Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-20

Tor The yeas and nays his notion but the House re
FUSED to order them
The question then beinr nut nm enhancement I, ,v,.
hesatived-aycs 81, iO5
! he Question now at length recurred-"Shall this
ON hasS" aud was decided by yeas aud nays, as fol-
fhAs-Messrs Adams of New York Allen ofAfass
Spge'' Barley, Badger, Baldwin, Bartlett, Barley
Zoe. o. Conn Barney Beechcr, Brown, Burleigi.
nu,ges C"npbel, Casscdy, Clarke. Condict, Crown
inshIe'd, Davis, Dez. Dwight Eastman, Edwards of
ra' Everett, Findiay of Pa. Findlay of Ohio For
ar "sd,ok' Garnsey, Garrison, HallocL, Harris,
combe, Hugnnn, Humphrey, Insersoll Jchnson of Va.
john 'on OF Ky Kellogg, isdder Krebs I.atrop any,
renee Little, Locke Mallary Markell, iarkley, Mar
Lean of Ohio, McManus AToech Me,wiu of Com
ietcale, Miller of York, Miner James S. Nit
che John Mitchell, Orr, Pearce Phelps Plumer
iofer' Reed, Rose. Ross. Sands Scott Shannon Sill
sloane Sprague, Stewart, Storrs, Strong, Swan Test
/ 'o'n'son, Tucker New Jetsey, Van Horn, Vance
varnnm Finton, Wales, Ward, Webster, WhippIe,
w h'te. Whemcre Whittlesey Jas. Wilson, Wilson of
ONO, Wolf, Wool of New York, Woods of Ohio
Wright--lQ6
NAss-Messrs. Adams of Pa. Alexander of Va
Alexander of Tenn. Alien of Tenn. lstos Anderson
| Archer, armstrong, Ashley, Barbour of Va Barrin
ger ba'sett baylics Blair Boon Brent, Bryan, Blu
cnaman, Buckner. Cambreleng, Carson Carter, Cary,
Ciaoorne, Cooke, Conner, Cook, Crun,p Davenport
| Druyton, Edwards of North Carolina Fiovd FORSYTH
ha'hett, G'st, GovaD, Gurley Halle Hamilton Hay-
nes iierrick, Hines Hoffman, Holiness Houston log
ham, lsacks Jennings, johnson of New York, Kerr,
iArethcr, IeCoInpte, tIeCher, Living stOn,
Long, Marahe, Mccoy, NicDuae Mediation Mckee.
Sici.ane OF Del Mcneil Mercer, Merriwe ether, Nit
chei OF Md. Mitchell of S. G. Mitchell ofTenu. NIoore
OF ny Moore or Ala5 Newton, O'i}rien Owen, Po-
Ter, Poik Ripley Ryes, Saunders SAWYER Smith
Stevenson OF Penn. Stevenson offa. Talaferro Tay-
lor of va, Thompson of Ohio, Tresvant, Tucker OF
5. Z. Verpianck, Weems, Wicklitfe, Williams vii.
son OF 5. G. Wufts. Young-95.
SO the bill was PASSED, and sent 10 The Scpate EpI
concurrence: and then
The Hous:' adjourned Tat o'clock
WAsHIsGToN, Feb 10.
The Senate engaged nearly the whole of yes
terdays sitting, on Executive business. AS the in
junction OF secrecy removed from their proceedings
the subject of their confidential deliberations will be
round under the proper head Our readers will there
hd uiat The domination of Mr. Poinsett Minister
Pienipotenary TO the Assembly of American Ministers
at Facuhaya in Mexico has been confirmed: and also
the nomination Off ohm Boyle Judge of the District
OF Kentucky.
The greater portion of the sitting of the House OF
Representatives, yesterday spent discussing tire
proposition Of Mr.. Verplanck, amend the bill
providing for exchange of Stocks as 20 authorize
coningenty, issue of Treasury Notes. in the re-
dcmptcn of the public debts The proposition
strong vote. in Committee OF the Whole, but did not
TUESDAY, Feb. 13.
HoUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| THE PiCE-PRESIDEN2
MIR. Wright from the Select Committee appointed
subject of the Vice President, following report
which was ordered to be laid on the printed.
REroRT OF COMMITTEE
referred IL
cation Of the Vice President of the 23 December last
respectfully report:
That, Immediately they assembled they Informed
the nee PIcsICen of their being organized, bc
readiness to receive any communication which NIGH.
sec tit make On the receipt of his reply dated the So;
c January, md which accompanies this rcpnrt Mr. Me
NHte the iiend and representative Of the Vice Prcs-
dent was admitted before the committee, and atteAdcd
throughout the examination which followed.
The first object of inquiry in proceeding to business
was to ascertain whether any charges against the Vice
President had been placed among public records of the
War Department. And after this point
the committee became satisfied such charges we're
or had been among the records papers Depart
ment But rs the letter from Elijah Mix, addressed 10
Major Savetiee CLARK, under tire me of Hancock had
been published in the Alexandria Phoenix Gazci,ce of the
2@th December which publication the Vice President
particularly referred to- in his the committee, they
felt bound to fully aud freely the truth or
fHSy of tIc matters contained in that letter.
From the of the duties imposed 5on committee
OF Inquiry, especially when tie distinct
w's expressed by the Vice President present
stance, for the "ces investigations in,po
Tor tile committee To give to their proceedings the connection
and cOnCiscness incident trials, when the testimony
asccrainFd and arranged before presented. They
have, however diligently applied subject
referred TO them, aud after long aud aboIious cxana-
ton, they unanimously of the opinion, that there
10 facts which will authorize the belief, SUSPICION
that the Vice President artici-
pated, directly indirectly, n the profits of
formed with the government through the Department Of
War, while he entrusted with the discharge of its d-
ties, or at other time.
They also of opinion, tina, the conduct Of Mr. Bar
bou the present Secretary War in regard to the letter
of T. Mix is III the slightest degree deserving of ecu
sure. The accusation contained IN the letter regarded
by him base caunry upon the Vice President, penne
by man wholly unworthy Of notice; and the COMMITTEE
have believe the supposed truth IF that
accusation at any time the basis Of any the War
Department The publication Of tho letter appears
been produced as follows
In the month of December last, Uowcs Goidsbouough
and Elijah Mix competitors for contract with the
War Department. Goljsborough, after his arrival in
Washington, obtained from MAJOR ). Clark, copy OF the
letter. with view To the against MiS should ne
hnd it necessary. From this copy transcript obtain
ed by WIN. +. Thornton, the juEf Editor Of the Pheniy
Gazette, the 9Th December, which he published
morning in that paper, accompanied by his editorial
remarks. In this publication Mr.. Barbour had agency
either direct indirect. When he heard that the letter had
been made public, g requested Col r. NJ johnson, OF the
Scnae, % rail- upon the Vice President mutual friend
and ufnn him Of the in Which the letter had
} to his LN Barbours, hands, and that had been
subsequently, transmitted through the post Office in
vclop to Major Clark, To whom it onged. This rfor-