Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-20
CONGRESS.

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In the Senate yesterday, after the presentation
Of various petitions, Mr.. Tyler asked and OBJ
tained leave to bring in bull to repeal the act
which provides for the collection OF debts due TO
the Treasusy.by preremptory warrants or execu'
tons issued from the Treasury Department (see
another eolumn.) In asking leave, Mr. Tyler
made an eloquent speech, which was listened TO
with profound attention, and in the course Of
which he displayed in vivid eolors the tyranny
and injustice Of the law which he seeks to repeal,
and the monstrous injustice Of placing the pro-
perry and tho liberty Of the citizen at the dispo'
sal of the subalterns of the Treasury. He sup
posed the cause Of a malicious Auditor, who, for
the sake of revenge, would trample upon and
crush the unfortunate man who might be brought
within the reach of his enmity, and he asked the
Senate to blot outfrom the statute book law
which allowed Of such an odiOus use Of power.
Mr.. Tyer's bill was then read twice and re.
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Clay presented a petition relative to the
late steamboat disasters, which he accompanied
with the hope that Congress would act upon the
subject
On motion Of Mr.. Mangum, Select Commit
tee was appointed to take into consideration the
Presidents Message, refusing to give the Senate
q copy of his Manifesto. The COMMITTEE con
sists Of Messrs. Mangum. White, Forsyth,
Ewing. Bib. Southland, and Rves.
The resolutions OF Mr. Clay Offered Yesterday,
see another column were then taken up. together
with an amendment offered by Mr.. Benton. cal.
ling for information from the Bank oil United
States, and copies of the correspondence between
it and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Clay explained his resolution, and com
mented severely upon the Report Of the secreta.
ry OF the Treasury on the Removal Of the Depo-
sites; at the same time Indignantly referring to
IN imputa,on that he was connected, IN any
manner, with the Bank.
The resolutions were then adopted, and the
Senate adjourned to Monday next.
In the House of Representatives, after the
presentation Of various petitions, the motion to
amend the rules of the House, SO as to exclude
from the floor all visitors, except public officers
of the Government, was then taken up and
agreed to.
Various private bills were then read twice and
made the order of the day for o-morrow.
The House then proceeded to the unfinished bu
s,ness, which was Mr.. Folks motion to refer the
Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury on the
Removal of the Deposites to the Committee OF
WAYS and Means, with an amendment offered
by Mr.. McDufie, giving certain instructions to
said Committee, heretofore reported.
Mr. McDutfie then rose, and commenced an
able examination of the whole subject connected
with the layji,tnes Of the removal, in which he
denounced the proce dure as an exercise Of pow.
er on the par, Of the President wholly without
authority. He commented upon the course Of
the President with great severty-lashed those
uuder whose control, he said, the President was
acting-and, in exposing the abuses ct the pre-
sent administration, declared that he spoke know
insiy; for " he had contended against prlncipali'
ties and powers to place those in authority at
whose footstool sycophants were now daily seen
crawling 10 their Own slime"
After speaking Tor some time, Mr.. McDuffie,
being exhausted, gave way to motion t" ad
iourn; and, on motion of Mr.. Davis, Of Mass
the House adjourned MI to-day:
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