Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-04

ed in the other House by Mr. Buchanan OF
Pennsylvania, but it was elected by the same
majority that afterwards passed the bill. Hence
il will be perceived that this important measure
las at last been sanctioned by both branches Of
The Legislature.
The Senate Yesterday adhered to its amend
ment previously made to the Judiciary Bill,
Icavins, the House the alternative of adopting
he amendment or losing the Bill The latter
viii n ore probablyb be preferred. We shall take
an early opportunity of pointing out some OF
the secret springs that put this amendment IN
TO motion.
Mr.. Randolph again obtruded himself yester-
day upon the thread-bare patience Of the Senate,
and gave thema four hours Ola Podrida upon
the Bankrupt Bill,OulstripPing, in virulence and
indelicacy, any Of his autecedent homiletical
harangues We have given the outlines in our
sketch of the Congress proceedings, and we in
wife the attention Of the reader To his threat OF
deserving the Calhoun and jackson men, if they
yentured to perseverc in giving their aid to the
bill-So help hia God, he said, and several times
repeated, he never would vote with them again if
they continued to support that bill. They must
deser, The bill or he would desert them, and that
forever Now then is the time to try mems
souls. VIII the partizans of Jackson and Cal
houn, believing in the necessity Of Bankrupt
law, sacrifice the measure and plunge them
selves still deeper into political corruption, OF
will they break with their darling Mr.. Ran
dolph, and subject themselves 10 the lash oil
his scorpion tongue. The Calhoun faction,
like the tabled Donkey is between two stacks
of hay, both full Of briars aud bitter weeds-O,
one the beast must eat; butof-whieh IS ycs a..
doubtful as the choice is perplcxing. We guess,
however, that tue bill viii go to pot
When Mr. Randolph had taken his scat, a
motion was made for adjournment 1t then be-
inc seven O'Clock, and the Senate very thin;
but as soon as the question was stated, Mr.
Randolph cried out, in a voice that made the
Chamber ring. don't adjourn-dont adjourn
now is the time to kill the bill-now is the
time, or never-this night the monster must
be strangled-nobody wants to answer my
foolish speech--What I have said is surely
not ,corti aoiics-dont adiourn-dont adjourn
And in that strain he continued Tor three or
four minutes. In the mean time the Vice Ere
sident put the question, and after count, de-
clarcd there was not a quorum. Mr. Ran
dolph continued DO vociierate don't adjourn
don't adjourn. Another count was made, and
still there wasno quorum. A third was made,
and vet, no quorum. Disguised at last with
the pretended ignorance of the Chair, Senator
rose S informed the gentleman who had "devo-
ted anxious dagS aaanigMs to the investigation OF
the rules that majority could adjourn, re-
eardless of quorum Mr.. Calhoun then yield
ed, and declared the Sena;e-adjourned. The
repeated counts were doubtless made that Mr..
Randolph, who was haranguing all the while,
might be able to effect change IN the vote
What other motive could have prompted such
decision. Those who are ignorant OF parlla-
mentary forms, may be better able to judge OF
the absurdity of cosaliag three times on motion
for adjournment when they reflect that ii there
had actually been no quorum, and the absent
members could not be found, Mr.. Calhoun
would on the same principle, have been COM
PEELED to count all night, and until quorum
could be had. The plain common sense rule
is, that if there are but three members present
t,co of that three are competent to carry an adj
jOurnment.