Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-12
Caner.s Prorce.lings Of .Nondon.

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IN THE NATE MIR. Noble introduced !
bill for the elimination ofths Cguberland Road. !
Hr Randolph mad Icdve OF absence Tor eight
days.
The bills Tor the relief Of Jarvis Jackson lor the
relief OF Al.rel Flournoy, for The adus ment of
land claims In the State of Alabama, aud for the
.ale Of house and lot in New Orleans, y, ere cad
the Third time and passed
The judiciary Committee made a repor recon-
mendimg that the Senate decline the confere,c.
asked ty the House oil Represented. e on the ia
dietary Bill; because The appointment Of conierees
would be a virtual waiver OF the vote OF adherence,
or would manifest a disposition 10 meet the conie-
rees OF the Hou.= upon unequal terms
a good dcal Of debate took place on BIZ Ter
the relief cf ceitain persons who have paid duties
on goods imported n;u Castine during the late
war; in yvlicI Messre. Woodbury., Smith, Hayne,
Lloyd, Berricn, and Holmes, participated, and the
bill was rejected Phcnir Gas.
AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTION
The Senate then took up the resolution propos-
ing an amendment the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States as it respects the election OF President
and Vice President of the T. State.
Mr. Dickefson said, he did not rise Ia enter into
ara argument upon tie resolution, but to offer an
amendment. lie believed thli the plan Of second
election by tie People, as proposed in the rcsolI-
ton was inezpedielt and imqractIcable that he
could perceive no well grounded objection to the
choice of electors, provided they chosen in sim
Gle districts that electors never have abused their
rover, nor could il be feared that they would
that the object be gained by the change proposed
" as not such rs to warrant alteration OF she
Constitution although ne would have been sa,isi-
ell with Tire mode proposed, it u had been original
" adopted end found TO be safe in praciice tia The
amendment he oIe-ed proposed 70 elect the Pfesi-
dent in the last resort oy Joint ballet Of The Two
Houses oil Congress, voting per capita abody
vs. inch would be- precisely analogous 10 Ue whole
body Of electors should hey be brought to,siber;
uat the strong objection to a choice by he House
OF Rep voting by States, did not apply
70 Joint injecting Of tie two Houses; tIat there
could be no danger in trusting hem viii his I'M
portant duty.
Mr. ID theu sjbniticd he following amendment
His object was to hayeii printed, and then move
10 lay it.. with the resolution, on the table, Tor ihl
present session.
&" After the word c0ncuYri1g in the tiirl line,
strike ou, the re.lne OF me resolution, and inserts
90 That tbe .oiloNipg amendment 10 90 the Con.
-'ilu ion Of the Utted States he proposed 10 ibe
J. legislatures OF BE several States; which, when
"a ri cd Ivy The legislature OF irCe-i0urhs Of he
stafe.. shall be n fart oil the said Constitution
" For the purpose Of choosing Repre- ertaiiycs
n the Cong-es OF the United Srdcs, e1ch State
shall 5y ITS Legislature, be divided into num)er
)l itdc,e, equal 10 NE number o. Rcpreseail-
i~cs TO which such State rny be entitled These
districts sitll be formed of contiguous 'ersifo.-,
'.d contain, as neatly rs 81. = te. "a. equal uImeti
u persons ca'Ijc by tic oastt. F." Be repro I
e1led lp each &C these districts, tbyDe.sos /
jliled 10 vote !or tie mist g. ,aarou. ,-a III f
fE state Lea stature, shff 1no ooe 81 - I