Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-06
CoNGREss--Fir.ts Session
Tuesday, January ~.
IN SENATE

which were stolen from the n Orleans fost ohce. nc
memoalIsts ask elefon the ground that, 'nasmuc u
the Collector al New Orleans did not cancer lhe ho'sS
the Government is bound TO remunerate nd'iousi "ou
ers.
| The memorial vas referred to the COMMITTEE OH
| Finance.
The House bill for the refunding General jackson :
fine, was reported from the judiciary Commi',se' W."
un amendment to the effect that blame shall DC iui
pued t, Judge Hail.
Mr. BENTON offered two resolutions, winch lie over
One requires the President 10 take the IncPieh' sep
towards an abrogaon of the article IN The Hea'y o.
1918 which prnvides for the JOINT occupst'oh o' Wv
gon the other calls upon the State Department ot IN
fornatiC- 20 whether any slaves have, since Tue as
treaty, escaped To the British domnions.
The Tariff resolution came up next; but a'tef so't
conversation, it was laid aside, and the Senate WEI"
into an Executive SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Tus,nn.
The Clerk then read the Journal Of yesterday Alter
The SPEAKER announced the first business in order
| to be the
And hat Mr. Stiles Of Georgia, was entitled 10 INT
I floor.
Mr. COBB, of Georgia, SAID that, az his colleague
absent he moved to postpone the subject nh"i 10
morrow.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked the privilege of the House To
make few reports until the gentleman from Georgia
should take his scat.
MIR. ADAMS said he had no objection to pos'Pon
! ing the subject until Tomorrow To accommodate Tie
gentleman from Georgia. but he was opposed To sus
pension for the purpose Of taking up other business
than that next IN order.
Mr. STILES here arrived, and addressed the House
in favor OF the 18th rule, and replied particularly 10
the arguments of Mr. Winthrop; and IN one oil the
most eloquent strains, discussed this question, Vlnd
eating the rights Of his constituents and the compFo
misses of the Constitution.
4 Mr. WISE and asked Mr.. Stiles to give way
for few moments 10 allow him to present petition
addressed 10 Senator and TO himself from c'tiZct
Of Penns, vanta asking In be divorced from ms "ie
setting forth grievances, among which ~ ina
he had beea deceived because he had found out sihce
his marriage lhat he compelled to support o'hr
peoples children. Nj w. said, that according to the
right of petition he bound to present IT, although
Congress has not the power grant The prayer OF The
petitioner and apoloslzed TO the gentleman from Geor
ria for nerruptng him but lie had done SO IN Illus
traton Of his position.
! Mr.. STILES yielded the floor, and
hr. WISE read the un que petition, which caused
great me,fmen ut in the House.
| Mr. STILES resumed AID finished his argument
commenced Saturday, and alluded sarcasucsliy u
the unenviahIs position assumed by The gentleman
from North Carolina, (Slf Chngman,) who had sur
rcnte red the constitutional fortress oil Inc Sonth-lhc
COMPROMISES of the Constitution.
MIR. ANDREW JOHNSON said, that as he had ou'
twenty-sy minutes 10 speak before the morning hour
| e xpred, and he wished u have all ut ms uma al
once {, give his views he moved that The subject be
postponed until Tomorrow.
| Mr.. ADAMS sad he hoped the subject would not
be postponed bat that the debate would proceed IN
| lis order.
division as called for, and before the question las
stated,
| Teers were called for which ordered
! alessrs Gilmer and Grnnell appointed tel
l,rs who reported 80 The affirmative, and 30 in the
negative
| The SPEAKER then presented several Executive
communications, which were aPpropriat ly disposed oil
Sn The subject postponed.
Nj PARMENTER tI-n moved that the llous,
resolve Itself into Committee Of the Whole on the
state of tie UnIon Which decided IN The athrma
tive.
The ionse then resolved itself into Committee o
The Whole on the state Of the Union Mr. Campbell o.
S Carolina in the Chair.
| Mr. PARMENTER then moved that the Committee
take up the bill transferring certain Nary appropria
! ,ons
Mr. HUGHES said The subject last under consdera-
ton in the committee the Oregon b and he hoped
that would be taken up The first in order-which
was decided in the negative.
The question then required on the motion Of Mir
Parmenier and the committee took up the bill making
| certain transfers Of
| NAVAL. APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. Mckay SAID he hoped the b'l! would b, passed;
because he wished 10 bring forward at early day the
appropriation bill, although he believed there had been
| crest exlravagance in the Navy Department Tins
transfer would not, as is supposedb by some gentlemen,
allow the Secretary of The Navy to put the workmen
to work in he different Navy Yards. but only 10 meet
liabilities already hanging over The Department. nc
transfer should be made and he hoped 1t would be done
at once because the power OF transfer exists with every
other branch of the Government, and has existed un
der every administration the foundation OF the
Government
MIR. G.. JOHNSON spoke warmly against the trans
fer. and said the Secretary of the Navy should have
come forward n manly manner and asked an appro-
instead OF asking transfer 10 neel
prospective contingencies.
Nj BRlNKERHOFF opposed the transfer, on the
around Of ecoanDy, which had been demanded by The
People; and he was not disposed TO make transfer OF
Tho nnblio money to meet the extravaganza of any De-
n,rinent nj the Government. Where will this SUBJECT
stop If Congress does not pull the purse strings me
oeoples money tight and hold their agent 10 specific
ard d,rcc, appropriations There was no immediate
neces:y for the Nay ard he was IN favor OF instruct
inc the Committee OF Ways ard Means to report an
ono,op,iaon Of only 81 00 GEO for the support of The
NAVY for the 2cseni year. II appears that there 10
disposition 10 bully poor Mexico, ard, at The same
time 10 hack asserting the rights oil Inc country
orains, IN. encrouchmenls OF Lag and and il had been
| rcmarkcd by the gentleman from Virginia, that he
N,vv fougLl is way into favor. True, but tina. vas
,wen,v wears aro not now 1t had become cncrvacd,
and was not now e"ch position US 1t was them yet
he was friend 10 the Navy, but was opposed to It's
| abuses. -
.;s,cs 10 the objections Of MIR. Cave Johnson, and
| enumerated the different vessels, classifying them,
which this transfer necessary TO finish and repair
! Mr. BARNARD inquired of Mr.. parment'r by
what authority the Navy Department, had built the 1--we
additional sloons Of var enumerated By him?
| MIR. PAEMENTER said he did not know, except
ibat The service Of the country demanded it. aud which
had always been left Discretionary with every Secre-
tary of the Navy. lie was not disposed to 1T The
service of the country suffer- by Withholding the trans
fer necessary to sustain the credit Of Tie country
abroad.
Mr. BLACK Of Georgia laid he was surprised st the
con,se Of the gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.. Cave
Johnson upon this subject This system of transfer
existed under the Administration OF General Jackson
and Mr. Van Buren, and TO which he had made no OBJ
lection aud appeared 10 him that the right OF transfer
had never been denied until the present Executive
came into power when the Wing party made an effort
to pu, down this administration by Withholding from i
the same means which had been extended to others.
Now il appeared 10 him, from the course pursued by The
gentleman from Tennessee, TINT the Demncratc party
intended 10 do what the Wig party had done, and
that too after the pressnt President had done 60 much
to hiring the Government back 10 lis legitimate sphere
Of action by warning upon the Navy, which was ute
ror in its object How the Democratic party recon
Gle /, ITSELF, in opposing tbs transfer under hF.
TYLER administrator when they allowed The same paw
erto Gen Jackson and Mi v Bu:cn lie was opposed to
the od Laea power cf transfer as much as The gentle
man from Tennessee and he had opposed the original
hill upon that ground bnt the amendment OF The gentle