The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-04-12

constitution. A, debate ensJed, in which
some pc sonalities were INDUCED 10 between
Mr.. M'Duffie on one side, and Messrs. Trim
BILE, o! KeE. I'd Vance, OF o. on the other.
Mr.. M'Duffie then substituted for his orig
inal resolutions, an amendment providing
First, That the Constitution ought to he
anne nded in su h manner as will prevent the
election of President and Vice-President from
devoIving on Congress.
Second, That uniform system of voting by
Districts ought TO be established in all the
States.
THiod, That a select Committee be ap.
pointed to prepare resolution, embracing
the aforesaid objects.
The question o. the first resolution was
then taken and agreed 10, Vas 1873, Nays 50,
the memhers fr m Massachusetts voting thus
Yeas Messrs. Bailey ari Bsylies,
Mugs Messrs. Allen, Cr1wniashield, Da
Wis. Dwight, Everett, Locke, Reed, Varnum,
and Webster.
The second resolution was thea rejected.
Yeas 80, Nay 1902.
Yeas--Ne.srs. Bailey, Baylies, Reed,
and Webster.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Crowninshield, Da-
Wis, Dwight, Everett, Locke, and Varnum.
The first resolution was then referred to a
select Committee o: t,penfy fGur members.
MONDAY, APRIL 8.
The House went into committee OF the
whole, on the resolution to appropriate the
funds necessary to enable the President to
! SEND Ministers to the Congress OF Panama.
Mr.. M'Lane, of Del. proposed an amend.
ment see Tuesdays proceedings.
TUESDAY, APRIL a.
The Panama Mission was taken up in com
mittee OF the whole.
Mr.. M'Lane modified the amendment he
| ffered the day before 10 the resolution re-
parted by the committee, so as TO read as fol-
lows:
9 Leaving the United States free to adopt
in any event which may happan, ffecting ta'
relations OF the Spanish American Govern
ments with each other, or with foreign ma
tons, such measures as the friendly disposI
ton cherished b, the American people. TO
wards the peuple OF those States, and the hon
or and interest o, this nation may dictate"
Mr.. M'Lane Illustrated and supported IN
amen dment in speech Of more than al
hour.
MIR M'Lane was followed by Mr.. Webster
of Mass. who dIsapprov OF the form OF thu
amendment, as going to instruct our MINISTERS
and thereby to interfere unconstitutional.
with the duties of the Executive Department
of Government.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL S.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts
it was
Resolued, That the Committee on Militar.
Pensions be directed to inquire aud determine
concerning the expediency and justice o
placing within the provisions o. an act, mad
aud passed on the 18th OF March, A. ID. 1918
entitled - an act to provide for cert"iD per
sons engaged IN lhe land and naval service Q
the United States in tho Revolutionary War,
and an act in addition thereunio, made AM
passed the lst day of May, A. ID. 1920, al
such persons as, in sad war, served agans
the common enemy. during nine months, 0
upwards.
The Panama question being taken up, Mr.
Wlcklffe, of Ken. and Mr. Carson, OF N. [
opposed, and Mr.. Wood, OF n. Y. suppogte
The resolution.
! THURSDAY, April s.
! The Panama appropriation bill was AGAIN ia
J kea Up, and the mission advocated by Nlessrt
Brent, of Lou. and Blu kner OF Ken. and CT
posed by Messrs. Reyes, Of Va. and Hamilton
of S. C.