Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-09
Mr. Tallmadgc could not bu, express hi. sur

there might require labor ana examination. nut
in the case before them, no gentleman could fail 4
to perceive that it required neither time nor III
vesiigaiion. What then were We TO do? Were
TO have the Information or were We not!--
Was the session TO be permitted 10 pass of. and
when the was no longer here the whole he
permitted TO drop. lie wished the information in
consequence Of some important facts that would
he tcveloped Ssce the last election in New
York Their had been removals of deputy post
masters. throughout the state, without any
charges being exhibited against them, and when
he, their representative, had called to see the
grounds which they had been discharged, was
denied the right If there was any interference
IN elections il must be on the right side. Gen
ilemen had compared the bill about interfering
with elections, 10 the ,nqnsi'Ions but where was
there a greater system Of imposition than this.
where the Grand Inquisition sat IN secret and
struck off the heads of lis victims at will? Yes,
sir, said Mr.. T., thew were removed Immediate
Nv after the election, because they had dared 10
vote against a member in the other House, who
! thew conceived had gone contrary TO their ideas
Of national politics. state these facts here pub
liclv on my own responsibiiItv-thc are true, |
know them Of nv own knowledge to be 50. Talk
abou, inqaisiion. When this Grand Inqnistor
in secret session removed at his will these per-
sons, and when their representative called to ask
the cause. he is told lou shall not see themi'-
IF these Officers were properly removed, why
withhold transformations? what objection could
there be to making il public? If they were
moved without sufficient cause, ought not the ma
ton to know II?
Mr.. Niles said the mere question of !tchy' did
imply censure-it an uncourteous demand.
He, Mr.. n. desired the information much as
the Senator from n Y. He could conceive
better ground for removal than political dI>hon-
esty. He presumed most of these postmasters
were so-they were kind of political COW boys
that stole from one party to sell to another-men
that had political fairness whatever. He
would strike their heads offat once. This admin
istration had been charged with want of firmness
by its friends, and that the Post Master General
had been supposed to have more frmness than any
other one man concerned with it, vet eve en- he had
not escaped censure; complaints were general
that he had not done his duty in removing these
politically dishonest pos,masters.
Mr.. Benton opposed the resolution. If the Sen
ator desired the information, it was published
weekly or monthly in the Globe. These remov-
ais were secret, they were known to every
BODY. AS to complaints in n. Y. about removals
he presumed they were for just cause-he knew
there were many in Missouri that ought to be
removed. To prevent all further discussion, he
would move to lay the resolution the table.
and on this motion he would ask the yeas and
nays. The question was then taken, when there
appeared for IT 10 against it 81
/ Mr. Tallrnadge then asked the yeas and navs
on its adoption When
Mr.. Calhoun gave his reason for his vote. He
thought all information ought to be furnished that
was asked for by the Senate the other branch
of the Legislature. This government was enc
of responsibility. If there were improper acts
on the part Of he Executive, how could they be
made known but by calls from the Legislature.
The vote was then taken on the passage and
: the result was 80 ayes, 10 nays, as follows:
YEAS.--Allen, Bayard Calhoun, Clay of Ala,
Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Crittenden, Cuthbert
, Davis, Foster, Fulton, King, knight, Lynn, Ly
, on, Mexican, Merrick, Nicholas, Pierce, Prem
49, D. a..
: Ia, Swift, Tallmadge, Walker, White, Williams
: of Miss.--3O
G NAYS-Benton. Brown. Hubbard, Monitor
: Niles, NorvelI, Smith, of Conn, Wall, Wright
I Yonng--lO.
II Resolutions were introduced, giving to all the
officers, doorkeepers, postmasters, connected will
8 the Senate, some two or three hundred dollars
o Mr.. Benton introduced resolution to includ,
r lamp, lighters, watchmen, &c. &c
* Mr.. Buchanan introduced a resolution to raise
n the rank of Charge d'Atfnirs at Constantinope
It to that Of resident Ministers with the salary o
1000 which was agreed to.
l. HOUSE-The morning hour was taken up b,
II an uninteresting debate on motion to print re
n port of the Select Committee appointed the 2it
@ of January to inquire into the character and a
3, mount of proof which is required by existin
" laws and regulations to establish claims IN tn
&c United States for revolutionary services in tn
to Virginia Continental State lines and navy.
n A resolution was then adopted authorizing
settlement of the accounts of the investigator
re Committee on the defacaton of Swartwout, tbe
~ compensation to be regulated upon the prir
cipie that which governed the settlement
i. the accounts of the Committee the Bank
T. the United States.
ne Mr.. Morris moved a reconsideration OF th
OF rule. bv which the resolution had been adopte
n but the motion was rejected.
10 The bill making appropriation for the defenc
o. of The Northern frontier was taken Ut, and req
On a third time and passed
at INDIAN HosrILITIEs The bill for the suppre
ii sion Of Indian hostiii,ies for 1899 was not CO..
e- sdcred. The question being on its final passag
Ia a long debate motion made bv vi
I'D Bell TO amend the bill prov idlng compensation
as the loss of horses in the Florida The amen
.ly ment finally agreed to. By the aid OF Il
previous question, the bill amended was re;
dy third time and passed.
lid On motion of Mr.. Cambreleng. resolution W
to adopted by which the 10Th Joint Rule, which pr
ms. vides that '.no bill that shall have passed OF
le- House, shall be sent for the 9th
on either of the three last days of the sesso
lot suspended in relation TO the Indian Hosii
no ties bill the bill for the protection of the Mort
ere Frontier. and the bill providing for the TAXI
zen of the next census.
I'd? THE MAINE DIFFICULFIEs.-Mr Howard. fro
Ich the COMMITTEES ON Foreipn Affairs To whoo n