Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-19
From the Washington Uniou, Of March II.
"A Begsarly AccOlislt or Emply
HOxeS.'


the commentary is to be found in tn
acts, or rather inaction, Of the present Con
,|gress. In the midst Of 4 foreign war
when the Executive in the bold discharg
} Of his. constitutional duty, has recommen
ded an increase of the military force il
: Mexico, to conduct an honorable war as
means Of conquering an honorable peac
whilst the patriots Of the country ar
calling out for men and money for the Wig
orous prosecution of the war, and for tn,
ssconsummation''. of a peace, SO devoutl,
wished for by every friend Of his conn
try's honor-wlilst we are assured by tn,
highest officers in Mexico, that the Mex
leans, intimidated by the Presidents mes
sage, and by General SCOTS last and EN-
phatic general order, and by the fear 0
additional reinforcernents being thrown in.
to their country, came forward to sue fol
peace, and signed the treaty, { which very
treaty, if sent back with conditional ra.
LITIGATION Of our Senate, incurs some risk
of being rejected by the Congress Of Que.
retafo, because the opposition Of the wings
is bruited throughout Mexico, the ten re-
giment bill and the loan bill have not been
passed what do we see? The Con-
gress of the United States has now been
j in session for three long tedious months
and not an efficient bill has been passed
for the public service of the war! We
call the attention Of the people to this stri.
king fact. Instead of works, we have had
words, acords, WORDS! The friends Of the
administration in the Senate have beer
harrassed by bitter and unrelenting attacks
They are unable to bring the debate to a
close, for the want of a previous question:
and in the House of Representatives,
where the wings have acquired an acct
dental and Fictitious majority, (several of
whom are grossly disappearing their
constituents and disobeying their wishes,
twelve weeks have passed in idle una
vailing discussion. We repeat, not an
efficient bill Of supplies has been passed !;
but, knowing that it would encourage the
enemy, the House have passed resolu-
ton denouncing the very war, declared
according to the constitution by Congress,
as unconpitionally brought on by the Pre-
sident. They have postponed bill for
raising the ten regiments, and clogged the
money bill with such conditions as might
have prevented the loan demanded by the
administration. And what have they done
what has this accidental whig majority
of the House effected--to support the
rights and honor of the country.
We give the answer in the following
list of acts which have been passed by
Congress. Let the country glance over
"this beggarly account of empty boxes,''
and ask why is this? Why this inaction?
Why this gross dereliction of the public
interests in this period of war? READ!
List of acts passed at the first session Of the
3Oth Congress.
l. An act making an appropriation to
supply in part deficiency in the appro-
priations for subsistence in kind of the ar
my and volunteers during the year ending
the Both June lS49-approved January
4, lS4S.
2. An act to authorize the issuing of
register to the barque Canton-approved
January IA, lS4S.
3. An act authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to grant register to the
barque Sarah and Eliza-approved Janu-
airy "a, 1913.
4. An act to amend an act entitled 'An
act to reorganize the General Land Office,
approved July 4, lS36''-approved Janu-
airy 26, lS4S.
3. An act concerning collection districts,
and for other purposes-approved Janua-
ry 26, l848. t
6. An act to provide clothing for volun-
teers in the service of the United States
approved January 26, 1913.
Z. An act exempting vessels, employ
ed by the American Colonization Society
in transporting coored elni grants from the
United States to the coast of Africa, from
the provisions of the acts of the twenty
second March, eighteen hundred and for
ty-seven, regulating the carriage of pas
sengers in merchant vessels---approved
January 81, ls49. 49,.
8. An act making further provisions for
surviving widows of the soldiers of the
revolution---approved February l5, lS48.
3. An act to authorize the issue of
register to the barque Wilhamet---appro-
we'd February Is, 1913. ...4.
10. An act to confirm the boundary line
between Missouri and Arkansas---appro-
yep February Is, lS4S.
IL. An act for the relief of Joseph and
Lindley Ward---approved February 10,
lS48. s..- /
II. An act supplementary to the act
entitled "As act to regulate the exercise
Of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court in certain cases, and for other pur-
poses"---approved February %, 1893.
IL. An act to provide additional quar-
ters, near to New Orleans, for United
States soldiers and volunteers returned
from, or going to, the seat of war in Mex
ico---approved February %, le4S.
ID. An act to authorize the issuing of
a register or enrolment to the schooner
Robert Henry---approved February %,
l849.
A joint resolution authorizing the cree
ton, on the public grounds, in the city of
Washington, Of monument to George
Washington---approved January 81 ,lS4S.
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