Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-05
SENATE SF NEW-yORK.
X The Venus Of Medici
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MIRA " fcDTUdry
MR.. oGBENE Ersa.UTIQH
Mr.. Ogden called for consideration of the follow
jug resolution, submitted by Ln on Wednesday
last.
Rssotyed, That ike ton.pitre or s., rauch of his
cxceilency the governors message as rcatcs 20 the
appointment OF freSiGCt and tico President of the
United States 10 whum was referre6 (ok the sixth
INSTANT DILL from tie assembly, elEtlc6, an act
prescribing the time and me nn.r of choosing electors
OF President x Vice President si the nteG States"
be requested 10 rePor. the SAX! tlno the Senny.
MIR. Ogden said, ,Ast the r: aeune which. induced
MIN to move the Ersou1GE must he obvious 10 the
Senate The bill from the assembly, referred to- had
been. for considerable tnr, before s.e Committee
Ii would appear from the face Of tie resolution it
self, that the reference ina6c Oh tc 9th irstar
and the biil had remained w:i them le days before
the resolution had been rna"eG. ,Aha1 period he
Should think time enough fn TIE committee TO
mature their minds and make np long report.
On Thursday OF last week, he had asked the chair
man of the committee, Mr. DGd.eyN vi xkat time
We might expect the report Ne sald he had been
much engaged, and referred 20 circumstances which
rad prevented him from devGtirg as n,uch time to il
as he could have wished. The Hews dag. however,
the next day but cne, lie Informed INC, said Mr.
o., that report would BE made early IN the next,
(now the present) week lie, (Mr. o. had wait
ed until the early part of the week had elapsed and
1t was now, he believed, time that 1epor should
be made. in framing the resolution. lie had ct.dca-
he had left it ON the table for csaside<atop aud he
hoped it would now be adopted.
MI Stranahan wished the reSolut1Ur TO be re ad-
/ 1t was accordingly read again.1
Mr.. Dudley, (chalrnan Of The conrnIttee,3 rose
10 correct the gentleman (Mr. Osden) in relation
10 fact. He, (Nr. D.. did say that lie COM
mittce would report early in the prc5crt week, buS
only that there was probability THAI they would
He hoped Glcre was no intention fo begin a struggle
for popularity in passing this BILL The committee
had endeavoured to discharge their du1y-they .gere
not consciousoi any deviation from it, r.er should
they fail TO do all that they believed the occasion
could demand of them.
Mr.. Ogden replied, that The gentleman f1tst ZIP
had stated that he did not absolutely say chat
port would be made early in the present week, he
felt himself bound believe it so, sltncush his
memory strongly impressed with different
collection. As ia the struggle for popularity, he
would only say, that if popularity te be acguir-
ed by the passage of the bill, lie surprised that
the hon. chairman had not awaited himself OFT, BY
speedy report of the bill. had been said, indced
Of doors, that the public feeling srbsiding
MIR. o. had not, he SAID, any evidence Of that fact
bat if it So it doubtless owing he cir-
cumstance that the bin had passed the assembly by
an almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Stranot'lan said that if the resolution should
pass in any shape, (athough he hoped would Dot)
he would move TO amend it Ieque 4 the COM
miicc to report-not the bill precisely, but or tie
| sbJjecfof he bill. lie could not believe that the
senate intended to as; the committee to report that
bill
hTr. Ogden thought that the resolution would BIZ
mote cXccplicnable with than without tie amend
ment. Under the resolution, the committee would
be discharged Of their duty by merely reporting the
bill. As amended, it would become their duty to
report their opinion upon the principle Of She bill
and also their amendment Of its details.
Mr.. Burt preferred that the committee should re-
port the bill, WiM their opinion Here9n Such he
said, was the usual course.
Mr. StranahaR enforced the proprety Of the a.
uendmcnt he had proposed lie thought the reso-
luton il stood, harsh, unnecessary, and I'M
rrecedented. Such course never demanded
miles, on a bill requiring immediate passage
and in this case he considered the call unnccesa
nv novel; and uucacd for. lie could see no good
reason for it, His object was, not to force this bin
,,non the committee, but TO permit them to 90 i'll
th.r own way, and to remain unshacklcd by any re-
sol1. 81 this sort.
Mr.. Ogden said a few words i'll reply, when the
epestion upon Mr. Stranabans amendment was put
and carried,
The question then rccurred 10 inc resolution a'
amended.
NJ. sudan observed that i've could see reason
for nassipe the resolution before the Seuote.-Thc
subiect 10 which it refers has deeply occupied fhc
nublic attention, and could not have escaped the
consideration of the committee. The bill should not
no acted upon ne said, but with great GOODNESS and
ca1nness The importance of the subject require:
that II should be examined in altS bearings viii
great care and circumspection Ec had no doub
fbat the committee will give thatTcport IN reason
4 able time after this is done. Enough had been al
ready said 20 intimate to the committee, that some
Of the members desire tna report lie was opposed