Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-17

saw wv oVNo tuny unIGh " wv
utlic. We propose 10 relate them briefly 10 tbis ar,i-
Gle. The bill. which originated 10 the house, received
various amsndms n,s In The Senate. and among o,her'
that recommended by the committee OF hnancc In tina,
body. making an appropriation Tor the supper, Of the
proposed legation 10 Turkey. 70 which was added q,
provision for tho eomPsn .aicn Of the commissioner
sppoi ted, formerly by NJ. Adams AMI recently by
President Jackson, (Me.srs Onley, X Ind, &c) 70 ne
goiiate a commercial treaty with that power.-Tbe
6sst II thess wa, liter long di,cu .,on. am on mo
ton oil Mr.. Webs'eS. by reducing the rank of he u.in
~ or 10 a Charge lie AH,ires. and cutins down the ex-
pen,e. TO a propor:iouate scsle.-To the seeold amend.
msn'. Mr.. ryier moved tina, there should DO added a
irotiso, 'tha, nothing contained in The act .hould be
construed as sane,oo'ng or In shy way approving Of the
sppoiotm' nj Of the commi,s:cu.r rs who negotiated the
Turkish treaty by tho ~p-esiieu, alone. during The re.
c-ss 9th; Senate, without IN .ir atvice or consent !"
The led to a long aud animated discussion. conc ruing
the question o! the constitu ional right Of the President
to Originate a new mission and appoint diplomatic func-
tonsries thereto w .thout consent OF THE Senate, aud al.
so an inquiry into whs' was the publ c charac,er'o the
persons who ne go,iated the rea,y, whs til Ter they were
directly accre lifted as the ministers Of the country a.
broad, or whether they were the sgen $ Of The Z. esi
dent. empowered 20 enter into diplomatic arrangement
to which the faith OF the country wa. not necessarily
piedged-togeh or with other points OF discussion r-la-
course Of q very diseursive debate. In this debate,
Me.srs Tyler, Tazewell and Webster took a eonsYie.
nous part on ono side, and were opposed by w oodbury,
Forsyth, King Of Al,bama, ane OF Illinoi,, and Bibb,
OF en- lucky. TIE proviso was 6ualy adopted nv a
considerable maj ,rity. La this maj rily were the Vir.
sini n and several other Senator'S from the S,u'h; to.
kcku0F WttD iii " pouuCdt minority EXCEPT Two. vi 9r-.
Robbins Of Rhode Island, and Chase OF Vermont, who
voted throughout with a majority Of the fie DDS of the
admiui'tra'ion. TIE bill thus amend d was sent TO The
House, where tie amendments were referred 10 tb-
Com Diltee Of Ways and n ars. The next day, Mr.
VerPianck, { ON that Coami tee, reported the unani-
nous recommend alton Of the Committee to ,rike Gu
the appropriation for the payment Of he commissioner.
together with the proyiso relating To il, stating iha, al
though the several members Of the Cpmn,ttee enter.
tanned different AM decided opinions On the constitution.
al question understood 10 be Involved in the proviso,
the " had all ~ nr r "A in tbia 49,. -
the son Iteration tia; whA'e'er might be known in
The ) nate as TO the pnb'ic character Of these commits.
$ oner', there was no precise evidence b-lore the
>tT&ae or 10 possession OF the Committee of the nature
or heir appointments; and still more from an imperative
sense Of public dry which required the avoiding of a
prolonged discussion Of the constitutional question in
the last days Of the session, which would hazar The
los Of this most n csssary hill, and wonli hinder the
Transaction Of much other business equ lily importan,
10 the ordinary op ra'ions OF government.
The r commend ion ct the committee wa' oppo'ed
by Mes rI 5 orrs and Bu-ee', ami supported by Mr..
Nj DUNE, who strongly deprecated further debate OF
IN %subjsc', aud expressed his conviction that the an.
po'ntment' 81 the'e Commissioners. il as he believed j.,
no 10 accordance viii the spirit Of the Constitu ion,
was not inteuded as an assumption of rover or an in.
vasion Of ths righ's Of the S.nate, but arose from over.
sight 10 the mode OF their appointment. Af.r some
5nsht skirm' hing drba e, a vote was lake n aud he re-
co mmend.uon OF the commit,e was concurred in by
majority Of about Thirty. Mr.. Wayne Of Georgia, then
expressed lie wish that tn corr -nsation OF the Com.
miss'olers, who had .eriai, ly dons The counry n ser.
wise, should not be i,f, by the House without an ex-
pre- $ provision on TIE n, OF Congress for his payment,
anh moved an amen 'meOt to ,hs appropriation for the
support OF the present mission 20 Turkey, . of Ia, 900 for
the expenses Of diplomatic intercourse hsre,tf re in.
Cured; (which, after some discussion, was carried.
Al att mPt was mad by Mr.. Vance, Of Ohio, to rein.
'tue the proviso, ard 10 make il apply 10 the amendment
oil wayne thus adopted. i, fail,d by a considerable
m J'riiy. Upon the return Of the hill TO the Sena C.,
after the ' .rious o'her amendmen'. and Disagree
ments oil the House had heen cen cured in, Mr.. T.z.-
VIII observed that the appropriation with respect to
the Intercourse with rui key was now in a SHAPE which,
had u oeen originally presented to tn Senate, he
not have much objscted to; hut that afer the
constitution Al ground taken by the Seua'e, in def, nc.
OF their own rivh's, although he had no OIL .e,ion TO
me payment OF ihe commissioners, The language in
which u was Provi led for,he though might still be un-
as an APPRECIATION Of The mo 'e OF their an.
He therefore moved shat the Senate disa-
gree to the last amendment of 'hs H1us.. Mr.. Web.
ster supported this motion, bu. su ggested as an amend
m.n', which was accepted, ,he appointment ola com.
mittse OF conference between the two houses. The
was taken on the motion, and the votes stood
II ayes and 20 noe; 30 that the amendment of The
House was disagreed TO. and a ommitte of conference
was appointed on the part Of the Seoate, consisting Of
Me'srs. Tszswell, Webster and King.
Ine House Immediately agreed to the conference,
and a committee wa. appointed on their part consisting
OF Me'srs. Vrrplanek. ID whit, Drayton, Spencer Of NJ.
Y /, and Wayne. The Joint committee came 10 the
unanim" us compromise Of striking out the whole pro.
v'so aod all words expressing any opinion on the mar, of
elmer House az TO the character or fitness Of the mis-.
siop, and oil providing for the payment OF the Comm,s.
by making an appropriation "of fifteen thousand
for expenses OF foreign intercourse ia addition
10 The sum appropriated for that object during The pre-
year." This was reported by Mr.. TaZswelI to
the Senate, and by Mr. V-rp'anck to the House, and
agreed to without opposition The bill was immedi.
ateiy passed, sent TO the President, and approved with
out delay.