Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-09

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Land Ofie-, imput,ng improper conduct, IN the
Registers Ofhce, to N Taylor present Register
and former clerk IN the Land Once at II: LOUIS
The npportonment bill was received rom 'he
House OF Representatives, read mrs, enu S srD
time by its title, and. on motion OF Mt "hLNrn'
referred 10 the committee on the Judiciary.
Tn, IN ,ropsia,ion bill was discussed until late
hour. Nsssra EVANS. WOODBURY., WRIGHT
HUNTINGTON BUCHANAN: HIVES PK Is
TON. BERRlEN, CALHOUN, WALKER,
CONRAD and olhers, participating IN the debate.
The amendments were ordered to be engtossed
and the bill read third time
The an,endmen' o having been reported correctly
cn,tossed the bill was read third time and passed.
And al G o'clock L. NJ. tn Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Journal of Yesterday was read and APPROX
TIE MISSISSIPPI AND HUDSON RIVERS.
Al, BARNARD rose and asked the leave Of the
House to present two papers from the war pe-
n,,tn,en. rela.'ve to Improvements III the MisSs-
sppi and Hudson rivers
REMOVAL OF THE LAW LIBRARY.
Me- BARNARD asked leave to offer Tesolu-
ton relating to the removal OF the Law Library OF
C,usress: which was read for information.
MIR AYCRIGG objeclinS, the resolution was
not received.
THE MORMONS.
MIR STUART, Of Illinois, asked leave 10 intro
duce certain evidence relating To the dncuiues oe
tween the State OF Missouri and the Mormons, and
moved that ii be referred TO the committee on the
Judiciary and printed.
MIR CAVE JOHNSON obi.cIing, the motion TO
ptint was not received.
NEW YORK CUSTOM-HOUSER REPORTS.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of the
unfinished business OF Saturday, being the motion
of Mr. Wise print the message OF the PRESIDENT
and the accompanying reports and documents IRON
the Commissioners appointed to investigate the at
ialrs of the New York Custom House.
MIR UNDERWOOD was entitled to the hoor
md addressed the House at length, mainly IN an ar
Pumcnt adverse TO the constitutional power oi the
President TO institute such investigators and then
IN some general remarks the merits OF the mat
ter.
Mr. u yielded the floor several times for pur
poses of explanation; amorsst Other memheTs 20
MIR Everett who IN eference to that portion OF MIR
US argument which related TO the constitutional
power Of the President, called for The reading OF
the Commission, under which the investigation was
ordered,
AMI the Commission was read accordingly:
Nj, w. c. JOHNSON, in the same connection,
called for the reading Of the l2Ih section OF the law
of 1910, known as the Sub-Treasury law;) which
WAS ,ead This (Mr J. sald) he did at the instance
of one oi the Commissioners then present IN the
Hal, Governor Poindextsr.)
Mr. J. subsequently, said that he did not derive
the Presidents authority from the law OF 1910, but
thatt existed from the clause of the Constitution
which enjoined the President TO see the laws ilith
fully executed and that 1t well known that
General Harrison instituted Bosrd OF Commits
soners in this ci,y TO examine into the expenses OF
the public buildings, and he had heard no com
plant about at the time, although the Extra Ses'
SION was assembled here at the time.
At subsequent period OF his remarks, and while
commenting upon the letter of the President TO 90
vernon Poinden,er, "a portion whereof has been
heretofore published in this paper as par, o. this
debate) Mr. Underwood yielded to
kA nFrA Fh.F he haaf IN IA
nossession copy OF the whole letter OF the Presi
den, and the letter Of Governor PoindexIer which
called Il out.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. Let US have it. l want
10 keep nothing back.
Mr MORGAN. Is not that private letler7
Mr. MERRIWETHER, addressing MIR Prot
fiji How do you know that !, is true copy Of
the originate
MIR PROFIT. Let them bring up tina, letter
from the committee and compare them, and see II
they are not Rord for word.
The SPEAKER interposed TO order.
The following letters were then read at the
Clerks table:
Later frtm G0peTHor Psinderisr 10 The PrssidsnL
wAsHSe1oS, Feb. 9, 1912.
My Dear Sir:-I have mac the honor 10 receive |
your communication of the Sih instant in reply 10 /
Of the j,h instant. Your regret az the failure
Of ny effort 20 obtain an interview with you nme-
tl,sy after my return from New York cannot be /
greater Than nv own. ] could have exp AIMED 70 /
You more fully he causes which have interviewed 10
delay he comp elton q nv report, ~ personal /
interview than 10 3 hssty eorrsspon3 encs. You CO
speak Of such IntervieS IS mater desired (
Ivy yo1 - thls lime, and your silence on that sub
.ec; caves me 90 lrer that you DO rot consider % /
re-sssz-y on your own part; out " IN mistaken IN
. g inference, stoll1 Dc mos; happy 20 oe correct
- You ere p.ssssj 20 express ne anticipation OF |
'uleh paeas-re ard Information n perEuins nv re- /
port VIXEN % sLs. % printed f." but your time 70 50 |
e9rfH7a , o-.g2.et daring The day, hat you sug
EsE. lae ces o. tsking ~l.n yol 10 your eham0er
90 r. Er-. hop- yOu may rot Ue disappointed 10
90. IS rlsis 70 ace On re vzlgs o. ms docU-
over me woe ground o. our exam
rsl-rs Ir-s re frsg1 .r5 NJ practices ~hich nave
.-tTa. &C ard 90 s.I. preyal, e. me New York
C-s-.-. -f--.ss arr ~ri-r IN ny lUdgmeut, ought
O, -sfor-ne1. Bot can ~, ha,s' myself inat
-.. tecss-. fss-.tnz from tL-ss lso0rs -.
r-r- VIII re uoues trst =r-estslnst In The CON
rlsr.s-lsrf- Cares have sp-1-g ~ We - .c1st.5
90 -su-sn ~ sIr=c-s -l5rs Wrsn 1r5sr.J7k he
tr-gg1s L-c ~ este IIss ~ yves s--rs ne on
- or -. I'm. ozi-.rs q me Cus-ons e. re pr;
~ - Io-f. --- SlzieTs- clr y done 20 t-lng
e. mates l-y bore he C5oTsruansnt sn5 Pso-
- -li e9-I--y E1s - f.lr l-asy en- fsr--f1 8
sr-1rs- % eioa,rE ~ common ~Hh the Con
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fsa 49, E-sELF r-tf.f sIplslurrg . 700
go ca. q. -r.n-r ma - cou1e4sc 70 yrrs thsr
..l-z ~ a--,r EszZ-Ius e. ts-rsirv- D. 1nc.i
nar.- .-rfr-u ED corIorus- 20 youf y ltfss
Ft-- fflr- EBcSr-
l'o- rgy-r rs. tts. .-onsfssf ere n moon
tr- rsfs .-sr lr srr.s M. ir - .z'iDr 70 y.1
ur- frrsr.t s-l9~ . lnc rhs; req .lo1 D. yef9-i
%. Eoo1.sc 20 80 rzrlfss ~ kspressniauTes u
lr.s. tla 5e unc iisrsiy-s sfe pshEsc . ssrn TIA
srY fscl~ vl De emp .e-sc RI tVo Or three De- "
TEE f-s0 I,iyt " srfict 20. SPEAK me no f,lstiOr
ic ~ prDessC .ugs ~ q The otref Comm ssioners
.r h8 c4I is f-soe fOf the evidence. but simply FOL
trs p14ef groef ~blcL he Comm ssion was crea
f.- tnc tts tJpsnsss sitend,Dg H. and the fund ou
I'M tusy hsye been pad. The answer 20 this
1tou mus OfcoBrse be confined TO the call and
n9- sn0rs,e ny report or tina, Of my colleagues,
~ tfs tviosnce % sen ~ the Commissioners. When
..sts slaI BE- called for, ! am ready 10 furnish my
r.f1r' IN ell me subjects btOu iht before the Com
u-..,r O., sny moment ] am aware that mlssp
i''fr'tors. Intentionally made to mislead you
f-,t s'nsls-f9 rom The gully custom house Of
i-sn DOL. fhsIf acrompl.ces, ond ! fear that, to O.
,.0s'n sEtsn'. hey have been successful. This
600. regret, 1ecluto harmony between the sp
pphurg pDNef and TIE agent ~ Indispensable {,
rTs thsc. ~ ne investigations when they shall b
'nrn1tcs'ef 70 Congress, and through that body
4, ne Pub ".
Yol most 10 sensible that without union Of &C
t9n 80 Denhci8i result can be expected from any
sis,.0tsfss made, under uie Commission, Of couup
600 in ne Collection, end pscuaiion on the public
fsyefls fsceysd o. he cUs.om house m New York
~htfs t~o birds RI the impOsta Of the country ar
cp'o"t1.-GOl cannot tGpect that those who hOl,
ohes, ord whose conduct forms the subject Of IN
Vetnea.Dr, vii deaI c1ndd'y with you n ihei
fepfessnau'rs % hat conduct, or speak fasorab.l
81 nty 'Dmmfs.prcr whom hey cannot bend Il
her own pufpDses. FJsry in the agent 70 e.
anime into theif OHIO iI lr,s b. ine worst crime d
snHaNs Hnf.r. D. 10.