Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-22
TAnrs.lan.s CONGRESSIONAL Proceedings.

i WAsHISGToS, June 1.-THE discussion OF The re-
port Of the Secretary Of the Treasury continued
today Mr. Evans, Of the Committee of Finance, re.
sponded 10 Mr. Woodbury. When we submit the ex-
position of the hope TO be able to lay before our
readers the explanation OF the other. We can say,
however, with perfect confidence of being borne out
| by the verdict of the community when the evidence
is before them and considered, that the report alb
solute fraud, not merely repete with the plumbers OF
ignorance and ne1perience; bat IN addition 10 THIS
studied design deceive the country to the amount
Of demand the Treasury for the present year--the
amount Of means TO meet t-and The amount set forth
as debt left by the last Administration legacy 10
the present.
On all these points there is apparent IN the various
reports Of the Secretary, anxons effort 10 make out
state oil things adapted to the policy oi the present
party which IS 10 create National Deb-a National
Bank and TO throw the odium Of creating necessity
| for both on the Democratic Administrations.
| Mr. Evans speech precisely III character with
the report which il uAs intended TO defend. lie en-
dpayored to bunder by another-one ms
statement by another; but the facts set forth By Mr..
Woodbury., from the official documents he could not
deny, could he refu,c The deductions based upon
them.
Mr. Wright, after Mr. Evans concluded, took the
aoor 10 give his views Of the report lie began has
examination by analyzing the modes in winch It's
amounts are made up, but was arrested III his devel-
opments by indications OF wish on the part OF some
Of his friends that he should give way for ad ourn
ment which was preceded by motion to go into Exc
cutive session. When Mr. Wright sat down he was
exposing a large item Of near million of dollars,
which called arrfargcS in the report, but which,
upon examination of lis composition, was found TO
consist great extent, of expenditure proposed by
those at present in power
This but one of thousand instances going to show
both the anxiety Of the present Cabinet to make debt
and to throw the odium oft upon the last Adminisra
ton. This policy and the eagerness with which IT was
pursued, was eyinced at The last session. when Mr.
barnard Of New York put ont lls abrcation of forty
million debt making out Of the five million French
spoliaton claims rejected for forty ycars-the nine
millions pretended 10 be appropriated TO the States
which never appropriated, but was merely pro-
posed deposte Of surplus 10 be recalled at pleasure,
snch deposile made Of IT. The rest OF was COM
posed ofsimar ingredients, none Of them having the
scnbancn of debt due from the u. >, which II was
incumbent Congress 10 fund.
The late report of the Secretary obliged TO throw
Mr. Barnards humbug aside 10 provide pretc1l for
ona debt, but raises another on conJectnral cal
cuation Of deficits, which no doubt he will do all IN
his power bring about. But all he promise
for national debt, outstanding at the end o.
the year. during which he is 10 have command o
the finances is SIR millions Of this MIR. Woodbury.
showed conclusivey three millions and half are 10 be
the work of the extra session-he session itself costing
Million and the War Department. proposing increased
nditure the smount Of somewhere about two and
half millions yet the outstanding deficit OF two ant
half millions, which Secretary Ewing can only im
pute To the last Administration, and which Mr.. Wood
Il
management OF the finances Mr.. Ewing asks that ma
, tional debt of SIXTEEN MILLIONS shall be engraft
ed-,hen he asks that SIX MILLIONS more shall bt
added TO this national debt, to get U. 5. capital for
National Bank-and then he asks that NINE MIL
LIONS MORE should be added this national debt
10 buy capital To put into the new Bank for The States
the expense o. the L. )!
Mr.. Watterson of Tennessee now offered preamble
of great length in relation 10 prescription, and closing
with two resolutions calling upon the President
heads OF Departments to furnish list Of prescribe,
officers and the reasons for such prescription. MIR
w. moved to suspend the rules for the purpose Of
ceving the resolutions. The yeas and nays or
dered and were, yeas 81 nays l3O So the resolu
lions lie under the rules
r "The preamble and resolutions are as follows
"Whereas the present Secretary Of State, the Ca
pita of Virginia. and beneath all October sum- in th
wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ant
forty did use this language, 'ict even from this grea
and good man, James Madison,) whom hold to b.
chief among the just interpreters OF the Constitution
am constrained, however presumptuous IT may b.
considered TO differ in relation 10 and Of his int la
tons Of that instrument ! refer TO the opinion ex
pressed BY him. that The power Of removal from oic
does exist in the Constitution as an independent powe
in the hands of the President without the
the Senate ] wish lie had taken different view oft
"Whereas the present Secretary of War, with al
the responsibility attached to his station menbe
of the House of Representatives, in Congress, did
no LONGER since than pr Of last year. give utteranc
to the following sentiments "As to the constitutions
power of the President to remove subordinate Off
Ger for difference Of political opinion will say nj
more than simply 10 ask gentlemen 10 recur again t
that clause Of the Constitution which provides tina
all civil officers may be removed from Office upo
conviction for TREASON felony, and other high crime
and misdeneanors and after they have done SO
TO put the question TO themselves whether any thin
can be more supremey absurd, and even ridicu
Ions than this provision Of the Constitution IF the Pre-
sident was By the same instrument, vested with III
power, by his sole authority not only 10 70
,reafon felony, and other high crimes and misdemean
ors but for at all, without any default what
soever in the officer! The object Of this clause in tn
Constitution undoubtedly in the first place, to pro
qualified themselves for the public service by lhei