Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-23

rounrks. lie dId not PNdciJ aS'SS 49,
'.ass.d nm Yesterday by his friends from New iork ana
pa;nc rNcssrs. Evans and Barnard For while on the
va land he condemned 4 spirit OF mean pars'n"hy III
,he Government, he would with equal care aVoia d sys'
,a, ~ s,,rayarancc. There was n proper medium oe-
,uaen ,hr two which was j just system OF ECONOMY. Al
."Nshnar,;,r 10 the efforts of the present Administration
" .os,r;c, within certain bounds the expenditures, he
.sa,endsd ,hat this was like a death bed repentance,
aud did not accord with its previous course.
Arier some further remarks, hlr. Is: contended thal
for the last two years the Aa'H''''' az" ""1 ! -.
ed mon The ostaying off system, boih as regarded the
concentrations and expenditures; whereas, previous
TO ls;S, the g 70 ahead system was puisueu.
Mr. r then proceeded 10 examine ard criticise III DE-
tail the report d. the Secretary oil ,he ire"su't d ~
argue that a la:ge portion aDae 81 , rmr
At this stare an incidental discussion arose oetwee"
A., q and Nessrs. EVANS and WISE, as TO the true
meaning of the Secretary in his remarks a,n ~ -.
unexpended appropriations, &c. taPpeafea u a.
gentleman had taken different u.e"s ~
Al, Il proceeded, and endeavored 10 show tnat the
,c,ual demands against the Government IN the year
would far exceed that estimated by the secretary 0,
the Treasury. He then reviewed the means proposed
bv the Secretary for meeting the demands, and argued
that = GOOD part of them consisted in the mere specula-
,;ons of that officer, and he believed not more than one
half would be good for cash.
He commended that even tho chairman oil the Com
mittee of WAYS and Means himself did not rely upon
the means eISIIcu VI ny tC ''
duction of the present bill proved that, notwithstand-
inu the alleged means, good care was taken to get hvo
millions of Treasury notes for the present quarter
Mi. b. then proceeded, at some length, to consider
The merits Of the various measures suggested oy Tue
Secretary for meeting the deficiency which would arse
in 1912. While on this head, he complained that the
| Why's were the subjects of inconsistent charges from
their opponents. For while at one time they were
| CHARGED with being the tools of Britain, and acl'ng
under British influence, i'll the next breath they were
accused of raising a high tariff as 4 commercial retaiia,
tory measure upon the same country.
MIR. B. also advcrted to various other topics; and hav-
ipg concluded ut a few minutes past three,
MI. WADDY THOMPSON took the floor, but gave
way 10 a motion that the committee rise, winch motion
prevailed.
After some time the House adjourned.
SENATE OF UNITED STATES-TAursday.
PROSPECTIVE PRE.EMPTIoN BILL.
The special order was then tuken up, being the pro-
spective presumption bill, on its third reading, when
Mr.. CRITTENDEN moved 10 postpone its further
discussion until Monday next, and gave his reasons at
ength.
After some remarks from Messrs. CLAY and BEN
TON, the question was taken on the po~stponement,
and decided in the negative, as follows:
Ycas-Messrs. Bayard, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton,
Crittenden, Dixon, Graham, Huntington, Ker, knight,
Mangum, Merrick, Phelps, Preston, Ruggles, smith OF
Indiana, Southland, Tallmadge, Webster, Whitc-l9.
.Nam-Mcssrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Buchanan,
CLAW of Alabama, Fulton, Henderson, Hubbard, King,
Linn. Lumpkin. Mouton, Nicholas, Nicholson, Nor
veil, Pierce, Porter, Roanc, Robinson, Sewer, Smith
Of Connecticut, Sturgeon, ,Tappan' Walker WALL
Williams, Wright, Young-2o.
Mr. CRITTENDEN then renewed his molten to re-
commit The bill with instructions 10 so amend as to em-
body the two principles Of presumption and dlstriou-
ton. i,
On this motion n long and animated debate ensued
which occupied the Senate until shutdown; Messrs.
CRITTEEDEN, WRIGHT, WEBSTER, BENTON,
and others matchmaking.