Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-22

Senate, on the motion OF MIR. Grundy proceeded
10 the consideration of Executive business. after
n resolution was laid on the table, Ivy Mr.. Buckncr
instructing the Committee on Public lands to in.
qnire into the cxpcdicncy of establishing a Land
Office in the town of Jefferson, in the State of
Missouri
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
After some reports on private bills, &c. on mo.
ton of Mr.. Doddridgc, Saturday next was set A.
part for the consideration of District business Mr.
Lewis Condict, of New Jersey, asked unanimous
| consent TO move resolutions for inquiry bv "A COM
mittcc of the House. The motion being objected To-
he moved TO suspend the Rulo of the House, TO
! allow hun to make the motion, demanding on that
question the Yeas and Nays Upon this the read.
ing of the Resolutions which he proposed TO offer
was demanded; and they were read as follows:
ResOircd, ID the of this House. that tho
lives and persons of the Representatives of the Peo
pie III this House are now no longer safe, but are
daily in jeopardy by assaults and outragos commit
ted on them out of doors, account OF the man
ncr in which they discharge their Repre-
duties.
Rcsolred That Select Committee he appointed,
with instructions to enquire and report what mca.
surcs necessary to protect tho lives and persons
of the Representatives of the People in this House.
and to secure 10 them their constitutional priv
lcges of freedom of speech and delibcration.
RcsOiUcd, That SAID committee be further IN.
structcd to enquire into the origin and extent of
The conspiracy manifested by recent menaces and
murders attempted against Members of this House
RcSoiued, That said committee he instructed to
enquire into the truth asity of the rumor hich
charges the President of the United States with
countcnancing, directly indirectly, by any appro.
baton, opinion. expression of his, any act of
outrage and violence perpctrated against Members
OF the House; and whether any language has been
uscdby him, tending to rebukc it for its
Investigation of the circumstances of any assault,
made on any of its Members.
Resolved, That said committee he instructed
further to enquire and report, whether, from the
origin and extent of this conspiracy, aud from the
characters who may appear To have engaged i'm il,
either as principals or accessories, determination
be not manifested not only to oycrawe and init
midate the Representatives. of the People, but also
to impede the progress of public measures, and to
prevent the efficient legislation of Congress upon
great and important subjects yet undecided
Resored, That for the purpose of executing the
duties assigned said committee, power is hereby
given them to send for persons and papers.
The question on susPcndng the rule in order to
allow these Resolutions to be moved, was then Ia
ken and decided as follows:
1EAS-Messrs. Adams, G.. Allan, Allison, APP
ple,en, Armstrong, Arnold, Barnwcll, Barstov
Isaac {. Bates, Branch, Briggs, Billiard, Burgess
Cahoon, Choatc Coke, Collier, Lewis Condct. ST.
las Condt, Elcutheros Cooke, Bates Cooke Coop
or, Corwin, Coulter, Crane, w. Creighton, IT, John
Davis, Dearborn, Denny, Dcwarr, Dickson, bod
bridge, Ellsworth, George Evans, Joshua Evans
Edward Everett Horace Everett Grenncl Hcis
ter, Hughes Huntington, Ingcrsoll, Kendall, Adam
hmg, Lctcher, Lyon, Marshall, Maxwell, McDuf
tie, Mckennan, Mercer, Newton, Pendlcton, Pitch
or, Potts, Randolph, John Reed, Root Russell
semmes, w. Ii. Shcpnrd, Shade, Southland, Stan
berry, Storrs, Sutherland, Taylor, Tompkins, Ira
cy, Vance, Vinion, Washington, Watmough Will
kin, Elisha Whittlcsey, Frederick Whttlcsey, Ed.
ward d. White, Williams, Young-6l.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Alexander, Robert Allen, An
derson, Angel, Ashley, James Bates, Beardsly Bell
Bergen, Bcthunc, John Blair Boon, Bouck Boul
din, John Brodhcad, John G.. Brodhead Butcher
Burd, Cambreeng, Carr, Carson, Chandler Clai
borne, Clement Z. Clay, Clayton, Connor, Craig,
Crawford, Daniel, Davenport, Warren II. Davis,
Dayan, Doubleday, Drayton, Fielder, Findlav. Ftz.
gerald, Gather, Gilmore, Gordon, Griffin, Thomas
H. Hall, William Hall, Hammons, Halves Haw.
kns, Hogan Holland, Horn, Hubbard, hric, Irwin,
Jarvis, JewcH, Richard NJ. Johnson, Cave johnson,
kavanagh, Kennon, Lamar, lansing Icavtt lie
comptc, Lewis, Mann, Mar!is, Mccoy, McIntire.
Mckay, G. F.. Mitchell, Nuhlenburg, Newman
Nuckolls, Patton, Smith. Sou!o, Spcight Standi-
fer, Stephens Francis Thomas Philemon Tho
mas, Wiley Thompson, John Thomson, Verplanck
Wardwell, Wayne, Weeks, Wheeler, c. p. White
| Wicklitic, Worthington-95.
Mr.. Brrringer, of n. G. rose and observed
that he was in his place when the yeas and nays
were taken, and distinctly heard his name called
but had rciraincd from voting. He begged the in
diligence of the House now to explain the reason
why he had not voted. 1t fact not to be con-
cealed for it was already fact well known if not
by newspaper report, at lcastto those from whom
newspaper lniormamtion might be derived, that
he (Mr b. had been referred to as to conversat ion
stated to have been held with the President on the
subject of the Houston affair. He was appraised of
the design to call Upon him, in the event of the
| investigation, which was the object of the resou
| ton taking place; and whatever might be his posi-
ton In relation to the present administration he
felt 1T to be his duty to avoid even the appearance
OF screening the President a friend, of perse-
cutlng HIM as an enemy. Tie could not, therefore,
according to his ideas of proprety give vote up
on the question, and he therefore asked the ndul-
gence of the House 10 be excused from doing So
The request of Mr.. b. complied with by the
House, and the question for suspendng the rule
negatively cas- 81, Nays 95.
The of the Wiscasset Collector next cominp
up, MIR. Slade rose and continued his remarks on
the subject until the expiration of the hour; when
MIR. Condict moved that the House resolve it.
seive itself INTO Committee Of the Whole or
the state OF the Mon, for the purpose of submit
ting there the resolutions which he had this morning
attempted to introduce by a suspension of the rule
and he demanded the yeas and nays on his motion:
but the Char decided that the motion was not now
IN order.
The House then took up the Apportionment
Bill; when Mr.. Everett addressed the House an
hour and half in augumcntativc and very for
cIDle speech In support OF the Senatc's amendment
as proposed TO be modified by himself (namely, to
take 2oo as the number of the House of Represent
atIVes to be apportioned by the rule adopted by
the Scnate) Mr.. Polk followed in an animated
speech In reply. When he concluded,
Mr. Bates of Maine, 10 put termination
10 the discussion, on this everlasting subject, and
In conformity, he said, to the wish expressed by
number of gentlemen, he moved the previous ques-
ton.
On this call Mr.. Clay demanded the yeas and
nays. Tho House sustained the ca-Aycs 81
Noes So. The roll then called and l13 Mem.
bers having answered to their names, further pro.
ceedlngS iii the call were suspended
The question then being, Shall the main question
now be putt
Mr. Davis of Massachusetts, inquired if the &c
tcct OF the previous question being sustained Ivy