The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-04

features. He would not CONSENT 10 EMPLOY elsk ~
write circulars TO persons side only Of the sfih
question, and he was sorry that the Senators rom
Missouri and Pennsylvania (Aiessrs Linn and Bu-
chanan) going TO vote for clerk out of courssy
He would not do il, and in saying this he ueas no
disrespect to his friend from Rhode Island.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON was sorry that the senator
from Arkansas had said that the object in ASKING Zoe
a clerk was to enable the Committee ON Alannlac-
lures present sided object and he hopoA that
the Senator did not attribute such am unworthy mo-
tive to his friend from Rhode Island When the Ia
riff question should come up, he would express his
opinions upon the subject but the motion asking
for clerk, he thought that the discussion was unsc-
cessary The simple question now was, not whether
they would alter one principle connected with tsif
but merely to employ assistance TO enable the COM
mittee to ascertain a uniform home valuation ON To-
reign goods He believed that a clerk was wanind
and therefore he would sustain the motion Of the SEN
ator from Rhode Island
Mr. SEWER was very much astonished 10 hear
the Senator from Connecticut speak about his upul
ing improper motives to the Committee IL he had
done So the Chairman would have responded 10 it,
He would not ask the Senator TO be a volunteer in
this matter, as he had made alusion 10 unworthy
motives; but he had opposed the appointment Of a
clerk, because he thought il to be unnecessary The
committee had never had clerk from The time II IL
origin, TO the present time. The Chairman had as
much physical strength and as much skill as ny body
But he would ask Senators whether they understood
him imputing unworthy motives TO the Chairman
Of the Committee Not one would say that he did
When he listened to the speech OF the Senator he
attempted TO analyze it, but he could not, and all he
could learn from his remarks that he had address
ed an nterrogaory to him to the mputaiion Of i'm
proper motives
Mr.. HUNTINGTONobse that when he De-
ivered his few remarks, put no in.erroga'ory to the
the Senator had spoken of Aone-sded object in isk
ing for the appointment ola aek and hoped thai the
Senator imputed no improper motives to the CHAPMAN
of the committee. His remarks were before the Sc
nate, and whether they were applicable or not, the
Senate could determine. lfthey were MT understood
by the Senator, he Mr.. Huntingdon was no, respon
sible for that
Mr.. SEWER did not suppose that the Senator was,
was he Mr.. Sevier) responsible for them but il
the Senator did not intend 10 discuss the tariff why
did he torture his Mr.. Sewers remarks.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON said that he had done no
such thing.
Mr.. MANGUM submitted few remarks upon the
subject of retrenchment and reform in the Executive
and other Departments of the Government pointing
out the in which that result could be accom-
plished.
Mr.. LINN spoke Of the violated promises Of re-
form by the leaders of the Wing party.
Mr., BUCHANAN said that it had gone abroad
that he had much influence with the President of the
United States and that the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Clay was the author of the report for in de-
scribing an imaginary scene that took place at the
Executive mansion, the Senator had put into his
mouth much more eloquent speech than he
could have made himself As he hid never
contradicted this picture Of the Imagination some
persons had taken it for granted that il tue,
and, as consequence, he had received letters from
applicants for office, asking him to Interfere in their
behalf and hardly day passed without receiving
letters of a similar import. The pctur, not
only fancy sketch but he did not see the President
until some days after it was drawn, and then he
thanked him, in the name of the people, for his We
to of the Bank BILL which he had since ben inform
ed, not one man in the Senate approved. So he
hoped that the rumor wonld not go ABROAD that he
had any influence with the President. He then re-
| piled to MIR. Mangum upon the subject Of reform
| After few remarks by Messrs. MANGUM,
| WOODBURY., HUNTINGTON, and SIMMONS,
the question taken upon the motion OF Mr.. SIM
MONS to employ clerk and it was decided in the
affirmative-yeas 25, nays Ia, as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, BATES, Bayard,
Buchanan, Choate, Clay Clayton, Evans, Graham,
Huntington, Linn, Mangum, Merrck, Mo,ehead, Por-
ter, Pren,iss, eston, Simmons Southland TsllmaJge,
White, Woodbridge, and Young-25.
! NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Berrien, Calhoun,
Fulton, King, McRoberts, Pierce Sewer, Smith, OF
Connecticut, Smith, of Indiana, Walker Woodbury.,
and Wrght-l4.
MIR. MERRICK submitted the following, to he
added to the joint rules of the two Houses, viz "No
amer dment which proposes to appropriate money not
called for by pre- existing laws, shall be made or raised
in either House to general appropriation bills but
before the question TAKEN
| The Senate adjourned.