The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-08
INFRINGEMENT.

We take the following from the proceedings Of
the Senate on Friday week
On motion of MIR. BENTON, it was ordered that
ooo copies Of the following papers be printed Tor
the use OF the Senate:
/. Copies of written evidence Gas required by an
order OF the British House Of Commons, dated 24th
June, 1872 which was laid before the Board Of
Trade, the Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart being
President, in inquiry recently made at the in
stance of Lord Kenyon and Sir Thomas Bernard,
10 the supposed operation of salt duties, and re-
slrction the fisheries agriculture, and laboring
classes Of the kingdom OF Great Brtain ordered BY
the House of Commons TO be printed, 4th day Of
July, 1877, (35 folio pages.)
3 The report Of the select committee of the British
House of Commons, appointed in the year 1873, TO
take into consideration the laws relating to the salt
duties. and the means Of remedying the inconve-
niences arising therefrom, and to report thereon,
with their observations and opinion, TO the House OF
Commons, together with the minutes OF evidence
taken before them ordered by the House of Com
mons to be printed, lst June, 1873 % folio pages)
g. Minutes and evidence taken before the same
committee, from the 9th Of March, 1918, TO the 7th
Of May OF the same year, presented to the House OF
Commons with the report LIST June. 1918, and order
ed by the House of Commons TO be printed; l2O4
pages.)
Thirty thousand copies Of the above And for
what purpose What else but 10 give job TO the
any thing now about an inquiry made twenty-one
years ago in England, at the instance Of LORD
KENYON and Sin THOMAS BERNARD, into the supposed
operation Of salt duties on the fisheries, &C..
Do we believe our own senses, when we read that
Senator BENTON is the author Of this proposition,
which will cost,he nation ateast TWENTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS? The same gentleman who
but the other day opposed appropriations for the
pensioned widows of those who fought the battles Of
their country! The same, who heretofore, when
the Treasury was full TO overlooking, always stood
forth the sturdy opponent of printing obs being given
by the Senate
We call the country to witness that now, while
the Treasury is empty, and Congress has been ad-
monshed BY the President Of the necessity of parsi-
mony in appropriations, that Senator BENTON stands
sponsor for good fat twenty thousand dollar jobtohe
editor Of The Globe, the utility of which the country
can Judge Of.
1t is true, the Globe, day or two previous, en-
dorsed an article naming the Hon, Senator as the
successor of Mr. Van Buren, and pulled his COM
mercial resolution That we do not complain Of
1t had an undoubled right to do so.
We call attention TO the following proceedings and
rotes, by which this patronage job was rescinded:
A resolution was submitted by Mr.. MORRIS TO
rescind the resolution which had passed yesterday,
tor printing 30 600 copies OF certain reports Of the
British House of Commons in relation 10 salt duties.
Mr. M prefaccd his resolution with remarks OF some
length and concluded by asking the yeas and nays;
which were granted
A desultory debate thereon ensued, in which
Messrs BENTON, CLAY, of Alabama, PRES
TON, DAVIS, CALHOUN, KNIGHT, and others,
took part.
MIR. MORRIS offered to withdraw his resolution,
and move for reconsideration Of the vote Of yes
terday, with view of committing The whole to the
Committee on Finance, to report thereon; but, OBJ
lection having been made the question was taken on
The resolution, and adopted as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Calhoun, Clay. Of Kentucky,
Davis, Foster, Fulton, King, Knight, MERCK,
Morris, Nicholas, NorreH, Pierce, Prentiss Rives,
Robbins, Ruggles, Smith, of Indiana, Strange, swift,
Tamadge Wal, Williams, OF Maine-23
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Benton, Brown, Clay, OF
Alabama Hubbard, Linn, Lnmpkin, Miles, Robin
son. Smith, of Connecticut, Upton, Walker, Will
liams, OF Missouri, Wright Young-l5.