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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 ordered 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 Cotnmittco 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 consider 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 Thomas 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, arguing that tho United States, as a free and independent nation, was not bound to acknowledge the independence of Huyli or any other Government. After Mr. Bynum had concluded, the "Instructions'" 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 depositee, 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 themsystem of responsibly. What was the default j 8tic(() i,ad connived at and protected and eneourof 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 infidelity 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 ality 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 collection, 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, resigning 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 Committees. 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 paper professing to warn tho people of a free country 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 demagogues to undertake to sow dissension between " different classes of society, b it, in tho chief Magistrate 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 community been so much subj acted to absolute control. 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 meseago appeared to be to give an additional impetus 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 given to the majority over every subject. This was not the original desijjn of our constitution. 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 legislature 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 reference 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 importance to discuss here. He intended particularly

to examine that part of tho message which relates 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 introductory remarks, moved that the committee rise, which was agreed to. Mr. Prentiss will, therefore, have tho floor tomorrow. Tho Houso adjourned.

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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 printed. 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 Society of Friends in New Jersey, praying Congress to cause such laws to be enacted as will

. : - . . i - - . 1 1 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 money hitherto collected1 by the col!eciir, district attorney, 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 substituted 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 charges, or lands, and to collect any other money, &c. 5. Collectors at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and New Orleans, to be denominated supervisors of the customs, to discharge the duties of collectors, but to receive no money.

G. Supervisors of the customs, district attorneys, 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 imIjusnnmcnt 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

- 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 amending 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 . . .i-i:r..i

piracy, ana suustituie imprisonment lor inc mere-

Orleans, or bl. Louis, prohibited trom receiving any money. 7. No public money to be retained as heretofore, by any officer for any purpose whatever. Every payment and expenditure, of every description, 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 quarter. 9. Warrants to disbursing officers not. to be issued till necessary to meet expenditures. Disburft . . . . 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 certain days in each year to settle their taxes, and on failure so tore, it shall be the duty of tho collector 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 into 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 domestic institutions of tho Slave holding states of this Union (without their consent) cither by Congress or tho state Legislatures, is contrary to the . 1 1 .1 w' - . I . " . . - 1

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 Senators 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 remarks 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 .... .

very tew uuouiionisis. Mr. Owen moved to amend the resolution as follows strike out all between the words 'Union" 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 'interference1' and insert ''ii expedient ns well as unconstitutional, and calculated to injare the cause of

fT"Kiv;lU;:viH';i'.',.l'!,v,yfl:.rr,$'4''rvv?l'A, 1 . .it

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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net net

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,

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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-

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On motion of Mr. Glis

Resolved, That u select committee be appointed to inquire iiiio the expediency of so changing tho mode of improving turnpike roads by McAdi . . 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

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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 expression 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 simij 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 offiiccrs, 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

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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

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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 nH.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 marstate 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 cxaminaed 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 committee reported a bill relative to absconding debtors, their aiders and abettors; which was read and passed to a second reading. Mr. Thompson of P., from the j idiciary committee 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

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funds n available in thut year.

B daiic on the lt Jan., 1839, S1

n.its from Customs, 1

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of fi

ami

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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 receivositions 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 faithpenitentiary 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 institutions 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 increased 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 paper. The increasing tendency of the Government to fraud and waste and extravagance was felt and seen by all . Wc wanted somo remedy for this tendency in government to rob the people, by their profligate expenditures and palpable ' frauds. The excuse forspending forty millions & year was, first the Indian wars, and second the importuoities of tho Whigs, which they were obliged to yield to. It was pretended thut the administration did not recommend these great expendituic. 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,

sen i

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free

shirt t cnt. i

is tlm niv one emi na tint i 4 c is a te tho

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rtny itJO U k hit th

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It fro ing of kis'o, fclly i yosi to it is n 1 1. .i

wrss Ths rvia n kanes fU't. at'

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 require, and to draw on any one of them as may be most proper for the public interest and convenient 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 corporations, 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 gradually and constantly to tho increase of their powers 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.,

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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 appointed said committee.

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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 commot. 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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