Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-05

Teuns, Judge Ieck ODtaheu iedN0 ="
withdraw the documents and papers
presented by him to the House, in re-
lation to the charges against him report
ed by the Committee OH the Judiciary.
The Committee, consisting of Messrs.
Buchanan, and Storrs, of New ork,
appointed for that purpose, reported that
they had, in pursuance of the resolution
of the House, impcached Judge Peck
before the Senate.
After the transaction Of some further
business, the bill reported by MIR. NAL
larry, from the Committee on Manufac-
lures on the subject of duties on imports
was taken up in Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, Mr.
Polk in the Chair. Mr.. McDuffie ad-
dressed the Committee, in opposition to
the measure, and moved to strike out
the whole of the bill after the st sect
ion, which provided for the verification
of invoices of woollen goods imported
into the u. States, in order for the more
efectual prevention Of frauds upon the
revenue. He had not concluded his
remarks upon the subject, when the
committee proceeded to the considera-
ton of the bill for subscription of stock
on the part of the United States, to the
Maysville Canal, Kentucky, and after
wards took up the bill fixing the COM
pensation of certain United States Dis
trict Judges. After some further dis
cussion the committee rose, and the
House, at s o'clock, adjourned.
JUDGE PECK.
| Impeachment o. Judge Peck, Of .Missou-
lri. The committee appointed in pursu-
ance ofthe motion of Mr.. Storrs, of New
York, to prepare and report to the House
of Representatives, articles of impeach-
ment against Judge Peck, for high mis-.
demeanors in office, consists of the
Hon. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania
/ Henry r. Storrs, of Ncw-York.
George McDufie, of South Carolina
Ambrose Spencer, of New York.
Charles A. WicklifTe, of Kentucky.
Thursday April 81.
Mr.. Verplanck, from the committee
of Ways and Means, made report OF
the petitions of Jonathan Walton and Johr
J. De Graft, accompanied by bill fo'
their relief; which was twice read ant
committed.
II THE REMOVING POWER.
Mr.. Chiffon moved the following pre-.
amble and resolution.
Whereas, suspicious have gone a
broad, that under the present administra-
ton many removals Of Public Officers
have been made from political consider
ations alone, and not from any particular
devotion to the public interest-and
whereas, there exists considerable ex-
citement relative to the sources of said
removals. Now to quiet the public ap-
prehension upon this subject, be it
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be respectfully requested
to cause to be reported to this House, as
soon as convenient, the precise number
of removals of officers, from the highest
to the lowest, who held Offices under
the general Government on the 4th ol
March, 1899, and belonging to its vari-
Gus departments and that he be also
respectfully requested to have express
ed, the causes for each removal.
| The resolution being read
Mr.. Ramsay moved that it be laid on
the table.
Mr.. McDuffie demanded the question
of consideration.
\ Mr.. Chiffon asked for the ayes and
nays on this question, and they were or
dered
The question of consideration not be-
ing debatable-the question was put,
"Will the House now consider the res
olution ?" and was decided in the mega
tive, by the following vote: yeas 40, nays
1913.
Wednesday, April 28M.
Il THE TARIFF LAWS.
The House again resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole House, on
the state of the Union, on the bill to
amend "An act in alteration of the sew