Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-21
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M SENATE on THE UNITED sTATES

ooors; unless 1t shall appear that the publication
OF documents necessary 10 be referred 10 in debate
gill be prejudicial to existing negotiations.
Resolved, That the President be respectfully re-
Guested TO inform the Senate whether such obiec-
ton exists to the publication of the documents
communicated by the Executive, o. any portion
Uf them; and, so, to specify The parts the publi
cation Of which would, for that reason, be ohiec
tionable.
On the question to agree thereto
II was determined in the affirmative, yeas 80
nays 20.
The yeas and nays being desired BY one. fifth of
the senators present, those who voted in the afr-
native, are,
Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Branch, Chandler.
Cobb, Dickerson. Eaton, Ellis, Harrison, Hayne
Hendricks, Holmes. Johnson, of Ken. Kane
NinS' Macon, Randolph, Rowan, Rugyles, Van
Huren, White, Williams. Woodbury-23
Those who voted in the negative, are,
MessIs. Barton, Bell. Bouliguy Chase, Clayton,
Edwards, Findlay, Johnston, of Lou. Kn;eb, :
Lloyd, McIlvaine, Marks, Mills, Noble, Robbins.
Sanford, Seymour, Thomas, Van Dyke, Wiley
WEDNESDAY, Fee. %, 1926.
Mr. Randophs motion Of the PRECEDING Jav
having been, at the requcs, of friends, withdrawn
to let Mr.. Woodbury's motion in y
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
motion submitted by MIR. Rowan on the 2otb ;n.,.
and the same having been modified at the instance
Oh MT. w Oo1oury, as follows:
ReS0!red, That it is the unuucsionable r,b, o1
the Senate 10 call. in respectful terms, upon ,br
President the United States for such information
as may De In his possession, and which the Senate
deem necessary TO The faithful discharge of the
duties imposed upon il by the Constitution: and
more especially, the duties resulting from n,,,e-
whicn the Constitution makes it the duty OF the
PRESIDENT to submit TO the Senate, for its advice
~gnd consent
Hesofued, That the two following resolutions
OF the 10th instant, viz: ReSolrcd, That. upon
the question whether the United States shall
be represented in the Congress of Panama. the
Senate ought TO act with open doors; unless il
shall appear that the publication Of documents
necessary 10 be referred TO in the debate will n.
prejudcal TO existing negotiations. ResoIrcI
fhat the President be respectfully requested IN
inform the Senate, whether such objection exists
to the publication of the documents communicated
by the Executive, or any portion OF them; and.
1t so, to specify the parts, the publication Of
"hich would, Tor that reason, be Objectionable
requested information In the possession of the
Executive, and in his possession only which the
SENATE deemed important to guide it's decision ON a
subject within the scope of its advising poyerx
and deeply interesting 10 the States, and TO the
People Of this Union
Hesotued, That the message Of the President. in
The following words, viz In answer to the two
resolutions OF the Senate of the 18th instant
marked Executive and which have rersiveJ
state, respectfully, that all the communications
from me TO the Senate, relating 10 the Congress-
8 at Panama, have been made, like all other com
rnunicaions upon Executive business, in ron6-
dence, and most OF them in compliance with |
resolution of the Senate requesting them conf
dentially. Believing that the established usaoe NJ
. free confidential communications between n. |
Executive and Senate, ought, for the public inter
est, to be preserved unimpsred, deem il nv in |
dspenssble duty to leave to the Senate itself the |
decision OF question, involving departure.
hitherto, so Tar as am informed, without exam
pie, from that usage, and upon the motive, for
which, not being informed OF them, do not feel
myself competent TO decide'--does not give To
the Senate the information requested, whether
the publication OF the Documents or anv nortio,
oil them," communicated by The Executive, as 10
the mission TO Panama, would be preiudicial TO
existing negotiation.
Res0lred, That the Senate has the sole rich, il,
all cases TO determine what shall be the rulesI
Tits proceeding and that the President cannot
interfere with the same, without violating the Con-
stitu,ional privileges OF the Senate
Hesolped, That the Senate has the cole right 10
determine, what are its existing " rules Of pro-
ceedings," whether founded on " usage" or posi-
tive written Teguations-and that the Presiden,
cannot officially decide what those rules are or
whether any proposed mode of acting, is a " de-
parture" from them without example. - or wbe
tfrer be essential TO the " public interest TIN,
some supposed usage" of the Senate should be
" preserved unmpared.''
Resofaed, That it is not competent for tho Pre-
sioent, on call from the Senate, to decline Civ
ing information, whether =" the publication of doc
umenis necessary to be referred 10 in debate will
oepreIudieed to existing negotiations" on the
ground That he disapproves OF the mode of pro-
ceedlnS, which the Senate proposes TO follow on
the subject, TO which those documents relate.
On motion Of Mr. Barton TO postpone the same
Indefinitely, division Of the question was calledt
for.
onthe question to postpone indefinitely the first
re,oluiion~-
Il was decided in tie afirma,iye-veas q.
nave 10.
ca motion Of MI Cobb,
The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth oil
the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are +
MssHs. Barton, 'Beil, Bouliguy, Chambers.
Lhase, clayton, Edwards, Harrison, Hendricks,
Holmes, Johnston, Of Lou Knight, LLOYD, MARX,
DtHl', Noble, Robbins, Ruggles, Sanford, Sew.
Dour, smith, Thomas, Van Dyke, Willey-2l.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs. BENTON Berrien, Branch, Chandler.
Cobb, Dickerson, Eaton, Ellis, Findlay, Hayne'
johnson, Of Ky. Kane, King, Macon, Randolph.
Rowan, Van Buren,, White, Williams, WOODBURY.
go. -
On the question TO postpone indefinitely fi,e se-
cond resolution, it was determined in the sfirma-
tive, yeas %, nays 90
The yeas and nays having been desired By one
litf Of the Senators present. II
Those who votedin the affirmative are
Messrs. Burton, Bell, Bouligny, Chambers.
Chase, Clayton, Edwards, Harrison, Hendticks
Itomes. Johnston Of Lou, knight, LLOYD, Marks.
WIS NOBLE robbins, Ruggles, Sanford, Sey-
mouf. Smith, Thomas, Van Dixie, WjJev224'
Those who To;ed in The negative arc d