Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-21

MIR White had expected when he had made the m,,ion
before the Senate much debate Ind upon sub
ged his original views lf the subject Of
applied to standing comm,'ee the general rule
10 that committed la admitted executions
the rule hut every Object Of inquiry in this resolution belonged
to the COMMITTEES the Post oice aud Post There
was no,hWg that could take general rule In
der this in,pressoo he had made tho 'aoon
were $" much pressed geoncn supposed They had
much leisure as any other committee They familiar with
to suppose that they could suppress any
they would doubt give the subject the fullest and
cc of the Senate aud He thought, more proper
to refer the esou'o1 to the standing committee, than
cal committee; But he should a,qucsce whatever deson
the Senate might come to TN the SUBJECT
Mr.. Ch"mbfSs eoneured with tho Honorable Senator
in the general principle which no had down. hut
though, u had been msappled this occasion When the
Committee the Pos, Office and Post Roads Created did
enter IN" mind 81 the President Of tho Senate that the du
es enjoined nv this resolution cd ,hem
These duties of the Of belonged
70 standing committee results from the character and oh
ect o' standing committees, that variety Of
referred to them the ordinary Transaction Of the of
the Senate These generally much could
tend to lie believed tina, il standing committee had even
knowledge Of had passed beyond the walls
room IN which they had elaborated Duties specifically
coue bu, Se n" should go to as mailer Of
appropriated to special comue" tie did
ing HIS objection not to the integrity Of the Post Office
onee but They had not been selected with view this
from Delaware ~ y " '' '
q
ou''on to the Committee the Pos, Office Pos, Roads
Nv yeas and nays and til" vote IS Yeas and 20
1EtS-Mcssrs Baker Benton, Brown. Dckrr.on. Dudley
Ellis GrSniy ',.ndrieks Ireds'l kan. King pondexter
SANFORD smith of Md Troup Tyler White, Woodburv-13
NAYS-AIe,.rs Barton. Bell. Burne,, Chambers Chase,
nLo" fon,, fIenshnvs-n Holmes. Johnston. knight,
Sprague Wilev-2O
The original resolution offered by MIR Clayton was then
MIR He then moved that committee of Eve he appointed
by ballot. To take charge af the resolution
Of The hair
senate, in relation 10 the appointment Of committees
The PIescnt read the rule nv which il ,ta, tho
power To appoint committees belonged Chair That
however, could he exercised by the Senate by unau
nous consent.
Mr. Gr''ndy said tina, would no, he given
oo' asked whether the rule OF tho Senate could not DC
altered or amended
Mr. King replied that Could nv giving a dav's notice
Here h c"nv'Iss,"n ended and the President announced
the appnntnen Of Nr CLAYTON MIR Grundv Mr. Holmes Mr.
woodbury. and MIR Hendricks as the committee.
We view this debate emarkable. not for what
it expresses, but what suppresses What objection
ought there To have been tn a Select commttec?--
What tn the appointment of that Committee bv bal
ioR Whv the perinacous preference of the Post
Office Committee, AMI the eviden, dread Of having
the Select Committee appointed by tho Senate itself
The readers ostu'eness has already seen through the
proceeding. There was an accidental majority
against the Administration in the Sanote-if TIM,
majority chose the Committee, they would compose
rxnnse tho "bus"" "f tho Post Office Department.
Department which many do not scruple Tn suspec,
OF corruption itself--nnt the heqa but ono whose
Influence weighs down the Chief himself and whose
prles'iy garb has not satisfied the world of n proper
correspondence between tho outward and the inv,
man. IT tho Administration Senators entertained no
were satisfied that scrutiny would but serve 10 exal.
the regulation. and ponxo n;fas IL,
good management Of tho Post Office Department
why did they fear to trust that scrntpy to hos, lilo
hands, Why did they be,ray such reluctance TO the
choice ola Committee by baot-such preference for
the Post Office Committee, composed of a majority
Of Administration men? These questions arc moi diff
cult to answer There being on that dav, majority of
members present, opposed to the Administration fur
nshrs key 10 The whole proceeding.
House Of Representation w cdnesdav.-I,oc,,
business was only done. The Speaker announced
the following Committees:
On expenditures in the Department Of The Slate
Messrs Earll. Sill and KING. of N Y
On Expenditures in the Department of the Trensu
ry-Mrssrs Lrpe' Crocheron. and Kendall
On Expenditures in The Department of JVar-
Messrs. Maxwell, of Va Muhenburc, and Crock
On expenditures in The Department of lie Wauy.-
Messrs II Sheppard, BartIv. and Evans of Pa
Messrs. Yancy, Borst, and Scott
On Expenditures on NE Public Buildings. Messrs
Sprigg. Bailey and Swift.
On hc militia -N1essrs. Thompson Of Georgia
King, ofPa Darrnger, Weeks, kincaid, Johns and
Cahoone.
Senate-Thursday-N Numerous petitions generally
OF private nature, were presented and various res
outions Of an embarrassing chorac, submitted and
passed. The President of the U. States, by Mos
sage, informed the Senate, that in several cases the
Marshals had failed to complete the census within the
time prescribed by law, list Dec and suggesting the
exped'ency of legislative provision On motion Of
Mi Webster. the Message was referred to the Com
m'tee on the Judiciary
House Of Observation-Disclosures Numerous
petitions were presented and referred. Mr. Rich.
ardson offered resolution for the appointment Of
Select Committee "to take into consideration oil
measures and propositions relative TO education