Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-30


and of the Constitution. II might be SAID ,D..
the Senate had no right to usurp the action no a.
the other House, or to originate what wonJ
never obtain the sanction of the Executi,.Il
branch
Whatever might be the fate Of these ,,esor
tons at the other end of the Capitol, or in on
Their building, that consideration ought to bav,
no influence on the course OF this body Vbo
Senate owed it to its own character, and 70 1b
country, to proceed in the discharge ofits duties
and to leave it to others, whether at the otboi
end ofthe Capitol or in another building. TO 10.
form their own obligations to the country ~
cording to their own sense of their duty ana
their own convictions Of responsibility, NJ
them it ought to be left to determine what NO,
their duty, and to discharge that duty as tha,,
might think best. For himself he should no
shamed TO return to his constituents without b"
wing made every lawful effort in his power 70
cause the restoration of the public deposfes "
the United States Bank. While chance va
remained Of effecting the restoration of the
reign of constitution and the laws, he cI
that he should not have discharged his dnfv r
he failed to make every effort to accomnisb
F., that desirable object
The Senate after passing the resolution, mic,
they had already passed, land waiting two months
to see whether the Executive would conform
his course to the views expressed by this branch
of the eglsature-afte waiting all this time
and perceivng that the error as the Senate had
declared it to be, was still persevered in ana
seeing the wide and rapid sweep of ruiz ,,rar
every section of the country, there was still enc
measure left which might arrest the evil. arJ
that was in the offering OF these resolutions
present them to this body; and, if they passed
here, to send them to the other House: and
should they pass there, to present to the pred
dent the plain question, if he will return ( .ho
constitutional track; or, in opposition to the ex
pressed will of the Legislature, retain the con
troll over the millions ofpubc money which c.e
already deposited in the local Banks, and which
are still coming in there.
Tomorrow Continued Mr.. c. will be III
last day of one entire year, since we have hcG
a Secretary of the Treasury the u. S. appoint.
ed in conformity to the provisions ofthe Consiul.
ton Of the u. States. Unless the Executive no.
mination is to be found in the communications
which have been brought to the Senate his
morning, it will be one year tomorrow since
there has been head of that Department, mold,
| ing the Office and performing the duties b. and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, con
| formally to the Constitution. 1t has been isk-
ed on another OCCASION why this great an&ioty
| for the nominations of persons who have been
| appointed during the recess? For no othe" :eq.
son than that the Constitution requires he NJ
limitations to be made. 1t had been a1k2G il
we were anxious to receive the nominations IN
order that we may reject them. i is SIIicient
| to answer that the Constitution requires The no
limitations to be made; and to say ,har this has
not been done. And We might ratOrl, IL i: we're
proper to 60 into any inquiry as to motives rhr
is the nomination Of a Secretary ofP H"sesl.y
withheld? Isit kept back because :! &c 3esgr-
ed to nominate an individual who, it &c ho2n,
will prove unacceptable to this body? =, il is
not my purpose to 90 into the CONSIDERABLE d
these questions; or, indeed, to say any thing On
the subject of the resolutions, which 2Gi .,0w
provoke any debate All that have GuTthe!'O
say, is TO express a hope that the resolutions
will be acted on, and will be suffered to -2ceive
the decision Of the Senate, without any Ia 20 b
ceSSary or prOtracted debate.
Mr.. BENTON then expressed, at some length
his reasons for opposing the motion for leave 70
introduce the resolutions, and concluded lth
moving that the further consideration Ct the
question should be pOsposed until this Gay
week.
Mr.. CLAY: | hope the motion willnotbe Josr
poned
Mr.. BENTON: | shall ask for The [eas md
Nays on my motion.
Mr. CLAY: Agreed
The Yeas and Nays were then ordered. tld
the question being taken, was decided as o.
lows:
YEAS-MesSrs. Benton, Black, Brown, 'cF'
syth, Grundy, Hill, Kane, King, of alabama
King, of Georgia, Linn, Mexican, Morris, SOP
inson, Shepley, Upton, White, Wilkins, f;i2@
is.
NAYS-Messrs. Bell, Bibb, Calhoun, Chan
bers, Clay, Clayton Ewing Hendricks iepL
Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Poinde.;t2f
Porter, Preston, Robbins, Silsbee, Smith, Soud-
ard, Sprague, Swift, Tomlnson, Nagga nan
Webster--25.
The resolutions were tlren r2aG ma crdcfco
to a second reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE u.