Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-20
Wedaesday, jan. II, l0'id.
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Several Executive communications were received
and ordered to be printed Among them was one from
The President, transmitting, IN answer to resolution
copy of the proceedings OF the court martial IN relation
II the case of Lieut.. Buel
Mr. MOREHEAD presented several memorials OF
the subject OF postage, and commended them to the no
lice of the Post Office Committee
Me- MERRiCk said the Committee would do the
subject ample Justice lie thought there was false
impression with regard TO the iranking privilege. j
was not the ranking by the three hundred members
Congress and The Departments that constituted the
great evil it the ranking power OF the fifteen
thousand deputy posmasters lie animated that the
Committee will report IN day or two
MIR BAYARO gave notice OF bill to establish ne
val school
After some debate on lie bill for the improvement o
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers the Senate went INTO an
Executive session. and afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER announced the oder OF the day, be
ing The proposition for rsconsiterlng the vote instruct
ing The Committee Of Ways and Means to make an ap-
preparation for the
WESTERN WATERS.
Mr.. WELLER SAID, yesterday he telt an incna-
fon 10 reply to the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.
Stuart whose remarks wide from the trnth. That
gentleman reported the ntellgencer, which pre-
sumed correct that Mr. Van Buren, had authorized the
Secretaries Of the different Departments, whose duty II
TO make these estimates, I, Withhold hem or he
should be bound veto The bill when IL presented
10 him-which he [Nr. w pronounced to be unrne,
and without shadow of foundation 10 have justified
The assertion.
The report Of the n,eligencer makes slso appear
that there was question OF veracy between the gen.
sleman from Pennsy lvania Mr.. Il. lngersolll and
himself, in relation to what he stated to have been The
action of The Committee Of Ways and Means, which is
untrue lie merely stated that the committee had I,
ken action the subject and had come to the conclu
sion to make appropriation for the Western waters;
and he here repeated that the committee had taken q
vote and agreed to make no appropriation for those
interests. True, the gentleman from Pennsyvnna
mir. was not present when that determination was
announced
Mr.. J R INGERSOLL said he understood the re-
marks of the gentleman from Ohio to be what the
committee would not do and not what had been done
Mr.. WELLER sad 1t was impossible for him 10
know hat the committee would do, but il was compe
tent for him 10 know hn, had been DONE beng mem
Der Of that committee.
MIR. W. then resumed his remarks, and said he
should corne himself 10 the subject before the House,
skhough his feelings prompted him to reply TO the
gentleman from Pennsy lvania, whose remarks
Thing more nor less than an old stale stump speech,
which he had heard before clothed in better language
but which was untrue in every particular, and could
not stand the scrulinzng eye OF the American People
The question before the House is one that requires
action and not debate, asserted by the gentleman
from Kentucky, (Mr. ThomassonO who placed the sub
ieet SO cleosy before the House, that he should not
make speech at This time but when it before
them in another shape he should reply more fully 10
The Fl plodsd arguments Of the gentleman from Penn
syyania (Mr Stuan)