Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-05
Mr. BOVINE moved that The Committee rise; y:hie:
uo,ion was carred-ayes 81, noes -; and
On motion BY Mr.. WARD, the House adjourned
HcimeSGay, .MIrch :.
SENATE.

nt,ltIn
On motion BY Mr. WARD, the House adjourned
Wednesday, Marcia
SENATE
Alter Tie presentation Of petitions and reports from
Mr. EVANS, on leare introduced bill 10 establish
,, or e,,rr a, Bangor, Maine; which read a.ire
and referred To the COMMITTEE on Commerce
Mr. LINN submitted the following resolutions; winch
were read and adopted, w:
he directed send 10 the = mar statement ,'"T,"s n" @
snIr;iua gwen rs him III practice % we a = 'Gy IN @
confirming the reports Of THE Board ~ COMMISSIONERS 3pff
~ iny a,e private land caIn,s ~ MNspl under u" a'
I NH $40 md March 3D. is-!; aui Whether, hi ~ ~
any further legislation = necessary - rh ~" !" ' ~ n.
t,ctyriy and l..ily said act ~ ~ J"iy, -,
stJ r, m, ro..in ser General u requested q carlai
nicn,- "a the senate >iamra', shown. ir h"n!t -
routes on the mails lfr -iSriat '' '1r "'p 49, i-
n, mai i saved IL tlr Department y >ecl dispersion, .;
thr name Of The Sarr IL which such ion. e>-i
Mr. TAPPAN from the COMMITTEE on TIE Library,
Introduced \ resolution for the distribution oi CERTAIN
comics OF the land ams and State papers, nov "a hand,
belonging 10 the Government, equally among lie mem
hers Of Congress who have not received them, til IL
COPIES are exhausted, 10 be by them distributed !" r
county and town Libraries, in whatever manner ay
hc most advantageous Laid The table for t.e
sent. 80
NJ. BARROW submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted, ~:
p,J INA, m. S.crtay Of thr Treasury H. dtrf-i
transmit Il statement exhibiting !e amount = VT
lies arising upon The imp", ani "nas ~ ~ "I' = y
lean, IN The lsa ~ aud i aud al" IN amount y n-
"., received from the sale. pitc lands ~ III STIR = i
istana .ni a'-' I" M iil" - ~, '' ',
derived these suirr"> Was sNird'" WITHIN l' i'n z
Th. resoIuton introduced by Mr.. WALKER winch
was published heretofore, calling upon the President ~
the United States report TO The Senate ali the papers
touching the commission appointed 10 examine anG y!
lust the claims OF American citizens on Mexico i"r e.
pfedaons on their property, and the proceedings =
SAID commissions was taken up, aud, after -os" 'so~''
hcaiion BY the n.o.er, was adopted.
Mr. SMITH Of Indiana, then caed ioF Tue
The orders Of the day brought Up a. tie unfinished
business of Yesterday, Mr. Gays rctrenchment an!
reform resolutions, submitted - the Senate on thr "''
ntno, the question pending bong on t'e a"o'''o"''
Mr. Wrghts proposed amend ncn's
Mr. WRIGHT addressed the Scnate two hours "a
support of his amendments, and III answer 10 'r
Clay. We are compelled 10 lay over even The meagr
Sketch of his Speech, Til Tuesday. lie contend"t,
even from Mr. Ewing Report, that MIR. Van Enrem
Administration lad reiuced the expenses OF Govern
men, from 81 millions in ISIS, 10 - millions ~ ~,
lie conlras.ed the relative positions Q! the past a'
present administrations, and asked what ha6 been W.
reol condition n. things; The one administrations eN.
banding from Surplus up 10 the last l"o yeas
Of lis term aud then retrrnchlng and the other coz"
mencinp with an empty Treasury, ard expanding ~
expenditures in the ratio Of MS embaFrassnehts -.
outstanding the able argument ct the Senator livA
Kentucky IN support Of his resolutions, Il had not So
be-n made apparent 10 him that after the restoration II
the land fund II would b. necessary TO exceed taI'
Of ~ per cent
The Senator bases his calculation cxpend'urst
amounting 10 twenty-five millions, and teen goes mt
calculations to show how II IS I" be met
Mr. WRIGHT here er,ered INTO an examination =
the imports for series Of years, coming down 10 ei,
when the table OF commerce states them ~ one nun
bred and seven millions lie desired to know what
circumstances existed winch might make the imports
of l2iO too hirh for average Of years past Ii'
Senator assumes ninety-one millions the averag" u
imports for wears to come Twenty per cent on nine-
ty.one millions, taken as the duty on imports WI! gifr
eighteen millions add the income from lands At three
millions, and that gives from twenty-one and halt -
twenty-five millions. Now, II from the rapidly -.
creasinr expenditures when the Treasury was over
flowing 10 the exit aston of the Treasury eapenfl-
lures had down 10 twenty two Millions what was
to prevent the Government from being carried on sue
cessfuy and properly with the reduced rate thus a.
certalned To be practicable Would any man say that
was not enough for economical administration 81 tie
Government? lie, for his part, satisfied so ZOO
900 would be amply sufficient.
Interference 10 the resolution proposing 10 repeal 'he
clause of the Distribution act which provides for
storing the land fund should the 20 per cent 81 ""
compromise act be exceeded he considered the question:
that repeal the vital question Of the discussion iAt
Senator himsesaid few days ago, another occasion
that the simple question after all was whether ""
amount Of distribution should be raised BY the direct
taxation of the State Governments, or by the more
mild execise of the power OF indirect taxation BY the Gle
neral Government. II Is, then, al once IN admission
that the question to tins, whether Congress shall
or shall not the taxing power Of the General 20
vernment Tor the purpose OF raising revenue 10 be az
tribued to the States for State purposes.
Mr. WRIGHT then specified the retrenchmenis
which might fairly be made Immediately in the eSpeus-
ofthe Government Al the close oihis speech he than.
cd the Senate for the attention with which h had been
favored.
Mr. SMITH Of la expressing wish tospeak Oh tie
subject, and the hour beng alc,
The Senate, on motion 10 that eff Ct adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House agreed 10 meet AT II o'clock Monlay
The order of the day, being the consideration Of The
Report of the Retrenchment Committee, occupied
some timeafter which, tie House went INTO ComnG
tee Of the Whole, and took up the Appropriation Bl,
and after discussion the subject OF advertlsn!
adjourned.
Hon. Leonard Wilcox has been appointed by he
Executive Of Ne" Hampshire, L. $ Senator until H..
meeting of the Legislature in June, 10 supply the
cancy in that body, occasoned by the resignation Of til
Hon Fran kiln Pierce.
MEXICO AND TEXAS.
New ORLEANS, Feb. I've learn from CAP, A
drews Of The schooner e. Z. ZabriSkie, days ifom