The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-12-25

order that, if they should come to tie
knowledge of any mal-practices in the
Bank, they might apprixe the Govern
ment thereof, which il was their duty to
do. There was no reason why this me-
mortal, coming from such source,
sheuld receive different direction from
what wns usual and he hoped the
House, by Its vote. would now indicate
what course Of proceeding was to prevail
in reference to this subject.
Mr.. Foster reminded the House that
the Presidents Message had not yet
heen disposed Of He thought it mani
festly proper to let this paper lie on the
table for the present, until the House
should have completed the reference of
the various portions of the Executive
Message. Tie memorial could, in the
mean while, be printed, and the Hou Sc
would be better able to determine what
course to give it.
Mr.. Archer had not the slightest wish
to give this paper any final disposition
which. should take il out of the hands of
the gentlemen from Tennessee. But
suppose The House should determine that
the Secretary's Letter ON the Deposites
should go to the committee Of the whole,
would the gentleman desire this paper
to take different course As to call
ing for the yeas and nays, Mr.. Archer
said the gentleman ought to know him
too well to suppose that the yeas and
nays had any terror for him. He moved
to lay the memorial on the table, and to
print il. -
MIR. Polk demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion which were ordered.
e. Mr.. Speight wished the question d.
vided. Il was divided accordingly, so
40 to take it separately on laying on the
table and printing.
The yeas and nays being taken, on
laying the memorial for the present on
the table, stood as follows.
Ycas--l07. Nays-lI9. /.
So the House refused to lay it on the
table.
On the question of printing, the yeas
were lao, and the nays a: SO it was
ordered that the memorial be printed.
The question being then put on re-
ferring the memorial TO the committee of
the whole on the state of the Union, the
yeas we're 96, and the nays l33. So
the House refused the motion and the
memorial was then referred 10 the COM
mittee Of Ways and Means.
The House adjourned to Monday.
Monday, Dec. 18th.
In SenGfc.--The Vice. President of the
United States appeared, was conducted
to the Chair by the President pro TEN.
and upon calling the Senate to ord er,
delivered an address to that body.
Mr.. Benton presented the credentials
of Mr.. Linn, appointed by the Governor
Senator from Missouri, to supply the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of Mr..
Buckner,
The Vice President laid before the
Senate tho memorial from the Govern
nent Directors of the Bank Of the Uni
ted States, which on motion of Mr..
Webster, was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
Standing Committees.
| The Vice President having announ-
ced the standing order to be, the eIec-
tion of the Standing Committees, the
Senule pToceeu 10 tnat duty.
For Chairman of she Committee on
Foreign Relations, Mr.. Wilkins receiv-
ed, on the Cd ballot, 26 votes; Mr..
Forsyth lS.-Whereupon Mr.. Wilkins
was pronounced duly elected.
Mr.. Clay then observed, that it was
now necessary 10 decide whether the
Senate should proceed to the election of
the Chairmen of the several Committees
first, or continue to ballot for the other
members Of the committee he thought
the former course the best, and therefore
made motion To that effect.
Mr.. King Of Alabama, said it made
but little difference what course was
pursued. lie would only say that the
practice had always been different. He
believed the rule had uniformly been to
choose all the members of each Commit,
tee in their order.
Mr. Chambers said he believed the
practice had been as the gentleman from
Alabama (Mr KiDg) had stated. He
hoped, therefore, the gentleman from
Kentucky would aceede to the usual
course.
Mr.. Clay said it was matter of per-
feet indifference TO him, and therefore
he would withdraw the motion.
Mr. Poindexter renewed the motion.
He thought il would save some trouble
to choose the several chairmen first, and
then there would be no difficulty in fill
ing up the bodies of the committees af-
ter wards.
Mr. Clay-From the rule rs read, it
would appear that the practice has been
to choose the chairmen severaIly, and
then the other members Of the commit
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