The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-17
in.s year The people we're exceedingly anxous upon

ina year The people were exceedingly anxious upon
this subject.
MIR KENNEDY said he had no objection to the call for
formation but he for would never consent to make
the Post Office Department tax on the Treasury pro-
Finally at the request of Mr. Hopkins the whole matter
was laid over till tomorrow, when 1t will probably be
fully discussed.
RssoLurioNs &c-Mr REpplSo called for the amount
expended each State for ortifcatons lighthouses SC
A MEMBER called for the number OF cadets &c edu-
Gated at West Point from its and the cost
of each.
Mr. ADAMS called for all the information in possession
of the Government relative to Texas its prospects,
dtion &C. and what overtues have been made about an
nexation, &c. .
Mr. HAMrLroN FISH called to know what became of all
the gold coin received at the New York Post ONCE.
Mr. WENTWORTH called for all the instructions given 10
our Minister in London relative to Oregon Ihis passed
the House. although 1t has been recently reJectca ny inc
Senate .
Mr. PErrrr offered resolution calling on the Commit
tee of Ways and Means to report Bill reducing hePdy
oil The officers of Government. This was agreed to-
Mr. Caldwell offered another resolution calling on the
the Tariff as tax all equally rather to tax the
property and not the people OF the country This lies over
MIR WESrwonrH called on the Secretary to know
what money had been expended for the relief of the heirs
Of the officers and who fell at the Battle OF Lake
Eric.
Resolutions of all sorts and kinds were then offered
calling all the various Secretaries Sc for every
ceivable kind Of Observation-Disclosures of all sorts tables,
&c. the whole of which could be supplied less than
year, without trebling the number Of clerks.
Bill was then read twice to reduce the present rate OF
duty salt
The by which the House decided the other day to
print Greenhow's old report upon the Oregon territory,
then reconsdered partly because Of the expense OF
printing, and partly because Greenhow is about to pub
lsh soon much better and fuller work the subject
Mr. WryTwonTm said he didn't care iftho report
big as three bibles he would so for having printed ii
it settled right to the Oregon territory, or gave au
thentic information in relation to 1t.
PRINTING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. sIMoSs offered resolution to establish committee
that should examine all documents &C. presented to the
House. Except bills md resolutons and say what should
be printed and what not
this subject ofprinting but the only way to correct
this great evil is to separate the printing from the po
perintend will not mend the matter 1t would be of
party character and valuable documents that ought
to be printed hut which were opposed to the party in
power, would be stihed in the committee.
MIR WELLER i presume the gentleman IL opposed TO
party press from his having newspaper in his district
WIsE-Not that account, sir for although we have
no miserable little pazan sewers that arese up and
goguee in our region of country, yet we patronze
all the newspapers of character from the large
cities He was going to add the Richmond En-
for its early and accurate nfomatonthe Spirit Of the
Times for its peculiar information-the National ntel
gencer for its decency. and where every genteman's
house contains reading room with abundance OF well
kept files of papers, and where certain white headed old
servants might be brought that could school OF
to teach certain gentlemen in Washington the
rules of good breeding and politeness.
papers in his district sir from the fact of the people send
Ing able and talented gentleman to represent them on
tins fOor-(Laughter as ne pointed 10 Wlse)
wIsn.-No, sir; but ri tell the gentleman how that
arises In that district sir is to be found that noble old
of learning called William and Mary"-which has
sent forth great and great statesmen than any
other all others in the country Among its graduates
sir. James Madison, James Monroe, George Wash
ngton Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Wilson Cary
Nichols, and others among the anciens and among the
modems John Randolph Littleton Tazewell, General
Robert Taylor VIM b. Giles your present Senator Crit
tenden Sitting DOWN and if the gentleman pleases-
JonS TyLER(Roars of laughter all round the House)
WELLER-And a much greater man. sir, than all these
for believe the gentleman himself graduated there.
(Laughter)
WlsrNo, sir for my parents and guardians sent me
to Western Pnnsy vania among the old blue ederasts
that's where learnt my radical democracy. Uaughter)
WELLER.--I don't understand the gentlemans de-
mocracy sir.
Qaughng) Perhaps not, sir. But it's well un-
dersood, in Virginia.
The resolution passed
On motion to reconsider a vote the cost Of re-
moving snags, &c in the Mississippi Mr.. THoMAssoN and
Mr.. WLKINs said few words on the ntermnable sub
ject of the Western Waters, and the House adjourned