Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-29
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
'oNDAf MORNING, JANUARY * ,sso
MIR CHAIRMAN BAYLYo-aDrI AZ or r,.s.I1,,z..
IN C0NCREssu

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VI ah The rising men of The ,lav tbc Viii ,
r "'".' IN pcehng AT Gen. Bayly of Accomac tb On,
u "'' " ne committee of Ways and Means !, !; ,r
4 ''S"e'tr the causes. The fact is tl,a, h, s,, ill.,, =.
''c's aS Ticnl Nentox' and other a,surI i, - -
'"s" 'icesSany 10 dcprccitc man wbo stands dso,,
u ~ i' III talents and power among the ti,s mon j. C
s">S. is bind nacvolcnce was meyer ,,or. r,shl
II 5''s! displayed than on Saturday last when il v,,,d
'' '' 'harscs ol the Republic which the Union n wc,
i 'fpcd ON Of That paper. The Repubic had orr,i,
".A iayiy ior Ineiicicncy" and for hayino w,n,on
1 =" sosS violation Of high duty, used his official pos
~ ~ ''oarrass The Administration. Tho Wha repubisI
lS 'ach oi the Republic, together with disn.cnuo,
ana ldse letter in the n York Express endorses ,
reckless and calumnious charge and winds nm wb ,b q
lowing ms ridiculous il is violent and malicious ,
lon Gen. Bayly ~
We have, more than once had orcasion 10 reu,ar, tho
'i',. EhuiSl was evidently determined do nohin
'ohSleSS hht administer bitter pills. Ia (icn Tavln
d, y l'u wioe scope and object of its views 1t appcar
" ,''M l'i' congress was designed merely as Il place
'nucHoS ior lacon and that the peoples business il
matter which does all affect the peopes r,nrrsen,
tive. - - Ni'''''"'
"l'iucr complaints have been made throuoh Tho n,tI
anu och nl Tie proceedings Of the Committee 1,
Ways and Means. The chairman of hnt l,omni,tn !; ~
t.y n%a mGn IN either House whom any body bu Bitrc
rb woa eyer have dreamed Of for such IN Office 4,
"t ip!@ :" ms utter mdW ct all g,aifa ion the yer,
ar m MS complete immersion in The dirty p,ol If mari,
politics should have excluded him Ii is NOT sunrsjn, ,h
; ~ ouI ~ iohd on al occasions voting with those who
"lSh I" deily thc public business II j. wha wc shouL
nave expected oi him. N the head of The osr imnortant
committee IN the IIonse he takes no pans r nrrr !, =
nearing Of 10 lay any proposition beior, The House
I'M people must and will understand all his Ibcv
must Know that Gen. Taylor is noi rrsnonsii f ,I
of business in the lIousa They nus, ,,,, an 49, a,
blame u the right quarter ' ' "
VIII mol the Wings who have tried and arc familiar with
Cen ihyys information and power especially ON The great
III, 4 ..,l.
drd misrepresentation Will not Southern Whies scout the
idea Of tn Viii. that GEN Raylyi. .,I, rr,i, ,.,- j.;
'rr io'Se ior the post h. occupies and that even Gid!
dn-S llac Preston King, Wo should hay, sooner Lc,n
s'rrirG by Mr. Cobb than Gen 3ayy! The rcopc will
make h'ir own comments We refer one Other fact and
We are done When he Whis copied and endorsed these
charges before II. II must have known and read The article
IN 'h lnon "i January lh which blows the charges sky
hs! and places The Wing and it, hackers in Il no,t uJi
cr"'s and unenNiab!e attitude. Suspecine that Gen Bayly
might @ asslcd by his opponents at home we carefully mn
away The lni"ns article ,nd We now draw il forth and ,cc
u III battery, 81 ~ 10 sweep them entirely away This .
ien"c grape will cut down all the lsv outworks ri the
enemy Throwing figure aside. call especial attention To
HE following ar'ic' from the Union and appeal tie can
did o all parties il il does not place Cen Bayy on a mos
honorable ana entirely imprcmaic position:
TnG Committee ~ W,ys Axn MrAxs-Af, f,w day, since
simultaneous attack made upon tin. chairman oi This
r"iintic, ana through hi, bv The terms used ian the
Democratic Speaker and party Of the House The CORES
P"'t ~ me Norm American, the personal "r.n "l
'ienef o tn. cabinet Nlr Clayton and published al the
home 81 another tNr Meedhi charged that every move
n'h' 81 ti't )fio.Tdc parry, from the Of
'l' s',Sion had ndcda purpose upon their part haraSa
N administration and cid legislation. As evidence of
ts, Tie course oI tic chairman The committee of Ways
ana Means was particularly singled Ii stated thai
~ ma not called the committee together. cvinced amy
"stf ~ c"ism ne nHoriy u a. the administration in
tS'nSs @ saHlS S st s DSfy S 5n M to ynSancc him ii & same
lnc similar article appeared i'll the New York Courier and
other Whig papers, which indicated that the movement was
concerted In paper of the 18TH replied Ia -
much of the article of the Courier referred 10 the fact that
General ayy had not, that time convened the Commit
tee nl WAYS and Means which all deemed il neccs
S;ry refer 10. We stated, what every body knows al
all cpnvCrsni with legislative proceedings and what The
writers in question know, tha the committees are b'I
the o the House; that they can originate nothing
that hcy only upon subjects committed To Them by
the House, that but subject OF public nature lid been
committed the Committee of Ways and Means; and that
the House itself by order concucd IN by many WINGS
had declared that business. not connected with lis "r@
nizafon should hc transacted until IL was completely orsl-
nizd In reference the only subject Of pubc charac-
ter which that rimS had been committed 10 tic Cot-
o Ways and Mcans-yih The message o the PRESIDENT
calling attention Ia much Of the report OF the secretary
nt The Treasury related the deficiency o the aplopria-
ons for derayns the expenses of collecting The revenue
wc stated that th chairman Of The Committee ol Ways and
Means did call The committee together because lie 81
nate had already taken the initiative In relation 10 H. II ad
been promptly organized; whereas the House Is not orga
this The democrats Ol the flnaice
tee the Senate during the hoydays. AMI even in the an
s,nce liz chairman. called the committee together and
permitted whi. Ia report resolution III CONFORMITY %h inc
views of the administrations That resolution was before the
Senate Upon their action depended the necessity oi action
bv the House II they rejected the resolution mere was
an end af il; and il almost certain that they would
either pass reject il before the House under lis order
could upon any subject not connected win M or9ahlza-
ton. except hy unanimous consent.
We also stated as clear il was that there was no ro-
pc,y in the ciairn:lrS calling the committee together when
hniu Ia H.
which the Senate had taken the initiative; yet 'ha' ne
conferred with The leading Wings Of the committee upon The
matter ard they advised that under the circumstances the
House should wait for the Senate.
In reply this article Of ours the Rcpabic, The personal
organ of the administration, says;
in the Union OF January Is appears an article intended "
excpate this committee for ncgcctng the business proper
IL belonging it; and the Union for General ayy says
that the Committee Of Ways and Means waited ior Tie ac
ton of the Senate"
And then after quoting what said in reference to Gene
r Baylys taking the prccauron 10 confer with the Leading
Whig members Of the committee, II says: NOV, us pre-
caution that the chairman took we are informed he did no
token Now we are authorized by Gen Bayy Ia say tla
h. did confer with Mr. Vinon the former chairman o tn
Committee of Ways and Means, as to the proprey OF wal
nr for the Senate in the particular referred to- that ~
understood Mr. Ninton to acqucsCe; that IS cfran hi ar
mol obe General ayly also conferred with Mr. ToombS
and he agreed with General 'ayy But may be ha, TN IN
a nix and this il may be- is what it means when II dene
that The chairman of the Committee of Ways and Mean
conferred with leading Wigs Of tho committee:
But the Republic does not stop here Supposin9 our Sa,
mcns 10 be correct, "What confession IL VI
facts are correctly stated the chairman conferred Win NV @
ing VIII. members l. the chairman in want o help IN
affiliated organs had better he little more consistent
hry desire 10 make any impression upon an enshened pee
plr The country will scarcely understand ho" Il lhd
can he denounced nj and the same time i"r cor
,utinr on the same occasion, the Wings ol his con
| ni,irc and also for not consulting them. One orsa
of the administration dcnounces General bavly IL" ~ ~
lryhiinr .any desire consult the minority d, ~
committee and pronomnces his not doing so Il ny
handed exercise of power But il is found That ne ui y,
very thing he denounced far not doing immediately !.
Ground of attack changed and this Is srlhce upon ny y
espccial organ of the administration as evidence oi ms
efficiency" and 'hat Mr. Speaker Cobb has gwen us
Committee of Ways and Means whose chairman unes IL
know his duty but must consult the wings To learn II
In our former article referred only to the accusatlc
that the chairman Of the Committee of Ways and Means n
nat nm o The time referred TO- convened the committee
d no refer TO the charge that he had cvnced no dispoS
~ c,ns in regard 10 the views of the Administrations OF
IN s nolcy Wc did suppose anybody considered S
!, hr his ,Iuty IL known that he was opposed 10 Il
nn;rv f the administration. But as the attack Is renew
h h, Republc we state that shortly alter The Conlt'
oi Ways and Means WAS announced he called we learn
an ac of courtesy upon the Secretary OF the treasury III
had free conference with him 10 the matters whTh
rnnsIre1 Of the most pressing Importance and express
an anxiety 10 cooperate with the Department rs lar as
! compatible with his opinions Again: when hc tssd
,nn already referred 10 being before the Senate
passed that body, and it came to the fi2nse, 'o a
. man of the Committee Of Ways and Means promp
rroues,ed the House to allow il be read twice and
!, frrcd Ia the Committee of Way aud Aeais 10 ''.' =
tIs an W. II