Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-04
The State OF Georgia. N TIE PIECE CT II w
decd, waas qualified and took his seat

Res0ireJ That the Secretary The Treasury report
10 this House the NUMBER cassfs and compensation, n
the officers and all other persons connected with the
collection Of tie in tic employment Of lie
United States {. the following ports, viz: Portland
Boston, Salem, Ne@burypor:, New London, rhilade
AHA, Baltimore Norfolk, Charleston Mobile, and New
Orleans, on the 'i'st day OF january l3, and Oh inc
first day OF January 1850, respectively; and that lac
also report The gross amount of revenue collected al
each OF those ports for the Two years preceding these
dates.
i Mr. LlTTLEFlELD presented the resolutions ofilie
Legislature OF Maine, requesting her Representatives
end nstructns her Senators, 10 their exerons &c
procure the passage o. law TO refund 10 Cen Jackson
lie fine imposed upon him in 1915.
POST OFFICE GROUNDS.
On motion of Mr.. BOARDMAN il was re solved lha
tie Postmaster General be directed 10 inform thin
House how he has expended the appropriation made al
the las: session for the purchase Of portion OF the
ground adjacent TO the General Post Office Building
what lie has made Of the property purchased. and
whether ii necessary ind expedien to purchase the
remainder Of the ground Of the square which the
building is erected.
MIR. WINTHROP presented The memorial OF more
.hcn thousand legal voters OF Boston, asking TIM
tie plan Of Exc!squer, as proposed By The Pfesiden
Of the l.. States may be adopted forthwith, with such
notifications as may be necessary.
AMOS KENDALL.
Mr.. c. J. lNGERSOLL presented a petition of CT
tizens OF PhIlader hia in the State of Pennsylvania
TO personal liberty, OF which he has been deprived in
consequence of Judgment obtained against him for
certain of his official acts while Postmaster General
1iIE ARMY AND TIE PUBLIC FINANCES.
MIR. THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, moved reconsi.
Iteration Of the vote by which the Army bill was passed
Yesterday and lie SAID that his object in doing was
10 submit the following resolution, ii his motion should
prevail, viz:
Resoired, That The bill be recommitted to the Com.
mit;ce of Ways and Means, with instructions strike
therel.on every item Of appropriation which can be
dispensed with without immediate and decided detri-
, ment 10 the service.
Mr THOMPSON remarked that for three several
DAYS did tie House 20 into committee on this bill and
during these three days nearly The entire time Of the
House taken up in the discussion Of two three
minor points. This bill, he presumed, every gentle
man knew, contained large amount Of appropriations,
something like five millions of dollars. During the
debate, the question asked, but not swered
by the Chairman fthe Committee OF Ways and 5cano
> "Hhat tie anticipated revenue OF the coming
year And he should like the gentleman from New
orl. 10 respond 10 il
Mr. FILLMORE replied that the gentleman had
the same information which he had, in the public do.
cuments; and thai il he would come TO his desk he
would show him what the Administration said upon the
subject.
Mr.. THOMPSON resumed; and said that, from the
estimates OF the Secretary Of The Treasury the
would am0Intto sixteen millions but from estimates
made all sides it could not exceed twelve millions;
and believed by many t!Ia; would not amount
TO than ten millions lie perceived that the Sc.
creary had estimated the sales of The public lands
Sc. 100 eco, but ts entire mistake. and he did
moi believe that than ST. 800 600 would he real
ised from that There must then, lie large
deficiency il Tie Treasury al the end Of the fiscal year.
ending the 3Gth Of June, lSii-prohably amounting to
SS0o0,CG0. fhey had means Of raising the money,
what was to he the policy of this Government? They
had failed 10 borrow in Europe, and, in consequence,
were dseracod aud disiiomorcd abroad.
/ MIR. DODGE, Of Iowa, suggested 10 the gentleman
la permit the motion to lie over this Of the
days assigned for The consideration of business relating
MIR. THOMPSON said That he would consent 10 the
suggestion.
Mr.. MASON Of Ohio, trusted that the motion would
now be acted on, that the bull might be sent to The Sc.
nate, and he hoped that the gentleman would proceed
with his remarks.
| Mr.. THOMPSON wished TO call The attention fthe
House to the fact, that If they made appropriations be.
yond the means OF The Treasury they should look 10
the consequences. Last year they passed tariff bill,
which Gt was believed by some, would reach twenty
six millions; the prospect that not more than
ten millions would accrue from the revenue AS yet
no proposition had been made to amend The bill and
reduce the duties, and he pull il to the House 10 say
whether they would so forward and make appropria
tons when there were means provided TO them,
The only way OF providing the absence Of u
reduction o.! duties, 10 borrow money. And should
they not therefore, strike out every item Of appropra
,'oa which could be dispensed with without derlncnt
TO the public service? They had been borrowing mo
ney Tor the last tour years. and time they should
cease TO 10 50. The Secretary OF War had his sincere
thanks for Tie reductions winch lie had made this year
The estimates 81 $4,000 less than those Of the
last III consequence of the conclusion of the Flosda
war, and other There could his opinion, be
one more million cut off, if the chairman Of the COM
ntcc OF Ways and Means would address letter to the
Secretary of War and ask HIM TO dispense with every
appropriation which be omitted withou; derment
TO The public service. There could be but the delay Of
few days
Mr. GRANGER remarked that he was in hopes that
this hill, which passed, apparently lamonously, would
have been permitted to 20 to the Senate undsturbed,
without an effort to create, in the entire body Of The
House, an impression that the appropriations were
wastefully extrevagant. The gentleman from Misss.
sipp had read not only 10 the dominant party OF the
House, but 10 his friends aud 10 himself, lecture
the passage Of the bill and the extravaganza of Con-
gress. How did The bill pass Without even 4 call
lor the yeas and nays The gentleman now thought,
not OF squandering the treasure but the credit of the
Government; yet the gentleman, yesterday, did not
think it wor!h while recording his agaias, The bill
and now, when this BIZ should 20 TO the Senate he
arose TO find fault with something He could not sup
pose ,:at The speech made Ter political capital ut
home far from it, Dut where was the army required:
In the portion Of country where he (fir & resided
Certainly not. The army required for Tie section
::om which the gentleman from Mississippi came, and
more for the protection Of his frontier than for New
York or the majority Of States which gentlemen repre-.
10 furnish the means for the support of the army the
yeas and nays not having been called, the gentleman
arose TO read 10 the House political lecture The gen.
lenan extremely alarmed fu. the credit of the Co.
veTnmeEt abroad, aHd said there that was not sui-
: cheney u! revenue TO support the Government Now
he (Mr. GFangct) was high pro elective r,an 10 the
hub bnt al hs last he recorded his
tea and coffee, which would have put four millions OF
doa'f into the Treasury. Did the free trade gentle
men Go much
Mr. THOMPSON u q, Lo Al -, ,o,o ca ,ia
Mir GRANGER. The gentleman vas opposed TO o
high protective tariff The Wings stood in their place,
and were ready TO take the consequence Of voting a
:ux upon tea and coae and still the gentleman record
CO his vote against IT, and talked about high protective
tarh! thad better come frcm other quarter.
MIR. THOMPSON desired to ask question. Did not
the friends Of The tariff law, passed during the las:
session. eay that i; would yield twenty millions,
which they considered ample enough for the support Of
the Government
h!r. GRANGER replied. lie believed, .ha, if the
Tariff left its basis, undisurbcd although he
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