Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-01
CONGRESS.
PnlnAr, January g., 1881.
Y SEN t'pE


y message m writing was received from the Prcsi-
dcnt OF he uctod States, 10y \. Donclson, Esq.
his Secretary
The resolution submitted by Mr.. CLAYTON. 70 M.
t.or;ac ,Ar cauattrc appointed To exarrin, tho nrc
sent condition OF the Post Office Department 10
scnd for persons ~! pnPes, considered and.
adopted
The bills to au'hcsi,, the President 10 build tire,
additional schnoncrs ilg The naval services to amend
the act for encouraging tie cultivation OF the vine
aud the olive; and Tor the relief OF James Spraguc
wc'c sovnraly read thlrA time and passed
The b! 10 amend the several acts respecting cory
right; the bill iOr thn relief OF Major Riley Ihrrtc-
tenants Brook and Scawrigi the bill to G,;,cri an,
imc for completing the ii;h census; and the bill or
Issuing letters patent 10 John Powell were ordered
Ito be cu"rnS>"d iar third reading
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK
ON motion OF Mr.. Foot, the Senate again resolved
| I'scli into High Cour, of Impeachment
Nj WHIT, with permission, explained n rem,rl.
which he was understood - have made towards Tho
conclusion O! lis ag-umcn, favor ui tho respondent,
| Ma. buchanan then reese, and addressed the Court
IN very able and el.oicnt argument in support of
the inPc1Ckacn.. lie declared that the nsurnatiop
OF 81 authority not legally possessed by Judre or
/ The manifest abuse OF power really uiyen was Il
mSOrhnyI"nr IN the sanse OF tie Constitution, for
which he should be dismissed from office. He con-
tended thai the conduct OF Judge Peck in the case
OF Mr. iawlesS, was IN express violation Of the con
stuton and laws of the land; HAT the circumstances
ot hat case were amply sufficient To shcw criminal
.'e't'Nh on ms part III the summary punishment OF
MIR LawieSs; that, srder prove the criminalj,v
al "S iht""'"" II was not necessary demonstrate
an actually malicious action, lurking revenge
tho the Intlici0n upon Mr. i.awless of n summary
ana cruel punishment, for having written an ar,;cn
dr""rous IN It's language, was Itself sufficient To
prove HE badness of the motive; that the conse-
GnrnCcs Of tho Judges actions yerr Indicative of Li
ntcnuons that our Courts lad 10 right 10 punish rs
Tor cuHtcmpts III summary mode hbcls even i'm
pending causes and that # he succCadcd as he he
He'ed nc should III establishing these positions he
sioGi! consider that lie had RIGHT 10 demand tho
Judgment Of tho Cour' against the respondent Tho
honorable manager continued TO address the Court
!.f iEfee hours and quarter; and finding that he
could not conclude his argument al this ,irtiur tho
Court adjourned tai Tomorrow.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE
IN:ERNA;. IMPROVEMENTS
Mr.. Nerplluck, from the Committee Of Wavs and
Means, reported bill making appropriation frcat.
ryng on certain roads and works of Internal I,nrovs
meats and for sugvcysi" which was twice read and
committed
SUapLus REVENUE
Dir. POLK, from The Select Committee, TO which
was referred So much of the Message of tho Pres-
dent # the United States, at the commencement of
the Session. rs relates to he distribution of the sur
plus revenue, made report which was ordered 10
re the ablc.
motion was made to print 200 copies of the
report; which motion lies dav on the table
M White, OF New York, moved for the printinr
OF 5000 copies Of the reports of the majority and mi
Monty, OF the Commit &C the Judiciary relaiiv,
to Tcpral.ng he twenty fifth section of the Judiciary
law o! 1859; which motion hes one day
TIE JUDIcIArY.
Mr. Lccomprc submitted the following:
Res2ire3, That the Committee on The Judiciary no
instructed II IaquiIe into the expectancy of amendnp
IA" Constitution Of the United States SO TINT the
Judges OF The Supreme Court and of the inferior
Curtis Shall hold their respective Offices for term
Mr. WhiuIesny demanded the question Of consid-
GRAFTON, and
Mr.. Vance called FOR tic Yeas aad Nays on tho
question.
T,ey We're ordered BY The House, and being taken,
stood follows:
irAs- Mcs-rs. Alexander, AIen, Aston, Anrel.
Baylor Bel, James Blair. John Blair, Boon, Cam
bTcIeng, Carson, Chandler, Chiffon, Claiborne Cor
ner, Cr1cheron, Warren r. Davis. Dcrhs Dc Witt
Earl, Fnday, Foster, Fry, Gordon Hail, Halsoy
Harvey Haynes. Kinds, Tomas Irwin, Jarvis
ave Johnson; Perkins KING, Adam King, Lamar
La Leayt, lecompte, Lewis Lumpkrn, McCrcery
Mccoy, Miller, Nuckolls, Pcttis, Potter Richardson
Roanc, Scott Shields, Standafcr Sreriperc. W,lov
thompson John Thomson Tucker, Wayne, Weeks,
Wckiillc. fanccy--Gl.
NAYs-Alrssrs. Anderson, Archer Nrms,rono
Arnold, Noyc- Barber, John ) Barbour Barnwef
Barrng"r, Barley, Beakman. Bouldin, Broadhead
E'c"n' Bn'ges, Butmnn, Cohoon, Clay, Comdct ,
Copper Coulter, Cows Craig, Crane, Crawford
Crockett. Creighton, Crownnshiold, Davenport
John Davis, Dsbrrry, Denny, Duddrilrc. Dorscy
Draper, ID ayion, Duncan Dwight, Eager, Els.
worth George Evans, Joshua Evans, Edward Ey-
crclt, Horace Everett, Finch, Forward, Gilmore
. GorInm, Green, Gr.n.nH, !Innph,ll, Hodges, uol-
land Ii"lfmau. Howard, Hughes, Hunt Unlluoton
i0fc, lng"'s"I! j Inns, k"ndlN. Keunum, Kincaid ,
Lepcr, Lent, Loyal, Mal!arv Marigdalr No,tir
| Thomas Maxwell, Lewis maxwell McDnlIic. McIn
,'rc' Mitchell, Mon,I Muhlenburg Norton. Patton.
r re Pcr-on, Polk, Eams y, Reed, Rose Russell,
SANFORD, VIM b. Shepard, Aug H. Shcprcrd, sill,
Smith. SpwGhf, Ambrose Spencer. Rinhp RI Sooncer
Hanborry, u. r. St,ors, S'rong. Sutherland Swami
SWIM, Taylor. Test, Trczvamt, Vance, Varnum Yer
pl9nck, En'un. Washington, Whiiilcsev, &. f.
White, j.. - WHITE. Wilde Williams Wilson
Wm"atr, Young-IIJ.
ENpENsFs og THE IurEAcuir>r
Mr.. Ellsworth stated that The witnesses ottendin NJ
'A 'e C'iaI on Judge Peck could not be discharged
| "ntH they were pnid. II was hicblv neccsssry
ln"ci"tc, that III" House ,houd act upon the hi
winch he had reported this morning. and nc moved
q" suspend INC cons'dc alton Of any othor businpss
"% 'Ie 'd"t Tor tic purpose ottahng up the bill to
which he referred.
III. motion was agreed to, aud the House went
INTO Committee 81 The Whole, Mr.. Dwight in tho
jh1r' and took up the bill "wallng provision for tho
compensation Of the witnesses and other expenses
attending the trial Of Judge Peck" together with the