New-York daily tribune., 1842-08-07
Revenue zsili-.Army Bill-f1r. .admmls's
YimdicniiOn OF Congress, 6c
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WAsnNGro., August 6. l&i2.
In the IloysE to-day, resolutions offered leave
by the followed members were adopted: Mr.. Nc
kEoN requiring the Secretary OF the Treasury to
report the number Of arscnals an, armorics under
the direction of the Secretary OF War, the time
when established, The cost OF each! Nc; Mr.. IL
LINGHAsr, from the Commirlee on The Librury,
distributing one catalogue Of the Library Of Con
sress (of the four hundred on hnndl To oach mem
Der of Congress MIR. UALsTgp, requiring the
Secretary of the Treasury to report the amount To
which the Treasury liable on the 4th OF
March. l84l for appropriations then withdraw :;
the Treasury Notes outstanding AT that lime, &c.
Mr.. Roosevelt requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish the accounts OF The Navy OF
fees OF New-Yor, Of moneys received for storage
forteitures, &c.
On motion motion Of AIr. iarsreD, (Chair
man of the Committee of ilcciion..) resolution
pas adopted TO terminate debate in Commitlee OF
the Whole on the Union on the bill regulating the
taking of testimony in cases OF contested cleo
rions, on Monday at one o'clock, motion by
Mr.. WELLER, designated by MIR. Adams the
promising young (Loco-Foco) statesman from
Ohio,'') to lay on the table receiving but sew
votes.
The Revenue bill received the signatures Of the
Speaker and President of the Senate, and
despatched this morning to meet its fate with the
President.
Mr. CUSHING reported back from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs the bill introduced by him
few days since requiring the foreign regulations OF
commerce annually to be laid before Congress by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. The bill, on mo-
ton of Mr.. c., who stated its great Importance
with reference to the legislation Ell our country,
wa, without debate read third time and passed
The resoIutiona censpring the Secretary of " at
for refusing te communica the report The aicg-
ed Cherokee frauds, were taken up Mr. ADAMS
having the floor. Mr.. \. after an Intellectual effort
TO postpone the subject, aud take upn Committee
oflhe whole the French spoialon bill, proceededor
the remainder Of his hour spirited reply to re-
marks Of Mr.. Cushing biiltoorganze the army
who styled it "a bill to disorgaai=e the army, aud
SAID that this Congress had Its destiny to fulfil in
reducing the Government To a state of rrostraiion
TO be restored by future administration, sc. Mr.
A. only consolation was II the Government were
thus to be Frustrated aud left 10 lie restored by anu-
ther administration, that that administration would
undoubtedly have the aid OF his colleague ) well
known talents in this glorious work.
Mr.. a. defended the action of lhis Congress.
which he said had done more for the country than
any Congtess that had preceded it. He recned
to the passage of the two bunk bills 10 create an
institution necessary to the prosperity of the
country, the passage OF the BAN Srupt Law 10 the
action the bill To re-organize the Army 10 the |
passage of the numerous private bills, Ec. and
now they had passed bill (the Revenue bilD to
which ii only required the signature of the Presi
dent Ut once to restore the country to prosperity
and enable Government To borrow not only .Slo .
G0O,000 but $50, coo, ,000if necessary with re4di-
ness The passage of this bill would act a, =
charm to reTlTe the droopng energies of ;he coun-
try.
Mr.. A. commented on the recent letter of the
PRESIDENT, expressing his earnest desire to ,arlo
nze wita Congress il they would let hin. and said
that the President only wished Congress 70 con-
ORR their acton precisely to has 1riN 10 harmo-
nlze with them. He repudiated the idea advanced
IN that letter end also several terms by Mr. CusI-
ing that the Executive was an independent Lcgis
atiye power, and said that the great l1stak made
'y Mr. lyier was that of Charles l, which finally
brought him TO the block in considering himself
possessed Of an absolute sovereign power over
egisiatierl.
Mr. a.. remarks were abruptly terminated by
he expiration Of his hour, and Mr.. PRoYri1 rose,
g was anticipated, in reply 10 Mr.. Adams. He,
.owever, forebore attempting the performance OF
ne by no means enyiable task, and went into a
eterence to younlinous documents, by precedents,
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