Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-25

IN :; - meet the immediate wants pressing The
Government Let it be confined to that, and all ad
nit !, will effect that object Ii future loans are re-
r;red 10 meet future wants. let the Senator and his
G;an5s whit till the occasion demands additional means.
he ran then propose separate measure, and The man
question of this session will not be precpltated, as u
must be if this motion is persisted in, causing the We.
~ DELAY which will defeat the object OF the present
Il ul lie MIR Cahoun) and his friends would then
meet the Senator and his friends in argument on his
separate proposition for additional loan. lie, tor
one never would vote dollar TO the Treasury till
case is shown that il is necessary for the pubic ser
vice No such had been shown in relation to the
proposed addition 10 the loan tie had been for some
DAVIS pest examining into this matter, and now ful
prepared say, that If the gentlemen on the other
side will now go work in earnest for the benefit Of
the country they cansave more than seven millions
within the current year. This can be done by just
and not yery rigid economy rerenchment-by cur
failing unnecessary extravagant approprIations-and
by other easily pointed out TO them. But the
gentleman SAYS, vote this additional loan and VIII
not swell the public debit will not be used if it can
be avoided. lie (hlr. Calhoun) not quite young
politician as TO be caught by that sort of argument
| He knew too much OF this Government, and nj the
practices Of every other Government to respect such
promises as that. Tins Government is like all other
Governments in the transaction of money affairs
at it's disposal Place five millions once i'll the
Treasury-or three times five, or twenty millions
and there will very soon be pressing necessities dis
covered for spending every dollar Of it. 1t once the
demand prove the necessity beforehand to be
relaxed all hope of controlling the administration OF
the Government might be given up. On this ground
the battle against reckless extravaganza and nprovi-
dence to be fought. 1t was the most important
question of this Yet the Senator asks the OPP
| position to wait lie would tell him they would do no
such thing. majority of the House of Representa-
,ves had sent the bill the Senate in the form they ap
proved. lie willing to vote for IT III that iofm
without delay dscussion and now, when delay and
discussion must be deprecated by all who wish TO
,ha nj tpp V.
Committee on Finance nterposcs, by proposition
10 change the whole nature OF the bull, by making II
instead of merely 10 facilitate the operation Of
former act authorizing an additional loan-addlng
five millions to the loan OF twelve millions authorized
last session. The Senator says, indeed, that it is not
| his fault; he is only member OF the committee the
committee has the control of the amendment Ii the Sc
naor really wishes to nterpose between the delay and
discussion which must if The motion is persisted
in he has but to say he would recommend retraction
OF the motion, and he will be supported by majority
of his friends. Under the impression that the Sena
tor will see the necessity and policy OF taking this
course, he (Nr Calhoun) would not, at this time, ex
press any opinion To the OF the extremity
complained Of by the Treasury. lie would reserve
what he had TO say for the question on the bill itself
But f the chairman of the committee will not Withdraw
his amendment, he, (r. Calhoun) for one would feel
bound enter fully into the main question of the pre-
session. upon this propostlon let the delay or con-
sequences be what they might.
| MIR. RiVES addressed the Senate at considerable
length in favor of the amendment, arguing that the de-
lay and discussion were to be attributed to the acton OF
the other House, in changing the nature and objects Of
the BILL by introducing into it the proviso sought
to be expunged.
| He commended that the onus Of delay and discussion
could not be thrown upon those who advocated the
amendment; but would be attributed by the country to
n factious opposition made up in another place TO
force 4 repeal of the Of the Extra Session.
lie did not mpugn gentlemen motives he only stated
what would be the effects and how attributed BY the
people.
Mr. WOODBURY. made short explanation to cor
rect an erroneous impression TO what he had said
of the Secretary of the Treasury letter 10 the Com
,ntee on Finance in the other House.
The debate further continued by Messrs KING,
RlvES, PRESTON, SEWER, BUCHANAN, and
CALHOUN
Mr.. CALHOUN demanded the yeas and nays on the
adoption of the amendment, which were ordered and
were--yeas "a, nays o. as follows:
| ltas-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Ber-
rien, Choate, Clay of Kentucky, Evans, Graham,
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Merrck, Miller, More.
head Porter, Prentss, Preston, Rives Smith Of lndi-
ana, Southland, Talmadge, White and Woodbridge
"a.
Nays-Nlessrs Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clayton, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, McRoberts,
Mouton, Pierce Sewer, Smith Of Conn, Sturgeon,
Tappan, Walker, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and
Young-2l.
So the amendment agreed to, and the bill was
reported TO the Senate. The amendments adopted by
the committee of the whole being concurred in,
MIR. WOODBURY. guve notice Of his intention to
offer an amendment TO the BILL after which,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. WELLER offered a resolution, inquiring of the
Secretary of the Treasury if any of The public moneys
had been deposited in the Savings Institution of Louis
vile, Kentucky which agreed TO-
Mr. DOTTS inquired Of the chairman of the Com
mit,ee on the Currency when they wonld make their
report on the plan of Fiscal Agent, which had been
referred 10 them.
VIZ. CUSHING answered that he could not say
when the committee would be able to report. He him
self would be ready 10 report when instructed to do
by the committee; all he could say was that the
mittee week. and were busiy engaged with
; the subject that had been referred to them.
Mr.. BOTTS was glad to hear so, for he had under
stood that the committee did not intend to report this
session.
,, The SPEAKER laid before the House several COM
muncaions from the Executive Departments, which
, were referred to appropriate committees.
The House then resumed the call for petitions under
the suspension Of the rules and petitions present
ed from
New York: BY Messrs. GRANGER, GATES,
GORDON, CHITTENDEN, BLAIR, JOHN 6.
FLOYD, FILLMORE, MORGAN, CHARLES A.
FERRIS, LINN, JOHN c. CLARK, VAN RENS-
SELAER, ROOSEVELT, WOOD, STALEY n.
CLARKE, DAVIS, BARNARD, MCCLELLAN,
and VAN BUREN,.
among the ptutollS presented py nessTs ullh.S-
GER, GATES, CHITTENDEN, BIRDsEYE, and
VAN RENSSELAER, were several abolition petitions,
which, coming under the 2lst rule refused; and
several having an Abolition tendency, which, not com.
ing under ha, rule the question reception raised
and tina, question was laid on the table.
Mr.. McCLELLAS of New York presented the follow
ing petitions
Petitions of Jerusha Lamphne, and Charity Andar-
son, severay praying for u pension.
Also the petition Of Alexander Kerskouski, native
of Poland, residing in Paris, France praying the
funding Of money paid into the Patent Office.
Also tie petition Of Allen Gorham, for compensation
for services rendered The U. S. in 1909 and 1915
Also, the petition OF the heirs of David Noble, for
the payment of certain Revolutionary claims.
Also various petitions in behalfof the captive putri
OILS at Van Diemans Land.
From Vermont by Messrs. SLADE, HlLAND
; HALL and EVERETT; among them several Abolition
petitions which, coming under the 2lst rule, were