Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-11

for further hearing Of the of Samuel Houston for an
alleged breach of privilege, had arrived; and,
The accused brought the barr but at the SUCCESS
ton OF Mr.. Bell had convenient position than the
one assigned him. whence he addressed the House for
two hours in his own defence When he had cuded
Mr5larper OF N. H. submitted the following resolu-
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Resolced, That Samuel Houston now in custody of the
Sergeant at Arms. should be forthwith discharged
MIR. Huntington offer AN amendment, that all
ater the word ReSoired, should be stricken out, and the
following inserted;
THAT Samuel Houston has been guilty of contempt
anti violation OF the privileges OF this House."
Mr. H. addressed the House at length in support his
amendment.
Mr.. Polk having then obtained the floor
Mr. Ingcrsol moved that the further edngs should
be postponed until IL o'clock, A. NJ this days which mo-
ton prevaed-ayes 81, nays AZ.
After which the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, May 9.-In the Senate Yesterday tbe
resolution offered by Mr. Foot requesting the President TO
communicate TO Congress- at the next session. plan for
the organization of the Treasury Department. with view
TO reduction in the number OF officers employed was con-
sdered and agreed to- Mr. Dckeron moved that the bill
to appropriate for limited me the proceeds of the sale
of the public lands among several States be now
up, but he withdrew il upon the suggestion that the Sc
nate not full The bill providing the means of re-
cordiag patents for the public lands was read second
une and, after discussion, it laid table
Some private bills iorwarded-The Post Office Bill
was taken and MIR Holmes resumed and concluded his
newspapers. Mr. Grundy followed in reply Mr. Holmes
and Mr. Bibb commenced speech in support of the
amendment.
In the House of Representatives. the whole sitting was
spent in the discussion of the of Cen Houston. Mr.
uonal principles assumed by the House in taking cognz-
ance oil the casewhich he said identical with those
grounds oil necessity upon which the alien and sedion
laws placed and which had been explored by the
general sense OF the people The constitutions he
tended gave the House power of punishment except
oil Its own members by expuson-and illustrated this
point by the mpacicability of conducting trial here
according to the forms of the constitution and OF
ing judgment If the power belongs the House as in
seperabe from branch of the Legisaturc-the co-ordi
nate branches possessed the he puts the
case whether the President whose sanction essential
of
the same power of summary punishment for contempt
with tat claimed by the House Mr. Polk COM
mcnted upon the various in which the point
was supposed TO have before the House, none OF
which, he said, involved the principles of the present
case Mr. p went into the consideration of the law of
privilege as exercised by the British Parliament and cited
ana commented upon various involving its princi
pies lie concluded that though of those principles
applicable to this counry-they having been establish
ed as bulwark against the royal prerogativewhe here
inc sovereignty resides in the people, whose rights were
not TO be abridged except by the terms OF the
sttution-the whole spirit and provisions of which
hostile to the exercise of an unknown underlined and des
potc power in any branch Of the government He
followed by Mr.. Ellsworth who conended that all debe
ratvc assemblies, well courts possessed this power
OF punishment for contempt from necessity He ilusa
ted his argument by the opinion of the Supreme Court in
the case oil anderson VS. Dunn, and cited variety OF
other to that point Mr.. Drayon said his views of
the power of the House did accord with those of Mr.
Polk though upon the testimony before the House in
present he opposed the amendment and in IA
xor OF the original resolution discharging Cen Houston
The necessary privilege of members only extended to
their duties House Whatever took place from other
causes was unPvieged and belonged TO the ordinary ti
bunals. He had voted in favor of taking Gen. Houston
into custody the ground that the affidavit of Mr. Stan
berry had expressly stated the assault TO have been
med by OF the discharge OF his duty here. The
facts in evidence had presenteda different that
had nothing TO do with the privileges of the House
Mr. e. Cooke supported the amendment at length;
when he had concluded, Mr. Doddrdge said he wished
TO deliver short opinion in the case which he
inclined to do to empty seas-he, therefore, moved that
further proceedings be postponed till to-day III O'clock
which was carried-and the House adjourned Globe
III. NJ
nsh us with account of dreadful accident which
Cured in that city on Friday evening last The greater
part oil very large six story house, built up few
months since, fell to the ground, buryng in its ruins Sc
Vera clerks and other persons who in it, among whom
were some merchants from the North and East After
vast deal OF abour OF the persons principally cooed
men, were taken out, dreadfully m1ngled but several
could not be iouud. Tho numbOr o known To
have been killed is eight-and -four wounded; and it is
supposed that this is not the extent OF the caamitya
Republican,
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