The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05

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HOUSE. The consideration Of the case
Judce Peck was resumed. Mr.. Pettis spoke at t
considerable length in defence of the conduct
of Jndre Peck. Mr.. Everett then moved an
amendment to the resolution, which only went
the length of dsapproval of the conduct OF the
Judge, but did not go to impeachment. The
committee rose without coming to any conclu-
sion.
SENATE. The bill to provide for an ex-
change of lands with the Indians was resumed,
and MIR White concluded his remarks. -.
The question on Mr.. F's. amendment was d.
vided, and first taken on adding to the bill the
following provision:
Provided Glacags, That until the said tribes
or nations shall choose to remove, as by this
act is contemplated, they shall be protected in
their present possessions, and in the enjoyment
of all their rights of territory and government,
as heretofore exercised and enjoyed, from all
interruptions and entertainments.
The provision was rejected, by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bell, Bur-
net, Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Foot, Freling-
huysen, Holmes. Knight, Marks, Naudain, Rob-
bins, Razgles. Seymour, Silsbee, Sprague, Web
NAYs-Messrs Adams, Benton, Bib, Brown,
Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy,
Hayne, Hendricks, Iredell, johnson, Kane, King,
Livingston, Mckinley, Mclean, Noble, Rowan,
Sanford, Smith of S. c., Tazewell, Troup, Ty-
Ter, White, WooGbury-27
The question was then taken on the ether
provision, which is as follows:
.and provided also, That before any removal
shall take place of any Of the said tribes or ma
tions, and before any exchange or exchanges Of
land be made as aforesaid, that the rights of
any such tribes or nations in the premises, shall
be stipulated for, secured, and guaranteed by
treaty or treaties, as heretofore made.
This was also rejected, 10 to %. Mr.. Bar.
nard, who before voted in the affirmative, now
voting in the negative.
MIR. Sprague then moved to add a proviso,
That until the said tribes or nations shall choose
to remove, they shall be protected in their pres.
ent possessions, and their rights of territory
and government, as promised or guaranteed to
them by treaties with the United States.
The amendment was negatived by yeas and
nays, 90 to 81, the same as the preceding vote
Mr.. FrelinghuySen next offered a proviso,
That nothing herein contained shall be so con.
structed as to authorize the departure from, or
INCONSISTENCIES of, any treaty sHbsisting be.
tween the United States and the Cherokee In
dams.
This amendment was rejected by yeas and
nays, by the same vote as the preceding.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for
third reading by yeas and nays yeas 20,
nays 10.
A bill was reported, from the committee on
Roads and Canals, to authorize a subscription
of stock to the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Company
HOUSE. The House were engaged the
whole day on the case of Judge Peck. The
resolution moved by Mr.. Buchanan, to impeach
Judge Peck, was reported to the House without
amendment, and was concurred in by vote Of
1913 to 4o. A committee was then ordered to
inform the Senate, and also committee of I'm
parchment
MONDAY, Apri &c.
HOUSE. The resolution respecting the
Military Organization, was amended, so as to
duction in the number OF officers of the army
of the United States can be made without in.
jury to the public service, and if any, what"
&c; and in this form was agreed to- The
Indian bill was brought from the Senate, read
twice, and committed to the committee of the
whole House. The House resolved itself into
committee of the Whole, and took up the bill
to amend an act in alteration of the acts i'm.
posing dnries on imports, when Mr.. M'Dufie
moved TO amend the bill by striking out all after
the first section of the bill, and introduced va
rious sections repeating gradually all the tariff
duties of 1928 and 1924. In defence of his
proposition, and in opposition to the whole tariff
system. he spoke at much length.
n JIM N~o icpoitoO Ny Inc chairman OF the
District Committee, for the election and ad.
mission of delegate from the District of Co.
lumbia.
TUESDAY, .april 81.
SENATE. The consideration of executive
business occupied most of this days session.
HOUSE. Mr.. Chiffon introduced a pream-
BILE and resolution, stating that suspicious
have gone abroad that, under the present AID.
ninistration, many removals of public officers
have been made from political considerations
alone, and not from any particular devotion to
the public interest; and whereas there exists
considerable excitement relative to the causes
OF said removals; now, to quiet the public an.
prehensIon upon this subiect-Be II Reso[red.
That the President of the United States be re-
spectfulY requested to cause 10 be reported to
this House, &c, the precise number of remov.
ais OF officers, from the highest to the lowest.
&c. and that he be also respectfully requested
to have expressed the cause for each REMOVAL
The introduction Of the resolution caused great
excitement. Mr. Ramsey moved to lay the
resolution on the table. Mr.. McDuffie then
demanded the question of consideration. ON
which the ayes and noes were ordered. The
House then refused to consider, by a vote of
l26 to 48.
- WEDNESDAY, 4priI 90.
SENATE. The resolutions offered Yesterday
by MIR. Holmes were taken up fov Consideration.
ne substance OF them was, That the President
OF the United States be respectfully requested to
communicate to the Senate the number, names,
and Offices Of the officers removed by him since
the last session Of the Senate, with the reasons
for each removal The inquiry was not, how
ever, allowed, as might have been expected
and the resolutions were indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Holmes occupied the attention of the SEN
ate for two hours, in an able and eloquent
speech, in which he urged every argument
which could be suggested on the propTiety of
furnishing the information required. To what
otencO, and Legislative subserviency. A Presi.
dents acts carefully shrouded in darkness, and
every attempt to remove the veil arrested and
forbidden, by his Vsssals. And this is the
American Rspublic
HOUSE. A great part Of the day was occu.