Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-17
CONGRESS-.

LII Oeudtey VII hueshnIt
call for the Proclamation, &c.. coming up
MIR. GJundu rose, and stated that ne was au'
thorrsed TO say. that the Senator from SCUM Ca'
rolina would on Thursday, or, perhaps ear
Iier, receive all the documents called Tor ny t''s
resolution, and much more. IN commune 'o"
from the President. And the reason why 'ne'e
papers had not been communicated al an carrier
period, was, tina; a copy Of the Act OF ASsr"o'y
could not be procured in an authentic i"fini ool
the documents would be communicated. "he'"ei
such cnpv could be obtained or not. lie hoPeo
the Senator would not. undrr this assurance IN
s,st ON the present action Of the Senate upon ms
resolution, but would suffer it to lie on the taoie
Mr.. Calhoun said he certainly should not oo
iect, under the circumstances, to the laying VI
his resolution, for the present, on the tao'e' MS
object had been merely to obtain 'hese uoeu"en'e'
TO be laid before the Senate. Aud he 'h"ush! u
proper to say that he did not expect any sue" us
cussion on the subject, as gentlemen seemea 10
have anticipated 1t had not been mis- OBJECT 10
cast censure any where. but oniy 10 orinS ''e W"
cuments into the possession OF me SENATE. iney
were. in his opinion, connected with most I'M
pprtnn, issue-an issue which. ia impoI lance, had
never been SURPASSED in the history ct this onun-
,ry, not even at the time when the Declaration
of independence was published. Under this lm-
2ressron he had brought forward his resolution'
TO bring the papers before the Senate. IL any
Senator thought proper to move Ia lay the resolu-
ton OH the table, lie should make no objection to
the course.
On motion of Mr.. Grm,dy, the resolution was
then laid IN the table
In the House, Mr. .Se,cart offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution, and moved that II
b. ta,d upon the table. =,
Uherens. 1t was declared by the President OF
the United States, in his message al the opening
of the LIST session of the 2lsth Congress, that AZ
ter the extinction Of the public dc0f. II is not
probable that any adjustment OF the Iatif. on
principles satisfactory. will, until remote perl
cd. if ever, leave the Government without con-
siderable surplus in the Treasury beyond what
NAV b. required for lis current services; aud
that, in h,s opinion, "the most sale, Just. aud
federal disposition that could be made ot the sur.
plus revenue, would be lis aprortonmcnt among
the several States according 10 their representa-
tion." which Recommendations have been SINCE
reiterated in subsequent messages. from the same
hyh source: And whereas, the President has
congratulated Congress, at the opening OF the
present session, upon the near approach OF the
period referred To, when the public debt VIII ne
entirely exringu,shed. and considerable surplus
remain IN the rreasury-Therefure
Resolved That the sum Of five millions OF dol
lars (,t the surplus revenue shall amount to so
much,) shall be- annually appo'ii"ned among the
several States, according to their representation
-one moie,y thereof to tic appropriated 10 works
of Improvement of a national character. and the
other to the purposes Of general edncation; and
that the Committee on Roads aud Canals be in
s,ructed to report bill accordingly
| " Wilde mnved the question OF consideration;
Tvll Will the House now consider this resou.
ton ?
Mr.. Sfewart suggested to the gentleman from
Georgia, that the resolution might be suffered to
lie upon the table
Mr.. Hide demanded the question of consi-
dertfioD.
M &svart inquired Of the Chair if the refu
.a noW to consider. would preclude him from
moving It's consideration notwithstanding Infor.
med tina, It would not, he said he did not wish the
House now to consider the resolution. but that
at some future day. after time had been afforded to
examine it. he would move for the considera-
ton OF the subject.
! Mr.. H,kte said that in a crisis like the present.
! he conld not withdraw his motion. though he re-
GREETED not being able to comply with the request
/ of the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
The question of consideration was then put.
and decided by years and nays, as follows: yeas
4s, nays Ill.