Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-01

decided IN the neg.,ivc-Ayes 10, Noes 90. The
question was then taken on filling the blank with
.oi' ana decided in the afiirmative-Ayes2 7, Noes
Ia Mr. Webster then moved to fill tho other
blanks follows:
-, Maine g. New Hampshire G, Massa chusctts l3,
Mhodc Island = Connecticut &, Vermont 8, New
fork Az, New Jersey 7, Pennsylvania %, Delaware
:, Maryland y, Virginia 81, North Carolina l3, S
Carolina 10, Georgia 9, kentucky 10, Tennessee
10, Ohio 20, Louisiana 4, Indiana Z, Alabama 6,
missouri 5, Missssilp 2, Illinois 3.
Inc motion was agreed to. The bill was then
reported to the Senate, and ordered TO be read a
third time by vote of23 TO 90. Mr.. Poindextcr
introduced joint resolution authorizing the Prcs.
dontto have executed full length statue of Gen.
Washington.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tho case of Samuel Houston again came on,
and consumed the whole day. Previous to the
exanln attic of witnesses, Mr.. Doddridge having
moved to postpone the further hearing of this
case TO Friday next, in connection with motion
Tor printing the testimony Mr.. Stanbsry took
cason TO state that there was testimony, material
10 us character, yet behind testimony which would
GO to contradict the testimony already given by
Mr.. Buckner, IN all tho circumstances Of it which
were calculated to nuro his character cast rid
cuie upon him; and that testimony he prepar.
cd now to introduce. Upon which Mr. Doddridgc
withdrew for the present his motion for postpone
ment.
MIR. Jonathan Elliot, Jr. who saw the rencon-
ire, was then examined, and after him Mr.. Blair,
| Member of that House from Tennessee Mr..
Stanbery then called to the stand witness
Mr. Duff Green, of this city, who being sworn,
MT. Stanbcry proposed to the witness the fol-
lowing interrogatory: ''What knowledge have
lyon Of the late Secretary of War attempting to
give to Governor Houston contract for the sup
ply OF Indian rations in 1902"
Tins question, being objected to, gavo rise to a
wide debate.
Mr.. Stanbcry then modified it so as to read, ssDo
"you know of an attempt the part of Gov
"Houston fraudulently to obtain from the late Sec
"retary of War 4 contract, SCI" The question
N,oS final ly hptar in
ed in the Negative, by Yeas and Nays 1914 to 40.
| Mr.. Stanbery then SAID he considered this vote
as an indication of the ndisposon of the House
to pursue any further the enquiry into the alleged
attempted fraud, and he should therefore put no
| further questions to this witness, and desired the
subpGnas which he had asked for to be counter
mandcd.
Some further examinations took place; when
after O'Clock, the further hearing o.. the case
was postponed TO this day at IL o'clock.
| From the National Intelligener of Friday.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Yesterday, on Motion of Mr.. Root the Com
mittce of the Whole was discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the resolutions proposing
amendments of the Constitution of the United
States in relation to the election of President and
Vice President ofthe United Statos and they were
referred to a Select Committee.
After some other minor business
| Mr.. Ashley, of Missouri, submitted tho follow
ing resolution for adoption:
| civilian Stanbery Member of the House
from the State Ohio, having, yesterday, (whcn
not giving evidence,) declared to this House that
the most of the testimony given by the Hon. Alex
andcr Buckner, Senator from Missouri, (who had
given testimony in the of the trial against
Samuel Houston was destitute of truth, and in
famous; which declaration of said Stanbery is in
decorous, and dsrcspectful to this House, the
witnesses, and the Senate, of which he is men,
Der:
"Therefore, Resolved, That the Speaker of this
House call upon the said Stanbery in his place,
to rettact the indignity and disrespect which he
offered, APOLOGY O House: nd
he be rcprimanded by the Speaker"
In explaining the object of the resolution, Mr..
Ashly observed, that in offering this resolution
to the House of Representatives, he did it in
spirit of unkind feeling towards Mr.. Stanbcry.
His feeling towards him and towards the accused
in this unfortunate trial, were the same The OBJ
ject he had in view 10 do juatce, not to the
character of the Senator from Missouri merely,
but also TO the State. The remarks of Mr.. Stanbe
ry, as he apprehend,d, in striking at the Senator
struck at the character of III; State of Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. Taylor, of New, Yoik, demanded the
question of consideration which, the motion
of MIR. Speight decided by Yeas and Nays;
and the House determined now to consider the
same, by large majority-l47 to IL.
Mr.. j. Q. Adams said that he wished to ask a
question of the Speaker relating to a point of
der, viz: Whether, according to parliamentary
usage, words spoken by Member in Debate
be made subject to the action of the House after
one day shall have elapsed since they spo-
ken.
The Speaker said that, whatever might be the
precedent in the case, that point for the
House to determine; and tho House had just voted
that it would consider the subject of the re-
solution.
| MIR. Stanbery having obtained the floor, said,
that he wished to get the floor to say that
member of the House could possibly be
Sible than he himself Of the ndecorum, in
parliamentary view, of the expressions which he
had yesterday used i'll reference to Mr.. Buckner.
And even before he had consulted with his friends
on the subject, he had of himself determined,
reflection, to apologize to the House for that indie
cornm, committed under the influence of highly ex-
cited feelings. He might be allowed, he presumed,
to state some of the circumstances of provocation
which induced him to believe that Mr.. Buckper
entertained prcudiccd feeling against him. They
were, that MIR. Buckner was, appeared by his
own evidence, present during the whole time Of
the assault upon him; that he knew that assault
would take place, before it did; that he silent
during the whole transaction; g., though he thought
that he (Mr. s. was killed, or nearly so, permit
ted Houston TO proceed with the assault. That 1t
mad been told to him MIR. s. that Immediately E..
ter the assault, he (Mr. b.. had seized every oppor-
tuniy to relate the occurrence, with such coorng as
to cast rdicule reflect discredt upon him; that he
had observed, yesterday, that Mr. Euckner seemed
to take pleasure in adding circumstances and OK.
pressions still further tending that way. In what
he aid yesterday he (Nlr. s. had not intended to
deny the truth OF the greater part of the facts and
circumstances narrated by Mr.. B. for they conci-
dcd with his own, and even made the assault moro
violent than he MIR. s. had supposed it. But as
he Member ~ the Senate, Mr.. $. now regret
ted that he had used the expressions which he did
towards Mr.. BuCkner; and felt 1t to be his duty 10
apologize to the House. to tho gentlemen from Mis-
souri,, to the Senate, and TO Mr.. Buckncr him
self for having used them.
Upon this MIR. Ashley, apparently considering
the apology sufficient, Withdrew the resolution
Gave Jrltnep, Jc IL, al