Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-14

reason of the operation OF the aforementioned acts
and upon what cause, and Tor what uuie' sucI
patents are TO be withheld and whether in any event
The United States are made liable tn refund TO the per
sons who are permitted TO make such entries, the Puf
| chase money paid therefor.
Mr. GIDDlNGS asked leave to submit the following
resolution
Resoired That hereafter The daily hour oil meeting o.
the House be II o'clock, A. ~
OBJECTION being made, the resolution was not re-
ceived.
| Means reported bill entitled " An act authorizing
the issue OF Treasury notes" which was read twice
when,
MIR STANLY called for the reading Of the bill.
| Ii was then read as follows:
Be it enacted bu the Senate and House of Reprssen-
tares of the United States Of .7merea Congress as
sembied That the President of the United States IS
hereby authorized Treasury notes TO be issued
for such sums the e1gencies OF the Govern
ment may require; but not exceeding the sum OF i've
millions Of dollars, of this emission outstanding at any
one time-to be reimbursed in the last quarter OF the
year. If the condition of the Treasury Will permit 1t
and to be issued under the limitations and other pro-
visions contained in the act entitled Gan act TO auiho-
rize the issuing of Treasury notes, approved the
twelfth day of October, 1887 ; and as modhed BY an
act entitled Gan act additional to the act on the sub
iect of Treasury notes. approved the 3lst day Of
March, is40 except that this Law shall expire IN one
year from and after its passage
The bin was then referred to Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union and with the
panying documents, ordered to be printed
| MIR. STASLY, from the Committee on Expendi-
lures on the Public Buildings, reported The following
| resolutions, which were adopted:
Resored, Tha, the Committee Expenditures on
the Public Buildings have power to send for persons
and papers.
States nor any other officer of the General Govern
ment shall issue certificates due bills, other evil
dences of debt contract. without authority Of law
Mr. ADAMS called Up for consideration the follow
ing resolution offered BIZ him the 23d December last:
Resoired, That the Postmaster General be directed
to report to this House the of all the Postmast-
ers throu the Union Who have been remored from
Office since the Sd day of March, 1929 with the
OF the persons appointed in their places: undseoring
the Of all those removed for official delinquen-
cy msdemeanor, and specifying the nature thereof
the complaint upon which the removal was made, the
evidence in support of such complaint, and whether
the officer removed made acquainted with the COM
plant, confronted with his accuser, allowed 10 be
heard in his defence.
MIR. HOPKINS submitted the following amendment.
l. Resoieed, That the power of removing officers is
vested in the President of the United States
= Resoired, That this power conferred TO ena-
BILE him. the Executive 'to take that the laws
faithfully executed and cannot be exercised arbi-
trariy or caprciousv without abuse Of power ty-
| rannica in its operation, corrnpng in its tendency,
and converting remedy for unworthiness and mis-
conduct into terrible engine of Executive power.
3. Resoired, That tine patronage Of the Executive
Department has increased TO alarming extent and
ought TO he restricted and diminished far
patlbe with safe and faithful execution of the laws
A. Resored, That it is the right Of the representa-
tves ofhe people to examine into all abuses and
pations which may be apprehended TO exist in any Of
the Executive departments, in order that they may be
corrected and prevented, if possible, by legislation; and
in fragrant aud wanton cases, exposed and punished.
s. Rcsolred, That the power of appointment and Of
removal from Office, vested in the Executive, may be
greatly abused and its exercise ought therefore, 10 be
watched and strictly guarded as, if possible, to
prevent the power and patronage of the Executive
from being brought into conflict with the freedom Of
elections
G. RESOLVED, That the representatives Of the people
have right to inquire into the for which any
Executive officer has been removed dismissed from
office by the Executive.
T. Resotrcd, That in prosecuting such inquiry, the
House of Representatives has right to call for, and
have furnished to it, all official documents, papers and
letters relating to the removal Of such officer which
may be file among the records of any Of the Depart
ments.
5. RESOLVED, That Select Committee be appointed
whose duty shall be to inquire and report bill impos-
ing such restrictions upon Executive patronage may
be consistent with the foregoing resolutions, and
pa,ibe with the Constitution Of the U. s., and so
more efecually TO guard against abuse and corruption
in the exercise of the power Of removal from and appoint
men, 10 office.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON, after some brief remarks
in relation to the short time remaining Of the
preent session, moved TO lay the whole subject on the
table.
| Mr.. ADAMS contended that the amendment was in.
congruous with the original proposition. He wished
to know if the gentleman from Virginia intended, by
his amendment, to crush the resolution. He (Mr. A.
did not believe the amendment was in order.
| Mr.. HOPKINS disavowed any intention 10 crush the
| resolution by his amendment The amendment was
intended act prospectivey, and to prevent the
currence of such alleged abuses in future.
| After some further remarks from MIR. ADAMS, IT
which he made his objection point of order and which
took precedence of the motion 10 lay the table,
| The SPEAKER decided that the amendment was ir
order.
Mr.. ADAMS appealed from that decision.
Mr.. BANKS, believing that no good was likely II
arise from discussion, whether the amendment was II
order not, moved 10 lay the appeal on the table
MIR. ADAMS on this motion, demanded the yeas
and nays, which being ordered were taken and result
ed as follows-Yeas 95, nays 90.
| So the appeal laid on the table.
The question then recurring the motion to lay the
whole subject the table, the yeas and nays
dered, and taken follows
Yeas-Messrs. Judson Allen, Anterior, Banks Beat
,y, Bcirne, Blackwell, Boyd, Brewster, Aaron
Brown, Albert G. Brown, Burke, Sampson H. Butler
VIM o. Butler, Carr Carroll, Clifford Coles, Conner
VIM. R. Cooper, Craig, Crazy, Dana, john Davis, Jno
W. Davis, Dickerson, Doan, Doig, Earl, Eastman, Ely
Fine Fletcher, Floyd, Torrance, Galbrath Hand, Jno
Hastings, Hawkins, Hill of n. g., Hook, Hubbard
Jackson, Jameson, Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson
Kille, Leadbet,er, Leet, Lowell, Lucas, Mcclellan
McCulloch, Mckay, Marchand, Med Miller, Mon
tanya, Montgomery, Samuel w. Morris, Newhard
Parrish, Parmenter, Parrs Prentss, Reynolds, RIves
Edward Rogers, Jas. Rogers, Ryall, Samuels, Shaw
Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Stark weather, Steen
rod Strong, swearingen, Sweeney, Turney, Wander
poel, David u. Wagner, Wa,terson, Weller, Jared
W. Williams, and Henry Williams-s4.
Aays-Messrs. Adams, Afford, John w. Allen, Ar
drews, Baker, Barnard Boardman, Briggs, Brockway
Calhoun, Casey, Chapman, Chinn, Cranston, Crock
EFT, Curtis, Gushing, Edward Davies, Garrett Davis
Dawson, Deberry, Dellet, Doe, Edwards, Evans, Eve
rett, Fillmore, Fisher, Garland, Gates, Gentry, Gid
dings, Goggin, Graham, Granger, Graves, Green,
Griffin, Habersham, Hall, Halves, Henry, Hill of Va,
Hoffman, Holmes, Hopkins, James, Charles Johnston,
KemPshall, King, Lane, Lincoln, Francis Mallory,
Marvin, Mason, Monroe, Morgan, Calvary Morris,
Morrow, Nisbet Palen. Peck Pickens Pope, Randall,
Rariden, Reed, Ridgway, Russell, Sergeant Shepard,
Truman Smith, Stanly, Stuart, Sumter, Taliaferro,
Waddy Thompson, Jacob Thompson, John B. Thomp-
son, Tilinghast, Toland, Trumbull, Underwood War