Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-20

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them. II 1t IL adopted, the president will then
br, emplia,ically. the man of The r.ope's
ch"ice-the doors will he shut against fraud
and Corruption; and all improper romtina-
lions III be prevented, Should Congress a.
gree to the resolution, and the peop. ;.tlnpt
the amendment, il would nut be Ton late for
It's app'icatlon To the ensuing .lrciinn IN ss-
.en'r.n ri the states, the legislatures will he
'n session M time Ia act upon il; and. in The
others' me sessions may he anticipated for Il
lew weeks FOR the purpose But the merits OF.
his proposition, MIR. ii observed. did moi de-
pend upon its effect on the ensuing election
u was Intended for the future benefit of our
country whose liberties, he trusted, were
founded on basis so solid as To resist all en-
croachments, hut those of time itself.
Leave was then granted To Mr.. Hayne TO in
trodncs the following resolution, which was
read, passed toa second reading, and ordered
to he printed:
ResoIred ~ me Senate md House of Representatives.
me Onitrf Sfass, an Congress assembled teo thirds
~ both Houses concuryiug, That the following anne nd
""n' 70 The Constitution Of the United State. hr pro-
posed I" The Legislature of the several States which
when ratified by the Legislatures of ihrre -fou,ks Of
tue States, shall he valid To all iniens aud purposes
ms pat OF the said Constitution
u no person voted for, arCor,lnp 10 the Constiu-
non, rs President of the United States shall have
majority OF the VOTES OF the whole number at EIrro
.ors, t.en The President of the United States shall
forthwith issue his rroclamaiiup cnlIimg upon rha
Electors to convene al -, the 49, DAY of -
thereafter, Tor The purpose al chuosny y PrestIru,
""' W. Electors, when So convened, shall chous.,
nmrdiaeh,by ballot, President ofthe Uni,ed
states, and naini'y of the whole number of LEG
Tors, shall 'le necessary TO - clnice
, ANA should no person vn,e,I Tor according 10 Inc
Constitution, as Wee Pres urni nf tLr Uu;;e,l States
have mnJ"rIt Of The of the " hole numl,rr a.,
Electors then The President Of the Une, Sslrs shall
ior'hw"h issue hts proclamation, calling uIun ,hn
r.'ertoIs 10 cpnvenc y, -, the - day of -
thereafter, tor the purpose oi choosing Vice P,s,,
ue"' mat The ELECTORS, when so convened, stat
choose, immediately, Ivy ballot, Wee P,e.uIrn, Of
me Unilr'l States, and majority Of the whole num-
Der o' Eirctors shall I've nccessu, to - choice"
Alter the resolution of Mr. Hayne was read.
Mr. Macon moved that all the resolutions
proposing amendments Ia the Gonstil utiop. as
wen those offered at the last session as AT tb,.
present, should be printed in u pamphlet in
order that the Senate might have one view nf
thr whole Mr.. Dickersou then gave notice
tna' ne should, io-m"rrow, call up the propo..
sIiipn Ia amend the Constitution. which h..
proposed the last session. Mr. Holmes, of
Maine, gave simiiar notice ia regard tn y re-
solve which he had offered and MIR. Lloyd
"t massachusetts, In relation to an amendment.
which he SAID was proposed by The hnnurea
ana venerable gentleman from Virginia, (AIr.
aayl0r,) who had not taken his seat the pre-
sent session. The NATION for printing, pre-
posed 10y tlr. Macon, was thereupon POSITION
MIR. Van Buren,, of the committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill for the relipfnr sun
dry PERSONS c"nGnrd in Pennsy lyania Nv hich
had two several readings
The resolution submitted, some days since
~ Mr.. Johnson, nf Kentucky, proposing an
| inquiry INTO The rxpcdirncy nf establishing
thrtrnrw District Courts, and also of rranir-
lnS the united opinions of seven Judges nfthe
Supreme Court, ON any question nvol,ing the
validity of IA law of the United States, or OF
any SLATE, the opinion of each Judge 10 be- re-
c"id'a separately, Was again read for consldc.
ralinn.
On moton of Mr.. Eaton, the resolution was
amended, by also providing for an inquiry in.
In the expedicncy of making the Suufp.,e
Court separate and distinct from the Circuit
Courts and, as amended, the resolution WAS
adopted.
Mr.. Lloyd of Maryland submitted the fol-
loving resolution, which was read and laid
over for consideration
ReSotred, That the committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire iniO the exlit.-
dency Of passing law authorizing the pro
per Departments To settle, on equitable terms
the claims of Maryland against the govern
iheDt OF the United STATES, arising from add
'ances made by Maryland during the late
war
The Senate then prorPrdpd Ia the consi,
deraticn of Executive business, and irnne-
dIary after
Adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The Speaker laid before the House, a com
municnilOn from the Comptroller of The Tren.
sury, accompanied with q list received from
the Register of The Treasury, of the balances
on the books Of recriris and expenditures,
which appear To be due more Than three years
prior tO the 5Olh Of Srpiembrr last; which
several papers were laid upon the table for
CONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. HemptiIl, from the Committee on
Roads aud Canals reported hill, eutiilrd
" An act To- procure The DPcessary SURVEYS and
estimates 0U The subject Of Roads and Canals -
which, having been twive read, he proposed to
refer Ia the Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union.
Mr.. Taylor of n. Y. objected TO giving this
direction to the bill as being an ncnrrrrt prac-
tIce on principle, and suggested, ~ preferable.
10 refer it simply to Il Comniiiire og the
Whole, puttlngit in the ordinary rOuIiue of bu-
sInPss
MIR. HemphiIl, adhered io his motion. ON the
grnund That n0 subject cnuh he Of more
general and public interest to the whole ma
ton, than that Of this hill.
The question being taken on referring II ac-
cording t0 Mr.. Hrmphill's nution, il was de-
clded IN the negatn e-ayes TO- ners 70. And
The bill was referred 10 Il committee Of the
whole
The resolution offered ON Friday last, hy
Sir. Cook, vas taken ny, and agreed 30, peR1,
con.
The following resoldiuu, offered on Friday,
by Mr.. Fullpr. was taken 49,