Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-15

Mr.. Mason, of Virginia, reported, from the Com
relief of John W. Flowers, Nicholas Miller, viii.
liam Drew, and Joseph Rogers, which read
twice and committed. The House then resumed
he debate OH the trial of Con. Houston for
breach of privilege. Mr. Beardsley, of New
York, proceeded with his argument, which he
had commenced on the preceding day, and hu-
wing gone through the constitutional points as
TO the privileges and power Of the British
Parliament and the United States Congress,
took a review of the testimony which has been
given in the present case, and concluded with K
pressing his conviction that the offence charged
does not, under the circumstances, amount to a
| contempt. Mr.. Sutherland noxt addressed tho
House i'm vindca cation of its power as the embodied
representation of the people. TO protect it's citi-
zens, and thereby to protect also the freedom of
debate and the liberty OF the press. MIR. Mitchell
| of South Carolina, commended that this charge did
not amount to 4 breach of privilege. Mr.. Crane,
of Ohio maintained that tho accused had commit
ted high breach of privilege, and argued for the
right OF mcH,bcr in the discharge of his public
duty, to refer, in the House, to the conduct of
private individuals. Mr.. Burgess thcn obtained the
floor. Mr.. Newton, on account of the latcness of
the hour (aftcr 4 o'clock) moved postponemcnt
of further proceedings till to-day. Mr.. Hawkins,
of North Carolina, asked for the yeas and nays on
tho proposition, which. huving been ordered and ia
KEN was neg atived ayes 81, noes sc. Mr. Spcight
moved a call Of the House, which was ordered and
continued for sopse time, until, on motion of Mr..
Whttlesey, of Ohio, it was suspended. Mr.. Roed,
| oil MASSACHUSETTS, aftOrwaTdS moved postpone
/ ment of the until to-day, and the motion
earnestly supported by MIR. Kerr matter of
courtesy due to MIR. Burgess, who had expressed his
inability, from indsposition to proceed at present.
Mr.. Wayne said that he understood at least four
gentlemen, who had not yet spoken on the SUBJ
Jcc prepared to entor extensively into the de-
hatc and it would therefore be impossible to deter
mine the question that evening. He should vote,
he Observed upon the decision for the discharge of
Governor Houston. Some further discussion took
place, and the rule having been suspended for the
purpose, order was made that the House meet at
| 10 o'clock this day. The further proceedings in
tho trial was then postponed till that time, and at
O'Clock the House adjourned
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS
In the Senate, on Friday, the bill to give effect
to the commercial arrangement concluded with the
government of Colombia, ordered to a third
| reading. Much private business disposed of.
The Post Office Bill was taken up, the question DO.
ing ordering the bill to be read third time
Mr. Bib renewed his motion to amend the bill by
adding a clause, abolshing postage newspapers
| from and after the 3lst day of July next. The
question being taken, it decided in the negative
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell. Bib, Clay, Ewing, Foot,
Fielinghuysen, Hayne. Holmes Johnston, Knight
Miller, Moore, Naudain, PondeIter, Prentiss Rob.
bins, Ruggles. Seymour, Silsbes, Sprague, Tom.
linson, Waggaman-22.
las, Dickcrson, Dudley Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy,
Hendricks, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum, Marcy,
Robinson, Smith, Tazwell, Upton, Troup, Tyler,
White, Wkns.-23.
The bill then ordered to a third reading
The Pension Bill was taken up, the question being
on the motion to recommit the bill with instruc
tons to amend it to provide for those officers
and soldiers who fought in the indian prior
to 1895. Messrs. Foot, Holmes. and Clay
spoke against the motion and IN favor of the bill,
and MIR. Brown spoke briefly in opposition to the
bill. Tho Senate, on motion of Mr.. Holmes,
adjourned to Monday, by vote of % to 16.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The motion of Mr.. Johnston, Of Virginia, for the
reconsideration of the amendment of the vote by
which the bill for an aquaduct the Potomac
above Georgetown had been rejected coming up as
the order of the day, Mr.. Doddrdgc moved for
the postponcment of that subject until Tuesday
next, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. McDuffie having obtained leave presented
the Report ~ the Minority of the Committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Proceedings of the Bank
of the United States, and moved that it be laid
upon the table and printed; but withdrew the
ton at the request of
MIR. Cambreleng, who enquired of Mr.. McDuffie
whether the report had appended to it the replies
of the President of the Bank 10 the last set of in
terrogatores presented to him on tho part of the
Committed
| Mr.. McDufhe replying in the affirmative
Mr.. Cambreleng stated that in order to enable
the President of the Bank to these interro-
gatorcs more at his leisure, they had been left in
his hands by the Committee on their departure
from Philadelphia. On looking over the replies
which the President had made, Mr.. G.. perceived
that many of them were not replies to the queries
which had been put by the Committee. In others.
the President had denied facts which the Commit
tee had staten the ground of the statements sub
mtted by the Bank to Government from venr Tn
year; and had answered questions which Mr. c.
had never asked him. In consequence of this Mr.
! o. took this opportunity to give notice that he
should feel 1t his duty to PROFOUND to the President
other queries, for the purpose of ascertaininp who
had been right and who wrong in the matter
Had that course been pursued in the Committee
which Mr.. G. had proposed and desired, and the
President had been permitted to give verbal replies
to those interrogatores, and his answers been "a.
ken down, Mr.. &. woulfhave had an opportunity to
have prevented all rDisun derstanding But he had
waived tins advantage, and consented for the con-
veniense Of the President TO leave the written one
rieS with him and had little anticipated that that
gentleman would have taken advantage Of the
| waivor
MIR. McDuffic said, that from the perusal he had
been able TO give to these replies they appeared to
him to DO full, complete and satisfactory. If any
misunderstanding has taken place, it would seem
more likely, from the knowledge the President of
the Bank possessed all subjects connected with
the subject of banking that that officer was less
likely to have fallen into the mistake than the hon.
orable gentleman from New York. But he rose to
inquire whether he had correctly heard tho gentle
man. Had the gentleman said that the President
of the Bank had given replies to questions which
had not been put to him.
Mr.. Cambreeng said, in explanation, that from
the replies, 1T would either that the President
OF the Bank had misunderstood the Intermediates
or eiso had purposely given such replies as wero
calculated to place the queries which had been put
to HIM in ridiculous light before the public II
seemed to him that the President had wilfullv mig
understood the queries. He could not undertake
TO say what had been the motives OF that officer.
but it was certain that the replies did not answer
the questions. Ifthe gentleman from South Car
oil, iIoif k,