Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-17
CONGRESS.

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| The following is an abridgment of what done
in either House on Monday, from the National Jour
nal:
I'm the Senate Monday. several petitions and me-
MORALS were presented by deen, Senator'S bu, none
or any particular nportance.-'f'he Senate, them
with consid rable form and soemrty resolved itself
into a High Court of Impeachment in the case of
Judge Peck, of Missouri. Three of the witnesses
summoned on the part of Judge Peck. from their be-
ing elected members of the Legislature of Missouri
at present in session, refusing attend and their
depositions having been taken in writing, to allow
time to the Managers the behalf of The House O +
Representatives to examine those depositions and to
consider their admissibility evidence. the senate
adjourned lis sitting Court of impeachment till
10 O'Clock on Monday
| in ,he House of Representatives yesterday, the
replication df the Committee of Mana gers to the an
swer of Judge Peck adopted, and the Managers
then went up to the Senate Various resolutions
were adopted. resolution was offered by Mr.
HAYNES of Georgia, to repeal the duty on foreign
sugar, but the question of consideration being de-.
mandcd and the ayes and noes ordered. the House
refused to consider the resolution Ayes, 80 noes
! 80. There were four balotings for Chaplain, and
on the last ballot the Rev. r Il. Gurley was cleo
! ted
IL In Mr. A,sinsons speech yesterdays for "sl 90"
read IS 10. OO0."
We requested to state by the gentleman allu
ded to III Mr. Atkjlsons remarks of yesterday, re-
speeding the claims of Revolutionary Officer that
| he did not take the remarks Of Mr.. Il made on
Monday TO himself, in the confidence that lac had
never written such letter. But he had been told
by several, the remarks understood refer to
him Being 80 informed, he called on Mr. Atkinson,
without an unknd feeling, TO assure him OF his
| in the confidence, that when convinced, he would
acknowledge 1t before the House. Mr.. A. was told
several times, the call made entirely with that
view; but he seemed to have pIeudged the and
to be unwilling to hear eXpana tion--admted that
his remarks were intended supposed, and enquired
If gentlemen whom he named, residing in Norfolk
had not been authorised to n letter TO Capt
Els heirs, proposing to undertake their claim for
half the amount represented stated Monday. He
was answered that the gentleman in Norfolk was
authorised to do whatever he undertook to do he
was incapable of dong wrong; but it not believed
he had written such letter. After being assured by
Mr. A. he had the lie ter, the person alluded to-
would have stated what he supposed was the explain
! ation but MI. A. commenced catechisn rude and
insulting In It's character, rendered by his
manner. which he continued until the insult Sc
verely retorted upon Ii m. What followed need not
be stated except Mr. A. repeatedly ssured. that
no design for moment entertained of calling
him TO account Tor what be had said in debate; that
the call upon him II make and not te demand
Explanation. n improper motive imputed To
Mr. A or even alluded TO, and what he could posi-
bly, o have amounted 10 such an impu; alton
is left for him to explain
The letter which Mr. says he has seen must have
been misunderstood by him, although it reco!-
ected that the person Implicated heard that any
letter was written to Capt HIS heirs by his friend;
yet il may be so-and the letter must have been writ
ten before the meeting Of the Legislature in Dec.
1929, at which time, the connutai,on Of Ue gears fa
pay was the only compensation claimed IN behalf of a
nv of the officers The Communication of Captain was
$4,000, and the letter writer, in speaking of s 900
must eiter have referred the interest which the
heirs would receive, if they employed the person i'm
pcated on the then usual terms of one half for The
other, to 81 200 the portion Of each heir There
being but ;wo) of which $500 would DC a moiev. =
But when the Court OF Appeals decided that these
officers were entitled to half pay long as they
Tired, this clam which before estimated $4,000
amounted to about four-:old that sum-and when
the judgment obtained, the Executor was in
formed of it by the first boat, after the Adjournment
of the Court, expressed bis pleasure at the result.
He was informed also Of the effect of the decision of
the Court OF Appeals soon after it was known The
particulars OF the agency in this claim, are not now
all recoected; but the above Is undoubtedly the ex
PLANTATION of the reason why the sum that would be
received by the heirs, stated to amount only to
$1,000 5000 for Of them
| In the absolute confidence, that he Justly
chargeable with the least improperly, the person i
plcated has made the least conceanent of his
ded TO them. Until the decision Of the Court of Ap
peas gave reasonable degree OF certainty to The
claims, he undertook any of them for less than
one half or one-thIrd, according to circumstances,
where the compensation entirely contingent
He will be willing to state any facts to the Com
mittee within his knowledge, which they may desire
to know