Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05
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communication from the Treasury Department
;ead, answer TO resolution adopted by the Senate
On The l3h misunderstanding that since the repeal Of
lie lndependen: Treasury Law the public money held
10 The credit Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, except
the amounts previously placed in the Mint and lis
branches and sundry balances in former repositories
has been either kept by public officers authorized to re
eve The same, by banks selected by the Secretary
81 me Treasury, &c.
Inc Senate proceeded to the consideration ofthe bill
Making an appropriation to supply deficiency in the
Navy Pension fund.
An amendment, was offered by MIR CHOATE, that
WIDOWS or children of Naval officers, &c, entitled 10
see.ve pensions under acts of 10Th August 1871 and
% March, l-37, shall continue to receive the same
Unposed by Messrs. ARCHER, WILLIAMS and
"OODBlRI and lost-l2 10 ~.
a notion of Mr. WILLIAMS that all pensions to
OEcers aud selmen in service shall be regulated by the
pay Of The navy on lst June, 1S35-was agreed to.
!, Hlr BENTON moved that admissions on the Navy
tension List shall be governed by the laws relating 10
'e granting of military pensions-Amendnent re-
!ecrec-and bill postponed.
Inc Senate then proceeded TO the consideration Of
me Revenue bill--,he question pending being on the
"p'n OF Mr.. Buchanan, to strike out the twenty Sc
h secton which proposes to repeal that part OF the
lana act Which suspends the distribution of the pro
eeus Of the lands in case duties on imports shall be
".ue 10 exceed twenty per cent.
'lt BAGBY advocated the amendment, and, in the
'a'se OF his remarks reviewed the Of the Wing
'y before and after the election. Although gentlemen
admitted that the revenue from the lands was moons
'abe, they would not consent TO surrender it because
ey were required to do SO, in the language of the Sc
na'o' from KY, (Mr Crttenden,) under the lash o.
1eeuiive dctaiion Now, TO his mind it amounted te
uN iPresldent Tyler called on the Wing party to dc
1na' he believed 10 be right, why did they reject his
sges'ons: Simply, because they might be suspected
Executive dic,ation. For his part, If the devil
ms we,. TO recommend to this Congress a measure
""'o" ne VI. thought TO be right he should not
80 Ia. olnaeu by prejudice 10 refuse do what his
""s'eh' a"u ms conscience dictated Gentlemen had
au una, lhey could not vote for the repeal of the pro-
'l'o IN the Distribution law because they would not
submit 10 the d'ctaon of the Executive He tbourh,
mat they had had enough Of dictaon in another omar
Ter, and therefore they did well 10 avoid
hcen for him 10 know that Mr.. Tyler was Presiden,
o. The u States When he Qhe PresdenN did r;.L, he
would be bound by sacred obligations to support HIM:
au' IN saying this he did not wish to be understood
INA, he was turning Whig or advocate of MIR Tver
fa' from it. Without intending any irreyerence for
.he dead, he would remark, that the Wings in lS,o
ongh, tina, they would find Gen. Harrison TO be what
M Tyler not, "Clay in the hand. Of the potter or
m might reverse the expression and say, the potter
W, "e hands of Clay And because Mr. Tyler had acee
~ himself and made the Constitution the chart of hi
SuSeFnmen all The Wing anathemas were applied Il
hgto