Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-26
IN SENATE,

Mr. WEBSTER PRE- scented the credentials Of the
Hon. ISAAC CHAPMAN BATES, elected BY the
Legislature of the State Of Massachusetts Senator
from that State to FL the vacancy occasoned b.
the resignation Of the Hon John Davis. and also for
The term of six years, commencing with the 4,h Of
March next
Mr. BATES appeared, was qualified, and took his
seat.
Iridau. Jun. %.
the President laid before the Senate the following
reports
repor, Of the Secretary Of War; made agrecably to
law accompanied By statements Of The expenditures Tor
that Department during the year l-4 and The balances
remaining in the Treasury at the close OF the wear
4 report of the Secretary Of War; exhibiting the
number OF Clerks in that Department during the year
lci0, and the sum PAID each.
A report Of the Secretary Of War; made in compli-
ance with resolution Of the Senate showing the num-
Der and kind Of United States troops stationed the
Western frontier, from Fort Smelling 10 Fort Jesup.
report of the Secretary Of the Navy, made agreea-
bly, 10 law exhibiting statement Of the contracts made
by The Commissioners Of the Navy during the year 1910
The reports were sesera!ly land on the table and Or
dered 10 b. printed.
| Mr. MERRiCk submitted the following resolution,
| which was considered and agreed U.
/ Resoieed, That the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed inquire into the expedlency of aboshns
imprisonment for debt within the District o Columbia.
| PERMANENT PROSPECTIVE PRE- EMPTIoN LAW.
The bill 10 establish permanent prospective pre-
empton svsem favor OF settlers on the public lands,
who shall nhabit and cultivate the same, and
log cabin thereon, was taken up, and having been read
through the question being The motion Of MIR Crit
cnden recommit the bill, with instructions TO report
h for the distribution Of the proceeds Of the sales OF
| the public lands among the States.
| MIR. BUCHANAN addressed the Senate at length,
answering fully and satisfactorily the charges OF ex-
lrayaaance against the present Administration made
Yesterday by SIR Crittenden.
/ Mr.. CRlTTENDEN replied nj length: and after
some further remarks from Messrs BUCHANAN and
/ CRITTENDEN,
I Mr.. CALHOUN obtained the floor, and after some
remarks the subject Of Executive and party respon
sbty for cSiravagance in expenditure he announced
his intention Of discussing the subject before them
the distribution bill in connection with the protective
system-but many Senators requesting HIM to yield to
a motion for adjournment, he assened,
4 And The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
! Fridny, January %, ISL.
Mr. JONES moved that the House resolve itselfinto
| Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union,
for the purpose of resuming The consideration Of the
! special order H. e. the Treasury note bi!l)
Mr. RUSSELL mo cd that The further consideration
of TIE special order be postponed until Monday, with
view proceed 10 the consideration OF private bnsI-
ness hs day being set apart by the rules for that pur-
pose)
| The SPEAKER said the gentleman could make that
monn aer the motion of the gentleman from Va. (Mr.
JoHk>) had been disposed of.
! III. ri SSELL called the yeas and nays The mo-
Who'll the state of the Union, which were ordered,
aad, Icing taken, were--ycas l04: nays 30.
I THE TREASURY NOTE ELL
\ The House then resolved itself INTO Committee
of the Whole the state OF the Union, and again pro-
ceedcd tc the consideration Of the bill reported from
the Committee of Ways and Means 10 authorize the
issue Of an additional Of five millions in Treasury
notes Mr.. Casey, of Illinois, called TO preside
over the deliberations Of the Committee.
Mr.. RHETr resumed his argument from Yesterday,
c0mparnp the estimates and expenditures
for ISL as furnished by the Secretary of the Treasury
with those which had been Submitted by other gentle
men in the course of the debate and with his
and giving the following the result Of his calcua-
! ton:
Total expenditures for the year ls4l about twenty
three million two hundred thousand dollars
Toal resources of the Government TO meet the above
about twenty -four million seven hundred and twenty
three thousand dollars drawing, from these premises,
the inference not only that the Government with the
aid of the issue of the Treasury Notes proposed the
billy would be able 10 meet all the demands during the
year ISil and to redeem its Treasury Notes. but that
at the end OF the year. there would be balance in the
Treasury Of from one TO two millions Of dollars.
He declared that the signs of the times ominous
for the South and predicted, great result that
they indicated, probable Of e1travagant
pendtures on the part Of the incoming Adminis,ra-
ton He affirmed as one of the cardinal positions
of his argument that there no necessity at this
time for resort to loan, proposed by the gentle
man from New York, (Mr. Barnard) nor to tax upon
silks, Wines or other uxures but the object Of re-
sort to the latter he said, had been made sufficiently
manifest By the remarks of distinguished Senator, if
correctly reported namely, to put into the Treasury
the money that would he expended by the distribution
bill to repenish the Treasury by duties upon silks.
As for any necessity for such duties far the wants
of the Government were concerned, he (alr could
see none.