Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-09-08
ADJOURNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. so, 1912.

he icSllalo ana IL VI NSpIS Sdii tdttFtS
adjourned to-day at about half after two
O'clock. The conclusion Of the session
was in keeping with the character of the
Congress. In the House, there was a
quorum scaEcel y at any period during
the sitting; and, under these circumstan-
ces immense sums were voted away, in
absolute defiance of the Constitution.
We would sIgnaliZe one instance, to ex-
emplfy the reckless proceedings of this
fraction of House. On mature DELHI
GRAFTON, the House had reduced the APP
preparation for the jucicial expenses one
hundred thousand dollars. This set
tied decision of a full House which had
long since been carried to the promised
retrenchment of Whisery-was reyers-
ed, in the twinkling of an eye, to-day.
One hundred thousand dollars addition
al for the iudiciry was incorporated in
bill making an appropriation to perfect a
treaty with the Wyando1s; and to these
unlettered savages our enlightened judg-
es are indebted for the great addition
made to their means of dispensing justice
through our land. There was really no
legally constituted House to vote the
money to the Indians Or the Judges; but
1t is certain that vast sum was carried
off in their names. We doubt much
| whether the GauIs that invaded the Ro-
man capital, had had the city's ransom
| weighed out in the Senate House, really
carried away as much as these Wyan-
dots in their breech clouts. and our gen
tlemen Of the long robe. 1t is Guestiona-
be, however, whether the barbarlans OF
the Far West will ever know what an
exploit they have achieved, or whether
their fortunes Or our Jurisprudence will
be advanced by the appropriation.
a ioint,resoIuti0n was hurried through
under the sane circumstances, making
AN appropriation of six thousand dollars
to delray the expenses incurred in be-
half Of certain prisoners who Joined the
the Texans in.the Santa Fe Expedition.
Mr.. .Hdams objected that constitutional
Iy, money could only be oprlated by
bill. The Speaker woald not listen TO
his objection. but hurried on in putting
the question. Mir. .4Iams then objected
that it was money appropriation, and
that it could not pass without being
submitted to She C ommittee OF the
Whole; and by the time he bad shown
this to be fragrant disregard of the
;ule for making an appropriation Of mon
ev, he was told the thing was done, and
his admonition came too late.
This is but sample Of the way in
which our Rump Parliament, after the
longest session ever known in this coun-
try, closed its career Of the last nine
months. In ninety days ii will be back
again-the distant members bare ) hav-
ing time to go to their homes, rest, and
return again to earn their mileage.
The intervals between the adjourn
ment Of the Senate and Huir5.oa'a inao-
euration, and the extra session, aud be-
tween the extra session and that Just ter
minated were only sufficient to enable
this Congress Of Whigery to run hume.
as it does now, to kiss their wives and
cbildren, AMI get back TO Washington,
Whisery or (Cronery as some call it,
may then be said to have made tie most
Of its term of service--uuleSs. indeed,
they had spent the whole of this time
in travelling to and 1ro. In this
| the profit to themselves would haze
been vastly increased, and their ex-
penses much less, and the advantage OF
TIE nation intellectually promoted
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