Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03
N, EVERETT moved to lay the motion on the ia

5, Mr.. EVERETT moved to lay the motion on Inc "a
The SPEAKER expressed his desire that, as 'ns
- m ;mporlant question, gentlemen would De per
m;,,ad 10 express their views upon III ana tHa', M
h;s nurnose. the gentleman from Vermont woud Will
draw his motion. H., r,o,on
N, EVERETT assened, and Withdrew MS mouoi'
f,e, some remarks from Mr. AkNOLD,
| A., JOHNSON of Maryland made some remarks ~
IN. reconsideration. His object was 10 do Just
;ce 70 the other two commissioners, WHOSE 'eP,, ~
hesp in the Treasury Department Tor cohS'ueIao'
lime pasl while the report vi GOV. ~. ~
rd;,ures and which differed in many essent'ai paF'-
cuars from them, not sent in TIL the I&'h ms.
uLen !, was withdrawn and not again retu'heu t 'e
o0b file asked If fair and just towards ines CUM
;a.;on.,s whose reports had been SO promptly made
h. ,av should be oresialed, by printing the report
r,b lai,er which had only been lately made Jos.,cc
LII onlv he done ard the facts rightly understood py
the public, by printing the whole together
| Air WISE addressed the committee AZ some e"g VI
a.. came side His object was TO vIndicate the E1-
-; r,om the mputatvns III the report oil Tie com
;,,sr Of disposition 10 withhold these Reports rom
|",,ss Tbe facts we're, that the President had re-
ne,,edly urred upon the commissioners 10 eooe .",
i.In,s and 10 make their report, IN ofoef 'ia' nc
mi,hl lay the subject before Congress d. ~. ,L -
monceprn, Of the session, and recommend SUCH r.
,;si,;on M would remedy the abuses in Inc Y. D.
c,s,om.houses: that the board OF commissioners "
their own resolution, terminated tielf iaoo's -" M
o6,b December last; and that two OF them' "essi
Stewart and Key) made their reports o,' Wv iasn
that on The OH of February, the House
I,a 'ras olntiop al the instance OF the Comnii"ee
IN Public Expenditures, calling Oh The Secfetafy "
e Treasury for the reports OF all Inc COMMISSIONS"
but that the Secretary not having The reports OF 'ie
Pondcx.er and Bradley, the other two commissioners
conld no, answer the resolution without dong injustice
n Them and that it was not till the l2th oil the nohh
tba, the report of Governor PondeXter now oeioIe tue
House. was received at the Treasury Department
from whence il was after withdrawn, ano no,
,o,n returned till the Goth. Now Mr. -" Use ASKED
= :, u,s nossble under these circumstances, that
,ny consnre could attach to the Executive ior mol
send;oo these reports Congress sooner was II pos
sb,e for the Secretary OF the treasury ana lhe h"e
cu:ye TO read this last voluminous document aoose
400 pagesl IN seven days. ana compare II WIN .ne
| o,bers so as to make a report to Congress on the
| .ub;ec,; He denied ernphacay that there was Inc
gh,cet cause TO suppose that The Executive or me
Secretary wished 10 keep back this rePnr ihougn
he would vote for the reconsideration, M,' W. si'o
he was by no means disposed to prevent lne pruning
of his rcnor, He was TO probe The corrup'
lions of the Ney York Custom House 10 the core, and
he would zeaously operate in any legislation 'ha'
would put stop TO The rogueries mat haa oeen co"
mi,,ed there and his only object IN rising was 10 VIM
dica,e the Executive from the UNJUST eas
ON him in the report of the committee Mr. w, IN
the course of his remarks severely censuFed le ION
n,,ee on Public Expenditures for the manner IN whch
they cot possession Of and laid before Inc Rouse 10
vernon Poindex;er's report. The commission was IN
sued by the Executive; and TO hlm Tie report ous"
to have been sent and from HIM ought 10 nave COME
10 Congress in answer 10 the resolution Vi the ~. u
F.bruaTv Resides tie committee did not lay before
the House the report of the commission on the We"
York Custom house, but only the report Of one Oh Tue
commissioners while there were Two other rcpof's IVA
tcriay conflicting with this that had been III the lfea
~ fnrD
Mr. " SAID was the strongest anti protective document
that had seen the light since the commencement OF Tue
Government. The whole measure originated WIN 'ne
PRESIDENT and most important report 'tis no. only
involves the conduct and character oil men IN Tue ~
York custom house-of hoyt, Of Curtis OF Carnes, oil
Wasson and others in that es'ablishment-but can
tell ~ ENGLAND gentlemen this floor that involves
some me of the very highest standing I'D boston anu W
| Lowell-ibe gentry Of New Engand-thc highest class
Of ca pitasls-these TOO, are invoVed ana Tue
ments in the report are true o lhs description
have been engaged in conspiracy to bbe The custom
house officers to seize woolen goods tor the oehenl
Of The man uacmrers of New England Mr.. w said that
if these facts came out he should thank Mr. Poinde1ier
most profoundly for his labors would go far towards
excusing his course in relation TO The report although
MI there should be actual evidence produced that lhe
President was inclined 10 suppress the report rendered
To him. Mr. w did mol see how 1t could be excused
lie believed this very report would be ohho 10 oe one
of the strongest antta documents ever put iorth u.
would be graed by perusal. The report not only
involved the character OF the custom house ohcefs al
New York but also of the commissioners themselves
(who were understood of them 10 be antitariif
Wings and others pro-taritf WhIgs,) and ultimately
every member here representing the State OF Massachu-
sets. This report gentlemen might be assured hau
deeper ends in view than mere reform oil abuses or
correction of the laws Should expose the
nouities Of the protective sytcm and operate 10 save
the country from their infection, The whole South, and
nar,culary the State Of South Carolina ought to erect
a monume NJ to the memory Of lis author That gen.
,l.man had now Mr.. VS. personal kindness, as he al.
ways had had his admiration for his talents He was
the very man. of all Others lie should have selected Tor
such mission and he believed he would have been
the universal choice of the country
i After some remarks from Mr.. Stanly,
MIR ANDREWS, of Kentucky, moved the previous
question; but the request of Mr.. Wlse Withdrew II,
10 enable him to make explanation.
/ Mr. WISE then explained-what he had learned
since he made his remarks--that Governor Pondexter
report was given 10 the Committee on Public E1pen-
diures. under subpoena issued by the Speaker OF the
of The Treasury Mr. w. then renewed the motion Tor
The preyious question: which having been seconded and
carried,
The main question the reconsideration was taken
bv yeas and nays and lost-yeas IS, nays "a.
On motion By Mr. COWEN, the House proceeded 10
The consideration of private bills and passed upon seve
raj which had been considered IN Committee OF the
| Whole on Friday last. after which
The House adjourned
/ DOMESTIC.
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