Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-15
Friday, March IL.

memorials praying Congress 10 pass law to refund 70
Major. General Andrew Jackson the fine OF SlOoo and
oosis ;mposed on him by Judge Hall, in 1915, in the
court Of louisiana in consequence Of the resPohs'oy
;ocnrred in the discharge of his official duty. And
Mir Sturgeon also presented two memorials, OF like
character from the city and county OF Philadelphia
Pennsylvania all which referred to the Commit
'ee ." NV REINFORCEMENT AND REFORM
The Senate then took up the resolutions of Mr. Clay
with the amendments of MIR. Wright.
| Mr. SIMMONS addressed the Senate for about two
hours in favor of the resolutions and in opposition to
Mr Wreb,'s amendments He dwelt but slightly on
,hose propositions to which there unanimous as
..n, bu, took detail the points Of argument brought
up in reference To those which were considered as
trenchnE upon disputed ground. lie endeavored 10
show that The defence Of the late Administration, by the
senator from New Hampshire, MIR. Woodbury., was
inconsistent with the grounds taken by the Senator
from New York-ihe former attrlbuling the extraya.
gance of expenditures 10 the action of Congress, and
the latter to the surplus revenue.
This course Of remark gave rise to interrnpAoAs on
the mart OF MIR. Wright to correct the Senatm5ro n
Rhode Isands misconceptions OF what he had SAID
after which, MIR. Simmons proceeded 10 review the
main resolutions, that the tariff shond be raised to
supply a revenue Of twentysix millions lie argued
that 10 do this would be far from an iniracton
of Tie compromise act that it was now, at the ex-
piraon of the ten years actually called for by the
spirit and intention of the act and that it due 10
the tariff party, the concessions being mutual between
il and the free trade party, that just parallel should
| be drawn between the circumstances i'll existence at
the time Of the compromise and the circumstances
| now relatively considered. For instance, when the
Compromise act passed, the expenditures of the Co
| vernment were but fifteen millions and judging by
that ratio with all allowances for increase of popula
tion it agreed by both parties that twenty per cent
al the end ofthe ten years, the imports OF that day.
augmented by the estimated increase in the ratio it had
been adva nclng would yield ample means for the adj
mnistraton of the Government. But such had not
been the case; and now found that just parallel
would require thirty per cent duty, instead of twenty
and that would be in full accordance with the spirit and
intent of the Compromise uct He further argued that
the full establishment of the home valuation policy, at
the end of the ten years was principal feature Of the
terms Of concession made by the tariff party The
guments used by Mr.. Summons in support of this view
| of the compact of the Compromise act gave rise to
various Interruptions the part of Mr. Calhoun and
led to sort of running debate from time to time during
the remainder of Mr. Simmonss address, at the con-
cIusion of which, Messrs. Calhoun and Woodbury.
made short explanations for the purpose of correction
On motion to that effect, the matter was then passed
over informally, for the purpose Of entertaining mo-
ton that when the Senate adjourned, it should be 10
Monday next; which was agreed TO-
The Senate then went into Executive session, and az
ter some time spent therein, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. FILLMORE moved tina, the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole Tor the purpose oftakng
up the general appropriation bill; but waived the motion
al the request oil
MIR. WISE who, by general consent, offered the fol.
flowing resolution:
Re,ored That Committee he appointed, whose duty
consider and report upon the espediency and pro-
pry Of separating the patronage Of the Government from the
private political press Of the and upon the and
efficient economical mode of efrcine that object.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. WISE, the committee was
ordered to consist OF five, and then the resolution was
adopted.
On motion by Mr. JOS. r.. INGERSOLI., the Com.
mttee on the Judiciary was instructed to inquire into
the expedency of providing by law for remedying the
defects of the law Of S40 relation 10 the and
selection of juries in the courts of the U. s.
Mr.. FILLMORE renewed his motion for the House
to 20 into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
; Union; and
Mr. ANDREWS having called for the yeas and nays
they were accordingly ordered, and taking the ques
ton, resulted in-yeas so, nays 81.
The House accordingly resolved itself into Commit.
tee Of the Whole the state of The Union, Mr. Briggs
of Massachusetts, in the chair and took up the bill max
ing appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expendi
lures Of the Government for the year 1912.
Mr. CARUTHERS moved TO strike out the 18th
clause, being for contingent expenses of the Treasury
Department; which motion was carried without dvi-
sion
Mr. McKEON moved 10 reduce The clause contain
ing the appropriation for the salaries of the clerks and
messengers in the office Of the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry from $50, 900 10 900 MIR. Mex. said he want.
ed bring down the expenditure for clerk hire in this
Office what it in 1886, before the passage Of the
of the additional duties required by that act. Mr. Mex
put the question 10 the chairman of the Committee of
WAYS and Means, whether the additional clerks that
had been appointed since that act necessary,
, when the Government had money to distribute
Mr. FILLMORE SAID The question not now whe-
the the clerks necessary not, but whether they
were authorized by law, and So they deserved their
salaries. He could not say whether they neces.
sary or not; but presumed that they were, the Go.
vernment had 10 deposite lis money IN banks rs well
now s heretofore.
After some further remarks from Mr. Mex EON the
question taken on his amendment, and decided in
the negative, without a division.
The clause providing for the salaries of the clerks and
messengers in The Office of the First Comptroller,
passed, after amendment on motion by Mr.. FILL
MORE reducing the appropriation as to conform 10
the number of officers now authorized by law.
Mr. STANLY moved 10 amend the bill by striking
out the appropriation for the salary the FIRST Auditor
Of the Treasury.
A debate then ensued, in which the motion was sup
! ported by Messrs. STANLY, JOHN e. CLARKE,
UNDERWOOD, and ARNOLD; and opposed by
Messrs. c. BROWN, PROFIT, WISE, JOHN G.
FLOYD, GORDON, CUSHING and HOLMES.
Before taking any question, motion By Mr. LINN,
the committee and reported progress, and
The House adjourned.
WAsnlscroS, March l4-In the House, Saturday,
Mr. Fillmore, from the Committee of Ways and Means,
presented amendments 10 the Loan bill, which he moved
should be printed
After brief conversation respecting report from
the Judiciary Committee, adverse to including corpora
tons in the Bankrupt act, the consideration of private
. bills taken up by consent On this business, with
occasional nterlndes of debate, the House continued to
be employed until the hour Of adjournment
The Senate did not Saskatchewan.
Habeas Corpus ease.-Writs Of habeas corpus were
taken out at Philadelphia Friday by Nicholas Bid.
die and Joseph Cowperthwae, returnable 10. morrow,
before all the judges of the Court of Common Pleas
for the purpose Investigating the charges of consp
racy TO defraud, &c under which they held
10 appear to the Court of General Session.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
The New Orleans papers have accounts via the West
India line, from Liverpool, to the 9th instant.
The steamer Medina, which brought the intelligence,
left Liverpool, the 9th January, and arrived at
Havana on the 18th ult. No notice is taken of the
Caledonia from which we infer that, up 10 that time,