Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-06
coNGREss---ad SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
.nonday, FrjrUary ], lcil.


On motion of Mr.. JONES Of Virginia, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union (hr. Casey in the char) and re-
sumed the consideration of the bill authorizing The issue
Of Treasury notes.
Mr. VANDERPOEL being entitled TO the'hoor, OBJ
served that there was member Of the committee who
had the least doubt but that the bill would pass and yet
although there was an immediate necessity for lis pas
sage, honorable gentlemen had selected It as mark at
which to commence sort OF fire against the Admins
tration. AT such 4 time, when the Treasury i'm
mediate want Of relief he would leave It 10 their coa
sciences 10 say how magnanmous was such conduct
Mr. v then proceeded to notice the unfpnndcd
charges Of the Opposition in relation 10 The report Of
the Secretary of the Treasury. gentleman from
Maine sr. Evans) had contended that the Secretary
had given previous intmatlon that the Treasury
would require relief Such not the Al the
last of Congress, the Secretary had again ana
again called the attention Of Congress 10 the fact, and
asked the adoption OF such measures would afford
relief. But no attention was paid to the warning,
deafear turned to every remonstance, and the Sc
cretary had to 20 through the year well as he could
Such charges, therefore, unfair and unjust.
AS of justice 10 the Secretary, MIR V. read
the following from the annual report, 10 show
tina, the attention Of Congress had been again called to
the matter at the commencement OF the present ses
SION:
at will be Observed however, that though under
either OF these arrangements enough might be obtained
within the whole Of lc4l Tor the objects contemplated,
yet not due sufficient proportion in the FIRST quar-
because by that time all the measures are not likely
TO 90 into full opeat,on nor much OF the anticipated
increase TO happen in the actua receipts Of duties IN
der existing laws Unusually heavy expenses Will also
fall on that quarter in the year In addition 10
full portion of most of thu current expenses, and Tie
whole pension payments for the first hall Of the year,
and third Of million, more, for all the annual
fishing bountlcs, there will be imposed on il most of the
charges for the whole year connected with The session
of Congress and private bills, well as large payments
for taking the census and for the first nstaleGt Of the
deb, OF TINS District several OF then az early even as
the first day OF January.
.Frnm these circumstances and the Considerations
that all which due from the Banks may not he then
paid and that the balance in the Treasury, under tho
pnlcy adopted by Congress Of late years vii o ne
cessiy be small, Will. the fluctuations and neqnali.
ties are very great between the receipts and cxPcnf
lures in different portions OF the year, 10 winch
are constantly exposed from that have On for
been explained at length, II must 10 OBJ
vous that entire safety requires conditional power 10
scasonably conferred the Executive 10 obtain nj
any time within lo4 snch subsidiary means as lnai be
needed for few months, and az may be siiihcirnt 10
enable the Treasury punc'ualy 10 discharge during
that year, all the liabilities Imposed BY Congress
How, then, could the gentleman say that no lhtma-
ton had been given that the Treasury would require
relief;
Mr.. w. then proceeded to notice the glazing nconss
tences of those members of the opposition who had spo
ken on the bill One commended that the amour, asked
for was extrayagant, while another would contend That
it was not enough. What answer could BE- gwen
when such Inconsistencies were cxhibted-when hot
and cold blown in the same breath:
After further remarks tins head MIR. v. OBJ
served that gentleman from Tennessee had pro-
nounced the Administration 'nggardIy Admins
traton. Also, that tie Administration coming INTO
power the first that had 10 depend on the Ad-
ministration going out for lis snscnance during the
year As for he charge Of being ''nigcardly, SAID
Mr.. ", we ioo deeply impressed with the wants Of
the coming Administration 10 be nggardy. Blu, how
large might be the sum appropriated, II would not
be near sufficient satisfy the swarm of lean lack,
iavenous expectants, who Fastening onwards.
But although it essential that supply 10 tho cont
ing Administration should be made with liberay, yet
it would not do to act with prodigaity. When young
men come into possession Of their estates il proper
that they should be restrained in the spending Of their
money at first otherwise they would into exraya-
CANT expenditures, which would soon prove ruinous
So while some gentlemen were denouncin5 the pre-
Administration for extravagnnce here was the gen
tleman from Tennessee complaining that tne appfoPf
atoms were .nggardly. it was great pity, onsery
ed Mr. " that the gentlemen did not take tie pre-
caution 10 examine each others briefs, befo.e they COM
menced the attack and were guilty of such discrepan-
ces, and pamed them upon the House
The great end aimed at by all, was 10 show there
was great deb although they all travelled BY different
roods 10 attain that end He (Nlr W was at frs, en-
barrassed know what could be the object of those
gentlemen, their great anxiety to show the existence
Of debt But he generally found it tie case that our
wishes go hand in hand with our anzeties and he
saw clearly the objects aimed at in the attempt prove
the existence of debt, viz National Bank, and
Extra Session. Gentlemen well knew that they could
never succeed in establishing National Bank, unless
Government should put IFS shoulder 10 the wheel
there must be national stakeholder and national debt.
As for expecting to fill up the capital of such
stituton from the capitalists of the United States. It
was allacious The distress in the money market for
bade The idea Where the capital TO be procured
Would foreign capitalists come forward; No: for the
tk, a,t
spectacle that wnud destroy the confidence Of suca
men Besides, what nducement could foreign capt
taliss have invest in the stocks of institution
der the control ofrresponsble individuals, when they
could purchase stocks Of the States where the faith Of
the States pledged for their redemption.