The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-15
EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS.
% rHE sIrArE OF rnE UaIrrD STATES
From sphteh, NJ n rote Of The Senate, thf IN
FUNSTON Of secrecy has been rmoped.
WrpNEsDAr. Nov IS, l5ii.
The following written message was RI
eriyed from the President of the United
States by Az. Colc., his Secretary:
10 The Seaa,e ofthr Cn.ttd States
tommissions having BEEN granted, dur
ing the reetssof the seoat., To the follow
ing persons. now dominate them To the
s'me Offices, as respectively annexed to
their oam-s viz
James Monroe, of Virginia to be Secre-
tIy OF State. vic. Robert Saith, resigned
THE other names ar. Quilted
THURSDAY, Nov. II, leli.
The Senate took into consideration the
Message ~ ihe President Of the L. States
Of Yesterday, nominating James Monroe,
AID others to Offices
Mr.. Gilys submitted the following nv
non ~ consideration g:
Rcyolvtd, That the following be agreed
90 and inserted AHA ng the roles Of the ~
nat. oreonduCtng Executive business.
"A
person nominated shall have been pre-
yionsIy employed In the disbursement Of
public moneys, statement oi his pubtc
account. shall b. laid before the Senate,
fum the proper Department before n
vote shall pass 10 favor OF such nomIna
t,,n - which va. read and considered !:
And after debate, and on motion, the
further consideration thereof was postpon'
eh unlIl Ia morrow.
A motion was made by Mr., Giles, So
,os,pone The farther consideration OF the
Nes,as, oi The President of the L. Stat.s.
', strldaN, nominating James Nonroe, aud
others, 10 Offices, Tor the purpose Oh adopt
irg thu tollowing resolution
Resolped, Ihat the President of the
L. s he requested 20 cause To be laid DO
frr, the Senate, Il settlement Of the nc
counts of james Nom or, Esquire, with the
L. States, during his several (or,iSo mis-
sio ;"
And, after debate, the motion was with
drawn.
A motiun was made, by Mr.. Giles, That
Oh. nomination OF James Monroe, Esq.
contained in the Message OF the President
of The u. >. of yesterday, brrefeued tn q
select committee for the purpose OF 'nqui
ry, and to report thereon;
And, on the question to agree thereto
f,was determined in the affirmative
Yeas a. Nays7.
Oamn,ion Of Mr.. TAFT, the Yeas and
Nays having been required by one filth OF
I'll. Senators present. those who voted III
he ,ihrmaiivr, are
N.ssr., Campbell. Of Ohio, Campbell, of
Tennessee, Cundict, Crawford, Cuts, Da
An. F,ankln. Gallafd, German, Giles, Gil
man, Goodrich, Greeg, Horsey, Howell.
L.ih, Lloyd, Reid, Smith, OF Md. Smith of
MY. TIA, lor, Turner, Narnum, Worthing
ton
Those VIII. voted in the negative, are,
Me..rs. Anderson, Blob, Bradley, Brent,
Lambert, Pope, TAFT.
81 II WAS
Resoip,d. That the nomination ofJames
Monroe, Esq TO be Secretary for the De
partn-nt Of State, be referred loa select
committee, To inquire and report thereon.
Ordered, That Mr.. Giles, Mr.. Crawl ford
and Mr. Bihb, b. the Committee.
MoNpAY, Nov. IS, 1871.
MIR. Giles, from the Committee To whom
WAS referred, on the i4th inst. the nonIina
ton Of James Monroe, 10 be Secretary for
the Department of State, repurted," That
thry have ex tmined the accounts of Mr.
Monroe, bike acting a. Foreign Minister
and find nothing therein To justify the re
lection of the nomination.
Whereupon, on thr question, q" viii the
Senate consent and advise 10 the sppont
m-nt. sgreesbly to the oornination ?"
II was unanimously determined III thG
affirmatise-Y ras 80
On motion by Mr., TAFT,
The Yeas aud Nays having been requir
ed by ope-hlth Of the Senators present
those who voted, ARE,
Messrs. Anderson, Bibb Bradley, Camp
bell, af Ohio, smpbeil, Of Tenn. Condict
Crawforsl, Cuts, Franklin, GA,l!ard Ger
man. Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg,
Horsey, Howell, Hunter, Lambert, L.ib
rioyd, Pope, Reed, Robinson, Smith. oil
MI. Smith, of N. 7. TAFT Taylor. Tur
orr. varnum
Sn il was
Resolred, That the Senate DO advise L
consent to the appointment ofJames Mon
ro;, agreeabiy TO the nomi alton.
O.Sce ofthe Secretary Of the Senate
cfthe u. States, february &c, 1895.
Icer',fy that foregoing are true extracts
fro = thr Exec atiyc Journals of the Senate
u the United States, and from which thu
Injunction Of SECRETARY has been removed
Attest, CHARLES QUITS.
Secretary ofthe Senate fths Y. 5