Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07

With, the class excluded By the rule; but that he
had no objection TO the appeal which Mr. sa'u IL
would take. ~, o,;
was put and the speaker aec's'o' "
out division. ,;,.s oe rs,;
lions presented to-day, VIZ: =
! n, WADDY THOMPSON moved that so Inuch q
the Presidents Message relates to military a'ias oe
! referred 10 the Committee Military AhairS.
! Mr. ADAMS objected He said that tue practice
for some wears had been for the House 10 60 Glo Co
mittce of the Whole on the state OF 'he .!eh' anu m
some friend of the President then 10 portion out the
Message among tie appropriate committees
bv which means the whole of that document c:me IN
der the consideration Of the House 1t was good prac
tce aud presented the only mode by winch me fiouse
could pet full! possession Ofevery part OF the
But within the last few years, examples had cfep' IN
| which he hoped for all future times, would sana as
warnings and not as admonitons, OF MOI eo"''o
ing the message in Committee OF the " hoe, out VI
individual gentlemen picking out particular 10
it. and having them referred 10 their own connh.'ee.'
This practice not only Irregular, Tut n'Siy iheH
pedent and injurious, producing utter confuse" 10 i'e
legislation Of the House i. prevented ,he rouse '',
getting the whole message under lis d'scussioh ana
that which it did discuss was discussed uaef
eYe:r moment the previous question, cy WHICH Tree
discussion and full and ripe consideration was prevent
ed Here gentleman wanted one particular portion
of the message referred 10 'he I0.nnee oh
message ON that subject highly Important ne desired
the whole message should first be considered in Com.
mi;tee Of the Whole the state ot the Union and he
felt the rather anxious this point because tie gentle
man at the head Of the military committee at the last
session had proposed add some 500 Goo to
the stauainr army of the L. S. il the House die 20
into Committee Of the Whole, MIR a. should very
probably deliver sentiments OH several OF the SUBJECTS
il contained very different from those pressed by the
President; lie hoped the gentleman would change las
motion.
! Mr. THOMPSON consented. in pursuance Of thu
suggestion, to change his motion for one to go mi"
Committee Of the Whole on the Presidents Message,
and make il the special order Monday next. lie de-
MED expressly that the bill TO which the honorable
gentleman had alluded introduced last session did
| propose 10 augment by single officer or man, the
standing army of the United States; but its object was
10 protect frontier exposed TO the utmost Danger IRON
savage depreciation and massacre
The notion requiring two thirds, was not agreed to-
Whereupon Mr.. THOMPSON gave notice that he
should renew his motion on Monday next
Mr. RANDOLPH gave notice Of bill to deter
BY law The day for the annual meeting Of Congress
! The following resolutions were introduced on leave
during the presentation Of petitions, and were agreed to
| by the House:
| By Mr.. MOORE,
! Resoircd That the letter Of the Secretary of the
Treasury dated July 10, lsi0 transmitting the report
Of the Commissioner Of the General Land Office in re-
laton to the claims filed in the Land Office at Opelou-
sas under the of 9th Feb 1885, for the final adjust
ment of claims to land in the State of louisiana with
all the documents, be referred 10 the Committee on Pr-
va,e Land Claims
! By Mr. BElRNE,
Rsso1ed, That the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed to inquire into the propriey
of establishing post route from Palestine in the coun-
Is of Greenbrer Virginia, 10 the Red Sulphur Spring.
in Monroe county, in said State.
Mr. ADAMS presented letter, which he considered
in tine nature of petition, from Mr.. Atray, of New
York who considered his character reporter and
man injuriousy assaied by the reading, in the House
of Representatives, BY Mr.. MoxRoE, Of New York, of
letter from hr. Jaray, of that city, in which report
made By said Atray was represented burlesque of
speech delivered by Mr.. Jaray at certain meeting
held in New York. and BY the remarks of MIR. MONROE
and Mr. WISE thereon. MIR. A. said he did not know
tie individual nor did lie know he had seen him,
unless it might have been once, when he engaged
in reporting lecture which Mr. A. had delivered ION
any thing but poltics) shortly before the commence
men of the present session. but he presented and would
ask for the reading Of the letter act of justice to
the person concerned
Some remarks fell from Mr. A., which related 10 the
part Mr. Monroe had taken in the debate the bill
ported by Nj A. Tor the prevention OF frauds on the
revenue.
The letter having been read
Mr.. MONROE, of New York, expressed his
prise and regret that the honorable gentleman from
Massachusetts had thought it proper TO bring matter
like this before that solemn assembly. The communi-
cation published in the Herald had reached the city
the night before and Mr.. NJ attention had been call
ed to it, supposing II ght contain something personal
TO hmselfand the honorable gentleman from Virginia,
| (Mr WIsE) He had carefully examined it 10 see
whether the writer in any part of IT. had taken excep
ton to the Of the honorable Mr. WISE and him.
self what they had said, few days since, in relation
to the report Of MIR Jafrays speech, and he did not
understand the writer. In what Mr.. NJ. had said on
the spur othe moment, he had Ind no intention 10 call
in question the qualifications OF Mr. Attray as Re-
porter, the accuracy of the Herald but he had,
perusal Of his report of Mr. Jaifray speech the
necessity Of the merchants of New York employing
agent Washington been led at TO conclude that
it must have been burlesque of the speech actually
delivered; for he could not believe that any who
wished Mr. Jafray did, TO prevent the passage of
law in Congress, could ever be so blind to his in
erest to make such speech as that given as his in
the New York Herald.
But further Mr.. Jaffray had himself published, in
that very paper letter. card, positively denying the
correctness of the report and representing it Carl
cature of his remarks; which card had been published
in the Herald, without editorial comment or remarks 10
his knowledge Hence Mr. NJ. concluded, of course, as
would naturally conclude, that the report
admitted by the editor to have been charged TO
be, playful burlesque Mr.. NJ. said he was not
there to defend Mr. Jaray, he there to assail
any When the report of MIR. j s letter had been
read he perceived that il had more effect in the House
than he could have thought it at all likely TO have and
experimenting that the character of the great body of
the merchants of New York might possibly be injuri-
ously affected by the impression 1t Produced and from
the comments Of the gentleman from Massachusetts
i (Nlr Adans) the proceedings OF the meeting ut
which it had been delivered Mr.. NJ, as in duty bound
had in their defence, and had endeavored to show
that they in wise. Justly implicated AS TO this
Mr. At,Tay, Mr. NJ. had doubt he was one Of the
best reporters in this country. He had said nothing
against his capacity character, but he had honestly
supposed the report burlesque. He repeated that
he had not risen to defend Mr. latiray attack the
editor reporter of The Herald, but merely to perform
duty to his constituents by preventing msappre hen
sion this floor. As evidence Of the total contempt
in which this whole matter regarded in New York,
in all the letters he had received from that city,
word said in any Of them about it. In fact, it
too ridiculous affair for Mr.. NJ TO have any thing
further to do with, and he washed his hands it.
| Mr.. ADAMS said that, if the gentleman from New
York (A1r. Monroc) had alluded 10 him intending, in
any remarks he had submitted, to nure the character
of the merchants Of New York
Mr.. MONROE promptly interposed TO disavow any
such idea; he fully that the hon. gentleman
from Massachusetts, would be of the very last
unnsy to assa the reputation of respectable body
Of nther class Of citizens ihrounh thus