Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-05
21st. CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
Monday, AprIl 26.

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lands with the Indians, and their remov-
al beyond the Mississippi, was read the
third time and passed. Messrs. Bucha-
nan and Storrs, members of the House
! of Representatives, appeared at the bar
of the Senate with message from that
House, and, in the name ofthe House of
Representatives, and of all the people of,
the United States, impeached James
II. Peck, Judge of the United States
Court for the District of Missouri, ofhigh
misdcmeanors in Office; whereupon MIR.
iTazewell moved that a select committee
be appointed to consider and report on
the subject, when, on balloting, it ap-
peared that Messrs. Tazewcll, Bell and
Webster were chosen. The Senate
took up the resolution Of Mr.. Barton,
calling upon the President for his rea-
sons for removing James Carson from
the office of Register ofthe Land Office
in Missouri. After some remarks from
Messrs. Mckinley, Knight, Barton and
Kane, the resolution was, on motion Of
Mr.. Kane, laid on the table, yeas 90
nays 10.
Tuesday, April 81.
\ Mr.. Tazcwcll, from the Select Com
mittee appointed on the subject, made the
following report; which was concurred in
| by the Senate:
"Whereas the House of Representa-
Itives on the 26th of the present month by
two of their members; Messrs. Buchan-
an, and Storrs, of N. Y. at the bar of the
Senate, impeachcd James II. Peck,
Judge of the District Court of the Uni
ned States, for the District of Missouri, of
high misdemeanors in Office, and ac-
quqintcd the Senate, that the House of
Representatives will, in due time, exhib-
it particular articles of impeachment u
gainst him, and make good the same
and likewise demanded, that the Senate
take order for the appearance Of the said
james III. Peck, to answer the said i'm
peachment. Therefore,.
| Resolved, That the Senate will take
proper order thereon, of which due no
tice shall be given to the House of Re-
prcsentatives.
4 Wednesday, April %.
The following resolutions, offered yes
iterday by Mr.. Holmes, were taken up
for consideration.
/ Resolved, That the President Of the
United States, by the removal of Off
GERS, (Which removal was not required
for the faithful execution'o of the law and
filling the vacancies thus created in the
recess Of the Senate, acts against the in
terests of the people, the rights of the
States, and the spirit Of the Constitution.
\ Resolved, That it is the right of the
Senate to inquire, and the duty of the
President to inform them, why, and for
what cause or causes, any officer has
been removed in the recess.
Resolved, That the removals from Of
fee by the President since the last ses-
sion of the Senate, seem, with few ex-
ceptons, to be without satisfactory rea-
Sons, against the public interest, the rights
of the States, and the spirit of the Con-
stitution. Wherefore,
N Resolved, That the President of the
United States be respectfully requested
to communicate to the Senate, the num-
Der, names, and Offices, of the officers
removed by him since the last session of
the Senate, with the reasons for each re.
moval.
|, Mr.. Holmes rose and addressed the
Senate upwards of two hours in support
of the resolutions; after which Mr..
Grundy, without comment, moved to lay
them on the table, which motion was de-
cidcd in the affirmative by yeas and nays,
as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Barnard, Ben
ten, Bbb, Brown, Dickcrson, Dudley,
Ellis, Grundy, Hayne, Ircdcll, Kane,
King, Livingston, Mckinley, Mclean,
Rowan, Sanford, Smith, of S. c., Taze-
well, Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbury. "a.
Nays-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Bumet,
Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Foot, Fre-
linghuysen, Hendricks, Holmes, Johns
ton, Knight, Naudain, Noble, Robbins,