Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-15

once, as, in case it should pass, there woun
no time to be lost in making the requisite nv
ratiuns for effectiag the object; and even fGeRp'
decision of the Senate should be adverse 70 :. w
would be BIZ tier Tor that decision 10 be mada ~,
out delay. He then offered the following r. .i'
tiOns:
r, soicea. ~ IKE Seno's md H)ua. of b..
,eaiatires Of lie Umiri S'afes Of 1,a,r;ie %.
Congress a ,stmbteh. ina, Inc pres,len of "a
Senate and Speaker Of the House of Rems,.'
| ta,ives be hereby authorized to make ;ppIc,m'
10 John a Washington, Of Mount Vrrron 8
the Bo,Iy Of George Washington. 10 be reno,
and deposited in the Capitol. at Washington Cn'
in conformity with the Resolution of Consrr,.
the e4.h December, 1899: and that. # ,Iev y
tain the requisite consent to the removal ,h;-ai
that the, np further authorized 10 cause il,
removed and deposited in the Capitol on the "
day Of February. 1852
Iesoirea. That the President of the SEM,
and Speaker of the House of Representative, Il
also authorized To prescribe the order of ,ucb @
remunes as they may deem suitable TO the o,
sion. of the in,erment of the Body Of Grm,
Washington, in the Capitol. on the day ab,,,
mentioned; and that the two House, OF Cong.s
will attend and assist 10 the performance Of DO.
ceremonies.
The resolu'ion, were read the first time. ,ri
no objection being made thereto, they were read,
second time.
Mr.. Clay then said that it would seem prom
and the Senate would probably expect that
should say few words ~ relation TO thi, subl.c
The situation IN which he found himself plaza
IN pn, N ,l "a.
seeking. and was one which be WAS not ,s
rous to occupy. Yet he did not feel at Ib.r,,
when he found his name placed IN the Commute
to decline the service assigned to him. rha &c
would be recuIected by the Senate. tha, rhfl
we're other Senators who had been placed on ri
Committee aud declined serving. amongst Al
an honorable gentleman from Virginia. who Il
been placed at the head of he Committee I'd
resignation had left him Mr. E in his prssa
position. lie went on 10 say. that as tar bach Il
the year 1899, there had been an dppicatio1f,|
Congress, made in the most deliberate and u
letnu' manner. to the widow Of Gen. Wa.hin.i
requesting permission to dispose Of the rsr'o
Of her reyered husband in public manner II
returned an answer giving consent that the, sbOa
be- disposed of as Congress might think pOFr
So the subject was left, ard has remained u.
this day. Unsuccessful efforts. it was true Id
been made. chiefly.if not altogether, IN rhrde
House, to carry into Effect The resolution oi ],
and il was his opinion that the unredcemrd poa|
of Congress should be fulfilled; and no time co..:
ever occur. at least during the present general
more proper than the present to redeem ri
pledge The Committee, said Mr.. c. Ito no az!
cannot doubt that the family of Gen Wash'n!s|
at Mount Vernon will be willing to yield nal
consent to the object of their resolution H|
would beg leave to state, in addition, that hs|
who were entrusted with the erection OF tie L!
szpitol had already provided vault, under N''
ne of the R0tunda, for this express purPoe-
mot by authority, he believed. but upon thsfoH|
suggestion and sense of propriett; and, II tAa|
was no objection in this or the other House ns|
Com ittee would proceed to make, so lar as d.
voIved on them, the arrangements Tor the cen
mony. These, Mr.. e. said, were all the rematl|
that the occasion seemed to require from him.
he would conclude with expressing the hope ID.
the Senate would adopt the resolution
Mr.. Forsyth opposed the resolution, on r'
ground of the expressed wish Of General Vas
ington. who required, in his will, that bis Re-
mains should be Inferred in the family vault Ma
thai his funeral should be private, UNATTENDED
any parade Or unusual ceremony.
4 debate ensued OF the resolution. which COZ,
tinued during the. greater part OF the dny u
VAS opposed by MIR Forsyth. Mr.. TazeneI' a1'
Mr. Tyler; and was advocated 10y NJ. Nr"e'
Mr. Spraguc, ,ir. Bibh. and Mr.. Clay t"'N'
The question being put. the resolution va
adopted by the following vote:
n YEAS-Messrs. Bell. Bibb. Clay. CIas'A
Dickersnn. Dudley. Ewing. Foot. Fre'rs
sen. Hendricks. Holmes. Johnston. Kane. A",
Moore, Naudain. Poindexier, Prenlss, Room
Robinson, Rugsies. Seymour, Sisbee. sPT, ~
Upton. Tominson, Waggaman, Webster VIZ
kins-e9.
sNAYS-Messrs, sBuckner. Dallas, f.r'ya
Grnndy. Havne, Hill. King, Mansum M:no
Miller, Smith, TazeweII, Troop Tyler WEES
-l5. =.
Z The Senate then spent some time IN 'he ''''
Z deration of Executive business; and them
Adjourned. r..
: HotsE OF REpREsENTATIvEs--Fs6ruoFg u
. Mr.. Thomas. Of Louisiana. from the ~
NJ