Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-19

cers of the senate the Senate proceeded to ballot frs,
that Walter Lowre having 30 votes, was unanimously
reelected The oath of Office then administered
MIR. Lowrie by the Vice President
On ballong for SERGEANT arms and Doorbeepcr the
votes follows
For John Shackford, Observation-Disclosures. 80
Edward Wyer, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr. Hoight l
So that John shackord, having thirty votes, duly
elected.
On baotiug for Assistant Doorkeeper il appeared
that there "a votes for Stephen aight and
tering; so that Mr.. Haght was duly reelected
The usual oath of Office then administered TO Mr.
Shackford and TO Mr.. Haigh by the Vice President.
The Chair communicated report from the Secretary
OF the Treasury, made in compliance with the resolu
ton of the Senate of the 18th of February last also
report relative to the compromise of the claims of The
made under the of 10Th June 1882; both of which
were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
missioner of the General Land Office with record of
two volumes, containing the final report of the Board
Commissioners appointed under the act for the adjust
ment of Private Land Claims in Missouri which was
laid on the table
The resolution submitted by Mr.: Grundy, designat-
ing this day for the appointment of the Standing Com
miiees, was, after being amended apart to-
morrow for that object, considered and agreed to-
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Benton, for supply.
ing certain officers of the Government with the bills and
documents printed for the of Congress, was
ton of Mr.. King of Alabama, laid on the table.
MIR. Robinson submitted the following resolution,
which was considered:
ResOtred, That the President of the United States be
requested notify the Executive of the State of Illinois
of the death of the Hon ELIAS X. KANE, late Senator
of the United States from tina, State
On motion of Mr. Benton, FIVE hundred extra copies
of the Presidents message relation the Northeast
Boundary Line of the State of Ohio, ordered
TO be printed for the of the Senate
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, the election of the Sc
ec Committee Olive members to consider and report
the subject of the application of the Senators elect from
the State of Michigan, further postponed until
Thursday next.
On motion of Mr.. Benton, the motion submitted by
him. TO extend the courtesy of the Senate the gentle
men elected as Senators from the State of Michigan,
far as to assign them the floor, until the decis
ion of the question of their admission Senator'S was
considered.
Mr.. Clay, for one, not prepared to vote this
resolution. For what purpose, asked he they
put those gentlemen the floor? Not he presumed to
take part in the proceedings of that body for the
purpose of voting with them-certainly not. Why,
then, asked he, are we 10 admit them and if admitted
to what would be their rights on that floor p
Were they to be admitted in the private well
public sessions of the Senate and if in private
der what injunctions? He opposed admit
ting them the floor principle, till it was de-
cided that Michigan should be admitted into the Union
Bat II had been asked TO admit those gentlemen
were Senators from Michigan? We could other
WISE said Mr. Clay, admit these gentlemen the ground
OF courtesy, than we could admit any other gentlemen
lie was opposed TO the resolution because il would, in
some measure admit them Senators by implication,
and thus commit the Senate; and he therefore OPP
posed TO it, it might settle the question of their
admission as Senators. He willing TO take up the
case of Michigan, and decide upon it, and when he
cided upon it, decide also upon its necessary consequent
ces the question of the admission of those gentlemen
But said he let us decide first the ptevions ooe,on
and if say that Michigan is be admitted as mem.
her OF the conederacy, with right to send Senators
here, those gentlemen will at take their seats
their right For the reasons he had given, he OPP
posed to the resolution, and should vote against it,
Mr. Benton said he had not examined into the prece-
dents for the sake of which this subject was the
Jay OF her sessions LAD oyer at the instance OF the Sc
naor from Ohio. He had not examined those prece-
dents; for, 1t did TO him. that question of
courtesy 1t did not become the Senate OF the United
States 70 be following precedents but TO make them.
lie did not think that when question of what
decent and proper before them they ought
pend their action, until they looked into musty records
for Precedents When gentleman brought letter
to him from respectable source, he at least asked
him to take seat until he read it. And here, said he,
these gentlemen have brought letter from State dc
facto signed by high Official 1nctionary, and we are
TO hesitate before extend them an act of common
courtesy BY the principles laid down in the report
of the Of the Senator from Rhode Island, these
gentlemen had right to this act of courtesy he asked
for them and to morethey had right to ali the privi
leges of Senator's till the decision OF the question Of their
admission But lac did not ask this much for them. He
only asked that the gentlemen might in common cour
tesy be requested TO take seats, until their rights
decided upon.
Had there been, he asked, single instance since
the formation of the Government, in which this
tesy had been refused TO gentlemen coming from
new State Were they to be confined to prece-
dents and if so, how far they go back
look for them What difficulty had there been ex.
perienced before in of this nature? Had there
been any attempt the part Of any thus admitted,
to take part in debate? Had any attempted to
give vote, to stand up when the votes were count
ed3 Had there been single attempt TO intrude into
the secret session Of the Senute There had been
none As gentlemen, they would, when the order was
u
some one would give them hint to that effect. But it
had been said, that the adoption Of the resolution would
PREJUDICE the OF the admission Of Michigan into the
Unionj that the courtesy Of asking the gentlemen
To sit down. to commit the Senate TO their admis
sion Senators. Are we, said Mr. D. Of such ireache
rous memories not 90 recoect what took place with
regard to the admission of Missouri into the UniOn3
Were the Senator'S from Missouri not back after
having had seats assigned them? Was there single
SENATOR influenced in the vote he gave that occasion
by the fact that seats had been assigned to the Missouri
Senators, pending the question Of their admission lie
here OF those Senator's and told by that
accomplished gentleman and amiabe man, who then
filed the Chair, Mr.. Gaillard take bis seat and he
(Mr. b had all the incidental privileges Of Senator
extended TO him He had the right 10 frank documents
TO wherever he pleased; and he had the privilege Of
using the stationary Of the Senate, notwithstanding the
question Of right decided against him, and I've was
sent home. As the question Of the admission Of Mi
ohgan he, for one, remained not only uncommitted
but undecided to the he should take.
Mr. Clayton said, it appeared TO him that this was not
like any Of the that had occurred There was one
distinct difference presented itself The Territory of
Michigan INCLUDED portion of the State of Indiana as
that Territory had been laid of This measure looked
strongly affecting the rights Of Indiana lie adyeried
to portion Of Illinois which TO Wisconsin under
former ordinance. But they were called upon 70 act
on the grounds Of courtesy. He would 90 as far in
Faters Of poleness any gentleman. One Of the Sc
Tors from Illinois dead, and before taking any rnea-
this subject both her members ought 10 be pre-
sent The honorable gentleman sayst is not The injcu.
ton to admit them during executive sessions. &c tho
resolution should express it If they could be ad
mtted without infringing the rights Of Missouri Hi
nois Ohio the senate Of The United States he would
be willing u extend the courtcsy asked for.
Mr. King. Of Alabama the oi,iecf off