Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-02-10
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In the Senate on Friday last, Mr.. WEBSTER
said, that on the subject which had been for some
time under discussion in the Senate, one ofgreat
public interest had not been adverted to, on
which, he confessed, his views were not very
consolatory. For the purpose of bringing this
subject before the Senate, he had prepared the
resolution he held in his hand, and which he
would then take the liberty representing. When
it came up for consideration, he would take oc-
casion to make some explanations in relation
to it.
Mr.. WEBSTER then submitted the following re-
solution:
ResoLred, That the Committee on Finance be
instructed to inquire into the probable effect OF
the present state of commercial affairs on the
revenue of the United States.
Mr. CLAY rose and said, that he had, some
time since, submitted resolution, arising out of
the present state Of the public Distress to inquire
into the expediency of extending the time for
the payment of revenue bonds. He now NOV
ed the Senate to take up this resolution and dis
pose of it in some way or other
To this resolution, Mr.. FORSYTH had moved
an amendment, making the inquiry general as
to the cause of the public distress; to which Mr.
CLAY had moved an amendment, connecting the
general inquiry with the specific object contain
ed in the original resolution.
The question being on the amendment moved
by Mr.. Clay
A debate arose, which was conducted by Mr..
PoINDExTER, Mr.. WILKINS, MIR. SnsBEE, Mr..
BLACK, Mr. KING, of Georgia, Mr.. CHAMBERS, Mr..
WEBSTER, Mr.. WRIGHT, and Mr.. MANGuM, the last
of whom made motion to lay the resolution on
the table, with the design of not calling it up
again. Mr. MANeuM, however, at the request of
MIR. CLAY, withdrew the motion; when
MIR. CLAY rose to reply to some of the remarks
which had been made.
At this point, Mr. CLAY, at the request of Sc
veral gentlemen, it being four o'clock yielded
the floor; when,
On motion of Mr. CHAMBERS it was ordered,
that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to meet
on Monday, (this day.
In the House of Representatives on Friday,
Mr.. Polk moved the House to take up the sub
ject of the Appropriation Bill
The House consented-Ayes 104, Noes al.
MIR. WILDE then inquired what question was
before the House.
The CHAIR explained, and debate on ques-
lions of order occurred, of some length.
The question was finally taken on re-conside-
ration, and decided in the negative, by yeas and
nays, as follows;
Yeas 1O3 Nays Ito
So the House refused to reconsider its disa-
greement to the report of the Conferees
Mr. WILDE thereupon moved that the House
do recede from it's disagreement to the Senate's
amendment.
The debate was now renewed on the whole
question of the disagreement between the two
Houses, and was conducted substantially on the
same grounds as heretofore. The gentlemen
who took part in it were Messrs. Polk, HARPER,
of Pa, WILDE, PARKER, Brown, HARDIN, FooT,
TuRRILL, Halves, LYLE, BYNUM, BAYLlEs, and
MILLER. Itcontinued till near three o'clock, and
was terminated by taking the yeas and nays up
on receding, which stood as follows:
Yeas III / Nays 1O4
So the House receded from its disagreement to
the Senate's amendment; by which recession
the bill now requires only the signature OF the
President to become a law.-N0t mt