Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-30
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE,
On the nomination. Of MARTIN Van buren,, as
Minister 10 England.

On the nomination. Of MARTIN Van buren,, as
Minister TO England.
December 7. 1881,
A message was received from the President Of
the United States, nominating Martin Van Bu-
rem, Of New York, to be- Envoy Extraordinary,
and Minister Pienipntentary Of the United States,
at the Court of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and Ireland.
DEcfMBER 27, 1881.
The nomin alton was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
JANUARY 10, 1882.
Mr.. Ta7ewell, from the Committee on For.
eisu Relations, reported on the nomination.
JANuARv IS, 1889.
The follow ing motion, submitted by MIR. Holmes,
was considered
ResoIved, That the nomination of Martin
tee on Foreign Relations, and that said com
mittee be instructed to investigate the causes
which produced the removal Of the late Secreta-
ries of State and War Departments; and report
to the Senate whether the only causes of that no
vel and important political movement are given
in the letters of the President of the United
States, addressed. on that occasion, to the seve-
raj officers above enumerated-and il not, what
were the causes to which these removals and
usurpations ought to be ascribed; and also whe-
Their the sail Martin Van Buren,, then Secretary
Of State. participated in any practices d,srepu-
table to the national character, which were de-
signed to operate IN the mind Of the President OF
the United States. and calculated to smooth The
way to his appointment to the agh office to which
he has been nominated.
Resoired. That for the purpose of carrying in
to effect the objects OF the preceding resolution
the SAID committee be further authorized 10 send
for persons and papers, aud to compel The attend
ance before them Of such witness Ur witnesses as
they NAV desire to examine on oath, touching the
matters submitted for their investigation. aud re-
port the sam 10 the Senate. with their opinion.
thereon. together with the nomination aforesaid.
4 debate ensued, and on the motion Of Mr..
Holmes ordered that it lie on the table.
The Senate proceeded to consider the nomna-
ton of Martin Van Buren.
On motion that it lie on the table, it was de-
termned in the negative, yeas 81, nays 81, as
follows. The yeas and nays were ordered on
motion of Mr., Brown.
YEAS -Messrs. Bell, Bibb. Chambers, Clay,
Ewing. Foot, Frelnghuysen. Hayne. Holmes.
Johnston. Knight, Miller. Moore. Naudaln. Prem
tiss. Robbins. Ruggles, Seymour, Sisbee, Tom.
linson. Tyler-2l.
AYS.-Messrs. Benton. Brown. Buckner,
Dallas, Dickerson, Dldley, Ellis. F"rsy ill., run.
dy. Hendricks, Hill. Kane. KIM, Mangum, Mar
cy, Robinson, Smith, razewell, Upton, Troup,
White, Wilkins-2l.
The yeas and nays being equally divided. the
Vice Preside mt voted in the affirmative, and the
nomination was laid on the table.
JA>UAR "a, 1882.
On motion BY Mr. Marcy, the Senate resum-
ed the consideration of the nomination of Martin
Van BURN. and. after debate,
On motion by Mr., Chambers, the Senate ad-
journed.
JANu.RY IS, 1889.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
nomination Of Mario Van Buren,. and, on the
question, Will III ; ,at- advis and consent to
the appointment ., ,ar'ia Van Buren,, it was
determined IN m. -'-,,,vr. yea, IS, nays %. -
The yeas aud a. hns,ng been ordered. on mo-
tion of NJ Ho,mes. wefe follows.
YEAS-Massrs. Benton. Brown, Buckner.
Dallas. D.cker.on. Dudley, Ellis. Forsyth. Grun-
DIV. Hendricks. Hill. Kane, King. Mangum,
Marcy. Robinson. Smith, Tazewell, Upton.
Troup. Tver. White. Wilkins
YS-Messr.. Bell, Chambers, Clay, Clay
ton. Ewing. Foot, Frelinghuvsen. Hayne.
Holmes. Johnston, Knight, Miller. Moore, Nau-
dam. Poindexter. Robbins. Ruggles, Seymour,
Sisbee, Sprague, Tomhnson, Waggaman, Web
Ster.
The yeas and nays being equally divided, the
Vice President determined in the negative.
So II was.
Resyfped. hat the Senate do not advise and
consent to the appointment, Of Martin Van Bu-
rem.
Twn Young men-nne of them named John