Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-14


upon the table; and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration OF Executive business; and, i,nme
diatcly after the doors were opened
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Newton, from the Committee of Com
merce, reported 4 bin g to establish Bowdonham
IN the state of Maine, Troy, in the state of New
York, and Fairport, in Ohio, ports of deliycry.D
The bill was twice read, and ordered to lie on the
table.
POLICE OF THE CAPITOL.
The engrossed resolution of the regulation of
the police ofthe Capitol, tone provision of which
authorizes the extension of the authority of the
corporation OF w ashington to the public grounds
about the tapitol,) was read third time. Mr..
Wood, inquirng the particular object of the lat
ter provision, Mr.. Lathrop, in the absence of the
Chairman OF the committee who reported if
said that, as ne understood it, the object was to
give such authority to the corporation of Wash
ington as should carry into effect its provisions
against the establishment of grog-shoDs or
stands, on the public property, &C. A motion
was then made to lay the resolution on the tahiti
and agreed to.
Subsequently, the resolution was again taken
up, on the motion MIR. Mercer, and the cues
ton being on its passage
Mr. Cooke spoke against that part of the res
olutIon which authorizes the appointment of n
Deputy, by the Marshal of the District. -Iurino
each Session ofCongress, 10 attend and preserve
order IN the precincts of the Capitol, consider
ing II wholly unnecessary TO appoint AN addition
al officer, while the House had so MANY officers
and messengers, sc.
Mr. Mercer expressed his regret that this
resolution should give rise to any discussion. bnt
went on 10 say, that some provision of the sort
was absolutely necessary. There is now no
ponce IN the central part of the Capitol or is
exterior &c. The exhibition (of the Panorama
OF faris) now gong on in the centre buildinp
was by permission of the officers of the two
fiou'es nut not by their authority, for the obyi-
Gus reason that they have no authority there.
As to The officers of this House, thew cannot of-
tend to the police of other parts and avenues of
the building, because their presence is necessary
mere, TO attend to their duties within this Hall.
There were variety of petty offences liable to
be committed on the premises, which it was ne
cessary to the dignity and character of this
House to provide against.
This resolution was further opposed by Mr..
Ross, on the ground of the suficiency of this
House, by its officers, to protect its own dignity.
&c.
The resolution was further supported BY Mr..
Wood, who said having examined the resolution.
he was decidedly In favor of it, and would even
go further, 1t 1t were necessary. twas obv1-
Gus to every sense, that there were nrisancce
here which required removal, some of them. he
animated, of such nature that no man of hon
or whose moral sense must not revolt at encoun-
tering them, &c. He hoped, therefore, that the
resolution would pass.
Mr.. LiycrmoTc, of New Hampshire, said, that
the gentlemen who supported this measurese seem
ed to be very much alarmed by somefbino
which for his part he did not understand. We
have sat here, said he, for many wears, without
any inconvenience to the body polite or, as far
as know TO the body natural I should be as
willing as any one to expcl from the temple
those who sell doves for the sacrifice but The
doves of Venus will not, ! believe fly in the
fame of any one, if Inc will let them alone We
do not, therefore, want police here to protect
ourselves from such evils as these. We have
doorbecper, with his deputies and an assistant
doorkeeper, always on their posts, (except that
we have given the latter leave of absence for n
whiie) thought, too, sir, we had the power
OF exclusive Legislation over the District but
this resolution proposes to put us under the pro-
lection Of Washington. Not believing this to
be necessary, move to lay the resolution on th.
table.
The question on this motion was determined
in the affirmative. by small majority.
The bill from the Senate ''for the relief of
William Duane" was read third time, passed,
and returned to the Senate.
Mr.. Allen, Of Mass. called up his resolution
for adjournment but the House being thin. and
Mr. Cooke having moved for a call of the House.
mr. a. waved has call ,OT the present, giving no.
ticc that he should move for the consideration of
the resolution Of MONDAY next. {
VIRGINIA MILITARY LANDS.
On m2tian Of Mr.. Vance ef 9tis. the TTe,rse