Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-10

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two a. sac He had mentioned Yesterday his PROPOSE
ion !, commence ihr work OF reiTenchment with
members Of Congress- bat y. had met with 50 'iiie ell
o side nat he had d. n %rin very
il forward lie protested against The frequent as
Snonnn that Inc Whs mucrily i'll Congress was re-
snonsibe for The acts 81 the present Administration
Tbn gentleman had scduccd The President IRON their
between the Executive and The Wing majority, on
every occasion ;hev cndcaroied 10 hold his (Mr.
Nanrrm's) friends Responsible tor the conduct oil The
Administration He, the part OF his friends, repn'
dated this responsibility. Although they had voted to
lr, thu Government out OF It's difficulties, while the
ns allies of the Executive folded their arms, and re-
rused n rive helping hand yet 1t was not because
thew oonToyed Of The mode Of supply but IN conse-
ouence az being cus off from the periecting OF the
Who system OF measures, which, u iuy carried OUT,
would have render no suri resort as Treasury notes
necessary HIS at rtor had been directed 10 the New
York commission. Ware he and his friends in the Sc
na,e responsible fory that Why should they be con-
tinualy tainted with he extravaganza, ~ickedness,
and folly Of This Administration, and held IN re-
sponsbility for wit they could not in the absence
of Executive co.operati'n CONTROL ihey were fea'y
10 A, all they had promised ii they had an opportunity
The Whies s,Il stood upon the principles winch had
brouoht them into Lower, and which he felt assured
would continue them IN lower, notwithstanding Tue
authorizations Of th oppnnss, and the new any they
| had .educed from y, Wing ranks.
lI
| when ,,,;,
The CHAIR intcrnoScd, declaring there was noihhs
before The Scuat, 10 warrant discussion II the Seh;!-
Tor wished, lie c,u!d move for leave 10 proceed
Mr. KING; ohsel .ci al Is il had been decided ~
The Chair il wigs Il order 10 proceed he would mere
Is remark that on fist Occasion which would pre-
sen, Itself he would ry % The Senator from North Ca
rona. :
ered some day ago. had reference 70 the subject OF The
New Yor; Commission. ana itnoW taken up Tor conSl-
deraon would place The matter fairly before The Senate
He hoped there. wo! be 10 objection 10 taking u up
The CHAIR observed tiat II would come up IN lis
rerular place III the orders If the day.
Mr.. LINN inquired il the subject of the resolution
had no, been matter Of dlscussfn at The Extra SEES
''0 Mr. ALLEN explained the ua ire of the discussion
alluded to.
| MIR. LINN considered !; MI thSsame
| Mr.. WOODBURY. remarked that as the Senator
from North Carolina, had denly that the expensive
commission to investigate the a5rs of the custom
house at New York, ~as instituted by the Wing party
proper, or that that party responsible tor IT., he
would remind him that there was, another commission
that party could not deny ,hp paternity Of the commIs
sion Instituted IN this ely by General Harrison IN
S nat' and ,, workman on the bic buildings resou
ton of inquiry passed the extra session, calling
for the testimony before Dat commission, and other
proceedings uudcr IT, A port was made in compli.
ance with that resolution; it was his wish to extend
il farthe- and with that view offered the following re-
solution, which lies ON day under the rule
R,so,r,d That President o the United States he requested
IA have rrparrd tabular statement
exhibiting Of each WHO has received any com
penaton I'll Tie commission OF enquiry appoint
:, h- SAT- sum- s rnd eae r' ed !" h. nams and
Of services rayur male: and thai HE law authorizing
the payment and The: appropriation ont :" when II ma hse
made specified CONCLUDING with arnen, Of The aggregate
expenses incurred under sad commissions and what steps have
by the President, IN consequence Of their re
Mr. MERRICK offered resolution, which, at his
request was considered and adopted calling upon the
Presden, Of the United States to communicate to the
Senate, if not incompatible with the public service
such cores pondence and documents as would iurnsl
information concerning the condition oil the claims o
/ American CITIZENS on The Government Of Belgium
On molten Of Mr. MOUTON the bill TO revive The
act entitled Gan act TO enable claimants to land within
The limits oc Missouri and the Territory of Arkansas t.
institute proceedings 10 try tue validity OF their clains,
Nc, was taken up, IN committee OF the whole
This bill proposed to give ne District Courts OF tn
United States jurisdiction the claims TO land sci
under Spanish and French grants, for the purpose
having them speedily adjSed.
| Mr. BENTON oilrre 4 n amendment to the efiec
that no claims should decided By the court whic
| The merits Of the bill and amendment were full
discussed in n dchana wi Ii consumed the Temainde
of The day The hill kra, Imported hy Messrs MOU
TON I'm . h nESpEBs seG w and &
posed by Alessrs BE- bhi AID ana "Ahh
hA 4, four O'Clock r. ~ us.isp ceased, and the fur
ther consideration of btll was postponed I'LL Iuesda
next.
Mr. BENTON gave notice that be would, on Mon
day mex. ask The Senate 10 take up for consideration
the blll introduced br himself 10 postpone the opera
ton Of the Bankrupt law TIL the lst Of July next.
On motion, il was agreed tina, when the Senate ad
iourn 1t should be TO Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. aIERRlCK, the Senate then wen
into Executive session, anJshonly after,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal having been read,
The House resumed the consideration of the resolu
ton of censure against Mr.. John Quincy Adams, 70
presenting for the consideration Of The House, peti
ton TO dissolve the mon.
and IN the recapua,ion II portion Of his remarks o
Yesterday, renewed the CHI ge against the gentleman
from Albrmac, Mr. G'ln y Of having tempered will
his (Mr AS colleague Cushingl 10 remove hin
mir. A. from the place oiSha:man OF the COMMITTEE
on Foreign Relations.
Mr. GlLMER, having obtained leave, denied tn
charge all lis parts being without any foundation
whatever, and called upon Mr. Gushing 10 say whethe
The charge was true, directly or indirectly, and whe
subject.
tina, he made YESTERDAY Neither The gentleman iron
Virginia nor any other gentleman had ever attempted L
,amper with him the subject. His colleague I'M
Adams had today as he Ind done yesterday given hi
iueTcnceS in place OF The conversation he had had wit
him lie repeated that he had nevcr given his cocagu
any information that could warrant tie charge he nos
made.
} MIR ADAMS insisted that, Ifs was the gentle
man from Alhcmare, il was'som' other gentleman VIII
gave his colleague the mtoi.natiov that he Mr. A. VA
to bc removed from the place oihc ,chNirman ofihe Com
lnec OF Ferclan Relations, and +, demanded 10 know
who that gentleman was.
Mr. nj ha nd oda ola
denial far he was concerned, aud if his colleagu
was not satisfied, he might call in other members Of tn
committee He did mol choose to be put in the attlud
of witness here.
Mr.. GlLMER. ] will ask the gentleman from Mas
sachuselts Mr.. Gushing whether he had any nor
nation from me on the subject or indirect
MIR. RHETT rose, and with tie permission of MIR
Adams, SAID: Not recognising the right OF the gentle
man 10 have repeated what occurred in The private
versatons of members lie had objection to stat
what he had said on the subject. Passing bv the sea
Of the gentleman from Massachusetts, near him. FAlr