Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-14

naper of the exchequer founded on the revenues Oh e
Government and the public lands! The wing parry
hd eycrv thing they wanted; and with all their objects
oomnl;sbed what had been the verdict of the people,
Lsre in This vast public had they been able 10 keep
their ground: -
H.. had heard il said, when, at the last election tor
members the next Congress IN ueorg'a, me en.as
caused bv General Apathy. Now that they had been
able TO get one crumb Of comfort by the election oil one
member for the tail Of the session. they haed u as
great triumph and glorious victory. But might no.
He would ask any gentleman from Georgia 10 rise in
his place and saw that the result of tina, election was
caused BY sins le OF this session. Was TINS
gentleman (Sr Crawiord) elected 10 make Na'lonai
Bank. Was he elected to Perpeluate The high tarii.
no had not seen the gentleman votes yet; but he
ond vote differently from The Wings Of his section oil
the country if he voted for any Of these measarcs'-
Now for relrenchlncnt; for nothing was more poent
n, the last elections than that subject There was mol
district in this Union in which the Wing candidates
did not 70 before The people upon the extavagant eS-
nend;tures of The last Administration. Every where
thev imputed 10 that Administration ezravagant waste
of ,he public money and high salaries Now let them
nut their hands on single retrenchment they had eff
ected Why SO notorious was Their opposition TO re.
t-enchraent that the member from Tennessee, one oil
their marty. tAr Arnodl admitted tina. he principally
relied 1.-The Democrats TO carry his bill through,
NO. 54S)
Yesterday, it was true, they punished solitary
man by cutting off half his salary; and last session, the
only man they reduced was the man who carries wood
and brings water They did not reduce the pay Of the
pocas os vas altered Ii they knew OF any extrava-
rance in the Government, il was their duty homes.
men, TO put an end 10 It when they got INTO power
Bat they had not done Let them but show gene
raj movement at retrenchment and reform, and he
would answer for Democrats enough TO enable them 10
carry il through Where would they begin retire nch-
n,ent he asked hem if this bill was not the place for
il, The bill of the gentleman from tennessee, Mr.
Arnold s. No. 5iS, they said was mol The place for IT.
and now within three weeks oil The cose oil The session.
il was TOO late 10 Introduce another I'LL. The gentle
man from Indiana said that they went for reform; but
he should like TO know what their reform
Mr.. PROFIT 70 get such men you out of
Congress
Mr. {. BROWN in continuation. Yes, it was; but
gentlemen, IN striving 10 sc; US out got themselves
Gu, Of Congress- they dug PIT for Us, which they fell
into themselves
|, had been SAID that il was necessary 10 give high
pay IN the navy, in order To get good officers: but all
dlc talk We had asgood, II not better officers
with one half the paw We have now. II was the
officers who received only la the pay Of those Of the
present day, who gave the Iavy its high character, and
II was on the deeds OF thos, officers that those OF the
present day now relied 10 sustain them. lie would say
nothing in regard 10 the Safe of the Treasury further
than that in these times Of public Distress those in the
service of the public should bear portion OF that dis
taxing all the public Offices ard in Aiabama as he had
lately seen, curlaiIIng the salaries OF all The officers
Of the State 20 per One Of the post captains of
the navy told him thai he sved more Of his pay when
he lieutenant, receiving only 500 per year, than
he now did fSornc gentllman was heard to say that
the officer must then have been a bachelor. No, he
not bachelor. He would not do such cscredit to
the ladies' oflhe country consider them bill of
expense. The scriptures cted woman help meet for
man, and, i'll his opinion, god wife enabled man; TO
live cheaper instead of increasing his burdens.
Mr.. b., in conclusion, sid that reduction Of 30
per cent. from the higher tticers Of the navy would
not be great and that lie should vote for the amend
ment.
When the hour Of two arrived, The committee took
the question the Amendment Of Mr.. Merweiher to
reduce the pay Of The officers Of the nary, including the
engineer corps % per cent annum; and it was de-
c;ded in the ncgative-ayes 4, noes -.
Various other amendments oIrred-so,ne agreed
20, and some rejected Whea Mr. WISE moved the
previous question.
after some explanation ny Nessrs WISE and
MERlWETiiEli, 10 whether the latter had yielded
he Hoof hen the former submitted his proposition,
The demand for the previous question was seconded
and the bill was read third time and passed.
The House adjourned.