The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-30

~. sr.w..r-I w!li :Ess; VIM agree mr. t"Ha'
Mr.. sns Of south CarolIns-I object to the rssolu-
ton any form. II II Of our busn~ss, At this
period Of the session, to make inquirof this sort
Mr. SIn.-On that ground object
| Mr.. STEwARr-very well. ! will onor my resolution
ON Monday, aud will move Suspension Of the ralss.
The Speaker signed several enrolled bills While ne
MIR Josrs, sfTsnnssscs, was engaged in writing at
his dssk HAN hnished. he arose and said--I have,
Mr.. Speaker prepared resolution, which hope will
| b received and passed without objection
Resolved, That the President Of the United States
DO furnished this House statement Of all
by General and General Taylor, from the periods
they entered the public service TO- the present time
that ns sss ss
| objectn Question, question: "Ordsr, order"
81 object" who ohjeets'' ~ do" Who are
Mr. SINS, of s. Gift be the intention Of the House
thus to occupy their time, withdraw my ohjeotiou.
{, Question Ms question" What about the blood
Mr.: srrra.ss-I. propose to amend the resolution
BY. designating the regular from the extra pay
Mr. LIScoLs and several others arose to say some
| thing, but
| order
Mr. K,sLr, (sotto voes-An right; let It 60.
the question, Who objects 20 Away over yander."
Nothing further was done with this highly interest
other BUSINESS las furnished by telegraph was
The House resolved itself into q Committed of the
Whole the State OF theu nionMr. RooT in te chair
and took up tho general appropriation bill
| SOUTH CAROLINA sQuABBLEs AND MATTERS IScbENTAL:
Mr.. HOLMES, of s. c.. said that the inhabitants OF
Charleston had presen tsd memorial to Congrss ask.
Ing an appropriation Of 100000 in sAddltionto $780,,
walker. without inquiry or investigation darf to tell
this House that the building asked for Is not sentm
opinion founded Without inspection without infor-
nation for he refused collect opinion contrary
to tho councils Of the city and the intelligent merchants
and mcchanics Of Charleston. He proceeded t. peak
Of tho acts Of the administration and said tha MT
Folk, In his inaugural address, told the people u the
| country that title to Oregon was "unqusstion-
entirety Of the territory Mr. Calhoun came Jack to
the senate, 1T the earnest entreaty OF fenfs, who
apprehended coison between the United St:tes and
| Great Britain, II the claim persevered IN and
Mr. Calhoun subsequently declared this to be bis opin-
ion and sad that he would oppose the position of the
Polk held out false light to the country He was for
$40 before his countrymen, while he was Kidding
for settlements on the line Of 40 and al last he
attempted to throw the responsibility on the Senate
Mr. Holmes ailude to General Taylor, and ramarksd
| and would in November watt him into the White
House. From him he anticipated no lavish expendi
lures when 1t suited him. General Taylor would be
controlled by selfish party considerations, and by
| no sectional divisions. Mr. Holmes was cheered by
mnous orb coming rom the besutfu Louisiana, boar
ing healing in his wings and eliminating the high
i The rays
the chase away the darkness OF the night, drive
many crooked politicians into the dark recesses Of
their deps After further remarks tho honorable
| gentleman resumed his seat
Mr. SINS, Of South Carolina, after paying that State
high compliment (saying that she never renounces
her principles for mess Of potage, aud suffers
herself to be guilty of littleness remarked that che
dcrations towards her There was no reason for the
imputatiou Of his colleague that Justice withheld
from Charleston from the petty motives which his col
league had been pleased to attribute to the executive
functiouaries Of this government But few days ago
600 appropriated for the repair Of works in
Mr. HoLMrs wished to know where his colleague was
At that time when asked the House for sm., ia ad
| not vote upon it? because it had not been recon-
mended by the Secretary Of War.
| MIR. SIMS replied that he was where his colleague
seldom is-n his seat, attending to his duties. He
voted for what the committee had as
o"ss"ry for the fertilization He would to give
the country, when il Va not needed south Carolina
| stands upon her principles she neither asks nor
His colleague looked to the whirlwind Of next Novem
her, which Is to result in continued and couglom~-
rose to repe the suspicion that South Carolina Ma.
sunk so low, become degenerate as to renouDce
her principles for scramble in division OF the spoils
It gross heresy in his colleague. His colleague
spoke of Mr. Van Buren, Just and distinguished CT
tzen Scan IL asked Mr. Sims. draw from this thu
inference that II MIR Van Buren, is not his first choice
| for the Presidency, he Is his secoud?n
Mr.. HoLMEs was understood to reply--I am not
| among those who sung hosanRahs to Mr.. Van Buren,,
and ready to forswear and to denounce him.
MIR. Srms.Does my colleague intend the remark for
| me personally, not
Mr. HoLmEsI never use personalities, especially to-
wards my colleague.
Mr. Sins said that when Mr.. Van Buren, was in
Office and discharged his duties with ability and
fsithfulness Mr. Holmes withheld the need of praise
II he (slr Sims had refused to laud him when he
carrying out proper doctrines he should not speak o
him in praise that his position reversed. He
regretted that he had felt it to be his duty to respond
to the Misrepresentation of portion of the people OF
South Carolina. Although his colleague dsclaimed
asking anything but justice he placed his constitu-
ency in the position of crouching mcndcant on THU
floor.
Mr.. HoLMxs-Do j understand my colleague to say
that the memorasts place themselves in the position
Of crouchng mendicaut!
Mr.. SrMs-No. sir. made reference to tho me.
mortal of the citizens Of Charleston II the gentleman
had confined himself to the topics discussed, should
have said nothing ut all.
Mr. McKAy suggest that the letter Of the Secretary
| of the Trea ury lie read
1t read accordingly to the effect that the custom
house at Charleston amply sufficient for the pre-
sent
Mr. SIMS defended the Secretary Of the Treasury
Who he said had satisfactorily explained in his report
why estimate had been recommended for q new
custom house in that city.
MIR. WOODWARD, of South Carolina, said that the
works at Charleston within the Of ths
government He had never voted an appropriation fol
Charleston, and should. IT, at future time h,
should be satisfied that additional appropriation II
necessary to be expended there for the benefit Of the
United States, he would support it as expediency
measure. II 1t was intended to represent South Caro-
lima being influenced by patronage he repudatcd
the insinuntion He would not countsnance such
proceeding, and he know that South Carolina would
not He protested against any such idea being sen,
abroad
Mr., Pollock, of Pa, obtained the floor, when
The committee rose, and the House, at three o'clock