Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-01
CONGRESS-.
BRIDAY, January %, 1881.
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thcrHe the committee appointed to examine the prc
sent condition of the Post Office Department IN
send Tor persons and papers, considered ant
adopted
The bills to auhcrizeshe President to hud three
additional schooners for the naval services to amend
he act for cling The cultivation of tho wind
and the Olives and tor the relief OF James Spragne.
were ssvsrslly read third time and passa6 ~
The bill TO amend the scverul acts respectinm -, !,
rights the bill for tho relief OF Major R,lev fient
tenants Brook and Scawrigh the bill to ex;dnd ~
time for completing the 9th census and the bill fa
issuing letters patent to john Powell were ordered
10 be engrosscd for Il third reading
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK.
On motion of MIR. Foot, the Senate apain resolv{
itself into High Cour, of Impeachment
Mr.. Writ, with permission. explained rem.
which he understood to have made towards
conclusion OF his argument in favor of the respond
MT Buchanan then rose, and addressed the Ci ~
10 very aoe ana eloquent argument in support
the impeachment He declared that the usurpal
OF an authority not legally possessed hv Jndos
the manifest abuse of power really riven ~,
misbehavionr in the sense of the Constitutions
which he should lie dismissed from Office He q
tended that the conduct of Judge Peck, in the ca
OF Mr. Lawless, was in express violation Of the CO.
stltntion and laws OF the land; that the
OF that case were amply sufficient TO shew Grammar
ihtenton on ms part in the summary punishment of
DIT ba"iessj that, IN order to prove the cripnaltv
of his Intention 1T Tas not necessary 10 demonstrate
al actually malicious action, or q lurkinos revenoe
that the inictioo upon Mr.. Lawless of n summary
and cruel punishment Tor having written an article
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prove the badness of the motive; that the conse-
Quences Of the Judge actions were indicative of his
intentions; that cur Courts had right TO punish as
Tor contempts, III a summary mode bels, even in
pending causes and that. If be succeeded az he he
leyed he should IN establishing hese positions he
shoris consider that he had right 70 demand the
Judgment of the Court against the respondent. The
honorable manager continued to address the Court
for three hours and quarter; and finding that he
could not conclude his argument at this stiuo the
Court adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
Mr.. Verplancii, from the Committee of Wsvs and
Means, reported bill "rnakng appropriation for car
ryng on certain roads and works ofInternal Improve
ments, and for surveys" which was twice read and
committed
SURPLUS REVENUE.
mir. Polk, from the Select Committee to which
was referred so much of the Message of tho Presi
dent OF the United States, at the commencement of
the Session, as relates to he distribution of the sur
plus revenue, made report; which was ordered to
lie on the table. "
a motion was made to print G,oOo copies of the
report; which motion lies one day on the table
Mr. White, OF New York, moved for the printing
OF 3ooo copes OF the reports Of the majority and mi
nory, OF the Committee on. the Judiciary relative
to repeating The twenty fifth section Of the Judi ciary
Id" of 1908 "hicn motion lies one day.
The JUDICIARY.
Mr. Lecompte submitted the following:
RcS0iUed, That the Committee on the Judiciary ha
instructed tn inquire into the expedency of amendn
the Constitution OF the United States so THAI the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the inFerior
Courts shall hold their respective Offices for term
of year,.
Mr. Whttlesey demanded the question of cons.d-
ton, and
Mr. Vance called for tie Yeas and Nays on the
question.
Trey we're ordered By the House, and being taken,
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, ASTON, AnpeI.
Baylor, Bell, james Blair, John Blair, Boon Cam
bfeieng Carson Chandler, Chiffon, Claiborne, Con-
GfrNr haro
Earl findlay, Foster, Fry, Gordon, Hall, Halsey
Harvey, Haynes Kinds, Thomas Irwin, Jarvis
Cave Johnson, Perkins King, Adam King Lamar,
Lea L. Leaytt Lecompte, Lewis Lumpkn, McCreery,
Mccoy, Miller, Nuckolls, Pet,is, Potter, Richardson
Koane, Scott, Shields, Standafer, Sterigere Wlley
thompson John Thomson, Tucker, Wayne, Weeks
Wicklife, Yanccy--6.
Massachusetts,. Anderson, Archer, Armstrong
Arnold, Noyes Barber John S. Barbour. Barnueii
BarTlnger, BARLEY, Beakman, Bouldln Broadhead
Brown, Burgess, Butman, Cohoon, Clay, Condict.
Cooper, Coulter, Cowls, Craig, Crane, Crawford,
Crockett, Creighton, Crowninslied Davenport.
John Davis, DsSerry, Denny Doddridge Dorsey.
Draper, Dayton, Duncan, Dwight, Eager, Els
worth. George Evans. Joshua Evans Edward Ev
ereit, Horace Everett, Finch, Forward, Gilmore
Gorham, Green, GreD,ail, Hamphll, Hodges IIol-
land H5fman, lIowsre Hughes, Hunt, Huntington.
lore, tHgersoli, Johns, Kendall Kennon. Ki:caid
is'per' Lent, Loyal Malary, Mar,ndolc Martin,
ih'n9s maxwell Lewis Maxwell McDufie NcIn-
tire Mitchell, honclI Muhlenburg, Norton, Patton.
Pre-, Person Polk, Ramsey, Reed, Rose Russell
Sanford, WIN. b. Shepard Aug H. Sbepperd, Sill,
smith SPe,gh., Ambrose Spencer Richord Spencer
S'a'bcrry, e. r. Stoors, Stroog, Sutherland Swami,
Swh, Taylor, Test, Trpzvant, Vance, Varnum, Yer
panCk Vinon, Washington, Whiltesey, C. p
White, D. d. White, Wilde, Williams, Wilson,
Wngate, Young-II5.
Expenses OF THE WIPE 4EHMENr
Mr.. Ellsworth stated that The witnesses attending
on the trial OF Judge Peck could not DC DISCHARGED
until they were Rad It was highly necessary.
there lore, that the House should act upon the bii
winch nc lad reported this morning, and he moved
TO suspend the console alton of any other business
on the table, for the purpose ofoking up the bill to
which he referred.
Tie motion agreed TO, and The House went
MO Committee sfthe Whole, Mr.. Dwight in the
CASlr' and took up the hi making provision for tho
compensation Of the witnesses and other exncnses
attending The trial Of Juuge Peck together with Inc
amendments reported by the Committee on the ju
dietary
The gross sum proposed to be appropriated BY
the Senates bill, amounted 10 $4,000: bv Tho
proposed amtndmea;s that amount was increased TO
Mr. Polk said, Tie bill provided FOR The co,opsrsa.
ION OF the witnesses, beth OF the part Of the Uni
ed States sBd The respondent. In oil STATE nrosn--
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