Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-11

bill was done with for thus session. by the consen, of
both its friends and enemies, and he favor of
letting the report sleep with the bill. The report
contained an expartc argument the snbiec,
which Mr. G. did not wish to send among the People
with even this indirect sanction of tho House. rh.
country was IN a state OF excitement and rvery
member ought TO be willing to allay that excitement
instead of sending forth what would tend TO increase
it. However untenablc the argument of the report
an argument falacous tha, any school boy could
answer 1.-THE orller to print an extra number would
give to il some degree of Importance The report
presumed to be production of an individual
of The Committee of Manufactures, and if the prac
tice to prevail IL would become an easy matter
for any member of tho House to have his opinions
sent forth with this SANCTION however obnoxious
they might be to III" of the House. II gentle
msn desired 10 distribute copies OF the report let
them DO 1t al their 1:sn expense, at that of the
House.
Mr. WtLtIA,Is moved to lay the motion for prin-
ting on the table
Mr. MALLARy requested that Mr. w would with
draw the motion, to give him an opportunity of re-
plying to Mr. Chlton's remarks; but Mr. w declined
yielding to the request
The question was then put on laying this motion
on the table, and decided by Yeas and NAYS in
the negative, as follows:
Yeas 90; Nays 100.
The report was then ordered to be printed.
MIR Craig asked leave to submit n resolution pro-
posing that the House should meet at o'clock in
the forenoon for the remainder Of the session. The
House refused the leave
Mr.. Craig then moved that the rule b. susp.n-
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tvcd.
| SURPLUS REvESuE
| The motion submitted some days since by Mr.
jarvis, to print 5000 additional copies OF the report
of TIE Select Committe appointed OH so much of tbs.
Presidents Message relates to the Surplus Revc
nue. ofthe Government, again taken up fo cons-
detation
Mr. REED demanded the Yeas and Nays On the
question OF adopting the resolution, and they were
ordered by the House.
i Mr.. VANCE moved to lay the motion on the table
And on this motion AIR HAMMuNs demanded the
Yeas and Nays. and they ordered.
cir. VANCE then, 10 save time and trout, with
drew his motion to lay the resnatinn on The table:
and the question being pnt ngreen. t. the reso-
luton, II determined in the affirmative as fol-
lows:
Yaas-AessTs Alexander Alien, Alslou. Andcr-
son, Angel, J. 5. Bar bour, Barnwel, Baylor Bill,
Jas Blair, Bnckee Borsi, Rouldin Brodhead BucI-
anan, Cahoon, Cambrcleng, Campbell Carson
Chandler, Guilds. Claiborne, Clay, Coke, Conner,
Crocher'n, Davenport, w. r. Dvais. De Wit,
Dickinson dayton. Duncan, EARL, Finch, Ford,
Foster, Fry. Gather, Gordon, Green, Hail. 1alsev.
| tiammons. Haynes, Hemphill, Kinds. Holland TIoff
man. Hubbard, Jarvis Richard NJ Johnson, Perkins
| King, Adam King, Lamar, Lea. Leavitt Lecomote
Lent, Lewis, Loyal, Pumpkin, Magee, Maarv
Mari, Thomas Maxwell. Mccoy, McOuffie, McIn
tire, Mitchell, Mcneil, Nuckolis, Overton. Patton.
Pettis, Polk, Potter. Powers, Rsmsay, Rcncher,
Roane, Sanford, Wm. 8. Shepard Aug II. SLen
nerd, Shields, spcight, Stevens. T'aliaferro, wiley
thompson, Trezvant, Tucker. Verpla nck, WAYNE
Weeks, Campbell P Whi'e, Wilde, Yancsy-99
N"ys-Messrs. Armstrong, Arnold, Barley, N, yes,
Barber, Barringcr, Barley, Bates, Bcekman. John
Blair, Boon, Butman, Chiffon, Condict, Ccop-r.
Conher Cowles, Crane, Crawford, Crockett, Cretuh
ton, Crownnshcld. John Davis, Debcrry, Denny,
D1oddTidge Dwight, E1ser, Joshua Evans, Horace
Everett Forward, Grennell, Hodges, Hughes. Hunt
Huntington, Ibrie, Ingcrsoll, Thomas Irwin, vii
liam ". Irwin, Johns. Kendall Kennon, Kincaid,
Niar'ndae, Lewis Maxwell. McCrerry, Mercer,
hililcr, AIuhlcnburg, Pierce, Piersnn Reed Richard
snn. Rose, Russell, Scmrnes, Sill Ambrose Snencrr
SanbFrry, Sandefcr, SIerigare WIN |, S,t,rrs
Strong, Sutherland, Swami. Swift, FAVOR TEST.
J John thomson: Tracy, Vance, Varnnm. Vinron,
| w Washington, Whit lesey, Edward d White. WI
! hams, Wilson, Win.nie, Young-7g
The resolutions therefore, submitted bv Messrs
DEayton ana Ellsworth Calling upon the Secretary
OF War for certain information, were considered ami
agreed 10.
CHE JUDICIARY REPORTS
3he HOUSE having taken up the resolution submit
ted some days ago by Dir. White of New York to
print 5000 additional copies of the report of the Com
m!tce on the Judiciary i'll favour of repealing th,
25th section of The Judiciary Act of 1850 torethsr
with the Counter Report OF the minority of the com
mijtec- ~
Dir BUCHANAN said it might be surpassed that 10
telt some interest in the of this motion but
really he felt The question on the rnneal of
the 25th section had been settled by the House
sc'tled TO Dr. BIS entire satisfaction This decision
had gone for h TO tho people, and he saw mn gnod
purpose 1t could answer to send the Two arguments
OF the COMMITTEE tagging after it through the coun
ditinna copies ' Wv
Mr. HAT"Es of Georgia, was in favor of PRINTING
lhe extra copies The report Of the committee con-
tanned iar exposition Of the nnconsitutioDaIitv of
the 25'h section; and there had been no opnnr,m
NIFTY Tor discussion OF the subject IN the House, he
wished the argument Of the committee To he e.,nn !
sively disseminated no man. Mr. H. said yyas ronro
attached to the union OF the than himself bur
ne did not consider The proposition TO repeal thu sec
ton as any attack on the Union; OF The CONTRARY
beng satisfied that the was Itself unconstiti1
tonaI' be was In invor of its repeal and wished The
argument OF the committee printed for the nfortna-
ton Of the people.
Mr. Chiffon moved that the motion be laid on the
table; but withdrew his motion at the rcone,t of
several gentlemen. "
MIR DoDDaIDGE, Of Va. remarked, that much had
been SAID, and many illusions had been made 10 an
expression OF MS on former OCCASION that he con-
INC judiciary Act as equivalent to motion 10 dis |
s"iVc Inc Union. Such, said Mr. d is my opinion
II is my opinion repeated ar ID. and hope no an-ry
feelings VII be produced by my uvowing it. IL |
though entertain this opinion, was willing fo dis
c"Ss be OIL ana 1T was no fault of Inlne that it was
not discussed. / did rnate be r,o,;,, ..