Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-01-06

4 GtCh ~ ~ ~ g
Of last session, upon foreign affairs, as was
then u%nreported upon.
Mr.. Gushing reported a bill, upon q Pc
tition. for the relief OF various claimants
for French spoLIATIoSs prior to $500,
Gf we heard aright) and also IN 1901.
Mr.. Pope offered a resolve calling on the
Post Master General for statements oil the
amounts paid for transportation of mails,
on railroads, throughout the u. States /;
which, by general consent, was received
The Committees having been gone
through with, Mr.. Fillmore said he was
Instructed by TIE Committee of Ways aud
Means to ask the House 20 give their i'm.
mediate consideration, in Committee OF
the Whole, to the subject Of the Loan btli,
there was a present deficit 10 the Treasu-
nv Of $3.50, 900. !.
MIR. Eastman objected, u insisteu
upon his right TO the floor.
Mr.. StanIy inquired il the Select Com
mittee had been called and desired 10
ask the Chairman Of the Committee on IL
nance when that Committee would report
on the "plun" referred TO them
Mr.. Cushing could not answer definitely
would say, however, that if the House
desired an early report, it would much la.
%cilitate that one if they would refer the
Presidents Message.
The Speaker announced the general
orders and
Mr.. Eastman continued his remarks OF
yesterday, in the same strain citing 10
the bar members from various States,
who, he commended, numbered not less
than forty. that were nov misrepresenting
their constituents, il recent elections were
relied upon. While he admitted that the
change in popular sentiment was not en-
tirely owing TO the acts Of the Extra Ses
sion, he declared that the .'eople had been
disappointed in all these measures-vlz
the S25, 900 appropriation to the widow of
the lamcnted Harrison, (proh pudor y the
one hour rule, the Lind Distribution Bill,
and the Bankrupt Law. This last, he
declared, was not for the benefit of the
poor man II, was the rogue's law, for the
benefit of them who rode in carriages, and
frequented fashionable watering places
aud other like resorts.
Mr.. Davis called the gentleman to or
der, for irrelevancy /; bu, the Speaker de-
cided tina, the debate had taken so wide a
latitude, as to embrace every topic, and
that it could not 10Y be arrested.
Mr.. Davis appealed bat 40 quorum
rising to the demand for yeas and nays,
he Withdrew the appeal and
Mr.. Eastman proceeded, and, after re
plvinr to the remarks Of Mr.. Arnold,
abou, the lofty and gigantic" State OF
New Hampshire, he went on to give a
comparative statistical view Of the re-
sources Tennessee and New Hampshire;
and wound up with a high eulosium upon
his native State.
Mr.. Merriwethcr next rose. He began
with a pointed reply TO Mr.. Eastmen's re-
marks about political changes. Upon the
charge oil violated promis S, which was
made agains, the Wings, he wondered
that the gentleman should have selected.
for his animadversions, the very subject
upon which his own party were most vul-
nerable. The Southern Wings would re.
lect, with scorn, the invitation oil North
ern Democrat 10 CONF up and vote with
them 10 discriminate against manufactures:
upon this subject, they would be governed
by no party considerations, but adhere
strictly to the broad ground Of the Constl-
tution itself. They would neither discrim-
mate for nor against any branches OF IN
dus,ry, but treat ali with equal justice.
He commented, At large, upon the speech
Of Mr.. Hudson, and, before he had closed,
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 30.-Attempis were
made by various members to get in petit
tons, and some little confusion ensued.
The Speaker d sired the attention Of the
House 10 a circumstance which we TN.
derstood somewhat as follows, to wit -
that if certain additional matter, which
was, by a bill then on the table, ordered
to be incorporated in the Census docu.
ment, together with the additional copies,
were to be printed, ar expense of $780,
600 would be incurred. A motion was
here mnde to refer the subject anew TO a
Select Committee. Several members hav-
ing taken the floor, for the purpose of pre-
senting petitions, Mr.. Andrews, of Ken
lucky, insisted upon taking up the gene
raj orders oil the day.
Mr.. Merriwethcr resumed his speech,
and having adverted to the call made by
certain gentlemen upon Southern Wings
to come up and rally under the protective
standard, some sharp cross-firing occurred
between Mr.. NJ. and MIR. Irwin, of Penn.
sylvania, who denied, among other things,
that he had rallied under any new stand
ard, or deserted the Harrison flag, and
called for any proof to the contrary. Mr.
NJ. could only reply by referring to what
was OPENLY spoken OF in political circles,
and which represented the gentleman os
peculiarly attached to the interest OF Mr..
Tyler. MIR. Profit now called to order,
which occasioned a general burst oflaugh-
ter.
Mr.. MeIriwether went on, and having
replied TO some Of the arguments of Mr..
Hudson, of Mass, he turned his attention
10 a refutation Of the charges which had
been made upon the Wings, of having in
creased the expenditures Of the Govern
ment. He showed the utter enormity OF
this charge /; he had taken, he SAID, con-
siderable pains to inform himself correctly
upon the subject of the expenditures oil