Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-18
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gan, praying that The sum OF SEQ continental notes
paid 10 her husband since deceased, for his service
daring the Revolutionary war, may be made good Il
her or her children, BY such general and equitable Law
cs may be finally passed OH the subject Mr.. H. re-
| marked that, ii any committee should be herea.ir
raised 10 take into consideration The subject of pawn.
the debts of the States, he would the re.t renee
this petition 10 that committee. ii struck him, ho ~
ever that there would be popriety in paying Of
the old Revolutionary debt, before tie idea Of assunn.
The debts oil tbs States was entertained For the pre-
sent, lie moved that Tie petition be laid on the table
! Agreed 10.
| Mr.. WOODBURY. submitted the following resolu
ton, which Vas agreed TO:
Etsolred That The Secretary Of the Treasury be d
reced inform the Senate of the nat amount of reve
nee received from the customs in the month of Jan
isi according TO the current returns made the rea
sury Department
! Mr.. LINN presented petition from Abraham wa.
cox, representing that he is the father of twenty-five
children, praying aid OF the Government to raise q
company TO go 20 The Oregon Territory aud for grant:
.! land, &c; which read, and laid on the table
The resolution of the Committee on Commerce, Ia
discharge that committee from the further considrta-
ton OF The resolution of the Senate Of the 27lh OF
December last, directing It 10 inquire into the state o
our tonnage, freighs, and commerce., and to report
wle,he. they prosperous under cur existing re
gn!a'ions with foreign powers, Nc, and TO refer The
10 the Secretary OF State, and directing him 10
make the inquiries touching the matter, and report
thereon {; the next of Congress- was taken up
and. after a few remarks by hlessrs. HUNTINGTON,
and WOODBURY., adopted.
the following resolution, introduced by MIR. Eenton
yesterday, taken IN for consideration; aud, al
lew remarks by Mr.. ARCHER, no, in opposition
10 lis adoption, but expressing the belief that the call
was unlike any ever made, II agreed 10, VIZ
RcSoired Tia. the President of the t. S be request
cd to communicate 10 the Senate copy Of the con-,
MISSION, letter Of instruction. which may have been
llrp,o NFal ,,cs GO
fea. wh Lord Ashhurton, late special minister from
Great Britain 10 the l.. 5.
Tie engrossed Joint resolution directing the transfer
o! toe stock held by the q. States the Chesap cake
and Oaio Canal Company, TO the State cf Maryland,
and 10 the cities of Washington, Georgetown, and
Alexandria certain conditions, up for t!i;sd
reading.
Mr.. KING remarked that one of the conditions in
the bill which the stock surrendered, was that
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal shall be completed TO
Cumberland He inquired Of the Senator from Mary
land, Mr. Merick, whether he considered that the
terms Of the bill such authorized the Govern
TO reclaim the STOCK in the terms Of the bill
we're not complied with.
MIR. MERRiCk replied that, If the conditions were
mt complied wt the whole oithe stock would revert
TO the Government
Tie resolution vas then read the third time, and
passed.
The bill relating TO the appointment of Assistant
Pos:masers General, vesrg The power TO appoint
them in the President, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate-was read third time, and
passed.
BANKRUPT LAW
MIR. BERRlEN said that he had given notice to The
Senate yesterday, that he would day move TO
fix day for the consideration of the bill to repeal the
bankrup. law. lie was disposed to give notice that
he would Monday next ask the Senate to take that
bill up for consideration. He said that it desira.
BILE that the information obtained from the Secretary OF
Stale, to the operations of the law, and The report
Of the Committee the subject, should bc wide! y
dissent mated possible before they called upon
10 act finally upcn te bill and it desirable 10 give
further time Senators 10 consider the report of the
Jadicar. Committee and the amendments recommend
ed BY 1t, lie supposed that oil that desired By
delay could be accomplished by Monday neA
MIR. YOUNG preferred that the bill should be Their
taken NJ, and made the special order for Monday
but on being informed that such would place
the bill behind other special ORDERS he acquiesced IN The
suggestion of MIR. Berrien.
INFRINGEMENT, ECONOMY, AND GOVERNMENT
RESOURCES. .
The resolutions produced on Tuesday last ny MT
McDuiie on the proprey Of adopting measures to re
vve commerce, repenish The impoverished exchequer
and TO arrest the accumulation of public debt, by re-
ducng the tariff of the last session 10 revenue stand
ard and by practising rigid system Of ro,rcnchmen
economy, and accountability, came up for consdera
ton.
MIR. EVANS lin reply to Mr. alcDulie's remarks Of
Yesterday addressed The Senate for upwards OF two
hours and half discussing at large the various topics
involved in the resolutions of the Senator from South
Carolina, and the additional resolutions which he had
himself submitted.
At the outset, he remarked, i, was with very great
reluctance that lie 10 occupy any portion oil the
time Of the Senate at his late period al the session
when there many important and pressing mat
tiers demanding lis attention, in the discussion OF these
resolutions hich he feared 10 end IN
discussion alone. Nevertheless, they were deemed
nj very great importance, las they certainly wetf and
had been discussed g:h ability ny The Senator IRON ,.
Carolina, Mr.. aic Dufs, who always evidenced al nb
y Whatever hc undertake 10 discuss, he felt to be-
is duty briefly possible 10 submit such remarks
The hast. consideration OF the sui ect would enable
hn 10 make. The resolutions of the honorable Ssna
tx chiefly directed 10 the condition OF the .fea-
sury--to the finances and commerce vi Inc country
and very large portion of the speech with which the
Senator had favored the Senate directed 10 The con
don Of the business of the country, which he lnlF
r admitted nse parably connected. tie agreed
with the Senator fully and thoroughly, that the CON-
merce of the country was Crippled 10 very great
tent, and that business deeply embarrassed. lie
would not differ from the honorable Senator as 10 Inc
terms Of The reso!u.iorx which proposed system o.
economy and rctrcnchmen,, and Of limiting the expen
ses Of Government 10 The income which may be de-
rived b. The treasury from all sources lie would agree
with the Senator, that the commerce Of Tie country
vas greatly embarrassed and crippled; ont he oih-ret
from him radically 10 The causes winch hac occasion
ed Il, and as to the efficacy OF Inc measures "hch NJ
proposed 10 revive it,.
Mr. l.. then proceeded TO minute investigation @
the measures which he conceived had led 10 the de
neemsn!s Of the currency, 10 which ne manly attn
hucd The disresses Of The country lie vindcaied ths
course which lie and The fr end nth whom he had sctec
took n defence Of the State banks after they had beer
stimulated by the Government ard brosen down, ant
when the Administration tusned round on them, ant
endeayored 10 destroy them.
Having disposed OF this branch Of the subject, 1t
adscr,cd 10 The position assumed IN The Senator
resolutions that Tie TaTiii law was The cause OF h
condition OF the country, aud that REVISION OF iha
Law would resusciinie commerce. lie conieneed Tia
the commerce Of the county was lwo'oid-ioreigl
ard domestic; and That the one was dependent CT
lie ether, 50 that, il domestic commerce langrishe
7nd fell into decay, must foreign commerce |! was
therefore, more reasonable trace the crippled stat
Of foreign commerce 10 which had operated o.
domestic commerce, tLan 10 what The Senator con
tends was for The protection and benefit Of the HON
nanufecturing interests identified with domestic com
MERGE In tracing out their causes he (Mr. Evans