Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-01
CONGRESS.

Mr. GRUMPY replied to the observations of the
Senator from Ohio, occupying the Senate until
near six o'clock.
Mr.. WRIGHr then made some observations on
the state of the business before the Senate, and
the number of bills to be acted on, moved to
Law the subject on the table, and asked for the
Yeas and Nays on that motion, which were or
dered.
Mr.. Clay and Mr. CLAYTON requested that the
motion should be withdrawn, but Mr.. WRIGHT
declined, aud the question was then taken ana
decided as follows:
YE.s- Messrs. Benton, Brown, Forsyth, Grun-
DIV, Hendricks, HILL Kane, King of Alabama,
King of Georgia, Morris, Robinson, Shepley,
Swift, Tallmadge, Upton, White, Wilkins,
Wright-lS.
NSys-Messrs. Bib, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton,
Ewing, FrehnghuySen, Kent, Knight, Naudain,
Poindexter, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins,
Smith, Southland, Sprague, Tomllnson, Tyler,
Waggaman-20.
SO the motion was negatived.
Mr.. CLAYTON then made some remarks, which
occupied nearly an hour.
MIR EWING added a few explanations in re-
ference to the participation of MIR. Temple Ia
clerk in the Department. in contract, and al
so as TO the increased mail facilities, which, he
contended, If justfable and judicious, would
increase not diminish the revenue.
After some further debate, in which Mn CLAY,
Mr.. GRUMPY, Mr.. ROBINSON, and Mr.. EWING,
took part, the question was taken on motion
of Mr. EWING, to strike out the last resolution
as reported, and to insert the following:
1.-THE amendment directed the Committee to
inquire in the recess and report the number OF
Editors of newspapers, who have mail con-
tracts; the amount of extra allowance paid
them; the number who have mail routes with
newspaper privileges; and the names and num-
Der of travelling agents, and the sums paid
them.]
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. Ewing asked for division of the ques-
ton upon the resolutions: which was agreed to-
After some remarks from MeSsrs. GRUMPY,
CLAYTON, EwING, WEBSTER, Clay, ROBINSON, and
BENTON
Mr. WEBSTER said he would propose to take
the question on the first resolution whichrelat-
ed to the borrowing of money by the Depart
ment, and after that, as the minds of all the
gentlemen were not made upon questions en-
braced i'm the other resolutions, he would move
to lay the remainder of the resolutions on the
table.
The question was taken on agreeing to the
first resolution reported by the Committee in
the words following:
"Resoired That it is proved and admitted
that large sums of money have been borrowed
at different Banks, by the Postmaster General
in order to make up the deficiency in the means
of carrying on the business of the Post Office
Department without authority given by any
law of Congress; and that as Congress alone
possesses the power to borrow money on the
credit of the United States, all such contracts
for loans by the Postmaster General are illegal
and void"
And decided as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Benton Bib, Black, Brown,
Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Clayton, Ewing,
Forsyth, Frelinghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks,
Hill. Kane, King OF Ala, King of Geo., Knight
Linn, Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Poindexter
Porter, PrentisS, Preston, Robbins, Robinson,
Shepley, Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague,
Swift, Tominson, Tyler, Waggaman, Webster,
White, Wright-4l.
NAYs-None.
So the resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Mr.. WEBSTER congratulated the Senate on
given to this proposition He now, according to
notice, movedso lay the remaining resolutions
on the table; which motion was agreed to-
On the resolution to place the statue of Jeffer-
son on the ground at the east front of the Capt.
tol,
MIR. CLAY moved that it be laid on the table.
Mr. CALHOUN wished that il might take that
course. The Government ought not to have re-
ceived that statue.
MIR. TYLER opposed the laying the resolution
on the table; and asked, was not the statue wor-
thy of place in the Capitol7 Mr. CLAY, MOL
was il not worthy OF acceptance? Mr.. CLAY,
Mol After some laudatory remarks on the
was not proposed to be placed in the Capitol, but
in the yard
Mr. CLAY had no objection against having
suitable statue of Jefferson, to be obtained in
suitable manner; but this statue had no resem-
blance to him; and was presented by private
citizen, to CRAFTY his own vanity.
MFR. Calhoun said, that the statue was not
worthy of place in the Capitol. Ifthe homo
rable Senator from Virginia wished to honor
that great man, (Jefferson) he would have no
objection to order one to be executed by COM
petent artist and pay for it,
Mr.. Porter moved that the resolution be laid
on the table, which motion prevailed.
SATURDAY, JUNE %.
The Gold Coin Bills from the House were
passed; also the bill giving the assent of Con-
gress to the compact entered into between the
States of New Jersey and New York, respect
ing the dividing lines between the two States;
and a number of private bills.
At the evening session the Vice President
did not appear, and the Senate proceeded to
ballot for a President pro tenn On the third
ballot the vote STOOD
Whole number of votes AZ. Necessary to a
choice %.
NJ po;ndeyter % Mr. TYLER