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i committed by defaulters which the President of- rzled large sums of public money. The first case
lers, be viewed as wholly insuthcient. We must which Mr. Prentiss brought up was thai ot !.
go to the root of the evil, and alter the principle ! John S. Spencer, Receiver ot IMblic moneys at
ot appointment, A$ long as Appointments weresFort Wayne Indiana. Thii man took sixty tnou-
made on the rpoils sxtem so long they would be! sand dollars, but as he was a good an isuren
(unfaithful and incompetent. The scenes at liar-! man. and had manv influential friends m Indt-
ask, and then vou may -answer as much as vou risburg were only the beginning of what we ' ana. it wa3 recommended to the President by the
please.1 j should sec if the tpoila principle of appointment l ament, "to let him be." They did "let him be.
Mr. Byn ira objected to Mr. Adams proceed- to office continued to be acted on. It would end The excuse ihat Spencer pave for not depositing
' Mr. Adams proceeded in the sanao strain, and
was again called to order. ' S t
Mr. Bynum hoped a gentlewan. from the South
might reply to him if he went on.
"I hope so to," said fr. Adams emphatically
Open your mouths, gentlemen, that is all 1.
ine, except by specid leave.
Mr. Briggs moved that Mr. Adams have leave
torprocecd.
' Mr. Hopkins called for the ayes and noes or
dered and Mr. Adams was allowed to proceed
yeas 114, nays 49.
Mr. Adams was excused from voting, and after
the yeas and nay.", proceeded. He said the Cotn
mittco on Foreiirn Affairs were bound t report
on petitions presented and on the merits of those
petition?. It was an arbitrary assumption ot
power on tho part of the Committee nit to con
sider such petitions. The refusal to receive and
consider petitions was an attack upon tho right
of petition. Mr. Adams, in the course of his
remarks, said that George Washington and Thom
as Jefferson were abolitionists, and he would
prove it if any dared to doubt it.
Mr. Wise said ho doubted it.
Mr. Adams I will prove it.
The Chair said it was not ia order.
Mr. Adams manifested n grca; anxiety to make
good what he said, but being out of order he
could not.
Mr. Bouldin, of Va., spoke after Mr. Aadams,
and
Mr. Bynum, of N. C. followel in a manner
quite excited.
Mr. Wise called him to order for referring to
the Vsn B ireti Southern party wrih a view of
making his remarks have u party bearing.
Tho CTnair decided that Mr. Bynum was out of
of or.
Mr. Stanley, of NT. C. was fbr serving Mr.
Bynum precisely as Mr. B. served Mr. Adams.
compelling him to take his seat until allowed lo
proceed in order. Mr. B. much excited took his
neat, but was suffered to proceed in order as Mr.
Ada mi was.
Ho continued his remarks nt some length, ar
guing that tho United States, as a free and inde
pendent nation, was not bound to acknowledge
the independence of Huyli or any other Govern
ment. After Mr. Bynum had concluded, the "Instruc
tions'" and report proposed by Mt . Adams were
laid on the table by n largo vote.
Tho House then adjourned over to Wednesday
next.
money. To be under the jaint control of the bank
and some officer of Government, end not to be
drawn upon by warrant, as in other cases, nor
without the express order of the Secretary of the
Treasury. Commission to be allowed for safe
keeping.
2G. In case no hank to receive special depos
itee, money to be transferred to one of the special
depositories.
27. Secretary to make regulations requiring
the prompt presentstion of all warrants.
28. All officers, with their clerks, &c. to keep
accurate accounts: and if any one shall make a
fraudulent return of the revenue, or shall use the
in an appeal to the sword. Hungry and excited ; his moncv to the credit of the Treasurer, in bank
partisans would upiet the government if they as he was ordered todo was, that his "democrat icn
could not control it. As a better remedy for the friends wished him to remain and assist at the
evils under which we labor than the Sub Treau-1 Presidential Election. Spencer was using the
rvibtllJte tent to thetuair to be read hia bill, ot- mr.-c ;n anomt itmns. Air. i'rentiss save a
tVred two vears affo. far securing the freedom ol ,.'to hlcinrv with comments, of this remark-1 public tnonev, in anv manner whatever, for pri
Erections.' He submitted, especially to his own j ab)tI rase. vate purposes, when convicted of either, to be de-
poutical mends, it this remedy would not prove e wcut through several cases reported by
to be the only effectual one. !t, Grevanhi all of a similar kind, comment-
The fault of our system was not so much tha j;..,. ,hom with much keenness and force. He
unfaithfulness of sukordinates, as the system cf i jn't iciuated no uood result from an investigation.
appointment, in ine uenerai rost-vj.nce wnere t houph he would vote tor one
We had facts
two millions slipt through the hands ot officers, I .noill,h before us to show that the President and
the difficulty wad fyund to be in the defective I htads of department, if not speculators them
system of responsibly. What was the default j 8tic(() i,ad connived at and protected and eneour
of Swartwoill? how puny and insignificant was , .,Tecj speculation. The only remedy was to drive
ed to unhinge, to disorganise, to render t
all our laws, and, carried out to their leeitir
consequences, to end in the destruction of
republican institutions,. He cared nuthinj about!
the bills under consideration, but he could not re-J ori
main silent when he heard such dangerous prin-l por
ciples as he had heard advocated in reference toj was ii
charters and vested rights. braced
Mr. Marshall touk the ground that pvbhc incor-1 red in
porations, which did not vest private rights, could ; by a ninjiriy
ne ancreu, aiueuueo, or repealed, without any t branch.
such provisions as those which the committee on' Mr. McOIurtS
.orporations sought to insert in the bills, and brunch of ahu rcmS.
therefore, so far as tho lulls undor consideration' instructions to report
J .. II . i' ...1 - . L t I i . . .
were coiicerncu, uu ji uicn were oi u puiuic : larpe and prairie w
uiiui(ti.iri i ii 1 1 ' ii v auuitiit uuuaui : ill 1110 negative -veikS
lie rclfrredtoikcis- . Uu luan ni of Mr.
hi fti ti
matter was altgeih-
it in comparison with the losses trom the want
of competency "in tho heads of departments!
Tho war in the North West (the Black Hawk
war) whjgjLcost three millions, might have been
prevented "by ordinary fidelity and competency
on ho part of the officers of the Government.
The Creek war grew directly out of the infideli
ty and incompetency of our Government officers.
A large portion of the expenditures for the re
moval of Indians and of the Florida war also grew , 1. That all moneys collected in theDisJrict of
directly out of the want of intelligence and fidelj Columbia by 'c!ft3ctors",,'po"sfiaslers, .district al
ity and attention of tho government officers Jo trneyo irshalfj and clerk of tho district court,
whom it was entrusted. nLc..s'hall bo deposited with tho Treasurer of the
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tie spoilers out of the Government.
Mr. Cushman, of N. II., took the floor and the
House adjourned.
A13TRACT OF THE BILL
2Iore effectually to prevent frauds in the collec
tion, keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the
public revenue, mid tojrfinish public defaulters.
r!:irP.l felon to be imprisoned for not Jess than possessed was unnecessary.
tivri nnr inort than five vears and to le fined the ! ions ol the Supreme Court ot the Stale
....,.ni nv i rh frando'f-nt return, or of the port ol the doctrine which he advanced. Where
money embezzled! ! Priratr r'hts v-li. lhe
21). Any receiving or disbursing officer depos- erdtnerent.
itiug the public money with tho banks, or keeping -Mr. Kilgore fpke at soma
thus enablmr I the ame:idtrents reported by
u t u i....nm. imtphtfr. directl v ! which ho was chairman. He contended that there
or Indircrtlv, to tho United States, and to discount j were no puulic acts in which private rights were
en anv such balance, whether any bank or banks 1 not vested, and that it was right and jast that the
-hall discount on the same or not." shall be dismis- J power of amendment or icpeal should be reserved
scdihentiblie serv ice. and forfeit all compensation J to the Legislature. It the power granted were
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on the table. -0
.Mr. Gil tffereft'
liesolced, Iha
bo respectlullv rc
length in fuvor of j what the exact iiie&uiiv
the committee ol i in as nonlied to tha w..rL .u"
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in ten
Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2Gth, 183S.
IN THE SENATE,
Memorials and petitions wcro presented.
Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented a petition from
citizens of Erie county, Ohio, for a National
Bank.
Mr. Clay, of Ala., introduced a Bill for the re
lief of settlers on tho public lands deprived of
their pre-emption rights.
A Bill to relinquish to the State of Alabama
tho two per rent fund, reserved by tho act for
her admission into the union, to be applied to the
making of a road or roads leading to the State,
was warmly discussed by Messrs. Walker, King,
Clay, of Ala., and Nile?, and then postponed.
The Scnato spent a short time in Executive
business and then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Chair communicated a letter from John
Fairfield, a member from the State of Maine, re
signing his scat in the House.
Mr. Hayncs moved that tho House go into the
Committoo of the Wholo on the state of tho
Union to take into consideration tho President's
Message. Objections bein? made. Mr. iiavnes
moved a suspension of the rules and ihcieupon
asked tho yeas and nays, which wero Yeas, 102,
Nays, 20.
Tha Houso then went into Committee (Mr.
Adams in the Chair) and, on motion of Mr.
Haynes, the several portions of the messntre
were referred to the appropriate standing Com
mittees. Mr. Bell rose and commented unon some points
in the President's message. The President talks
of tho dangers of associated wealth, but he was
silent as to that source of danger to republics
which all writers and historians considered as the
most formidablo of all dangers the tendency of
IHJwer to accumulate in the hands of one man.
t was somewhat remarkablo that, in a state pa
per professing to warn tho people of a free coun
try ef the dangers to which it was now exposed,
ucli a danger should be left unnoticed.
If ho understood the import of this language,
it manifested a recklessness in regard to the
principles of Executive action, that was alarm
ing. It might answer in the 6tart for dema
gogues to undertake to sow dissension between
" different classes of society, b it, in tho chief Mag
istrate of the country, it was unpardonable.
At no period in tho history of this country had
the powers of the government been so extensive,
and at no period, have the great mass of tho com
munity been so much subj acted to absolute con
trol. Party discipline had brought the govern
ment into tho hands of a few men. The mass of
the community had no hand in tho concerns of
the government, but wero mere machines in the
hands of their leaders. Tho object of the mes
eago appeared to be to give an additional impe
tus to the democratic principles of the cavern-
ment. It is held up as the duty of every man j
to ffivn nir (nnstit:itiii!i n i'th.vt.i I ,: tonrtrni-V- i
and relievo it from the principles with which our
unenlightened fathers encumbered it. The will
x. of the majority is too much restrained by tho
constitution, in the opinion of some ot theso men,
a direct and constant control is sought to be giv
en to the majority over every subject.
This was not the original desijjn of our consti
tution. It was never intended by its framers to
bo a mere democracy. It had been asserted on
this floor lately that a mab which turns a legisla
ture out of their scats is a legitimate assembly
of tho people, and this sort of control is proper
and constitutional, and lies at the foundation of
all popular institutions. An excited and riotous
assembly of people interfering with the regular
proceedings ot this House, must according to this
Mr. Bell continued till about i past 3.
Mr. Prentiss, of Mississippi, followed. In ref
erence to the impatience of the administration
members to get rid of this discussion, he said he
would discuss it even at the risk cf consuming
the whole session in debate. These were sub
jects which, in his opinion, was ot vital impor
tance to discuss here. He intended particularly
to examine that part of tho message which re
lates to the defalcations, and ho would convict
the President and bis Secretary of the Treasury
and his party of jros3 hypocrisy in relution to
this matter. He would prove that the Executive
and the high officers of tho Government have,
for years, known and connived at defalcations,
worse than those of Swarlwout.
Mr. Prentiss, after making a few general intro
ductory remarks, moved that the committee rise,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Prentiss will, therefore, have tho floor to
morrow. Tho Houso adjourned.
U
IMate?
Washington-, Dae. 27th, 1S39.
IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Clay, of Ky., presented the petition of
sundry citizens of New York, manufacturers of
starch, praying a duty of five cents a pound on
imported starch : referred.
Several private petitions were presented, and
some private bills were reported.
REPLY TO MR. RIVES' RESOLUTIONS.
The Chair communicated a letter from tho
Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a state
ment in reply to tho resolutions calling for infor-i
mation relative to tho transactions between the
government and United States Bank: and five
thousand extra copies were ordered to bo print
ed. Mr. King roported a bill for the relief of the
corporate authorities of the city of Mobile.
EMANCIPATION.
Mr. Wall presented a memorial from the So
ciety of Friends in New Jersey, praying Con
gress to cause such laws to be enacted as will
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now held to involuntary labor, their inalienable
rights of liberty.
Mr. Preston objected to the reception of the
petition, and theron asked tue yeas and nays
2. AI1 moneys,4vhether from customs or any
other turcc, except postages, jncluding nil mon-
ey hitherto collected1 by the col!eciir, district at
torney, marshal, and clerk, to be collected by iie ,
treasurers of the mint, at Philadelphia and New
Orleans, who are also to take and collect all bonds
for duties. . '
3. Cashiers of tho customs to bo nominated by
the President and conhrmed by the bunate, in
lieu of the collectors' clerks hitherto acting as
cashiers, who arc to take and collect all bonds, and
to collect all other moneys hitherto collected by
collectors, district attorney, marshal, clerk, &c,
except postages. Public receiver to be substitu
ted for land receiver at St. Louis, to collect all
moneys in that district in likemanner.
4. Collectors and receivers in all other districts
to collect the money for duties, custom-house char
ges, or lands, and to collect any other money, &c.
5. Collectors at Boston, New York, Philadel
phia, Charleston, and New Orleans, to be denom
inated supervisors of the customs, to discharge the
duties of collectors, but to receive no money.
G. Supervisors of the customs, district attor
neys, marshals. and clerks, within tho districts of
due him.
30. Salaries: cashiers nt New York, 1,000; at
Baston, 3.000; Charleston, 3,000; public receiver
nt St. Louis, 2,500. To tiik-s any compensation
from persons having business with these otiicers, a
misdemeanor, and to Ve punished by fine or im
Ijusnnmcnt or.botb
31" SJbtJryithorized to procure temporary
places f ileposite until tho public buildings are
finished in Washington, New York and Boston.
32. Where the officers arc not already provided
with safes or vaults, or both, authority to procure
them. Twenty thousand dollars impropriated to
pay these, and any other expenses arising under
the act. 4r- J
33. Two clerks in .the Treasurers office; two
in the enshier's office at New York; one at each
prudently exercised thcro was no danger of inter
terence by the Legislature.
Mr. Petit spoke in favor of tho amendments
proposed.
The question was taken on concurring in the
report of the committee, and determined in the
affirmative, and the bills were ordered to a third
reading.
On motion of Mr. Lane,
REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER 0.VJL1L.
It appears from tho report of tha P,,.im..,..
Resolved, That tho committee of ways nnd I General that tho jost routes of the U. States ia
nii.tri I trm i V Inn f . . . l
ment mi tha suta of Ituhana; wkether ii
a change in the manner of protf ruling tho workivX
her it v y
embraced in the system uf 1830, or whether it
contemplates a classification or suspension ofaav
oi ini su worts.
Which reflation, after some debate, was laid
on the table.
Mr. Haley introduced a bill relative to the
connection f the While Water Canul with the
Central Canal; which passed to a secoaJ reading.
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of the oberfour special depositories; each tore
ceivc $2,00i?per annum, and to give sufficient
bonds, and to be liable to all the penalties imposed
by this act.
34. All officers to mako oath or affirmation to
discharge their duties faithfully, &c.
35. All acts, or parts of act, inconsistent with
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j this act, repealed.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Dec 21.
Mr. Rose introduced the following resolution,
which, on motion of Mr. Bryce, was laid on tho
table, viz
Resolerd, That the judiciary committee bo re-
! quested to inquire into the expediency of repeal-
Boston, Now York, Philadelphia, Charleston, New i i:ig a n'act "to prohibit the circulation of B;mk Notes
ot a less denomination than live dollars.
On motion of Mr. Cutter,
Ilesohed, That the committccon the judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of a
mending the Jaw of this state, in regard to crime
and punishment, so as to abolish the penalty of
death for any crime or crimes except treason or
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piracy, ana suustituie imprisonment lor inc mere-
Orleans, or bl. Louis, prohibited trom receiving
any money.
7. No public money to be retained as hereto
fore, by any officer for any purpose whatever.
Every payment and expenditure, of every des
cription, to be hereafter paid through warrants
from the Treasury and regular appropriations.
8. Public money to be credited at oucc to the
Treasurcrof the United States wherever received, ! for; with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
and not as heretofore to be placed to the credit ot On motion ot Mr. Williams,
tho collectors and receivers, and each depositary Resolved, That the committee on the j idiciary
to mako returns to the secretary, first comptroller ! j be instructed to inquire into the expediency of
and treasurer of the United States,and to furnish j raising the fees of witnesses and (fraud and petit
wceklv. monthlv.and a iarterlv returns the lat- 'iurors: with leave to re port by Li!i or otherwise.
ter withiuono month alter the end ot each quar
ter. 9. Warrants to disbursing officers not. to be issu
ed till necessary to meet expenditures. Disbur-
ft . . . .
oository. to bo designated by ihc Ssorolary of the
Treasury. Such depository to mako to him and
t the head of tho Department under whose di
rection the expenditure is made, monthly state
means be instructed to inquire into the cxpeUien
cv ol so amending the revenue law that each tax
payer be required to meet the collector on cer
tain days in each year to settle their taxes, and
on failure so tore, it shall be the duty of tho col
lector to return the delinquents to the school cum-
missior or without further trouble.
On motion of Mr. Sands,
Resolved, "1 iiat the committee on canals nnd
internal improvements be instructed to inquire in
to the expediency of reporting a bill to terminate
oositivelv the White Water Canal at the Nation
al Road.
A j jint Resolution on the subject of the Slave
States was read a second time. The Joint Reso
lution is as follows and was introduced by Mr.
Monroe.
Resolved. By the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana, that any interference in the do
mestic institutions of tho Slave holding states of
this Union (without their consent) cither by Con
gress or tho state Legislatures, is contrary to the
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compact uv wntcu uusu ouics uvtJiuu iuuiuuuis
of the Union.
Resolved, That any such interference is highly
reprehensible, unpatriotic and injurious to liie
peace and stability of the Union of the States.
Resolved, That a copy nt tins resolution nc
forwarded to each of our representatives aud Sen
ators in Congress.
The afternoon was spent in the discussion of
this resolution Tho report of the- S.a to Bank
and other matters exclude from this paper the re
marks made bv the several members who took
part in tho discussion. We nro very glad to say
i that tho Legislature of Indiana contains but few
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very tew uuouiionisis.
Mr. Owen moved to amend the resolution as
follows strike out all between the words 'Un
ion" and "Legislature" and insert tho words "by
the noii-slavt-holdinir states," and also insert the
words "pirit o'" the" before the word "compact,"
and also strike out all after the word 'interfer
ence1' and insert ''ii expedient ns well as uncon
stitutional, and calculated to injare the cause of
fT"Kiv;lU;:viH';i'.',.l'!,v,yfl:.rr,$'4''rvv?l'A,
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to the ameiuhnen.
nearly as can bo ascertained, 141,818 unlet js
extent, j no rate ot unnual transportation e I'
that day was ntioul 3480,202 inilea. end ii.r.-i .1'
83,121,30:, MZ:
Milc$. Cat
By horse nnd u;ky, 11,573.019 $3IjB2!)
" stage and coach, 20,503,102 1 68U Tya
' steamboat and railroad, 2,4 13,002 x 41o'-lbi
34,580,202 $3,131,30!
This is exclusive of traosportatioo ly ttm
ooutsatui outer vessels, under the ih tai G;b
sections of the act of 1S25, which est i tul
10,000 more.
The letting of the present year Lava beta t
a considerable advance on firmer prices, except
those of the express mails, which bate been M a
saving of 20 per cent.
To avoid danger ol embarrimmrnt from the
recent check on the revenue of tha deturintckt
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retrenchments and suspensions iif aervkt lw
bre.ii made to the amount i f &35S.541 penatesa
Great care has been taken to make tbetn iatcr 1 1mm
vice which was inc least vaiuai.ia io ll cta
ir.unity.
The report of tho first Aitant PcstisiKtr
General, herewith tr.-iiismilted, furtiisliet utlirw- i,M
ling details ss to tho mail service.
On the 1st of July lat the number of pottgfi- f
ccs was 12,510, being nn increase of 752 dorfi fcM
the iireceilina vear. The number csulltM,ti,
. . aw
Mr. Kinjr was in favor of pursuing tho usual ! ,nr.ta f thn ncmnniq of tho disbursing officer.
course, whch was to lay the question ot recep- 10 AM sunervisors of the customs, all collec-
. t i , t .i . i
On motion of Mr. Glis
Resolved, That u select committee be appoint
ed to inquire iiiio the expediency of so changing
tho mode of improving turnpike roads by McAd-
i . . c ... g i , ,!., : . . -. .
this state whero rock cannot be obtained; with
leave to report oy r and m;unt;ii1 thal ,hc liuerly bf ,hc prcss ,, the
Messrs. Glass, 0,ven, and .Mason were appoint - mr,
UtCUiiUi ui r n tail uiw . - - -
tizen of the United States by the constitution
was 1,104, nn I tho number discontinued
During the same year, the appointments of p
masteis were 2,003.
Tho number of post offices on this inj it IS
553.
Tho number ofcontractors in service duriBj
lust vear was about 1,057. Of this number.
have been lined or bad deduction madefrura ft
nav. on recount of delinquencies nnd umiw
Tho aggregate n mount of fines nnd deduct
excluding remissions, whs $u7,r9 i.
The revenue of the department fr tltemnf
ding Juno 30, 1837, was 8,l&
"Nevertheless
wc Iwlioe
tion on the table: he made that motion.
Mr. Preston would like, ho said, to bo
on the subject.
Mr. Kin?. That is the very thing to be avoid
ed. The subject was then laid on the table.
Mr. Swift presented an abolition petition which
was laid on the table.
A bill remitting duties on rail roJI iron, im
ported for tho use of rail-roads, was passed.
Mr. Merrick gave notice that ho would to-morrow
introduce a bill for the relief of the heirs of
the late Francis Newman.
The Senate resumed as tho unfinished business
of yesterday, the consideration of the bill relin-
Iquishingto the State of Alabama the two per
cent, fund received for roads leading to the
State.
Mr. Hubbard said ho had no idea of borrowing
money to pay such claims as this: but ho would
agree to tho bill, with a proviso, that the act shall
not be executed till January, 1910.
Mr. Niles moved to amend by providing that
the law shall not take effect till there shall bo a
surplus of money in the Treasury
cd such committee
On motion of Mr. Milroy,
r?cn7n.7 Tint the i idiciarv committee be in
tors or surveyors naval officers, registers of the structed to inquire into the expediency t f extend-
heard . ffi..ra riiatriet nitorriRvs. marshals, and
clerks of the United States courts, in furnish the
secretary and first comptroller of tho I reasury,
and the treasurer, with weekly, monthly, and
quarterly returns of all moneys received by them
ir which ought to be received by the receivers id
any denomination in their district, ns the case
may be, nnd of all bond, whether complete or
not, and monthly statements of the bonds in suit.
11. Cashiers of tho customs, public receivers
nnil irp.nnrnrs ut the mint, required to furnish
ing tho criminal laws of Indiana, over the Indians
within the limits of the state, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
Saturday, Dec. 22,
The Ilnuse met and there not beinsra quorum
present, tho Speaker adj turned the Houso until
Thuisday next.
Thursday, Dec. 27th,
Mr. Profiit introduced a resolution appointing
thereof, and that a candid, tair and temperate ex
pression of opinion upon the character nnd ten
dency of the institutions of every naiurc on earth
' whether thev be civil, poli'icol or religious, is a
natural right recognized and sanctioned by the
j constitution of this state nnd the United States,
i and can never be abridged without uu infraction
'of bcth, and a palpable encroachment upon tho
j right of citizens.
Mr. Chapman introduced an amendment simi
j Iar to thus. Tho alo e amendment was olio red
! bv Mr. Hubbard nnd accepted by Mr. Chapman.
Mr. Kilsiore moved the resolution be ir.dttinitc-
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Mr.Kini- of Ala. was in f.ivor of the amend
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After some conversation, the amendment was
agreed to, and the bill passed.
After some private business,
The Senato adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WISCONSIN ELECTION.
This was the day assigned for the consideration
of tho report of tho Committee of Elections on
nished
quarter, he shall be dismissed, unless satisfactory j
reasnns for delav nre iriven to the President. ,
13. The samo penalty on tho accounting offi-
iccrs, if tho accounts are not audited nnd settled (
within one month after they are received.
14. Tha Secretary of tho Trcasnrv to furnish
postponed, which bo alter much discussion
T - T VknA.I Vm rtriiL'irttia n 1 1 1 f 1 4 ill T r
the operations of, .,, . liniAllfi.
fcc: winch was a- " . . , -r -ii
Imcntson tho table aves 14, naves iG. I he
Excess of revrnac $?57J"
Tho rcvenuoof the depnrtfr.ent for
I ho year ending GOih June Inst ii
estimated to have been $I,!2J
The cnjiasjemcnts nnd liabilities of
dcpaitment for tho sains year wers 4jftftlj
t r . . I i:i-i;(:.
lCCS? Of eiigiieiiieiioi iiiiu nuwiinir, w,"
Tho surplus on band lias presented mbm
ment from ibe execsss of liabilities. ;
Compared with the preeeding year, lis w
nnc has increased nbjt -1 per rent. . Tail it I
unexpected and m st gratifying rrsiJ. 'i
The cash on hand on ihe 1st inst, u f
a select committee to inquire into the operations
.. . ru - . . . . ..... .t i
weekly, monthly, ana quarterly siaicint'iiisoi an ot the iSourd ot internal improcmcin, nemer
m(,nova rnppivrd. of all bonds, nnd of bonds in . ,u R.mnl or nnv member of it has transcended
suit. " Quarterly statements within one month af- ,n0 1W in raakinir lettins", in
ter the end of the quarter. j the Board for tho vear 1833,
, ... . r.. .
12. It the accounts Ol nni mncor uru . ..- jjnpteu. ,lt r.r ,k. r..v;o,. nnrstion wns seconded bv the
within one month nfter tho end of the I The committee consists of Messrs. Profiit, Cham-1 ,T 11 i
Iii banks, available r expected tobe m sfi '
1st Jnnuarv next.
In draft offices nnd duo from Crfaia
post office,
$S4;120
"(both Houses, on the first Monday in January at .
every session, with a statement ol tha amount to
the end of the third q i irtcr of the present year, '
of evcrv receiving and disbursing officer, to be
countersigned by the First Comptroller and the
Treasurer. If the accounts aro not furbished or
not audited, reasons to be stated to Congress.
( 15. Supervisors, naval officers, and surveyors
i of the customs: to bo a check on the cashiers of
11 itisc
I The question, shall the main question now be
j put, wns carried ayes 5i', naves 13.
1 The Joint resolution was then engrossed ayes
' 03, naves 5.
I The" call for tho Drcvious question, when sus-
Mr. Williams presented a petition from Robert tn,Iie,j? culs off aj nmendmcnls of course nil n
H.itton and others, for nn act of incorporation i mendmcnts were cutcIT, tha uriginal resolution
per, and Bry ec.
There not being a q nrurn present, tho House
ndj jurncd un'.il to-m i row nvrning.
SEN ATE. Fkiday, Dc. 23.
Total.
It w:ll be sen that the surplus fund of
n:.nment. whi-hatonc lime execdefl
have been sfrlly diminished.
referred to Messrs. illiams, small, ot ., and was tn,Trossed and ordered to bo read a
Mount. i limn.
the customs: rCL'isters over lanl receivers and
the Wisconsin contested E ection : and, on motion public receivers; naval officers and surveyors over
of Mr. Buchanan, the sul jeet was postponed too j collectors: directors over treasurers of the mints;
and made the special order of the day for Thurs- ut ihc close of each quarter to examino their
day next, at one o'clock and each day, thereafter, j bocks, accounts, and money on hand, and to make
until the same bo disposed of. j n fau? accurate and faithful return to the Treasury
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. of their condition.
On motion of Mr. Haynes, the House went! 10. Secretary of the Treasury tr cause similar
ngain into tho Committee of the wholo on the : examinations to be made at any time by the mar
state of the Union (Mr. Adams in tho Chair) on Uhals, or district attorney of the district,
the President's Massage. j 17. House of Representatives at every session
Mr. Prentiss resumed his remarks. Ho shew- ; to appoint a committee to make similar cxamina
ed that tho professions of tho administration of: tionsof any one or of all, the depositories, and to
a regard for the purity of the Government were j report to both Houses; and in case of defalcation
hypocritical; that their proposed investigations j or fraud, to inform the President of the fact.
were intended only to white-wash tho outside ofi 18. Oilicers having charge ot tne pumic money ,
Mr. Thompson of P.. from the judiciary com
mittee reported a bill relative to absconding deb
tors, their aiders and abettors; which was read
and passed to a second reading.
Mr. Thompson of P., from the j idiciary com
mittee reported a bill to amend an act regulating
descents, distribution, ana cower, approved reb
On motion the House a j nirncd.
SENATE. Sativkday, Dec. 29,
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Bv Mr. Williams of W., from William Blanch
ard nr.d others fur the amendment or
nr.pnmOF THE sf.ciiet.1Rt of J
TJiEUiSUlt Y.
f liit-.-yiot rKn to publiiih this doem
r,i!l Sid iincd i a condensed tiew
-n.rneans. ns well ns the eprndit
lltirrt t J I . . .1 .
funds n available in thut year.
B daiic on the lt Jan., 1839, S1
n.its from Customs, 1
ts l.otn Lnls. M
of fi
ami
,47S
33,
12,718,'
17, 1S3S; which was read and passed to a second the law regulating the duties of owners nnd oc
doctrine, bo recognized as a legitimate exercise j tho sepulchre, while they left tho corruptions ' to discharge every financial duty required of them
within uncalled. He shewed that the President by law, or by direction ol heaas oi uepartmenis,
continued in office men who were known to be ; in pursuance of law.
defaulters, and, who were, according to the prop- j 19 and 20. All public officers, whether receiv
ositions of the message, guilty of penitentiary j ing the public money or directed to make returns
otTences. The President had thus connived at I of the revenue, to give ample bonds for the faith
penitentiary offences. He denied, too, that the j ful discharge of their duties.
administration would bo supported if its corrup-I 21. Receivers of tho public money within the
tion were prevented. It wou!d be supported on-1 District to pay it over weekly, or oftener, us the
Iv, as it wes established, upon the spoils system. Secretary may direct, to the Treasurer.
The administration, ho said, like a bear when 22. Secretary to withdraw balan-es from the
hotly pursued by the hunters, dropped two of her i present depositories and where banks have ben
cubs, Swart wout and Price, with a view to divert ! in any way employed, in a manner convenient to
of tho popular power.
In opposition to the President's declaration,
Mr. Boll asserted that attachment to our institu
tions had not "increased" of late years; on the
contrary, pnblic confidence in our institutions had
been shaken. Striking evidences of this fact
had been afforded everyday: instead of increas
ed attachment to our institutions there was an
increase of mistrust in there..
Mr. B. passod to the views of the passage on
the finances. There were remedies necessary
to prevent the frauds cn the public, which were
not embraced in the recommendations of this pa
per. The increasing tendency of the Govern
ment to fraud and waste and extravagance was
felt and seen by all . Wc wanted somo remedy
for this tendency in government to rob the peo
ple, by their profligate expenditures and palpable
' frauds.
The excuse forspending forty millions & year
was, first the Indian wars, and second the impor
tuoities of tho Whigs, which they were obliged
to yield to. It was pretended thut the adminis
tration did not recommend these great expendi
tuic. He made ntatemente to controvert this.
The renaody for the frauds on the government
Mistfllar.eous,
alteration ofi Trury nee !-icd, '
iers and oc-'Sc'-nd and thir. Umds of Bank of
J. S. of Pennsylvania,
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reading; and, also, copiers of mills, so as to leave it optional with
A bill to amend an act to licenco and regulate ; 0,Cm to grind when they believe it to be fur dis-r
taverns and groceries, npprovcu x-en. -c, i3o; , uiution rcicricu io ine same commmcc u wm. , - fprVDITURES.
which was read and passed to a second reading. was referred a matter in relat.-on to the same su-! . , aHCOtJ.first three
AT I'imK!. ffi.m r color! rnnmiiltrp. retiorlfid ! lmr-t rn vmlnr. nv. i fljnSJ'
a bill to legi'izc the proceedings of the commis- By Mr. Stanb-rd, from John Hogsdon and h- , jj,,rv fi.?t ,rce quarter, l5't
c;-.r.f-a ni.iininied to loentn the Delohi nnd Marion ' fr. nravinf the frrint of a cliansre in a pa of? ' . ' ....-,
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state road; which was read and passed to a sc- i the Kr.igbtstown and Biountsvillo slate foaow-re- f . . of aVwve expenditure! i;
ferrcd to Messrs. Stanford, Blount, smith a f,p furlh q!iarter, rfT
and Riley. , . fpublii-. debt for the vear, ' "1 '
: i i . i oiiciou m im - - - ' 1 . . a a n m 9 w nines -
vro;ca, inn a.- . - t
cu taoraii aniemori.inuiv'!;";' IBilanceon
leu omics jiia,i" j -i i i - i
r-.imherl.nd II iar. and n!so into the expediency J , 9Ty-
of incorporating in said memorial, a provision j
the attention of her pursuers: but he should not
be drawn off by any such ruse. With his old
fashioned notions of honesty, he held that a theft
of forty or fifty thousand dollars was quite as"
worthy of the mors! indignation of the President
as tho wholesale depredations of Swartwout.
He hId the President responsible fbr every
case of fraud r.nd defalcation whi:h came under
his notice, and which he did not promptly punish
by removing the criminal from office.
He went into a detail of cases of this kind
ease in which the President had continued in
office men who had, with the knowledge of the
President an j the whole administration, emhez-
them.
23. Authority to the Secretary to transfer the
public money as the safety of the public money
and convenience of tiae public service may re
quire, and to draw on any one of them as may
be most proper for the public interest and conve
nient to the public creditor.
24 and 25. Authorize special deposites, except
where special depositories are established by this
act to banks, in specie, when the money in tne
hands of anv officer exceeds the , amount of his
bond, of when it may be considered tinrafe. Pres-
cond reading.
HOUSE. Friday, Dec. 2S.
Petitions nnd remonstrances were presented
this rnornmg by Messrs. Cutter, Brcuton, Hurst,
Bawless, Kennedy, Hubbard, Vance j which were
severally read and referred.
Mr. Kilgore from the committee on corpora
tions, reported back two or three bills which had
been referred to the committee on corporation,
with amendments reserving the right hereafter to
amend or repeal such acts of incorporation. On
the Question of concurrence it. these amendments
considerable debate took place, in which Messrs.
Proffit, Kilgore, Marshall, Judah, i'etit, and others
participated.
Mr. Judah urged the necessity oi cauuon ia
"ranting charters ana in ine reservation wp""
to amend or reoeal them. He contended that the
legislation of tlm country had gone farther in
rrantin-r privileges to the few over the many,
r . . - f i - .
than the legislation ot that country irom nicn
we have descended bad ever gone; and that
whilst they were endeavoring more and more to
restrict the privilege of these incorporations, the
ItgisUtion in this country had been tending grad
ually and constantly to tho increase of their pow
ers and privileges.
Mr. Proffit believed that the ultra Demoeraeg
or loco focoixiK, into which some who assume to
be advocates for Uke people's rights had fallen,
the 31st of Dec.,
t- . . . I A '
requesting a surticient amount io uc approon-nu pep0
for its completion in this state, to be qp.ied ty j ffrjm insoivcnl W"
eral As-emSIv mav direct: and alsa tie neccssi- .M i.-.t,. M euspendca
tv of forthwith bridsini? al! the stieams overt i f.f. and not pay w
which said read passes. 1 hie nnlil 1S35
Mr. Brady moved that the words, "pray ""JT anPart of money
earlv',, be striken out, and tat "urf ing the pro-; fiOCI
the mint,
priety of a speedy," be inserted; which ws
ceptcd. The resolution was men aoopicn.
Messrs. SigW, Little, Moffatt, Brady, Stanford,
Smiih of W. Williams, and Maunt, were appoint
ed said committee.
Tot
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cribe the condition and terms ot tne pecia o- was more to be drcaoea man any oanger tnroai- , --. i -.j;nff. tae
posite. .'DanktoiniikeooBseofany kind ?pn4 by the aristocracy of thi. country. It tend-1 "to the expediency of eo " j
HOUSE. Sattedav, Dec. 29, 1S3S.
The Speaker laid before the House n commo-
t. ik. Tro.;,lo..t of the State Birsk n
1 1 v.sa I liuiu saso . i x.l- -
answer to a resolution of the House on the suh-
iect of increasing the capital of the State mn
nrl Ttranchps? which was reaa auu
the committee cf ways and means.
tr .Li I t ik. onrnmittes Ol WVS
mean., to which was referred a resolution in
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