The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-14

Mr.. CoBB Of Georgia-No objection.
Ths srEAxER-Ths bill may b received - Paper
Mr. wHrrr-i wish it to take the same direction .,
the other bill.
The question was taken ON the motion to make Mr..
vntons bill the special order for Friday next and de-
oidsd in the negative yeas 100, nays So
The motion new pending was to commit the bill to
the Committee Of the Whole the State Of the Union
Mr.. VKroK remarked that from the vote just taken,
bill at the pre.ent session. was to order its engross
me MT to day Every gentleman acquainted With
well sink the bill in tho bosom Of the send
1t to the Committee Of the Whole the State OF the
provisions Of the bill that the House might understand
its character and the obsos which 1t proposed to ef
feet. The bill before them reported in pursu.
sncs of the Recommendation Of the Secretary Of tho
Treasury. as contained in his annual report the
ttate Of the finances The bill proposes to give adj.
tonsl efficiency to the depart mt now in existence
The Secretary says that the duties of his office are so
onerous that impossible to carry business
the public exgenciss require As means of relieving
The hTressury Department Of the bardens which
now laid It, the Secretary proposes to take fro II
portion of the duties now discharsed by him and also
from time to time devolvsd and accumulated them,
ipappropriatey. and put them up der the charge OF
from the Seerssry Of the Treasury the supervisory
pou the General Land Office, with oil clerks
and other functions nov discharged in the Treasury
supervisory and control the vast md CON.
p,ica'ed Indian sffars, and the Persien office from
the Navy Department. navy pensions from the State
Department the control over the raten. Office the
supervision and control OF the public buildings and
grounds. the DstIiot Pepitenti So Theoe ara TO
to constitute the features Of the department II
this bill he repeated shall not be engrossed TO day
there will he end oft. To refer it to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the State Of the Union will be to
kill it by side blows.
Mr.. CoBB, of Georgia, complained that the House
were to be forced to vote bill contemplat q
change oftbe departmental Of the without
being allowed single moment for elaboration The
confusion " hich prevailed while the gentleman from
Ohio addressed the House. utterly precuded Others
from hearing the tenor OF - argument. He not
drpeted to support bill Of this character on the
recommendation Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
because 1t met the approval Of gentlemen the other
side Why should the bill be hurried through? II il
be necessary to add another cabinet officer why is 1t
that the gentleman has not. until this late day,
porteda bill why did he not report 1t at earlier
thoud be created, is not sufficient justification for
the immediate psssage of the bill. The gentleman
from Ohio would drive the House to vote while sleeping
or eamipg for members not TO be enlight ned
Mr. BROpnEAp could not concur in all that was said
that the complaints against MIR. Vinton were we'll
founded The gentleman complained because the bill
was not brought In during the last session. The
to this i that the Secretary Of the Treasury had
not then recommended it. If complaints were to be
Capitol Mr. Brodhesd thought that this was good
measure 1t had been pending from the begia aiming Of
the se'son as was susge.ted In the report Of the S
eretary Of the Treasury. He did not II the bill
did additie nal cabinet officer If the affairs
the country require it, He believed that for want OF
proper business could not bs transacted
as Il should be 1t was his opinion that whom the de-
mocratic party come into power, Is they will, they
would be willing to take the Office.
Mr.. STANTON desired further time to look into the
bill The wings will have need Of it, and more too, to
sasi,fy the many applicant. for office
1t made special order.
Th. srrA.rs in reply to question asked BY Mr. Ash
bill to the Committee Of the Whole, the question
would then be ordering the bill to be engrosssd for
Mr. WKNrwoR1H moved call Of the Houre but It
was not ordered.
refused to send the b to the Committee of the Whole
the State Of the Union and 1t was ordered to be
cngroe,ed for third readiDg-yeas III, nays 49,
He consented to let the motion lie over snd the bill
was ordered to be printsd to enable the members to
Mr. WHITE, Of the Committee on Agriculture, by
general consent presented . bill and report the
same subject, which were also ordered to be printed
SETTLEMENT CLAIMS.
Mr. SAITH, Of Connecticut. from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs said that he had been directed to ask
esrtsn Under the M.xosn ,e.ois
order. was bill for appointing commissioners to
decide on claims Of citizens against Mexico and which
bad been asfuned by the United States 1t highly
important that 1t should be passed during the present
| session.
It was made the special order for Tuesday the Goth
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SLAVERY.
ofth: ~ Sonth No ohscta y
'no objection" He said he knew that the debate was
not allowable. Gentlemen would do him the justice
to admit, that during the brief perisd that he had
seat here he had trespassed but little the time Of
the House. He asked permission to make . few re-
marks
The SPEAKER raid that II there objection, the
gentleman would proceed.
The CLERK read the resolutions, to the effect that
the time for discussion on the slavery question is
passed. and that South Carolina Is prepared to
operate with her sister States in opposition the
Wilmot proviso; and that the Governor transmit
copy ofthe report Of the Committee Federal Rela-
ton to each the Governors Of the several states Of
TIT Union.
Mr.. CollAMER inquired whether the resolutions
parsed by the Legislature ITSELF they the
The ClzRx resd-that the resolutions were passed
by the Hou.e Of REPRESENTATIVES. and sent to tho
Senate for concurrence
Mr. GIppIrGs rose to . question Of order he asked
to know whether debate was In order.
The SrnAkER replied, uot without the unanimous
content Of the House.
MIR GiDpIsos-l can't consent
The SrrAxKR-It is too late. r. Too late' :" too
Mr. GrDpIScs-I did not know IL.
Mr.. Wallace ead that he rose to present the reso-
utone passed by the legislature Of South Carolina in
slavery from the territory Of the United States He
svsed himself Of the hind dulge extended to him
by the Houre express his cordial in the
they ss.ert and the sentime ns they express
| He claimed to know something Of the people whose
representatives have passsd these resolutions and sent
them here. They needed no eulogy from him. The
eult ~ which Is their due, Is written the page Of
their country's hi.tory, in every period Of IT, and
Of the aseembled Of the federal
Union and point with patriotic pride to the records Of
history In support OF the aot that In every period OF
their existence, they have both at home and abroad
in peace and in war, in the cabinet and in the field
given the highest evidence which patriots give
OF their devotion to the constitution, and to pre-
which they a. ali times ready to lay down their
lives. And he hesitated not to ASSERT that 1t was
great error to suppose that these resolutions were
| passed without due elaboration, and In q moment
Of excitement IL was not the result Of . mere
bssty ebulien Of feeling, without sufficient cause
and that the ground would be abandoned the
moment the feeling Of excitement died away
| No: there was no excitement IL was due alike to
truth and candor say that the people of South Car
DINA will never sbandon the position assumed BY
these revolutions and that they will submit to
chmept upon their rights He desired to speak
be words OF truth and soberness ON the most grave
and jmpor tant subject ssitated In this hail. In
his opinion. approaching meme ntous oonjuuc