The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-26

'iho atainments well the immensely of his legal
erunition had been well proved as 10 fix his repu
tation on basis easily shaken and 10 ente his
opinions to The highest confidence Ia opposition TO
ms opinion other authorities had been referred TO- Ii
ad oeen SAID hat the gentleman from Ohio had shown
himself hostile toit, because be had Introduced bill
TO insure the collection of the revenue That the
consequence DID not legIiimatey flow from the premi-
SEES was too obvious 10 require proof But the most
important matter connected with the propos ton the
gentleman from Ohio had been overlooked Those who
now maIniain that no revenue he collected under
the existing laws, in their opposition
Ia the Introduction of that bill and had thereby de-
monsrated that they wished the Government TO stop
The motives Of such conduct need not be scrutnized
ne people would know how estimate its patriotism.
| But what had the President done to bring upon
n'h such awful denunciations} According 10 his
construction OF the Compromise act, which was the
CONSTRUCTION also OF his legal adviser he had directed
Tue revenue TO be collected under the pre- enl law
Now, 1t Is operative or not III be truly operative
lne PRESIDENT has but done his duty, and what was
right-f 1t should hereafter by The proper tribunal,
o pronounced imperative, injury would be inflct
GU as uuiies are now paid under protest, while
must be conceded that &C, ordng to the
Presidents construction, backed il is, he
could not act otherwise than he has done. Mr. H.
III conclusion said he was at present. opposed 10 the
REDUCTION OF the army especially after what he had
heard this morning in relation to the pending treaty
The terms regarding the Northeastern Boundary
might please the Commissioners appointed by the
States Immediately interested, but they might not
please the whole Union
The debate was continued by Messrs. JOHNSON
OF Maryland, ALLEN, Of Maine, at length, and
BOVINE, of New York, when the hour of one hay-
ing arrived, the committee proceeded to vote on the
various amendments of the Senate, and two only out
oil the fourteen were concurred in
The committee then and reported TO the
House bill TO provide for the permanent employ
ment OF certain clerks in the Post Office Deparme
and the Army Appropriation bill as amended by the
Senate The former was Immediately passed.
Mr. STANLY, in justice to himself, gave reasons
why he should vote against the reductons-not be-
cause he was opposed to them but because he thought
the object could be effected in far more efectual,
equitable, and perfect manner by the separate bill
under the consideration of the Committee Militia
ry Affairs.
The previous question having been demanded on
the Army bill, the House proceeded to vote on the
various amendments and the House invariably con
Cured with the Committee Of the Whole. The only
| Senate amendments in which the House concurred,
were the following In the section providing for the
suppression of Indian hostilities in Florida, the Sc
nate introduced into the item of miscellaneous and
contingent charges the words {" including arreara-
ges" This amendment was adopted by the House,
but it added the following proviso, proposed by Mr..
Fillmore under instructions from the Committee Of
| Ways and Means;
| Prepided, That no than one hundred and for
ty-sx thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars
1
ment of arrearages and such arrearages shall be
paid unless they for services rendered supplies
| furnished IN pursuance OF law.
At the end of this section, the Senate added three
clauses, the last of which only adopted by the
| House. 1t reads as follows
"For arrearages and for the preservation of the
| public property at the several places of harbor and
river Improvement, fifteen thousand dollars"
| As soon as the last amendment was disposed Of
| Mr., ARNOLD again asked leave to introduce his
| bill, and objection being made he moved a suspen-
sion of the rules The motion prevaed-9S voting in
the affirmative, and 43 in the negative The bill was
then read, and the question being reading II a
| second time and referring it, Mr. ARNOLD delv
| cred speech on the necessity of reform and the
propriety of beginning it at home.
| Mr.. BRIGGS thought this an important question:
and one which must be met. The feeling in favor Of
| retrenchment rapidly gaining ground though
he thought the members received comparatively less
compensation than other public officers
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland, gave notice that he
would, at the proper time, amendment to
the effect that any member, at his option, might
receive six dollars or less provided he thought he
ought not receive eight dollars that his services
we're not worth so much. In offering this amend
ment he meant no disrespect but he believed eight
dollars constituted remuneration by no means too
great He thought his services worth eight dol
lars; but if there were any who conscientiously be-
lieved their services were not worth eight dollars,
and equivalent only to six three dollars, he
| was Wiling ulat tney snoulu ioHOW VIC uCtateo VI
| their conscience.
| After some remarks from MIR. ARNOLD
| Mr.. WISE said he had substitute which he pre-
ferred to that offered by the gentleman from Mary
land. 1t was to this effect: that from and after
the present session of Congress, member OF
the Senate or Of the House of Representatives
shall receive any pay whatever-and that no
appropriation shall be made for the pay OF the
members of the two Houses of Congress tor any
vice rendered or be rendered during the present
session, until provision shall be made for the pay of
the officers and of the Army and Navy. and OF
others in the employment ofthe Government to whom
money is due
| Mr.. WISE explained. He was opposed to re-
duction of the pay below eight dollars. He thought
| thnt little enough but he now declared that he
would for Appropriation for the pay OF members
until legal provision should he made for dlschargng
what is actually due and has long been due to credit
or. of the Government.
Mr. UNDERWOOD was opposed to the reduction
of the paw but he wished that remedy should be
put to the existing abuses.
Mr. BARNARD wished to lay the bill on the Ia
BILE, as there is time 10 play this game at such pc
Rod Of the session.
After some conversation between Mr.. Barnard and
Mr. Stanly, &c, motion was made to lay the bill on
the table