Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-04

marked, the from the other House,
he punishment of crimes the District Of Columbia.
was under consideration, some exception made to
that clause which related to the punishment for duel
ling. Not to hszurd that bill. the clause had been
stricken out, with view to come at the subject by
the appointment OF com;ntee to prepare and report
u SPECIAL bill relative to due!ng. With this view he
had offered the resolution, and he doubted that
bill might be reported in time to be acted al the
present session.
Mr.. IIAYNE was i'll favor of the adoption of the
resolution. 1t his object, in moving strike out
the clause of the bill referred to- that the gentleman
from Louisiana tAlr. Livingstone might have op
porty ntv TO present his views the subject in the
shape of specific bill; should bill be reported as
an individual he would cheerfully cooperate with
him; and he thought such bill might be maturcd, us
would have beneficial effect.
The resolution WIS then agreed to, and Mesars. Lii
vingston. Hay"e, and Clayton, were appointed the
Committee
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate then resumed. in Committee of the
Whole, the consideration of the amendments to the
appropriation bill, the question being that submit
ted by Mr.. Kane.
Mr.. FoRsYru rose, and in speech of two hours
and u half, addressed the Senate. He was opposed
to the amendment submitted by Mr.. TaZewcll and
should for that offered by the gentleman from
Illinois, (Alr. Kane) He made allusion to the mis-
sion sent out, i'll the year 1915 to the South Amcr
Gun States; and took notice of the course pursued in
the House OF Representatives when that body was
informed of tue sending out of the Agency lie
paid high compliment to the iamented Lovndes,
tor The course he pursued that OCCASION as well
as Tor his general conduct i'll the other House, and
freed with the gentleman from Virginia, that the
course pursued by the last and present Presidents,
was not only an Hncroachment the rights of that
body but also the provisions Of the Constitution
lie would not, however, despair. He would not call
on Hercules without applying his own shoulder to
the wheel; and lie called the gentleman from Viz
ginia lAjr Tazewell,) to do the same. He said the
| President had been deceived tina, he meant well
that he would be the last TO violate the Consti-
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spoke of the violation Of the Constitution by Wash
ng,on, Jefferson Madison, and Monroe in the same
way it had been done now; and lie said that as the
hrst wound came from Virginia, from Virginia should
the remedy prucced-that the rus, of the weaDon
should cure tie wounds that mad been inflicted &C.
Mr. Smith, of Maryland, defended himself from
the charge of inconsistency, Of which lie had been
accused by Mr. TcZewe, ated his view of the COLI
sltulionai construction Of the question which had
been raised, and referred the early practice of the
Government in the appointment oi' Commissioners
without the consent OF the Senate. lie said NOT a
single instance could be shown III which the appon
inent OF Commissioners in similar cases had hccn
sent to the Senate for its confirmation. After other
remarks, Mr.. 5. concluded by ayinr he had intend
ed TO have occupied least an hour of the time Of
the Senate; but as his views had been much better
expressed by the gentlemen from Louisiana and
Georgia, he would not further trouble the Senate
For better understanding of the various am nd
nents, we here give the orig nal as reported bv the
Committee on Finance, relative TO the mission TO
Guiding treaty. 1t was as follows:
'-For the outfit and salary fan Eavoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenlpn cnary; for the salaries of
"a Secretary of Legation, Of Drogoman, and
the contingent expenses of the Legation, SEVENTH
tour thousand dollars; that saw for the out f
OF an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister P,enjpolen
lary, nine thousand dollars for salary of the same
nhe thousand dollars for salary of Secretary of
Legation, two thousand dollars; for the salary OF \
Drogoman, two thousand five hundred dollars: for
the salary OF Student OF Languages one thousand
live hundred dollars; for the contingent expenses OF
the legation fifty THOUSAND dollars
I"For compensation 10 the Commissioners ernp,or
ed in negotiating treat with the Sublime Porte
10 Charles RhInd, an outfit OF four thousand
hive hundred dollars, deducting tnererom Whatever
sum may nave been paid to HIN for his personal ex
penseS.
TO Charles Rhind David Oiley, and James Bid
die, at the rcte OF four thousand five hundred dollars
per annun for the lime that each OF them was en-
gagged III the SAID negotiation.
For compensation to the Commissioners empIov-
cd on former occasion for Il similar purpose
ITO William NJ Crane aud DAVID Offlsy, at th,
rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per apnun
for the time that each OF tnem was enpsTrd in rho
said negOtiaion."1
Mr. TAzEwELL had moved to strike out ali tbe
foregoing, included in brackets
The amendment Of Mr. Kane, which was the first
to be- considered, was as follows:
Strike out all after the word ':comuenss,ion " IN
the first line OF the second paragraph above quoted
and insert Ito the persons heretofore enpl6yed in
our intercourse with the Sublime Porte, the further
sum OF fifteen thousand dollars in addition to the slim
OF twenty five thousand dollars, appropriated for tho
contingent expenses Of foreign intercourse.
This was tie amendment immediately under dis
cusaion to-day.
The question being put this amendment, i, was
Determined IN the affirmative, by yeas and NAYS as
follows. '' 10
YEAs-Mcssrs Barnard, Benton, Bro Yn, Diclor.
SON, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grumpy, Unyne, Hand.
rlcks, lredell, Kane, King, Mckinley. P6jndeyter
Robbins, Robinson, Sanford, Smith, Of MarylanJ
Smith, of South Carolina, Troup, VoodburvEy55
NAYs.- SlesSrs. Barton, Bell, Bib. B,rno,
Chambers, Chase, Foot, Frrnglruyscn. Joj,n,tnn
Knight, Livingston, Marks, Nauda,n, RucoIes Sor'
m2ur, SISbee SpFaguo, Tazewell, Tyler, W,llcy,
Websler-2l. ''' - '''cS'
Mr. TYLER then submitted The proyiso TO come
IN at the end Of Mr. Kanes anendinent.l when 10
had handed to the Chair few days ago, in the FL.
lowing words: 90 - '"H 49,
"Progded, aI'Cays, That nothing in this &C, CON
famed snail DC construed sancioninr, or IN anv
way approving the appointment of these persons by
tHc PRESIDENT aone, during the recess Of The Senate
ana without their advice a ID consent az Commis
S2nCFs 10 negotiate trcatY with the Ottoman porfe
when i7as agreed to as follow:
EAs --1IGssTs. Barnard, Barton, Bell Burno,
chambers, Ellis. Epnf