Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-24
TwENTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS-.
Correspondence II the American.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
United STATES SENATE.
ADJOITR NMENT RESOI ITTION

Mr. PRESTON moved TO take up the Resoiu
ton fixing upon Monday as q day OF adjournment.
The House proposed Monday. The business Of
Congress was not ia q condition to adjourn. lie
presumed 1t would be no iregularily TO state that
the Senate were engaged upon at least two impor-
tant treaties. Besides this there were 80 EXocu-
tive nominations before the Senate, many of them
OF an Executive character, and some OF them for
many months before the Senate. This business oI
it.elf could hardly he disposed Of to day and on
Monday.
Besides this there was much legislative business
which ought 10 be considered. This one rea
son Tor amending The Resolution. But great rea-
son was the state Of business in the ether House
and the state Of the public business in the country
There wns not money nor means in the country
adequate 10 the support Of the Government, nppii
cable TO the uses Of the Government, and he was
not prepared TO adjourn under such circumstances
| lie was for giving the House time to reconsider is
opinion. IL was doubtful whether there was power
TO collect Revenue. The prepondernting opinion Of
the Congress vns that there was not pOwtT. lie
thought there was pc yer, and held this opinion in
common with one or two other Senators.
The many believed differently. Under such
circumstances he feli that an adjournment was al
most like dissolution Of the Government. He
could not consent for ono lie would do nothing
personal or partisan. Those who cho'o 70 do their
duty rather than to avenge their wrongs, would
meet with the appreciation Of tho country. Hc
proposed 10 send back tho Resolution TO tie other
House, amended in some form. lie pr0rosed that
the 22d be struck out, and Monday the 29.h be in
serted.
Mr. TALLMADGE said he eoncureJ in much
that had been said by his friend, but be was not
prepared now TO extend the time. lie was for wait
ing 70 sec what The House would do. We could
at any moment take up the Resolution. lie was
ready TO remain hero, II nny thing could be done
lie knew what was the sad condition Of the coun.
try Tie knew that unless We had Revenue, the
circumstances would be most disastrous. He knew
that the state Of the Treasury would bo lanonab e
Some Of the evils were bdsnY enumerated by Mr.
Iullmodge, and among them the Startling one that
the expenditures which would have TO be paid would
DO adequate 70 Revenue Of FIVE millions Of dol
lars. This amount WIS TO be drawn from a Tfea-
sufY already exhausted.
Mr. CRlT1ENDEN said he should infer that
the Resolution should be acted upon at once rather
han postponed. lie was Tor naming some day be-
yond Monday next, Wednesday or Thursday. lie
thought that he regarded the condition Of the coun
w as much as was compatible with his public du.
y-he regarded also tho condition Of the Treasury.
re would willingly extend all the relief in his
power u was said that they could not Justify
themselves by going home in the present condition
o. thingsi he should be willing for further action I;
oet the question wos that they would not be JUS.
uhed ~ going homo at this time, no would feel him.
sell perfectly justified IN doing SO. 1.-THE country
was suffering Tor want Of tariff and supplies, whose