Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-17

bs ADMINISTRATIONS, mat should e;abie theim 10 get
aioDr wiihou, ,he WAYS and means "o"'a 10 YOU
lie cCuid see it, iai the ordinary :hooe was 20 ',@"e
SINE nrroo-.ation Tor il, and hc vas surprised 10 near
,t, ,;.,n,, from .irciuia say he was Wiling 10
x,r;L5. ,, ,l,s. items rhrrc were so"ie appop'ia-
tons nsces,ary to deiray the necessary expenses Oh
the Drparnents for fuel, !s"iS' |" sua'u '"t P'o'
buildinrs Nc and would the gentleman ieaVe 'n' p"'
he buildings in th'S CITY "''"'"' s"''" Al
speak the views oil lie ADMINISTRATOR "
was that their economy
Mr. GILNER sad hc spoke his own views
Mr. FILLMORE said there had been complaint
made b, the re.ile oman oI appropriation, '"'
,,r H., yss no, here 10 defend the Administrators
hut il was due to H., when complaint was mace i"
liz sonrce IA say that large amount ol lhS arose
from resolutions Tor information sent 'fo'" us
TO the Depar.nenis, mhoh they cohh NOT as"'' "'''
ont the aid of other than regular clerks ls op'oh
was, that, they would have a." '""'N r.
locnmo, !, vonla obvate the necessity Tor many q"
lasn resol,.iors which hc thought were adopted WIN
am, s,r;c,i consideration. Bat he had nothing 10 90
IN deipndInr the Administration from attacks from ''a
Quarter H.. could only say to the gentleman rom
Virginia MIR Wse that he hoped ne wouiu "i'hala"
s amendment, lie could not but believe that the gem
l.mon y,s ,s anxious FIR the despatch OF the pubic
hnsness ~ hp was: and If so, that he would withdraw
his amendment for II he dad no' from the experience
of one or rs DAYS il must be seen liat tere was no
,ossihv al oelt,nr of the question for week or
Two or they would be forced 10 strike from the p'
every item of contingent appropriations.
Mr. WISE remarked that the honorable chairman
or tho Committee of Ways and Means Mr. F'l!moFel
was usually very self possessed ard dispassIohae IN
his depor,ment in the House but to-day, he had oeen
wanting in bis usual GOODNESS, ana IN MS ,io'e". %
MISSION had been : unfortunate us to eaten himself
Mr. " would take the gentleman at his own wora
and aF,e, adducing the testimony, would eau on every
member of the House 10 say, whether those WHO were
said 10 be the peculiar friends ct the president III .ha
House were really responsible Tor the delay wlch had
,t.. ,nfthi
did not know how many of the President peculiar
friends there were. y voice, "hVe. re snouio
not allow that h sT"e i R nn9Sa n Is Knew Mho
,r.ra aud who we're no, of that class here. Mr. w.
here went into recapi,ulation OF the several motions
which had been made iii relation to striking from the
bin items of the contingent fund not warranted by law
insisting, aud calling on the Char 10 witness, that MT.
Fillmore himself had been the very man hrst concern
cd although he now invoked all the blame on the heads
of the Presidents friends He referred to the amend
ment proposed by Mr.. DAVIS of Kentucky; the OPP
position 10 The whole proceeding by Mr. Cushing; and
the declaration of the Chairman himself, that amend
ments OF this description in appropriation bill were
not in order and TO the reversal OF that decision oy
the Committee of the Whole to Mr.. Cushngs Sc
cond remonslrancc and protest; and the second de-
cison OF the committee sanctloning such proceed
inn He compared the amendment OF Mr.. DAVIS, and
his frequent notifications OF 1t while under Discus
sion 10 chameleon, which was at one time green,
n another blue, at another red, that 1t was hard
to tell Whit It's color at any gwen period. tie
accused Mr. Fillmore of having serzed on Tue pre-
eyt of the application of part Of the contingent iund
to strike at the Aadsonian, and thus deprive the Exc.
cutve of what had always been enjoyed under every
previous Adminisiralion-ihc advantage OF having
nnhIc ness at the seat of Government speak in his
behalf while other presses expressed the views OF the
opposition. If tins course was to be sanctioned by The
majority and pursued for party ends then the friends
of the President must fall back on the true principles
4 on hGth Ctnp n
all Government patronage, provide for dong The putIc
printing al Government expense.
MIR IS alluded 10 the withdrawal, both by Mr. Da-
vis and himself OF their respective amendments, and
the refusal OF MIR Fillmore and h's committee 10 with
draw proviso already inserted III the bull, tor printing
by contract which answered the purpose desired by
that gentleman and his friends; thus having his bird IN
his hand whle Mr.. Wses was in the bush; retaining
and swallowing the oyster, and giving Alr W. and Mr.
Davis the two shells, Nc
He then alluded TO the subsequent stages OF the de-
bate and the other motions TO amend the last OF winch
had proceeded no, from Mr. w colleague, (Nr. Gil.
ner but from the gentleman from Tennessee MI "a
ruthess) hlr w Uhough not IN an offensive sense) I'M
pued >ir. Fmores complaining OF delay, and charg-
ing this on the Presidents friends To mere atectation
while If there was anv Guilt in the matter, he himself
was the guilty man, aud the Committee Of the Whole
we're responsible for having sanctioned SO enormous
departure from all correct order as to allow amend
ments going change the laws oil the lane to be INTRO
caccd into IN appropriation blil.
Ii the proyiso should he INSISTED on, then MIR. w,
should INSIST ON again bringing forward has proposition
regard 10 Government press, and fully debating IT,
and reading all The documents bearing the subject
Mr.. w, though friend OF the President, did not al
all agree in the op Mons expressed by one OF hs COL
leagues Mr. Gmer, nor those Of the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr. Carulhers,l IN favor OF striking oil
contingent appropriations from the b winch he con
sdered very absurd idea. As 10 the chairman being
willing 10 do i.s, and insert all contingencies IN i
separate bill, that quite mare nest-a discovery
Just If the other hl must not be an appropriation
bill rs much as this, and If the principles
would not apply TO that. He argued TO show that II
would be more possible TO make the contingent ex'
penses matter of specific estimate IN that bill Than II
in this They must, after ALL refer TO the estimates
of last year But who could say the same amounts
would be needed next year: Should the idea of his
colleague (Nr. Gi!mer prevail II would appear as u
the contingent expenses under ihis Administration had
suddenly sprung up 70 100000, whereas they had
been gradually growing under past Administrations
DIR GIln,er explained
MIR " then noticed the course Of Mr.. Fillmore
in catching At the words Of his colleague (Slr. Gil.
mcr) the moment he sat down. and rather expressing
himself ~ favor of the object he hnd advocated. -
Was tnis Ia. tact OF the gentleman from New York
was il his policy To cut eli supplies from this AdmI-
nstratlon that to be the party game; If 1t was,
then Mr. w. (sreakng merely as party man, and
without respect 10 consequences upon The country)
would very gladly fold his arms and look on while
others Giu tne work. Sucn Il course was ncilneT
patriotic toward the country nor fair to the Exc
cutive; but if gentlemen expected the President and
his Administration would be blamed for this, the
people would very etleciualy undeceIpe them True,
The gentleman from New York had very fairly and
openly protested against such n course; but there had
been at the same moment leer of his eye, hint to-
wards his party friends in which it impossible MIR.
w. could have been deceived. The gentleman poughed
one way and looked another. II that was TO be the
policy, then hc SAID 10 The gentleman and his friends,
60 i,'-ro ii, and shall be thankful to you. All
he would say for tn" Administration was, that 1t would
attempt to do is duty although surrounded by obsta
clcs such Administration never had TO encounter
before, II would 20 and recommend suitable mea
sures and advocate them proper grounds: u could
nat giee tie country good measures II couid al least Sc
cure the country good issues.
As 10 The proviso of the committee and the amend
ments of lis friends, they expedents 10 take
the Government patronage from one paper aud give II
20 another. lie hoped the committee would 90 with
h'm his effort to bring back the whole matter 10 stdtu
pu0 Just where /: had stood nj the beginning o these
manGuvr-s Mr. W. c"nclutcd by vchcm,ntly DIS