Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-26
PRESIDENTS LAsr MESSAGE.

Mr. Pondexte oked was IN order to move the post
ponenen AS ,hc bill had no, yet been read second
time, he presumed iha; among the orders the
day.
he Chair considered tie motion in order.
M Clay expressed hope ,ha' all objection would be
"hdia~n, tie Obj CT Of the Chairman oil the Committee
being "ei,y to appoint day Tor taking mp the subject
| The Bill was then read second nnc-
MI Whkn' then moved that the bfbe made the special
order f'r Thursday next
| MIR. Bihb moved Thursday week.
MIR, Clay moved Monday next
| MIR. Mangum moved Monday week.
Some discussion took place, in which MIR Miller Mr.
Grundy. MIR. Clay, Mr.. Mangum, Mr. Smith, Mr. Bibb
MIR. PondcNtcr, MIR. Frchnghuyscu, Mr.. Brown, Mr..
wilkins and Mr. King took part. On the call OF MIR.
Pondexter, the Yeas and Nays ordered the mo-
ton OF postponement to Monday week. and the question
being taken, il decided in the negative as follows:
Peos-Messrs. Bibb Black, Calhoun, Mangum, Mil.
Ter, Moore Poindex'er, Rvcs and Tylcr-9.
bers E,y be Be"'q brown B"ekner Cham
Foot, Forsyth, Frelinghuy,cn Grundy, Hendricks Hill
Holmes, Johnston, Kane King, Knight Naudan, Prem
U IS, .Kobhins Robinson, Rugges, Seymour, Silsbee
S,prague, Iipon Tomnson, Waggaman, White, Wilkins.
Wrght-37.
So the motion negatived.
MIR. " ilkns then withdrew his motion for Thursday
me m"'on OF ar Clay, making the bill the special
O'1er ior Monday next was then agreed TO.
Mr. Calhoun then and offered the following reso-
ntions which he pre.dced With some animated remarks,
which vii be reported hereafter
ReS0iued That tue people of the several States COM
posing these United States united parties to con-
snuOnal compact, which the people OF each State ac
coded as separate sovereign community, each binding
NseIl by It's own particular ralcaon and that
OF which, the said compact is the bond. is union be-
ttceen the States ra yng the same.
Hesotred, That the people Oi the several States, thus
united by the constitutional compact in forming that in
srunen aud in creating general governmeu ut TO caIy
into effect the objects Tor which they they were formed
Delegated TO that government Tor ha purpose, certain
hme powers, 10 be exercised iouily, wing
same time, each State TO itse the residuaIy pow
ers to be exercised by its separate and
that whenever the genera assumes the exer
else OF powers delegated by the compac acts are
unsuih rzed, and o effect aud that the go
Vernmen Is not made The hoa Judge oil the powers dele
gated To ~ since that would make its discretion not
the Consiuon the Oi its powers but that as in
al" Other Cases of compact among sovereign parties it'll
ont any common judge, each ha equal light Judge
Tor lts ", as well ol tue lnracUn OF The mode and
assure OF redress.
ResoiUd That the assertions that the people Of these
United States taken collectively individuals are now
or ever have been united on the principle of the social
compact aud such formed one nation or peo-
pie, or at they have ever been united in any one
stage OF their political cXistencc that people of the
several States composing the Union have not members
thereof retained their sovereignty that the allegiance of
their cZens have been transferred To the Gene Govern
mcnt that they have parted with the right of punshing
treason through their respective State Governments and
that they have no, the right of Judging in the resort a.
To the extent OF the powers reserved and
those delegated; not only without foundation truth
but are contrary TO the certain and plain historical
hcts, and the cleares deductions of reason and that all
exercise of power Oh the part Of the General Governments
or any OF ITS Departments, claiming authority from such
eron' Gus assumptions, must of necessity be unconsitu-
uonaI-nust cud directly and inevitably subvert the
sovereignty OF the States, destroy the federal character
OF the Unioa, aud its ruins consolidated govern
ment, without constitutional check or limitation and
which must necessarily terminate in the loss liberty it,
self"
The resolutions ordered TO be printed.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate then proceeded consider the bill TO an
propriac Tor limited time, the proceeds of the sale, of
the public lands, SC.
Mr. Ewing rose TO continue his remarks, when
oh motion OF Mr. Smith, Qhe hour being ate) the Sc
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. MlckIie from the nm The 7
reported joint resolution explanatory of the third section
OF The Act OF Congress approved the Sd july 1892 emit
tied, IAN Actio hqudang and paying certain claims to
The State OF Virginia.; which resolution read twice
and committed.
Mr. John S. Barbour from the Committee appointed on
the 18th OF December umo, reported bill for the re-
ici OF the Officers and Soldiers Of the Rhode Island Bri-
g"d' in The War of the Revolution; which bill was read
twice and committed.
Mr. Jarvis from the Committee on the Public Building.
which was instructed 10 inquire into the expehiency of
substituting, with the of the Corporation of
Washing ON, an equivalent in money for the grant made
that city, during the last Session OF Congress- of large
part OF the Mall in front Of the Capitol and Presidents
House, made report, accompanied by hill, in addition
TO- ahh III alteration oil an act, entitled can vesiing in
the corporation Of the city OF Washington, all the rights
OF The Washington Canal Company and for other purpo
seS; which bill was read twice and committed.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Adams calling for GER
taH information from the Secretary Of tie Treasury, and
requesting other details from the President of the Unit
States, coming up again for consideration
Mr. A. resumed the course Of his remarks which had
yesterday been suspended by the expiration of the hour
10 consideration OF Resolutions and
recapi'nlang the reasons he had before given why he
could not consent to modify his resolutions as had been
requested by Mr. Stewart he then observed that since he
mad offered his resolutions strong additional
had presented themselves in favor of adopting them Re-
solutions had been laid before the House from two most re-
spectacle State Legislatures, utterly Disappearing of the
bill now reported TO the House by the Committee of WAYS
and Means, and precisely the ground referred TO in
hese resolutions, viz: the statement the Secretary of
the Treasury that the revenue might be reduced 81
millions n addition to all the reduction effected by the
last SESSION. without injury the claim of existing
estabsmeu' These Legislatures held that so far from
s being true that the bill would operate reduction .,
The revenue without inurng existing establishments il
would, If it should become law operate the ruin Of ma
would reduce the revenue at all In the Legislature of
the powerful State Of Pennsy vania the resolutions had
passed by almost unanimous vote. Was this no rea-
in favor OF the resolutions he had offered? Was il no
reason that the House should call upon the Secretary TO
spechy-o say what the articles on which ibis
great reduction would be effected without injury and
how it to be effected?
MIR Veipianck here moved the Orders of the Day and
the onse went into committee OF the Whole on the State
Of the Union Mr.. Wayne in the Chair and resumed the
consideration Of the
TARIFF hill.
Mr Reed, OF Mississippi, took The floor in opposi ion 10
the bi and continued to occupy til o'clock-when
MT appleton, OF Massachusetts, obtained the floor
when,
motion was made for the rising ofthe Committee: but
was negaiiyed by majority lone vote, and Mr. there
upon commenced speaking.
He had proceeded bat a few minutes hen the no,iou
was renewed; but again negaved-ayes ~, noes 10.
MI A. had spoken for halt hour opposition TO the
bill, when HE motion was made by Mr. f. Ey-
eriii' anu succeeded-ayes go, noes 90.
The Committee then rose
Mr. Speght the that the House do