The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-27
NUMBER %.
EERREARY G.

Al the 0SSefuUilb8 oi tl4t iAou>fs luis
morning, a Correspondence was read be.
tween the Speaker Of the House and Gov.
Pennington. On the part of Gov. Penning-
ton II is request to % K. VI. /. Hunter,
Member Of Congress from the State of Fr.
ginia, to present the Resolutions of the
General Assembly OF New Jersey. The
] Speaker replied than be declines 10 pre-.
I sent the Resolutions 10 the House, for the
reason that they are not addressed TO him
in his official capacity. lie does this, he
says, only in consequence Of preserving the
dignity of his position, and from a proper
regard 10 those who have elected him to
Gil the place he holds. Under other cir.
cums,ances he would be gladtopreseni them.
A motion was then made by Mr.. Ran.
dolph 10 print the Resolutions, which was
carried, "a TO 90.
Mr. Randolph then prescntcd the Reso.
luions of the Minority Of the Legislature,
approving Of VIVA, Congress- had done IA
not allowing the five Ntlg commissioned
members TO take their seats.
Mr.. Crary Of Michigan moved that they
be laid on the table AID ptialed-Carried,
lji, to l-Mr. Blackwell. The su4jec!
was thus disposed Of.
Ia the Senate, slr. Preston-(afer the
passage Of several private bills IN reference
to Land calms) --asked the pos'ponement
of the previous order for the purpose Of talk.
/ ing up a Resolution offered by him yestcr.
DAY, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information IN relation to the
/ general estimates for $40 aud the propos.
i ed appropriation Of 50 ,0OO, 900 for the Cum.
berlaud Road.
Mr.. Clay Of Alabama, Mr.. King Of Ala,
MI Sewer aud Mr.. Robinson opposed the
motiou.
/ Mr.. Criuenden told the friends Of the
/ Cumberland Road that he could not and
should not vote for the bill if they kept the
+ desired information from the Senate, he
could not vote for the Bill unless be had the
/ Information desired. If the Secretary of
the Treasury said that the Government had
/ funds 10 make the appropriation, ne would
cheorluly vote for it. iinot, he would con-
suit bls own Judgment.
MIR, Brown of your State opposed the
Resolution He thought the Information
was already 10 the possession OF the Senate.
! MIR. Cfruenden's explanation, he thought,
I showed hD to be friend Of Executive
power.
Mr. Criltenden replied. He looked, he
said, to the Treasury Department for ntor.
nation 10 regard to the capacity OF the
I Treasury Department. He had rebuked US
(" many d time and Oft " for going beyond
the power of the Department, and maklng
appropriations which the Treasury Depart.
ment could not meet. MIR. c. said that
MIR Brown perverted entirely what he SAID
IN regard to Information. NJ did not @ish
the Secretary of the Treasury to think for
him, but he wished TO have information
which would enable him to think for him.
self He was not much IN the habit Of yot.
ing away money without thinking, aud if
others were, the fault was not his, He
wanted light, and asking light was called
bowling down to Executive power.
Mr.. Brown rejolned, and said that tho
Senator was escaping from a dilemma
Nothing that the President could do would
satisfy him.
MIR. Crttenden answered. 1t was plain,
he SAID that the Senator chose his own
misconcepton to be his, Mr.. C's eyplana.
ton. He chose to misunderstood, and ar.
sued from his chosen Misunderstanding
The Secretary of the Treasury has written
pages upon pages in explanation and recon.
mcndauon Of other objects-the Sub Treas
ury, for exampIe-and the Senator from
North Carolina took all tina; as law and COS.
pei