Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-08
PRESIDENTIAL PROTEST.


The Senate on Monday, on motion OF Mr..
pOINDEXTER, proceeded to the considera-
tion IF the Special Order, being the resolutions
offered by Mr. PoINDExTER, as moolned Dy MT.
cray The question being on the amendment OF
fered by Mr.. BIBB-
nate for about an hour, in opposition to the pow
or assumed by the President, and to the amend
ment.
Mr.. FORSYTH then moved TO amend the re-
solutions, by striking out all after the word
Resolved" in the first resolution, and insert
Z That the message of the President, protest
mo AGAINST the resolution of the Senate OF the
25th of March, be entered on the journal, &C
cording to his request.
Resolved, That, leaving to the states, TO
whom the Senate is alone responsible, toJudge
whether the resolution complained OF is, or is
not. within the constitutional competency OF this
bodv and called for by the present condition oil
public affairs, an authenticated copy of the
original resolution, with list OF the yeas ana
NAYS, of the Presidents Message, and OF these
resolutions, be prepared by the Secretary, and
transmitted by the Vice President to the Gov
ernor of each State of the Union, to be by him
laid before the Legislature at their next session,
as the only authority authorized to Judge upon
the opinions and conduct OF the Senators re-
Spectlvely.
IT.
NAYS on this amendment, and they were order
Mr.. CALHOUN then moved to amend the
original resolutions, by adding the two following
resolutions:
States has no right to send protest to the Sc
nate against any oft proceedings.
RssoIped. That the Senate do not receive the
Protest of the President.
a few words passed between Mr.. FORSYTH,
Mr.. POINDEXTER. Mr.. KING, and Mr.. CAL
HOUN, on the question of order, as Mr. For
sYrH's proposition was pending. MIR, CAL
HOUN Stated, that the obvious meaning OF
rule of the Senate, that before any motion to
strike out the words of resolution should be
received, the resolution might be made as per-
feet as possible Mr.. ORSYTH finally with
drew his amendment for the present. to allow
the question to be taken on the resolutions OF
Mr.. CALHOUN.
Mr.. FORSYTH then addressed the Senate in
opposition to the amendment and In vndlca-
ton of the course ofthe Executive, as well as In
reply to Mr.. CALHOUN; and was followed Dy
Mr.. POINDEXTER, Mr.. PRESTON, and Mr..
WEBSTER.
Mr.. WEBSTER then requested division of
the two resolutions.
After few words from Mr.. BIBB, the ques-
ton was taken on the first resolution, and deci-
ded in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Bib, Black, Calhoun,
Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Frelinghuysen, Kent,
Knight Leigh, Naudain, Pondexter, Porter,
Prentiss, Preston, Robbins Silsbee, Smith,
Sprague, Swift, Tomlinson, Tyler, Waggaman,
Webster--25.
NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Brown Forsyth,
Grundy Hendricks, Hill, Kane King, Of Alaba-
ma, King, ofGeorgia, Linn, McKean Shepley,
Tallmadge, Upton, White, Wilkins, Wright
II.
Mr. CLAYTON then requested the gentleman
from South Carolina to withdraw his second
resolution.
Mr. CALHOUN assented, as he perceived
that some difference of opinion existed as 10
the proper course.
The CHAIR said that the Yeas and Nays
having been ordered, the resolution could not
be withdrawn without the unanimous consent OF
the Senate.
Mr.. FORSYTH then objected.
Mr. CLAY movedto lay the resolution on the
table
The CHAIR presumed the motion to be out
oforder, as this amendment, and the
Yeas and Nays had been ordered, and part OF
the amendment had already been voted on.
Mr.. CLAY appealed from the decision OF the
CHAIR. and a brief debate took place thereupon.
Mr. FORSYTH then asked for the yeas and
nays on the appeal, and they were ordered
The question was then put, Shall the decl-
sion of the Chair stand as the judgment of the
Senate?" and decided in the affirmative, as fol-
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Benton, Black, Brown,
Calhoun, Ewing, Forsyth, Frelinghuysen, Grun-
dy, Hendricks, Hill, Kane, Kent, King, of Geo,
Knight, Leigh, Linn, Mexican, Poindexter, Por-
ter Prentiss, Robbins, Shepley, Silsbee, Smith,
Swift, Tallmadge, Upton, Tomnson, Tyler,
Webster, White, Wilkins, Wright-34.
NAYS--Messrs. Clay, : Clayton, Naudain,
Sprague-4.
The question was then taken on the second
resolution of Mr.. CALHOUN, and decided in the
negative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Calhoun, Clayton, Ewing,
Leigh, Naudain Poindexter, Robbins.
NAYS-Messrs. Bell Benton, Black, Brown.
Clay, Forsyth, Frehnghuysen, Hendricks, Hill,
Kane, Kent, King of Alabama, King Georgia,
Linn, Moore, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Shop
ley, Silsbee, Smith, Swift, Sprague, Tallmadge,
Upton, sTomlinson Tyler, Webster, White,
Wilkins, Wrght.-34
Mr. FORSYTH then moved his amendment,
and asked for the Yeas and Nays on the cues
ton; which were ordered.
He said that, considering this document was
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