Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-17
Twenty-seeond Congress -sess. !,


ReScped, That the COMM tee on Indian Affairs lao in
struced 10 inquire into the eNpetiency of vroyi, o,
Affairs, wbo shall reside aud keep his office at ST Ioi.
IN the State OF Missouri, with power 10 upen,end All
agents 10 the several tribes residing west of tic Ais,sn
p under such instructions 40 may be given TO him by the
President OF the United States, and pei form such othcr
duties as may be required OF him by law
The Senate then proceeded consider the bin GRANTING
aiownshp OF land each TO the States Of Indiana Ilnos
Missouri, Mississippi, aud Aabana Tor the purposes Of
female education.
On motion OF MIR. Ewing the bill was amended by ,h
insertion of the word "Ohio" before the word "lnisn,
The bill having been reported amended aud the
On molten OF Nj Clay, the bill was ordered 4, liz ~,
the table-yeas 10, nays L.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate then passed To the consideration of the
special orders OF tc day. being the hill TO approximate
tor limited time, the proceeds OF the sales OF The public
lands SC. fN'''N
The question being on the amendment, of the Committee
on Public Lands,
Mr. Bnckucr addressed the Senate in opposition TO the
OIL, aud in favor ot the amendment.
After Mr. Buckner had spoken for an hour and ,hro.
quarters, he gave way to motion TO adjourn
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House, on motion of Mr. Hubbard went into Cam
mit'ee OF the Whole, Mr. Daniel the Chair on the Joint
resolution in relation the execution OF the net
tary 10 the for the relief of certain survving
ant soldiers OF the revolution.
Az IL briefly explained the grounds and object of the
resolution and expressed his hope that no
be- male 10 its adoption.
Mr. Alexander suggested doubt of the propriety of
eNtehllhH tie pension law,
might embrace more class of applicants Than
was at present conceived OF.
Mr. Hubbard bety replied, and called for the reading
OF the Report oil the Committee on Revolutionary Pen.
ons in the case OF Winthrop Davi-; which was red AZ
ter some further remarks in explanation OF the law "a here
toOrc construed, and Of the re ~ Inv IL o., In
more liberal construction,
Mr. Wiic enquired whether the gentleman at the head
o 'no tension committee was in possession OF any facts
or returns IRON which reasonable conjecture cond no
oreu as 10 The number OF persons living who would
be entitled to relief under the resouiiou if adopted
mr.. huooir' replied in the negative The number Of
uch persons must be very small The Committee had had
OuI Que application OF the kind out of more Than tbo
sand Mr. H. knew of but single case ''''
and agreed to. ~ " o iio"Se'
Mr. Lewis from the Committee on Indian Affairs. rc
ported o' making appropriations carry into effect Ger
ah nuah reates and Tor the the Indians "
OF the Mississippi; which twice read and committed
The speak laid before the House let err from The
secretary OF eae transmitting list of the names OF per-
oS VINO rave Invented any new oruseiul machine
manufacture, compo 'ition OF matter or anv mn,ove
menu thereon aud TO whom patents have been issueJ dur
table. " ''' '"'u VI" uie
The Speaker laid before the House letter from the
secretary OF State, transmitting list of all patents for
expired within the year 1892, with names of the pa
enuees; which letter and list were laid ON the table
ihe House then procee ded orders of the d,v and
resumed Tie consideration Of private bills.
~ MATrHEw LYONS FINE
ne OH 10 refund to the legal re = esentoves of Mat
NEW Lyon deceased sum of money g OGO 96, maid
ny hlm a. hne unb the Sedon Law with in,.rest
romi79o having been yes eay reported from the ON
ee o' me hoe' aud ordered 10 third reading, aud
me question being now on its passage
MI 'iason OF Va demanded the Yeas and NAYS which
ordered. w "'' ""1"
Mr.. Taylor moved 10 Law the hill ,,po, ,Io ,.hi
demanded the Yeas and Nays OF that motion: and ,ha -
were ordered by the House, and being taken stood as fol-
lows Yeas 81, Nays o. "
So the House refused to Law the bill upon ,bo fable
INF Lyon OF KY, his own request excused
from voiinC.1 1 'N.u''"
\ very animated debate now arose which ocsa,ed tho
3 D and
I the adjournment f" W
Mr. Dayion referred to the Report accompanying the
@ IN winch expressly put upon the ground that the
me TO he RENTED by this Bill imposed under law
'h"' was unconstitutional, null, aud void, having been
passed. u"er mistaken view of the powers delegated to
Congress; ahd That therefore, il ought to be refunded
WIN interest This being the avowed principle ON which
Tie Bi was introduced into the House TO pass the biII
would be 10 declare iy OF that House h,t ,,e
supreme Court Of the United States had given am nnn
stituuona decision, which the Legislature set aside with
se same power as II they had possessed and exercised
appellate jurisdiction in the case. He begyeJ ron
een TO reflect OIL this before they voted for The Bill
IT was the great excellence Of our Constitution tlat
II Kept the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Denart
mems vi we government separate aud distinct from one
another vi these, the Legislative being the por1monn,
Hch' ana possessing most power, very properly the
guarded anu eltered by cautionay provisions Bat
me Representatives OF the People were liable TO confonrJ
themselves with the People whom they represented and
because The People possessed unlimited power t sunnoe
a' they possessed the But this was far from being
The case. And he asked under what grant of poweT
rom the People, express implied, they derived tho
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branch OF tho Government If this principle was 10
be carried out the Legislature would be the sole iudge
OIL Tue cOnStitutiondiy Of its laws and IFS potv
ana ACTON would be without limit or control He
was not unaware that in of the States the IepsIa
lure exercised power somewhat analogous TO that now
10 DC dsSuhed but II never dill this in its Legislative ga
P"cly, out when sitting Judicial body. The antoii.
~ OF the made difference i'm its prncple n die
principle should be established so soon as an indyi
dual considered himself pggreved by any decision of
ue Court all he had 10 do was 10 throw memorial into
Udl mousse (ind both bodies often sat siuutaueousIv
anu Se Tie decision, 10 its effects at once set aside
ihu' the country would be lett under Government ot
uh"h'ed powers. II e appealed 10 the House whether
ey would mus conound all the Departments of Govern.
meh ogeIher aud GveIturn those nsu ions under " bic
our no. had been preserved to vs. Should bill pass
involving 'uch principles, and the avoN ed ground OF
nose principles, one OF the fatal sab Guild inc in
Hc'cd ON ne Constitution which ii ever received The
nature OF our Government would be completely changed:
"oud DC VAIN any longer 10 talk OF limiting its pow ers;
Out us Pla would be at aud forever Frustrated
MI Dearborn said that whatever might be his opnion
OF me eon'tuIOna iy Of The Sedion law, he never could
consent 10 an unconstitutional mode redressin any in
JuJes had 'ccasIoued. TIE Bill went TO usirp C hi
House not ohly Judicial but Executive power IL was te
PIet"gdlVc oil lie Executive paid nit was nv the
efcise OIL l+ power alone that the fleets OF the rdci
against Matthew Lyon cOu be Iem ed-it had not been
dOhe Dy Tie President and would be usurpaion in N
Legislature TO assume the power. Mr. d. had no besa.
non IN declaring that should vote for such Bill he
shou consider himself exercising powers y bcl he
longed only to Court OF Justice
Mr. Wilde said that il he believed that such PRINCIPLES
were involved IN this Bill had b9en stated bv the
tleman from South Carolina, mir Drayop1 he shoud
vote against u. But the Sedion Law had been pro-
houhced Oy The ultimate and solemn tribunal he
meant ny The Judgment Of the People Of the Union them
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