Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-13


votes for President shall be President, it
such humber be fnsjerit, Of the whole
number of electors appoinled; and il no
Person have such majority, then, from the
highest numbers, not exceeding three, on
The list CT those voted for as President, me
Joint meeting shall Immediately. by bal.
lot, choose lbe President. A majority o,
the votes Of ali the members present, shall
be necessary to a choice on tue lrst BAL
lot, after which plurality OF votes only
shall be necessary 10 choice. I6e per-
son having the greatest number OF votes as
Vice President, shall be the Vice Press
dent, il such number be majority OF the
whole, number OF electors appointed u
no person have tbatmaJerity, then ne snail
be chosen by the Senate, as directed by
he Constitution. -.
''ResoiYea; That no person, having been
twice elected 10 tue Office OF PTes'dent OF
The United States, shall again be eligible
10 that Office" ;,
Nj. Benton gave notice that he should
call up the preceding resolutions, tor con-
siderstion, a week from the next Monday.
Mr.. Van Buren,, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, 10 whom was referred
resolution directing the Secretary OF State
to re port 10 Congress concerning The expi'
ration OF laws, reported the following reso-
luton; which was read and passed to
second reading:
"Resolved, That there be added to the
Standing Committees, consisting OF hve
members each, directed u be appointed
al the commencement OF each session,
with leave TO repor, by bill or otherwise,
the following:
"a Committee of Revision, whose spe-
c;al duty il shall be to report 10 The Senate,
before The first day Of March next, all such
laws as expire before the close OF the next
session of Congress; and TO make SINH.
lar re port, on Or before the first day OF
January, in each year."
The Senate then resumed, as in Com
mi,tee of tee Whole, Mr.. Mills in the
! Chair, the consideration OF the bill tor the
relief Of Francis Henderson, Jr., II will
be- recollected that This bill proposes to
grant sum Of money to Francis Hender.
son, Jun. in full tor services rendered to
the country, by bis grandfather, Col John
| Laurens. This question before the Com
mittee was upon motion by Mr.. Holmes,
of Maine, to recommit The bill for the pur'
pose of altering il, SO Tar as TO grant the
! money 10 Mrs. Henderson, the daughter
of Col. Laurens. This motion at the re-.
quest oil Mr.. Barbour, was Withdrawn.
| MIR. Barbour, alter some further remarks
on the nature OF this claim, and in conhr-
nation Of those which he bad previously
made 10 Committee OF the Whole, moved
that the blank in the bill be filled with.
the sum which the committee originally
! reported to be due for the expenses incur
red by Col. Laurens.
Mr.. Lowlie said, that be had paid great
attention to this subject, and he Ielt, after
! full investig alton, that he could not vote
for, the bill, in any shape. As the subject
had been discussed two days, he would
now, 10 order to try the sense OF the Sc
nate, move its indefinite postpenement.
Mr.. Lloyd, OF Maryland, said be IN.
derstood the question, as to passln e the
present bill, not ~ turn upon the justice
81 the CAIN, but, whether the perso!n.
7 Vas farIy and legally authorised 10 receive
the money. II was not asked as bounty
but as a remuneration for services render
ed, and expenses incurred; and it was i'm.
pera,ive upon the Government to pay lis
just debts5bGl It was also important TO
know, who has the just claim 10 II. If Col.
I.aurens had any claim upon the Govern
ment when be- died, his daughter undoubt-
eddy became the heir 10 the claim. When
she married Mr.. Henderson, be acquired
the right to the claim. If the claim rests
on the law, it is certainly highly import
ant to know to whom it now belongs, Ii
, Congress we're to pay 1t, now, wrongfully
they would be bound, by every principle
OF justice, TO pay II again hereafter, pow.
ded the proper person come torwaid to
claim it, II Mr. Henderson were now Sc
! parated from his vile, by covenant or con.
tract, it became necessary 10 inquire how
! far that separation would affect the claim.
What is the nature OF that sepsrstion?-
Does it secure the right in this claim to
Henderson? Until be could see some evi>
dence on this subject, Mr.. l., said be could
not say what right the grandson had to re-
ceive this money. No one, Mr.. L re-.
marked could be more ready than himself
to extend a fostering be nd to those, and to
the descendant of those who bad rendered
distinguished services 10 The country, and
no one was more sensible OF the import.
ance OF the services rendered by Colonel
Laurens; but he wished before be was call
ed upon to vote on this subject, 10 know
10 whom the money was due, and who bad
a legal claim to it-suppose, by contract
with bis wife, that Henderson had been
prohibited from receiving the amount
of this clain-under such circumstances,
how could be transfer right to his son,
which be did not himself possess? lf IT
were paid to the son, in such case. Con.
gress might be called upon, by the wife of
Henderson, to pay it again. These rea
sons, MIR. Lloyd said, would induce hin
10 vote for postponenent, reserving it 10