Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-15
BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
CONCRESS.-Tussdsy's Proceedings.

CONGRESS- Tuesdays Proceedings.
| SEsATE.-Nlr Bayard submitted resolution on the
| establishment of a corps of Reporters.
| The resolution calling the Secretary Of State for
information relating TO The operation Of the Bank
| rupt act, modified and adopted
| II. OF REPREsENTArIvEs "A great portion Of the
session was taken up with question ofprivege moved
by Mr. Bolts II related 10 the letter Of the Secretary
of War; published Just before the late election New
York-wherein he says, that ga message carried
from the Wing leaders in Congress TO the President Ia
the effect, that, he would engage not TO disturb any
members of his then Cabinet the enjoyment of thci.
Offices the second Bank bill should be postponed" NJ.
Bolts moved 10 refer it to Select Committee, &c
This gave rise 10 long and somewhat pointed debate,
full of points Of order-aiter which, Mr. Fessenden
moved to Law the whole subject the table, which
rejected. On the question then put, twill the House
receive this resolution question OF privlege:is
was decided in the neea'ive-yPas So, nays JOG.
CASE OF PRIVILEGE
The House called upon 10 day, By Mr. Bolts, TO
appoint committee to investigate charge brought by
Mr. Spencer his late letter. against the Wing leaders
in the present. Congress. The letter charges that tho
Wing leaders proposed To the President, that if hS
would not make a hostile movement against the
party-that is, would not the old Cabinet-the
Wing leaders, their part, would suspend further
action on the bank question. The manner in which
this accusation calculated 10 affect the character OF
the Wing leaders, was strongly presented by Mr. Bolts
He said, trne, it could not fail TO impress the public
mind with the belief that they factious, selfish,
Destitute OF patriotism, ana READY 10 sacfnce the great
measures which they thought indispensable TO The
tons welfare, TO retain office. This being the portrait
which the Wings had been in the habit of drawing for
their Democratic opponents, MIR Bolts and his friends.
il seems, were deeply indignant TO have it brought
home TO themselves by the positive testimonyof one of
their owI chief men-a confidential counsellor Of the
President-who from HIS relations with the Executive,
mus, be supposed have derived positive CT
the fact from him. Mr. Bolts pronounced IL an afro
cous caIumny, and called for committee of nves;iga
ton, TO clear himself and his comrades from the impu.
tat,n, and to brnnd the slanderer with falsehocd.
Mr. Wise took up the cudges for tie other side
opposed the motion question Of privilege, but pro-
fessed 10 be perfectly wiling that inquiry should be
made. A, the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Vice
threw out hin, On untertone, but perfectly audb,e)
which struck US calculated to have more powerful
influence upon MIR. Bots's side rf the House than the
arguments which prccededil. Mr. Wise said, from his
that they should have everything ripped up, and
all matters exposed TO the bottom This threat, we
think, defeated Mr.. Botls's motion. A sufficient num-
Der Of The party voted against il, 10 defeat 1t, with the
help Of the Democrats WHO, however well inclined 10
The old Coon ripped open, preferred seeing The bu
siness "fihe people executed.
Tie rules Of the House, by vote Of twothirds, were
suspended, 10 introduce bill repeating the bankrupt
act II was moved by Mr. Everett. Such is the haste
Of Whiggery 10 shuttle off the "morta coll of the
extra session They afraid TO meet the next Pre-
sidentia election with the load upon their backs.
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