Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
amendment TO the Constitution
House or Representatives,. IN :,


House REPREseNTArlvEs-Frp 10
The resolution of Mr. suyrI1, 10 amend tbe ro,.
stitutlon, beng under considerations
Mr. WRIGHr, OF Ohio, addressinr the Chair. oh
served; BeforeI proceed Sir. to discuss the nropos
ton wish to learn the precise state of the question
at present.
Mr. SpEA2TR stated the question to be on thu,
amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jer-
sey Mr.. CoSprcr.J
Mr. WRlGHT then offered the following amend
Ileht' whch, he sad he hoped his friend from New
jersey would accept as modification of his own:
/. The President and Vice President shall ho,5
their Offices during the period of six years and Ma
person who shall have been elected and served =.
President, shall be again elected to that Office
2 The free white male citizens of the Uute5
states, otthe age oftweny years shall meet il,
ther respective States, the same dav and vote bv
ballot, for President and Vice President. one OF,
"hom, at least, shall not be inhabtant of the:
same state with themselves; and they shall DESIGNATE
on their ballots, the person voted for as President
ahh Ire person voted for as Vice President And
the SAID free white male citizens shall at the same
hc, vote, by ballot, for number of Electors equal
10 tho Whole number of Senators and Represent,
tlves to which said State NAV be entitled in the Con
efGss nut no Senator or Representative or person
noHling an Office Of trust or profit under the r.
suites, snail be appointed an tiector. The Execu-
tive OF each State shall open testify and transmit -
the President Of the United Suites list of the ne,,
soEs voted for as President and Vice President and
,hc number OF votes given to each. And the person
having the majority of all the votes so piven
Tor President shall be elected President. md tLo
person having nc majority of all the votes so oiveu
Tor ice President, shall be the Vice Presiden,
ana IN case person shall have a majority of sU
the votes SO given for President, then the persons
cqia! 10 The number OF Senators and REPRESENTATIVES
III each Siatc, having the greatest number of votes OF
tin" tree white male citizens given as aforesaid shall
DC Electors OF President and Vice President and
shall proceed to the choice of President and Vice
PRESIDENT or either, from the persons having tho,
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exceeding two on the list of those vote for az Pres
lCc1t, and the number of those voted foy
rs Vice President, in the manner provided for in
The twelfth article amcndatory to the Constitution.
and IN case no person shall have a minority of ali
the votes given by the Electors, as last aforesaid
tor President, then the election OF Pre- dent shall do
Vo've upon the House OF Representatives and be-
conducted according to the provisions of the said
twelfth aaendatory article in the Constitution: and
IN case no person shah have majority of all the
votes gwen, as aforesaid, for Vice President thu.
choice OF Vice President shall deyove upon the Sen
ate, in the manner provided for in The said twelfth
anendntOry article.
B. When tine House of Representatives shalt
choose n President, no person, who shall be a mem
Der ri the House at the time ofmakin0 the choice
shall during the continuance in office, of the Presi-
dent so chosen, be appointed to any Office employ
ment under the authority ofthe United States
4. The Senate ofthe United States shall be COM
posed of two Senators from each State, to be che
sen m such manner as the Legislature thereof nav
prescribe, for four years.
;. No Senator or Representative in the Con-
gress shall be appointed TO any office or empioymeut
under the authority of The United States durino tho
time for which he was elected.
Tn amendment having been read, and the ques
ton stated by the CHAIR
Mr.. WRIGHr and MIR. SrAHpERRy both rose and
addressed the Chair. N
Tho SPEAKER gave the floor to Mr. SrASBERRy
FIR WEIGHr claimed the floor, and said he had for
borne hiF remarks merely to have his Amendments
read and the question stated and had then risnn ana
distinctly addressed the Chair.
Mr.. SPEAKER said the mere offering an srnend
inent did not, Of course, entitle gentleman 10 the
floor, and gave the floor TO
Mr.. SrANsERRY, who moved to Law the pronosi
ton on the table.
Mr.. WReHr. IF I can cntitle myself to The
floor long enough, Mr.. Speaker, I will ask that the
question be taken by ayes and noes.
The call was sustained by the House and the mo-
ton g lay on the table negatived.
Mr. Wn1GHT then thanked the House FIR tho
vote just given, which sustained him in his rgbt 70
the floor, against what he conceived an unfsir at
tempt to deprive him of it. lie had when this mon
osion was last up, felt himself coupelled to use e
traordirary arguments, somewhat ont of place. to
speak out the then question, in order to possess him
set OF she floor; to perform what he conceived his
duty Having been principally induced to offer his
amen9incnt by resolution Of the Legislature of
ONO 1Hstructng the delegation from that State nm
on these proposed amendments he said he rpos If
Tie surprised at the upcoureous effort Of his ccJIrague
MI SrhNBtRsY1 to prevent the Consideration offbo
resolutions of the Ohio Legislature upon ouey
on OF such Importance as the change ftbe Consti-
tutIon OF the country. He lad little to saw as to hrs
MI So effort, or any other efforts made to stiae
}' '0'V6 ~ r TGstTict G1 fho focr ~ pho ET.ry.