Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08

SeIecUOW objects bounty, OF your bounty
but OF that Of your country, OF those any Of whom are
themselves suffering. applaud N. kind and human
feeling which has given origin hi. proposition but
1 maintain that you have con.,i,u,onai right to
doptn do not 'ct TO the expense OF thrs thirty
cord. OF wool eu, regsrd the principle which, 1t It
should be a'.sn,-d to, would he violated.
MIR. Blair of South Carolina, said he did rise to
enter into formal argument against this resolution
He hoped he had much charity most members of
that House; but he was no, disposed to indulge the
expense, both OF tho Constitution and the PEOPLE. He
would act on the principle that, ''if we mus, he gene
rous, l. should be at our own expense" According 10
ms Interpretation OF the Constitution Congress had no
power whatever TO pass this resolution. IT, said he
We have right to vote away fuel purchased with the
money oil the people Tor own accommodation, we
have an equal right to vote away millions of dollars to
purchase clothing and food for the inhabitants of tho
ten miles square" This might be called a small mat.
ter out involved an important constitutional prnci.
PIE IL would saacuon a bad precedent. Ii would
nave tendency also to read The people Of the District
imProvien, and leach aud epcoursge them To rev too
maen Oh the r"nheenee e Congress. He was, 10
THE Instance, disposed To relieve the suercr. but he
would do l at his own expense. IL, wa. no, disposed
70 90 IL az tue roe, OF the constitution, even at the
fSpstss Of me eroher msmbers wi'hou, their
Tie, ,nere'ote proposed an amendment. for which he
would vote himself, AMI which would obviae all the
OBJECTIONS 10 which he had aud d. He proposed to
strike out al, after the word a. Resolved, and insert
the following
-" That the S rg.snt.a-arms be required to deduet
from the computation ,f the members OF this House
one days pay, and deliver said SUN 10 the NIavor Of
GsoTgeown, he appl sd to tn, purchase of fuel for
the PauPers of that town: Presided, nevertheless
conn
Won OF such ihebere only in favor OF tbs re-
solution" ~ ~
MI Slorrs observed, that in oder to stop an useless
aud pernicous waste OF time, which our ht TO bs d.vo,
ed to the busness of the public, several scs Of vas,
Importance to the nterest of the nation at larye then
pending beore the Hause. no would call for tn. pre-
vions question. r.
The call was sustained by the House.
h'd on thu qnesioa " shall the main Que ston be
now Pu ?! Mr.. Foster asked for the ayes and po..;
wh'ch cali being sustain d. IL d, cded ia tho ar
nsuve-Yeas lOS Nays IS.
"a the main Question beirg pvt, shall this re,oIu.
lion pas-," Mr. Davenport ask the ayes and noes
and the call being sustained nv the Uu.s tbs 80. IL,
ton wa' decided in the affirmative by the following
YEAS-M .ssrs Anders,.. A,,o,, p,usv p.,,.v
Bates, Baylor, Bsrkman, B,l, John Blair Blown Bn.
cnanan' b rS,s, Bu,man, Cahoon, Cambreleny Carson
CCni!d'' Chiffon, Clark, Coleman, Cooper, Coulter
Craig. Crane, Crawford Crockett, CreySton. Crocbs
ron; CrOwninshiei, John Davis, Dsberry, Denny.
Doour"g', Dr.ey, D'ayon, Dwight, Eager, EIis
M Wo.n Isorse Ev1s Joshua Evan. Edward Everett,
Horace Everett, Finilay, Finch, Ford, Forward Gi
more, Green, Grennell, Gsrley, Hawkios Hcmnhii,
hodses Holland, Howard, Hughes, Hunt, Huntinr ton
iosssl ,o"l ,~,p' lrvio, J9hns, R'd NJ. J,hn.on,
Yonas y; n i@il' hennon, Kncaid, Adam King, Lent,
lyon, Msllary, Lewis Maxwell, McCrsery, MeDna5e
Mere, Miller Mitchell, Ainhenburg, Norton, Over
,on PeaIce, Petus, Piereon. Rams v Randolph. Rose
Wm. D. Shepard, .uS. III. SHEPHERD, Shields, Sill, Am
prose Spencer. Richard Spencer, Sprrg, Stanserrv
S!eriseFe, ephen., Henry R. s,orrs, VIM L. s,o,rs'
rong, sutherland, Swami, Taylor, Tracy Vance
X,rPlanek. Washington. whiuIr'ey, Camp. p. VIII
"MoD, W ngats, and Young-lI2
a,nh e,Ts' heSsnder, Allen, Aston, Angel
A arc m1r'ns, Noyes Barter, Barnwem, Barrn,
ger, lanes Blair Bockse, Boom Bors, Bouldin BroaJ
C Gesa, oi%pee,'' Coaoder Claiborne. Coke. Conner
LOW 9, ID MEL, Davenport, w. r. Davis. D..bs ~
Ml, Draper, EAlI, Foster, Fry, Gather. GorJor
Hat Haley, Hanmons, Harvey, HAYNES Hod sao
Tiuo arc, i'acks, Jarvis, Perkins King Lamar. La
n,'"' ..econpte, Letcher Lewis, Loyal Lnmpkin
n,ases; Mar"nia", Martin, Tnomas Maxwell Nc
10y, Melntre Mooeli. NuchOil. Patton, Polk. Poi,sr
bn ih' orn'ord, Scot, Sandeier Swift. Test,
h innnson Irezvant, Tucker. Vinton, Wayne
"e'k' Wilde, w liam,. aud Yancey-76
~, 90 motion OF NJ I.nmpkD, tho rule OF tho House.
,ona one hour only for the presentation Of resou.
CONTEMPT OF COURTS OF THE U. s.
On nation OF MIR. d aper, II wa.
RESOLVED, That the COMMITTEES on the Ju,ic;,,y b
directed % inquire into the expectancy of dr6nnS bv
adtte all offences which may be punished as
ishment of he same. '"' po"
va submitting this resolution, MIR. Draper went into
ao'ei our energetic argument, showing ths right of
s 10y rn,x7h 70 discuss and examine in the pubic pa
20, " any o'ner m"ds, any proposition, matter with
what branch OF the Government it may be- connected
snd snoreing the necessity of shi ding by statute the
uHeh OF the 5United States from the eff.cts of srb
m@fy ma oPpe Judicial power 10 tbs exercise Of
viz ,isn's ana privileges secured 10 them by tho CON
snu'in OF the United States
No Doddrdge, while he agreed with hi. COLL.
on he principles embraced ia his resolution and ibs
ooeet had IN visw, he would suggest tina, the rsso
.. Az w nennra oy Inserting the following words :
~" arc 70 INIT the punishment for contemo,,: -
which amerdment heing received BY the mover ,bs
reseiution was adopted - va ''''' '"e
hssofOed, That 6les of the documents NJ this Ious.
'ne snd 81 each session b. delivered by the door
ketPe under the direction oe the clerk, to the A5iu
YAM VI neral, Ior The use OF his bureau
MR.. MONROE'S CLAIM
ne rouse yesterday having refu ed to co ncur wi
~. ueS's'On CT me Committee OF the Whole House
"n'eh' on motion OF Nc Cbilton struck out the enac,
g clause OF the Till for the feliet of James Monro.
M heree, suomitled the following amend nent-,o
a., AZ a' loows 'hs enactiGg clause and insert
'he proper accounting officers OF the Treasury
under me supervision and direction Of he S.cr,,,rv =,
az, and SUBJECT TO the approval of the President =, Tho
o'aes' De aud they her by authorized In sd;ns,
Ahu selue all the acsouns aud claims of James Mon
'oli Iae rr'fdent OF the United States upon the prin
eIpIes OF justice End equity" r
n"u Oe ~ JurttcT enacted, That 80 SOON az snv =.
no"n' S'd" nave been found due to the said lanes
Monroe, 1t shall be paid TO him out of snv monav in h
treasury, not o'berwise appropriated" " ''
MT w iiarns moved 10 amend the ame ndment NJ M,
mo'cer Dy striking from The word, "oficers of ,ho
treasury 10 the end thereof and inserting the fo,Iou
ing VIZ; BE and they hereby authorized and III;
reeed 70 examine and adjust all accounts and claim nj
monToe' late Pfesident Of the United S aes I'm.
on we principles OF Justice and equity
a. 1"n 9e 70 fWher enacted That the amount of
aS;,s a. a. accounts aud claims, when examined and
a1Justec IN the manner aforesaid, together with the
PrnoipIe on which each item is founded shall be re-
ported To Congress for ual decision and aow,nra
MI crockett moved tbs previous uue siion. I'm, sf
wards withdrew his motion O0 "'''
Mr. Hammons then renewed the motion S,r The
previous question " Wv
Mr. Williams ssid, IL he understood the effect NJ ,bs
previous question, u would be to strike out both ths
amendment OF the gentleman from virginia mi NJ.
GER as well a. that presented by himself
ne Chalr said certainly II would.
Mr.. VILLA mss amendment was agresd IN k,,, a.