Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27

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a,d "ne Of the Thirteen 10 the President Of The
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United S,, i'm and terms Of the Constitution and that
was IN. duly If President 10 take sh, sgs az
A. are contemplated by the Constitution and the laws
made in pursuance Of it, for giving smch po'se.'".
On motion of Mr.. ALLEN, the resolutions ana SUB
sti,u,e were ordered 10 be printed
NJ RITCHANAN presented the proceedings OF
numerous meeting held at Mexican Corners, IN Ere
county Pennsylvania, on The subject oil the tar me
resolutions adopted by the meeting are numerous Inc
tendency of all Of them is IN favor Oh d'i u Ploec
ton TO domestic manufactures against iofeIsh compet
,;on. referred to the Committee on Manufactures
' THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
Mr. KING asked the Senate to take up The resolu
ton submitted by him four months ago. proposing TO Ia
d,v for the adjournment of Congress SINE die. He
cid bot when the resolution taken up the seconc
oo The objection of Senators to was that II was pre-
mature TO pass then. The resolution couo now be Ia
Lan nm and so altered fix day proper for the
ad;ournment lie believed that after a lapse of SIX
bev would adjourn. Ii day was fixed, 1t would have
Tho tendency TO prevent unnecessary discussion and
al,v If The puhlic business lie asked that the Senate
would take up the resolution for consideration.
MIR. SEWER demanded the yeas and nays on tina
motion; which were ordered
The question having been put, the result was as to
Yeas-Mes.rs Allen, Basby Benton BUCHANAN cah@an Fn
I'm, kinr Linn Sewer, smith ui Conn sturgeon
r r', Wilcox Williams Woodbury. and Wrieht-l7
sys-Mcsss Archer, Barrow Bates ayn,a C" iae Clay
head Preston Rvc., Smith of Ia, Spasue' la'ause White
and Woodbrldge-2u Al ,...
So the Senate refused TO take up lie resolution.
On motion of Mr.. SEWER, the Senate proceeded
10 the consideration OF the bills the private calendar
when r CT,
Detn was taken up, as in committee Of the Whole
This bill authorizes the proper accounting oihcers oil
The Treasury 10 settle the claim by paying what ap-
peared 10 be due Mr. Dean on an examination OF The
vouchers The history the claim appeared, from the
debate TO be this: The Continental Congress author.
lied its secret committee 10 enter into contract with
some merchant to proceed TO Europe TO sell produce OF
the IT, S. with the view 10 invest the proceeds OF the
same in certain articles Of merchandise tor the use oil
the United States. Mr. Dean entered lnton contract
with the secret committee to perform the Rrvce Tor
which he was to receive per cent on the purchases.
He proceeded France in 1916, as directed, and pur
chased 100 pieces Of artillery, and mansns OF war
for % 600 troops The charges he made, IT seemed,
were considered of an extraordinary character. They
were contested, and the Continental Congress author
zed the appointment OF agent TO go hbro,d and ad-
lust the accounts with MIR. Dean The agert reported
that he had not sufficient information bef1e him to
make n final adjustment but, alter the mral exa.
minaton, he struck balance in favor of MI Dean Of
600 or 1000 livres. He asked for furhe' instuc-
tons. which the Continental Congress never gave
and consequently, the claim OF five per cent CON-
mission remained in allegiance. Mr. Dean lied soon
after leaving son feeble in health, and lnbeclle in
tl,z
mind, who never was IN CONDITION 10 prosecute the
claim The son died about the year 1890 and MIR.
Dean representative years after, learned that
the accounts Vouchers and books necessary to support
the claim before Congress- had been accidentally found
in the State Department. On the strength OF these do
cuments the claim presented TO Congress IN lcS;
and it was referred to the Treasury Department, where
the whole matter underwent rigid end laborious ex-
animation. The Treasury Department, in due time,
made lis report in favor of the claT, and asceralned
that upwards of 100000 was due to MIR. Dean.
The merits of the claim sustained in The de-
bate, which arose to-day in the Senate, by Messrs
CLAYTON, SMITH of Conn. and HUNTINGTON;
and opposed by Messrs KING, SEWER, HENDER.
son, MANGUM and TAPPAN; the grounds of oppo.
stion being, on the part of Messs. Sewer, King and
Mangum, that specific sum was set forth IN the bill
and consequently no Limitation to The appropriation
which was left to the discretion of the accounting off.
Ger. Messrs. Henderson and Tappan opposed the
claim, on the grounds of probability that the Cont
mental Congress had good grounds for disputing the
accounts; and, with full information the subject
having refused TO act upon il, there was no sufficient
reason shown why Congress now should sanction such
large appropriation
MIXING moved 10 strike out the clause authorizing
the accounting officer TO pay the money, and substitu
ting one requiring him TO ascertain and report 10 Con
gress next session, the fairly due the accounts
Pending the question on this amendment,
Mr. SEWER, in order TO gain time for the P+eepc
ton of the original contract, moved to postpone the
| cuhpct ill q morrow. which agreed 10.
The Senate then went into Executive session, and
after some time spent therein,
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. :
MIR. PLUMER presented the petition OF DENNIS
Doyle soldier of the last war, asking tor PENSION
referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. -
On motion by MIR. FILLMORE, ! Z;
The House resolved itself into Committee pf thu
Whole on the state Of the Union, (hlr. Clifford 20
Maine in the Char) and resumed the consideration o
the Naval Appropriation BILL
When the committee rose on Saturday, Inc state 0
the question as follows:
Mr. MCCLELLAN, of New York, moved to ado
| the following proviso
"Prorided That till otherwise ordered by Congress- part
this any future existing appropriation shall be applied 70 u,
payment any the Navy appointed after thy date
yond number in each grade on the Isl day OF Jann
and that the in the ervre beyond that
be reduced fast Deaths resgnaons and promdop Wy
Which MIR. EVERETT had moved 10 anne nd asafol
| lows
Strike out all after the word 'provded and insert THAT
part this appropriation shall he applied for Of any ocer
The grade Of captain, COMMANDER lieutenant or mdslpra
appointed If the number in sevire ni ms
grade shall exceed tile service The h day of Janua
~, ls4l" -,
Mr. MCKAY, who had the floor, addressed the com
mitiee at some length in reply TO Mr.. Gushing. Mt
Mckay was heard mperfcclly, that the reporter can
not venture to attempt sketch Of his remarks.
After some remarks from Mr.. WISE,
MIR. BIDLACK would inquire of the honoraol
gentleman MR. Wise] whether these appropriation
could not be cut down to amount barely necessar
for the present wants of the navy; and then Provd
for any thing that might be expedent or necessary be
yond that, in the bill for the reorganization OF the navy
which he proposed should be next taken up!
Mr.. WISE replied in the negative.
MIR. BlDLACK would further ask the gentlema
whether he had read the article in this mornings Ma
disonian, which led to the inference that there wer
some apprehensions of with England Did IN
gentleman know whether anything had transpred i
regard to the negotiations in progress, which woul
authorize such nm inference?
Mr.. WISE replied that lie had not seen The artcl
the gentleman referred TO- and this WIS the first tim