Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-23

nefy attend 10 If he was compelled TO give paI' y.
| time to this committee. lie believe" u "as VII i 5000
leo which if the duties assigned il were wen a'tenueu
IN would be productive of good The Cha'r rePi'ea'
tb, il was out Of his power To excuse h'ih "u s"0''
! ted the question 10 the Senate. ,:c III.
Al. ri I'M yeas very much disposed TO grat'fy Tue
WI, Nor,h Carolina, but he had originated
La nronoson on which the committee was "Ppoin'eu'
ma he (Nr Linn) thought in all seriousness 'a' "e
shonld NO, wish to free himself from It's iapoi' a.,
S"N Mr. BUCHANAN also thought, inasm"ch as Tue
gentleman from North Carolina hna oeen ''s ;,'aa
. br;ngno about the organization OF Tue ,o,'''''e
I'd -. no no doubt would make very Va"aoe unu
economical member Of IL that he shouiu poe r ~,
the committee of his services. nc was - ,vno
him carry out his own views lot '''i' w., , ~ .,nS
n cJ,,;on or basis oil action tor The coh'"tlee, us
tue :h, no nroductiye of economy. The gehtehan
h,a Il, the gory of introducing the proposo,,
La oamm;,Iee and he felt il but justice mat nc shou'u
ac;na,e in the further honor by sharing ~ ''' 'ooS'
for small time at least - tho Seo,,e md
,h.,a ba,np but one vote in the affirmative MI man
gum declined to press his feqnv,sstl., N,N ,,
Mr. WRIGHT and Mr. BoGuANAN presented
.,nd,v psttops from numerous merchants OF The c.
,;a" New York and Philadelphia, asking the modlh
cation or repealsf the Bankrupt law The latter gem
,,.n cxpessed his happiness to find that the ihef
camille communitybegan to think It was Ju'l anu Ieh'
and better for all classes that the banks should oe III
oivsd within the provisions of that law ]he pe,iohs
were referred to the Committee on ff'n''hg. mans
other important petitions memorials, and papers, we'.
presented and appropriately reierfea n,"1us ~.
were the proceedings of meeting held a, iiaA
House, Virginia, presented BY alr "oo"os' 80 III.
naorv of the proceedings Of The extra seSSo' ana asA
-; g. Tho restoration Of the SubTreasury and The re.
peal OF the Distribution act. , ,a ,o,,,,ad
from committees; among when was o'li ~ uuceu
-, Mr Wright, TO amend and continue IN ior an act
the inhabitants Of the city Of lngton,
h;nh :, The solicitation of II committee OF thus District
~ Mr. Wright was his mot'an, referred to the Com
m,ee on the District Of Columbia
Mr.. EVANS, from the Finance Committee reported
h.ct 10 the Senate without mendmen,, the bill mnk-
;n1 anpropriatons part for the support OF the civil
denar,ment of the Government for lsl2 Ms. Evans
asked for its consideration then
Mr.. KING in,erposed his objection 10 the passage Of
the bill at that time for the reason he urged
Thursday last which carried the bill 10 the Committee
on Finance The committee, It seemed, 10y their refu-
sal to amend the BILL consented TO the proprey OF max
ing partial appropriations in part Tor The support OF
one branch of the civil list and totally neglected pro-
vide for those who entirely dependent on their
salaries engaged in another branch and thus force them
to the necessity ofappyng TO the brokers Tor MEANS al
the rate of three per cent. month tie malnianeo
that if the committee had estimates sufficient upon
which 10 make partial appropriations for the expenses
Of Congress- they had sufficient TO make appropriations
in mart for the pay Of other saared officers OF the Co.
vernnent. He persisted in his objection, ana trusted
there was sufficient justice and fcenS III Inc Senale
10 look at the matter impartiay, and make provison
hy
latve branch of the civil list. lie wished TO have time
to preparc an amendment in accordance with ms sus'
gestion. , r. -oc,rr,
in the mode of doing business IL hod been the Prac-
,ice unifortnly 10 pass bill Of hs character IN Inc
eorlv mari of the session. and could not be departed
from TIL some alteration made III The mode OF dong
business The views of the gentleman from ALABAMA
were very proper. He knew as well rs that gentleman
the importance Of early appropriations, out II required
oil tllnp sfluat
received and the laws authorizing them, before bill
covering the centlemans views could Ge introduced
The Committee on Finance had devoted considerable
attention TO the subject this morning. and had come 10
tho conclusion TO hold conference with The Commit
tee of Ways and Means of the House, with The view OF
originating u bill making partial appropriations, TO he
onolied 10 the payment OF al! officers OF Government
The appropriation in this bill, he insisted, was now
wanted; but the appropriations made at the last Lon
gross would be sufficient pay those in the other de-
Garments till the st of January Nothing he believed,
would be wanted for them till February The CON-
mittee Finance had been furnished with estimates
for this bill only and after the estimates shoua nave
been furnished for other departments, 1t would take
eight or ten DAYS TO examine them, and prepare the bill
/, had been the invarabe practice OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means and Finance to eXamiiy the iaws 10
pee if the estimates we'll founded The rule IT.
self owing to the importance OF such examination, al
lowed The committees thirty days before the appropa-
ton bills should be reported He hoped, however,
the gentleman would set himself about preparing an
an,c ndmen TO this bill, without the estimates and he
had ii yew OF early appropriations to all the Depart
ments.
that there were more than 900 dollars due from the
continent fund for expenses incurred for the last Con-
oress and some TO whom it was due we've no doubt COM
peed to resort the brokers' 10 be shaved at the rate
of three per cent month. lie hoped the honorable
gentleman would consent 10 let this bill pass and trust
10 the conference Of the committees OF the two Houses
to port bill 10 meet his wishes IL he objected to
that course then the of the Senate would have
to be taken He thought it should be passed in con
f1rmity with The usual practice. lie knew the imPor'
lance of early appropriations, and trusted that before
the adjournment Of Congress there would be some ev
! dence of reform in this respect.
| Mr. KING expressed his happiness ut hearing that
the gentleman gong to sci about the work Of re-
form in the mode of legislation lie hoped it would be
1 carried out, but he thought it poor commencement
when the gentleman urged the passage Of this bill on
the ground that il comfortable 10 the usual prac
tlce He knew that II this bill passed. the members OF
tho other House would receive their pay heretofore
and totally disregard the wants of others The evil oil
delay passing the appropriation bills, has existed for
wears TO the great injury OF all, save the members oil
Congress He felt himself bound, from sense of JUS
tice, 10 insist upon amendment Ia this BILL and not
depend upon the contingency of agTement in the con-
ferenc of committees TO repora b to meet his views
He knew how action on it would b procrastinated it.
| indeed il should ever be repores, lie knew that
from the previous practice of the House Mr.. King
maintained that the amount due from 'he contingent
fund was owing the action Of the Extra Session, and
not in consequence Of failure in The last Congress to
make ample appropriations.
MIR. WOODBURY. thought the view. of both gen.
temen could he accomplished by approprating what
was actually due now and provide IN another bill for
that becoming due. The only practicable mode, how
ever, to provide for that becoming due, was to have
conference of The committees, aud appropriate in bill
to be prepared for that purpose SO much for each item
Of expenditure for permanent appropriations, each De
partment to be classified, and leave all appropriations
of miscellaneous character for general BILL TO be
passed ut the end Of the session. lie then spoke of the
practice of one Congress using the unexpended balance
from the contingent funds appropriated BY another and
inferred that it BY The continuation of that practice
that the funds appropriated by the last Congress for the
whole year. were used in dcraying the contingent
penses Of the extra scsson which interviewed, which
were not afterwards wholly supplied BY the appropa-
tons at the extra session..
Mr. EVANS SAID the gentleman vi mistaken. They
did not oppropfiae s9licentNdid ne rpropra'e what
| l,, ouoinAt the ,vshes ne both utHcprs