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gress, and upon which bull was passed in this House
and not acted upon in the Senate for the want of
time, be referred to the Select Committee ordered
in the claim Of the Baron de Bastrop, and tina, said
committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise
Mr. ISackS, of Tenn. submitted the following
re solve:
ReSulued, That the Committee ON the Judiciary
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the judicial system of the United States
as to extend the administration of justice equally
and alike to all the States.
Some conversation arose this resolution between
the mover and Messrs. Webster and Brent the
latter gentlemen having, on former day, offered a
resolution o! nearly similsr import. Finally, how
ever, the resolve adopted.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER IS.
IN SENATE.
MFR. Kane submitted the following resolution for
consideration:
Resolved, That so much of the Presidents Mes
sage relates to the erection OF a Monument to
commemorate the great events of the military and
political lite of General WASHINGTON, be referred
10 Select Committee, and that the said committee
have leave TO eport by bill or otherwise.
| This bill making appropriation for the com
pensation of the members and officers OF Congress"
was reported by Mr. Smith, from the Committee
OF Finance with amendment. The bill was then
considered, as in Committee Of the Whole, and the
amendment agreed 10; and the bill was ordered 10
third reading to-day. 1t was subsequently read a
third time, passed, and returned 10 the House or
Representatives.
The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution
submitted yesterday by Mr.. Johnston, OF Louisiana,
on the subject Of the Judiciary which was agreed
10.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted yesterday by Mr. Ben
ton:
! ReSotued, That Select Committee be appointed,
with instructions to inquire into the expediency OF
amending the Constitution Of the United States, 80
as to provide for the election OF President and Vice
President, by direct vote OF the people, In dis
trc.s.
| Mr.. Hayne moved to amend the resolution, by
adding the following
And tina, the committee be further instructed to
inquire into the expectancy Of so amending the Con
suuton, as to secure the election Of President and
Vice President of the United States, without the
intervention of the Senate or House OF Representa-
tiyes.o
After some debate, the question was taken on MIR
Hnyne'S amendment, and carried
! Mr.. Cobb then rose and said that, without enter
ing into The inquiry whether they could strike out
mode for the election OF President and Vice Presi
dent without the intervention Of either branch oil
Congress, he would offer an amendment that went
to another point: its object was to instruct this
same committee TO inquire into the expectancy oil
so amending the Constitution as to prohibit the ap'
pointment Of any member of Congress TO any office
OF honor or trust under the United States during the
term for which such Senator or Representative
should have been elected. If this amendment were
adopted the evil would not be SO great in referring
the election Of President to the decision OF either
branch of Congress. While he had the honor OF
oeing member Of the other House, he said he
submitted similar proposition, and though there
was not a sufficient vote TO carry 1t through, he had
the consolation of knowing that the vote in tsvor oil
il was very respectable. He thought there could
be no better time than the present 10 renew the
proposition: If the committee could not devise a
mode by which the election could be effected, with
out the nerpostion Of Congress, then il became the
more proper 10 inquire whether they should not re
move from those on whom the election must de-
volye all temptation that might bias them in that
Il election He would not make any observations as
to the fact Of how tar any member OF Congress might
be influenced by the hope of office, In voting but
every member would see, from the fallibiy OF no
man nature, that it was almost impossible tor men
sometimes not be Influenced Mr.. e. said, he wish
ed to cut off every thing that could tempt man,
and entirely destroy all hope of Office, and all inn
putation whether they should vote right or wrong
Mr. C.. concluded by moving an amendment to the
resolution, corresponding to what he stated IN his
remarks; and
The question being put on MIR. C's amendment,
it vas agreed to- nen con.
Mr. Macon said, he still thought that, instead OF
referring to the Committee separate and distinct
propositions it would be better to commit the whoe
subject of the election OF President and Vice Pre-
sident Of the United States, that the committee
might devise and report such plan as they should
think best to avoid the existing evils. and secure the
benefits which we're deemed desirable in the mode
of eecting those officers, He therefore moved the
following as substitute for the resolution, and the
several amendments already adopted, viz