Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-05
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IN SENATE

IN SENATE.
The PRESIDENT pro tem lad before Tie senate
commnnca,on from The War Department made in
connl,ance with resolution Of the Senate OF the 2lth
inst on the suhjec OF , removal "t suPeFnitndems
81 the arorics Harper Ferry ana Srrh@ht'u' me
communication gives information mat t'e c'''t super
;nenien,s of thpse establishments were removed on the
18th April ISL by direction OF the ffes'oen' OF Tue
Il s and that successors have been appointed "
either Of SAID places but that they have been suffered
ia remain vacant under thorough CONVICTION 'hat
rinten,ent not subject 10 the responsibilities oil
military officer furious TO 'ile puoi'c service
The communication also that, under the law oil
February ll winch places the pubic ari:1oreS un-
der the direction of the Ordnance department an ON
cer Of the ordnance corps detailed to direct Tue
concerns Of each of these arnoIes by the autioy o'
the President, nnaer the regulations ana "u''""
prescribed by the same authority.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented fifteen memorials rom
the ci,y and county of Philadelphia, and the proceed
nus Of uubc meeting III favor OF protective lafl'
The memoralists believe that great portion OF the
rosont evils which exist in the country resulted from
ds,urbnr the tariff Of duties OF i-2~: referred to The
Committee on Manufactures
Oo motion of Mr. MILLER, 1t was
RcSofrsd Tina, the President pro temP0re oil the Sc
,, he reoucsted 10 inform tie Executive OF the State
X New Jersey Of the decease Oh the Honorable Samuel
H. Southland, late Senator the United states from ia'
State. -, c..
, commnnica,,on from :. Cox, +. 5 Key, and j. l.
Dow as q committee, covering memorial adopted Hy
a convention OF citizens holding ca'ms against uIr
~ ,ari lch
table ,.,,
Mr ARCHER presented memorial from Richmond
Vi,g;u, askinr hat in the adjustment OF The farm,
projection may given 10 the domestic industry oil Tile
country r,
On motion of Mr.. EVANS, the Senate took up the
bill for the re-ors auzaon Of the army and Tor otheF
purnoses: the question pending being on concnF'hg
with The Committee Of the Whole III theif a'nehofheht
sk,n ont the second Of the brl! proposing TO
laqaze the appointment of officers of the board OF ord
nance 10 tie superinencency OF the public armoFes,
and inserting the following
..Tha the duties OF the Offices of superintendent az
tho armor,es at Springfield and flaEpers Ferry shaiI
not be performed by officers OF the ordnance corps OF
other officers OF the array; but shall be confined TO Tue
civil superintendent. Of competent knowledge as mere
Arer Some debate, in which MessFs. PRESTON,
RATES BENTON, EVANS, WRIGHT and hlNH
participated, , . on
concurrint with the COMMITTEE o the Whole IN Tue
.don,ion al the irs, amendment striking out The secon"
section Of the Grl and resulted, yeas 10, nays -
So the amendment not concuTred IN.
Mr. BUCHANAN rose to renew the motion w''''
no had mad. ON Saturday, strike out the third sec
lion of the bill which proposed 10 abolish The ONCE OF
Commissarv- Genetal al Purchases
lie would Lc,ain the the Senate but n lew minutes
non this question Ne had desired the pos'ponement
- ,h Question on Saturday, that there might be full
attendance of Senators, but he sorry |" p'ceVe
that the seats now as empty as before ne nae
,eceived very minute information upon inns SUBJECT
and io il he vas indebted 10 the Senator from MSsou'
=; ,l,boro, he came 10 very iierent conclusion 10
That ut which the honorable Senator had afrvtd ne
nice in question: lie believed, Lad been estau''s'eo a.
phlladelpha about twenty years ago Ana II was 'u
,ned on ali hands il had been conducted III 'le oest
,,s.Lle manner lie had II upon the very best auho'
ri,v tina, all that was necessary 10 DE done had ocen
done and that the best possible mann r. iho'eo, II
has been stated and he believed with coFiechess' 'at
had onlg been the establishment Of me present
ofca thai The work had been done according 10 sam
pe There had not been proper degree oil resPons''
l;.v and the soldiers sriiered IN tquence Since
lis establishment ic teeyed there had not been s'-
gle compliant or representation i'O"' '''! f'''S -
curing chaasc DO
manner IN which the work was done; and, he wohh
ask then where the necessity Tor maN'ng chahse'
Should they be called on 10 do so, merely upo" ,he
.urgesticn of the Chairman OF The COMMITTEE on NJ
I;ary Affairs He wonld acni,, very chee'!uy, 'na'
considerations Of private convenience, ana private as
,ress ought not to prevent the Government from acting
IN snch manner as nav he deemed requisite Tor the
npbl,c iterest-but so long there was no abuse 10
ia ,.neled-nu injury to be redresSec--what Necessity
.as ia. - for br.akinr up this establishment and pro-
ucnr ger; Great distress and misery among lhe great
,u,nber oc females now employed The Chairman had
informed ,hein that the work n,ght be done more
cheonivti,a, ontrscs had been offered TO do the work
nj % per crut less than II - now done AS certain
49, III; s,hr,pr WAS adonted and the worn given out
,v contract. So certainly would the work be oaG!g
done and the solG,ry suffer as 'ney dd oe'"re 't es
,ablshmeut was formed. And he would ask 1t there
r,s any Great improperly o.! placing thc supcTiheEa
onco ~ the hands of a civilian The Qnar'erlaslei
of the A,ny or one OF has attaches, might be very
capable person for dischaTgng this intybut he MOI
permanently locaed-he comes 20 cay anu .o:s ~
morrow. at The command Of his superior But, IN an
Office tins kind there should oe person permanently
located responsible, and liable TO be removed IN case
he does not discharge his duty properly lie woni'
oet or,,n then why should there be change l!t
hooed IA, Senate would not sanction change, bn
leava well enough alone, until some inconvenience
we're shown TO result from the continuance OF the es
adjustment 49,.
There nirh nj one time have been political reasons
for abosns the office; but no such reason could nov
he s,,t;oexst The result of placing the supe'inend
cnce under The control q! the QnartermaS'eF Depart
mcnt would lie TO concentrate every thing mere me
removal o She establishment 10 TINS place wond he iit
necessary consequence, amd he believed lis removal
would occasion great deal %! suffering and distress
He had Ind an intention Of saying good deal upon
this bill, aud OF the after want as 4 seemed 10 h, OIL
necessary and proper economy, that would TOTO"
rom the anding o; soldiers and leaving the oicefs
on pay: he would take some other opportunity 10
do it, lie hoped the Senate would strike out The sec
ton. .
Mr. BENTON did not know why the Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA should talk Of remorng the Office from
Philadelphia it Office taken there about twenty
wears ago for tie purpose OF having the work done on
the most favorable terms. There was no spccai Ilgh
that II should be there but Philadelphia is aci,y where
facilities are accumulated buildings have been erected
at n cost of Si00 000and the language OF the quar-
,ermaster. General rs, that the WORN can be done there
better and cheaper than elsewhere lie makes no sort
of proposition To remove the establishment
After some discussion in which Alessfs. buchanan,
Benton and Preston took part, the question Was then
taken on Mr. Buchanans melton TO strike out the In I'd
section; and decided III the negative, without i
count
MIR. KING moved TO strike out the fifth section of
the act, follows:
THAT Il competent person he employed ny the Odd.
nance bureau undo: the direction o: the Secretary OF
War Tor such time as may be necessary 10 supcrntend
the manufacture OF IRON cannon AT the several ioun-
dries where such cannon may be made under contracts
with the L. S whose pay and emoIumentS shall not
exceed those of major OF ordnance during the time he