Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN SENATE
w WEDNESDAY MAY

On motion Of Mr.. FRELINGHUY
sen. the Senate proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON OF the Special Order being Mr.
| PoINDExTER's resolution, as amended by
| Mr. CALHOUN.
Mr.. WEBSTER spoke at length in IA
vor of the resolutions as amended by Mr.
Calhoun's resolutions.
| Mr.. BENTON then rose and spoke in
reply and against the resolutions and
mendment
Mr. POINDFXTER said he had in
tended 10 have delivered his sentiments
upon this occasion, but declined doing so
from wish to get at the legislative bu
siness Of the Senate. and asked that the
question might be taken.
Mr. WEBSTER asked that the qnes
ton might be taken by yeas and nays;
which were ordered.
Mr.. FORSYTH asked that the ques
tons might be t,ken separately, and be
fore doing 50. he wished TO make som, re-
marks in reply TO the gentleman from
Massachusetts, (.Nr. Wehster)
Mr.. BROWN then, at quarter past
4 o'clock, moved tina, the Senate adjourn,
and upon this question
Mr. CLAY asked for the yeas and NAYS
which were ordered. and the motion for
adjournment was nega,ived by the follow.
ing vote:
YEAS.-.M essrs Benton, Bib. Brown,
Grundy, King Of Ala, King Of Geo. Linn
.McKean, Shepley, Talimadge, White,
Wright--l2
NAYS.-Messrs Bell, Black. Calhoun,
Clay, Clayton, Ewing. Frelinghuysen.
Hill. Kent, Knight, Leigh, Moore, Man
dain, Poindexter. Pren,iss. Preston, Rob
bins. Silsbee, Smith. Southland, Sprague,
Swift. Upton. Tonlinson, Tyler, Wagga
man. Wilkins-27
Mr. FORSYTH then spoke at some
! Mr.. w. rejoined, when the question was
taken on the adoption of the first resoIu
ton, TO wit:
"Resotred, That the Protest communi
Gated to the Senate by the President ofthe
U >. asserts powers as belonging TO the
President which are Inconsistent with the
just authority of the two Houses of Con
gress and inconsistent with the Consiitu,
ton of the United States "
And decided in the affirmative by the
following vote:
fEAS-.Messrs. Bell. Bib, Black, Cal
houn. Clay, CLAYTON, Ewing, Frelinghuy
sen, Kent, Knight, Leigh, Moore, Nauiarn,
Poindex'er, Porter. Pren,iss. Robbins. Sill
lsbee, Smith, Southland. Sprague. Swift,
Iomlinson, Tyler, Waggaman, Webster.
-27'
NAYS-.Messrs. Benton, Brown. For
syth, Grundy, Henricks. Hill King of Ala.
King of Geo, Linn, Mexican, Shepley.
TaIlmadge, Upton, White, Wright, Wi
| klns.-l6
The question recurring on the following
resolutions, to wit:
Res0tved, That while the Senate is and
| ever will be, ready 10 receive from the
President all such messages and recon
mendations as the constitution and laws,
and the usual course Of of public business
authorize him to transmit TO it. yet il can
not recognize any right in him TO make
formal protest against votes and proceed
lnss of the Senate, declaring such votes
and proceedings 10 be illegal anu uncon
slituiional. and requesting The Senate TO
enter such protest on its journals.
ResOICed, That the aforesaid protest is
a breach Of the privileges of the Senate:
and that II he not entered on the journals
ResOtced, That the President Of the e.
;. has no right TO send protest TO the
Senate against any of its proceedings
! Was decided, yeas 81, nays l6: being
| determined by the same vote taken upon
each resolution separately, which was Civ
EN- upon the first resolution.