Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-04

was indebted. and The Government. by its acts, haI |
authorised the debt There should be no hesitation
IA paying the Government debts.
The question was put upon taking up the bill
and two 'hinis Of lac Senate voted for the conside.
ton OF the subject a. tins time.
The amendment of SIS 600 was frst considered
Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Buchanan. MIR King and others Cd
posed the amendment To pay for the extra clerks
winch had hecn employed. MIR Evans and MIR Hen.
dersou defended the amendment which IN the end
was carried. % To Is.
Tho question returned upon the bill. making on
appropriation for the debts of the Department. MIR
Henderson explained the necessity for passing the
Bhl-alludingt to The debts ofIhc Department prior
TO Ihc commencement of the present administration
and the evidence of that debt ms contained ia the of.
hcIal p~apcrsof the predecessors Of the present in
Cumhcnt.
Notwithstanding this. Mr. Clay orAla, took a sec.
"nd occasion 10 attack Mo Granger, and pronounced
hlm a Tell creature. bent upon accomplishing his
fell purO>cs--au Abolitiouist-a palirv aud corupl
fellow; aud other epiIhets equally dieuiGed and pro-
per. Mr. G complained Of removals. &c. and consid.
ed That the Postmaster General had done nothing
but remove officers.
MIR lIcnders1n rctaliaied, ~ citing the case IF
Paul Hooper, in Mississippi, a mere boy, who oh.
famed a commission frum Gen Jackson. foe represcn.
ting hs employer as not 4 good political friend Of
Gen Jackson,
MIR Evans stated a strange case in reference "a
imposition ia the cuse ola Postmaster appointed in
Massachusetts. Mr. Kendall had appointed a town
pauper upon the recommendation of sDnc fcIitinu.
person. The pauper ono morning woke up in his
poor house, and found a commission from Amos
Kendall making him a Post master.
The amendment was debated at considerable,
length when the yeas and nays were ordered, an,
the proposed amendment Of The Senator from Alaba
ma voted down, - TO 10.
Some other amendment Of minor importance wa
considered. when the discussion Of the bill was re
commenced.
Mr. Woodbury. resisted the hill. and conrepde,
that IT'S passage would be u tax upon the necessarie
Of hGc.
Mr. Bates Of Mass. said the Government, wa
bound To pay lis debts even IL there was q tax npDr
the neccsSarics of life. The Government owed con
tractors for carrying the mail. and IL was a quesiio
how an agent Of Ihe Government could be rrganle,
as an honest man and yet refused 10 ply The debts q
The Government.
MIR Benton proposed a new section 10 the bill
prohibiting the irunking privilege to members q
Congress 80 days after the end ola Congress. TIL
discussion upon this amendment took n wide rang,
during which Mr. Clay cxlrOrted the Seniors 10 tall
less md finish the debates: lie reminded tho Sen
ate that the House of Representatives had fnishe
all Their business and awaited the action of The Sen
ate.
Mt Clay said he trusted that for The remqinIe
Of the session we might h.sicn 10 the conclusion
by the by Tie rcfcOnsidcrltiun Of the subjects be
fore The Senate.
No Buchanan did not like Mr. Claws rcCrrcnce II
the rules of the House. and denounced lhcm will
The cpItlIcts of"Gag," gag 'glrl"
Mr. Clay thought the gag" gag" gag" was
very popular principle with the community. aud IA,
would not be afraid Of presenting the question 1,
the people, as TO the fact whether Inc House IA,
done well oT oil IN their mode OF deliberation.
The debate here closed. the amendment of MIR
Benton was rejected. The bill finally passed will
the me amendment named.
Mr. McrriCk from the Committee on the District
OF Columbia reported u bill from the House with
an amendment for the repair of the Potomac Bridge
The ball was rcld a first an1 second Time.
DUTIES AND DRAWBACKS.
Mr. Clay expressed a desire To- take up this bill
late as the hour was Tour o'clock)
Mr. buchanan wished for an adjournment. The
Bank Bill could he consilered to morrow aud the
RcvoHuc Bill on Thursday
Mr. Clay would rejoice If The two bills would &c
passed this Xeek.
The yeas and nays were then called upon ,hc
motion 10 adjourn and It was lost,
The Revenue Bill was before The Senate.
Mr. Aiagnum Of y &. moved 10 insert tea and
q c''firr autur,H tie G-aa. rfs.t-----Ia A. N@--IL-.,
rroc"cded 6" argue thC question at some length.
Mr. Clay replied briefly, when The Senate nd.
l f0urncd.