Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-21

opposition, MIR. l.. Williams moved to lay the res
oIution on the table.
The morning hour having expired the subject
was laid over without taking the question.
The bill making appropriations for pensions
and for the relief of American seamen in foreign
countries we're taken up, and, after brief CONVEX
sation, were severay read third time and pas
sed.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10.
In the Senate, the resolution OF Mr. Pierce cal
ling for information relative 10 the New York Gus
tom-House investigation aud the report Of the
Commissioners thereon, was taken up
Mr.. Clay advocated the resolution for the pur.
pose of investigating the great extravaganza pre-
vailing there as well as elsewhere. lie had I'M
dersood that in a collection OF revenue of less
than eight millions At New York. the extravagant
expenses had amounted 10 nearly eigh; per cent,
sum three or four TINES greater than charged
where sixteen millions was collected OF this
frightful increase of expenditures when the Sena-
tor from New Hampshire, (Mr. Woodbury. was
at the head Of the Treasury Department there
should be full Investigation. A report for The
revision of the tariff was in preparation, in which
all these evils would be probed to the bottom
MIR. Woodbury. said the report, when it came,
would show that he urged reduction of expen-
dures as fast as practicable, and stated that when
the imports increased from 100 TO 100 millions in
one year the expenses must necessarily be incrcns
ed
Mr.. Pierce aher briefly urging tho necessity of
mn exposure of the frauds that had been commit
ted moved to lay, for the present, the resolution
on the table, TO give opportunity Tor debate which
might arise.
! In the House. Mcssrs White Of La, Shepperd
of Ala, llomrs Of S C., Chapman of Ala, and
! Cooper of Ga, were announced by the Speaker
TO fill the vacancies on the Committee on Foreign
! Affairs, caused by the designations Of yester day
! Several resolutions were adopted authorizing in
| qulry by Committees.
| The question before the House, being on the mo-
ton OF MIR. l.. Williams 10 lay on the table the res
oluIion from the Committee on manufactures uu-
thorizing thar Committee to take testimony as to
the operation Of The present Tariff laws, call Of
! the House was made on morton of Mr.. AtLerton
and l76 members having answered TO their names,
further proceedingsin The call were dispensed with
and the question heing taken, the resolution was
! laid on The table, Yeas los Nays 70
| Whole, MIR Briggs in the Chair and resumed
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lied bv law.
MIR Cushng ncouies,ei md n,ade The mimi NJ
order on In u same ground that the whole clause
should he struck out
MIR. Gentry snd they owed the Committee OF
Ways and Means great debt of gratitude for fur
nishng the kew to the cause of the great increase
Of officers and immense augmentation of expendi-
lures Of Government for the Inst few years, by the
improper exercise of power by officers of Gov
eminent in appointment ut their pleasure Of officers
under them Here was involved an important
principle, one that was Of vital importance to the
purity OF this Government and the perpetuity OF
freedom. If this practice were continued to what
extent would not The Secretary Of War, OF Slate,
OF the Navy, and other officers, multiply Offices,
for the benefit Of their hvoriles, to extend the
power of the General Government The House,
as til, guardian Of the peoples rights in respect
to expenditures, should Immediately remedy this
by Withholding appropriations for these Offices. -
He would move To recoinmit the bill to the Com
r miltee of Ways aud Means, with instructions to
strike out every appropriation not authorized by
law and, in order 10 this, moved that the Com
! iniltee rise.
Before this carried, Mr.. Wise spoke briefly
coutending that these appropriations, having been
included III lormeF appropriation h'lls were thus
, 'egalized' agreeing with Mr. Gushing IN opposon
'oa dissemination III 'hat CLASS OF ofhces' and a
ganst the r. commitment rs causing delay, Mr.
Mason, from The COMMITTEE OF ways ana Means
, gave an account OF The action OF that Committee