ev,
" touched in the House.
The bill for the military occupation
Il Florida by armed settlers, invited tn volu
s teer To maintain u conquest of the count
G by embodying ant Terrifying, in psriicul
i sections allotted to them in The heart Of d
: peninsula occupied by the Indians, was .
J. so smotherea. The motive for the saerih
e OF these useful and we'll mstured measur
:, If the Senate was ohvious to oil. If Il
j. public ssyenne had been guarded With .,
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