Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-03
SATURDAY, January 30.

The Vice President communicated a me mortal from
the mechanics and Others workers i'm iron of the CITY
and county Of Philadelphia PRAYING for reduction OF
the cuties upon imported iron II referred the
Select Committee, TO whom a former memorial the
same subject was committed.
The Vice President also communicated n memorial
from sundry inhabitants of New Jersey, praying a
drawback OF The duties iron, and other articles
Ployed in the building Of American ships.
Mr.. Dickerson moved the reference of this paper to
the Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. Hayne moved its reference 10 the Committee on
Commerce.
These motions gave rise to desultory dscu sson as
TO the best disposition TO make of the memorial which
Mr. Hayne, Mr.. Dickerson, Mr.. Benton, Mr.. woodbu-
ry, MIR. King, Mr. Foot, Mr.. Silsbee, Mr. Knight and
Mr. Webster participated
Finally at the suggestion of Mr.. Webster, the me-
mortal was laid on the table, to give the Senators time
10 consider the question OF reference submitted to them
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK.
On motion OF Mr. Foot the Senate again resolved it.
sell into Court of Impeachment.
Mr.. Buchanan concluded his argument in support of
the impeachment. He took the further position that
the publication of Mr. Lawless under the signature
"a Citizen, could not in trial upon Indictment for
se be established to be belous according the
suton and laws Of the and-hat the paper was on its
lace, perfectly harmless in seI-and that far as it
went was not an unfair representation of the opinion
oil Judge Peck. The honorable Manager critically and
legally analyzeG the nine last specifications In the
publications TO establish these points, He then proceed.
ed TO sum up and descant upon the testimony produced
in the case before the Court of Impeachmen in order
TO show the arbitrary and cruel conduct Judge Peck:
and in perotation, marked by its ardent eloauence he
declared that IL this escaped the declaration of
distinguished politician of this country, that the pow
of impeachment but the scare crow of the
stutoD would be fully verified; that when this trial
commenced, he recoed with horror from the idea of
limiting and rendering precarious and dependant the
tenure OF the judicial office but tha the acquttal of the
respondent would reconcile him that evil as one less
than hopeless and remedess submission to judicial
usurpaion and tyranny az least so far as respected the
inferior courts-Cod forbid that the limitation should
ever be extended TO the Supreme Court Mercy 10
the respondent would be cruelty TO the American peo
pie. In the name, therefore, of the people of the u.
hted States, whose liberties he had violaed-in the
name OF the judiciary whose character he had injured
and tarnshed-he respectfully asked OF this honorable
Court the conviction OF the respondent.
The argument being concluded on both sides on
motion Of Mr.. Webster, the Court then resolved 10
meet again at IL o'clock Monday morning next, in
order TO proceed farther in the consideration Of this i'm
parchment.
Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE JUDICIARY.
The bill 10 repeal the 25th section of tho Judiciary
act passed on the 4ih September 1889, coming up al
the first business of the morning. the question being on
the motion OF Mr. Buchanan TO postpone the motion that
the bill be read second time, TO Tuesday next
Mr. Crawford rose, and, after few remarks do.
manded the previous question which the motion
Of MIR. Doddrdge, that the bill be rejected. four
reporter understood MIR. Crawford to renew this mo-
tion.
The demand sustained by the House, ayes 81
SO.
The question then put, "shalI the main question
be putf'
And ii was determined in the affirmative, ayes rs
noes 6S
Mr. Strong called for the yeas and nays on the MAR
question, and they were ordered by the House.
Mr.. Crawford moved for a call Of the House-wIicf
motion prevailed; when il was asceTtained that there
were Ill members present.
Mr.. Mercer then moved 10 dispense with further pro
ceedngs IN the call; but the motion was negatved
The names Of absentees the first call were. heI
called second time. Several Of them answered
TO their Names and made for others; Is;
members were now ascertaned to be present.
The doors were then closed; when,
On motion Of Mr.. Dwight, further proceedings in IN,
call were suspended.
| The mas question was then put, viz "Shall the bill
| be rejected"
And ii was determined ia the affirmative, follows
| YEAS-Messrs Anderson, Armstrong, Arnold, Bal
ley, Noyes Barber, John S. Barbour Birringer, Bart
ley, Bates, Baylor, Beskmsn, J. Blair, Bockee Boon
| Borst, BrodhesJ, Blown, Buchanan, Burges, Butman
! Cahoon, Chiffon, Clark Ccudict, Cooper Coulter
Cowies Craig, Crane, Crawford, Gro, keu Creighton
Crocheton Grows ninshield. John Davis, DeBerry Den
nv, De VIII, D.cknsoD, Doddridge. Dorsey, Dfsyton
dwight, Elger, Eafll, Ellsworth, G Evans, Jo'hu
Evans Edwad Everett, Fiudley, Finch, Forward
Fry, Gilmore, Coz ham, Green, GrenueIl, Gufey Hal
sey, H. mpbil Hodge,, Holland, Hc Hnsn, Hubbard
Hughes Hunt, Huntington, Ihrie, Iogefsoli, Tboms
Irwin, William w. Irwin, Johns, Cave Johnson, Ken
dali, Kennon, Koesid, Perkins King, Adam King