Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-15
SATuG0AY. r-rTT,rY II. 1855.
SENATE

SATURDAY. rcrrr,rY II. 1875.
p SENATE.
VT johnson ri Team. offered :. resolution
calling on the heads oi,icpartnent, 10 submit an
estimate oi TIE expenses Of the government 20
me ""th Congress. whicn should not exceed
ility million, Of dollars, exclusive of the public
debt. Wv f'~'
Mr. Gwin moved 20 amend tho resolution. by
in>ructinga select committee TO ino,,irc into
these estimates
Mr. Chandler hoped the resolution wouli
pass, and the select committee commence the
work Of retr,ncilmcut tomorrow or Monday
not tomorrow a> ii WAS Sunday. although he
believed it would be q pious worh-and work
10 the end of the session.
i!r Trumhu,l advocated the resolution
Mr Hale said the Administration had com.
mcncci tho work of reform in his State. n. H.
In the custom.house at Portsmouth. an mspcc.
tor of customs had been removed because he
was 81 unnnfiu! ofhiS duties rs TO publish in
h!, Democratic newspaper several articles E,.
yorablc to the course Of the Senator from Iii.
noiS, NJ Douglas. He thought that the Adj.
minStration ought 10 be anticipated in til,
work
W. Johnson said he had been informed bv
The Secretary Of War. that by little legislative
all Ee could reduce the expenditures Of his de.
partmcut $1,000. GOO. Why should Congress
refuse ;hi> aid lie, the resolution be passed
and the ror,, commenced
Mr Wilson said this resolution and debate
was one OF those SpaSTis of rc,rcnchrnent that
the Senate cot into occaSiopalIv Tbr Scn,,c
had talked rctrcnchmcnt all this session. tu,
had done Eg,hng He cen>urcd the Secretary
o! Wa. severely 70: his expenditures for two
wears pa.t and was wi,lirc n c;yo ,Ln '.o>,,,,
Grafton Of ibc Scn,,c ~ ,Lo, JS,,a,,,,",,, o,i,
hold il I, rioi,; account ror il. rro,,';.",
Nr Dayi, could NO, SOC the ;,i.,;c" af cor.
tors arraicninc hiph Eyccnt;vc otI;ce,s w;,ho~,
placing their hand uron the violations they had
'lii,r ~ ',.I 'a", " "en statements were made
moving ""e'r rc''''r'i'"S III 'iie army. or navy
VI J''ii ~ y!..iTn -. '''s so'erhneh' couia DC
i'o ''''o ~ 'Ve ~. ie'e"'''"e''''
c-' ".'T ",, .a"'S' "'t-ou' iac'S' were i'a'e
~ ,'N,I'V III
MI 'i'"'"'' ~" nc cou'' pace MS mana III
.,'e epvi'a'"ueH,> on excessive expenditures. ana
!! HSGoch' eh crime III applying them. lie be-
nc'cn ''c eApe'>rS 81 ,he army could oe re-
Inced Ten millions OF dollars
NJ DAVIS sad that II the Senator knew Of
crime IN The Departments lci him bring the
specified charges.
Nj Chandler Appoint your committecsan
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Nr. Davis replied that he did not believe in
the dcnhnciaiion OF officers without the charges
we're suhstanIatcd.
Thcprivatc calender was then taken up at two
o'clock, without any action Oh the resolutions.
The following bills were scycrally read third
time and passed:
B!l! for the relief Of Rchccca VI. Bowdcn, Of
Prince George county Va; House bill for the
relief E:c!na Porter, wldoT' Of the late Com
rnodorc David Porter. Of the United States
navy: House hiii i1r The relief Of Mary Boyle
On motion. the Senate adjourned.
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no. yofc for the amendment If The Gentleman
rror, pnnn.yiy,n;, NJ Cro,. 90 c,r ar,,.
othcrs Of ,he kind whicb onIy tend 10 DELAY
and enba-rass the admission Of oregon. He
thanked the gentleman aud his Republican
G.rnI, Eor o,,S,inr tI,c hill Tbcv Stood I'm.
vcied, and had squared up and wipcd out tho
Lccomp:on account Of last session.
Mr. Lane Of Oregon made personal cypa.
nation. and denied the charge contained in IN
Oregon ,,apcr 20 the effect that he had been
attempting To prevent the admission Of Oregon,
for the purpose Of obtaining double mileage
Mr. Stanton of Ohio, said that there was no
one who did not believe that the admission Of
Oregon was only 4 question Of time. The idea
OF excluding her could not be entertained. IIo
argued that the same rule ought to be applied
in this case which was applied to Kansas. Gen.
tcmcn in favor of the bill had said that Oregon
was to come into the Union as free State Her
constitution did not give evidence. If a slave
we're brought into OREGON how was he to
recover bis freedom. for he could not sue in the
courts of that State A large portion OF the
trade of Elavti was in the hands Of blacks. who
cnnlovcd blacks 10 NAVIGATE their vessels If
the prop,rtv Of these negro merchants was il.
lrr,ily scizc,i within the limits of Oregon. how
under the provisions g? her constitution, could
they recover posscs,ions No State had a right
10 outlaw any race Of pcoplc. I, was contrary
n ,ll n,;ncinics of rcnubl,can Government.
Mr. S,cnhens oC Georrja. was cIad that ho
ioL ~ nnnor,rnitv Of slowing tLc utter
nro,,,I,csInoss nc he charrc made apainst the
no,,o,ro,;c ,,r;r last winter that the marty
on,I;cd ono r,l. or admission in one case and
:" ',i,r,r.nt rnIc in another lie held that tho
noonic of 0rroon could Justly lay claim to adj.
-, ,rdc- Drevious oriinonceS and com.
m.c,. If tho Ecnuhl;con Marty had believed
,hat their onnonrnts had done wrongly in rc.
'.,rd 10 Kansas why should they now attemp,
- p,,rs,,c thc same roursc and keen n free
state out of the Union Two wrongs couid
not make = rioht
Mr. discussed the question Of popuia,ion.
and held ,ha: ic OREGON had but sixty thou.
Sond ;nh,bira,,. .Lc had rirht to come in
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