Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-21

Yeas i0e, Hays e.
So the bill ordered {, be cngrossed for tlird
On lnotion Of MIR Wise,
The House adjourned.
Gsd,ssiDy. February IL.
IN SENATE.
The Chair communicated to the Senate report fton
the General Post ohce, IN reply 10 "soloton calling
Tor return OF The debts ofhc Department and other IN.
formation, which ordered be Pointed and refer.
icd 10 the Comlttce on the Post Office and Post Roads.
MIR. Benton, from the Committee Military Afails.
Tor certain iorti6eitiors
Mr. Benton offered the following resolution:
Resoteed, That the resolution adopted by the Senate
OH the 2Sh day Of March, in the year Iei i'm the fol-
lowing words: "Rosofred That The President, Tie late
Erec"tc proceedings i relation the public rcroaue has
assnmed sPo't himself authority and poecr conferred
5y INC Constitution and ta,cs, bat IN drogatoa of Loa
pes and the same hereby is ordered be expunged from
The journals Of the Senate because the said resolution is
Illegal and unjust, of evil example indefinite and vague
expressing criminal charge without specifications and
wsrieguiary and unconsututionaly adopted by the se
mate IN subvcrson of the right of defence which belongs
10 an accused, and impeachable officer; and ut time
anu under circumstances. to involve peculiar injury
Ponical rights ana pecuni1ry interests Of the people
of the United States
Mr. poindexcr objected the reception Of the rcso-
luton, ON tic ground that it was out of order.
Hir Brown rose aud said, that it appeared to him,
with great Difference Senator from, Mssissnn thai
the remarks which had fallen from him and the course
which he had Indicated novel and indefans
BILE Whenever proposition stated any thing which
was derogatory to the character OF the Senate or was
inecorous IN ITS language it ght be arrested in its III
eipicnt state But it was not pretended that this rcsou-
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Senate or ndecorous itself What then was the OBJ
lection urged against the reception of the resolution
nc senator from Mississippi said that il unconsu-
uohai To alter the journal This anticipating q con-
cluson which could only be reached through an nyes
CATION IL must be decided, after examination ofthe
subject, whether the act would be unconstitutional or not
Yet the Senator from Mississippi would the nau
ny IN It's incpient stage.
But there another que ston which might we'll nd
dress itself 10 the Senate before gave its assent t The
adoption of the extraordinary which was now de-
sired. Several ofhc States he believed as many os four
J,eois
instructions on this point Would the Senate in def
anee OF tins action of many sovereign States refuse
10 entertain proposition in favor of which these in
structons had been adopted? DC.
Mr. Leigh expressed hope that the Senator from
mississippi would withdraw his objection. Ii must oc.
cur to the Senator at once that all the objections which
could be urged against the introduction of the
woni9 lie with equal force against its ultimate adopiion
anu ne persisted the whole debate the Of The
resolution would come well at the question of in.
troducton they would the resolution were taken up
and considered. - "
There Mr.. Poindexter asked a question concerning
case which he put, but which distinctly hearl
Mr. Leigh resumed He was not co,npctcnt to rive
the Senator from Mississippi any information ON the point
OF order This he knew, that should have TO debate
the question fully and fairly II would be innossie to
escape such discussion He himself wished The ti5
OF the resolution to have every opportunity afforded
tnein 20 assign their reasons why il ought be adopted
Anu ne also desired that they also who concurred in the
views OF the Senator from Mississippi as he most heartily
qua ior one that the proposition hostile the Con-
st'ution and In open violation of duty and that ts
Sehcy was to the entire destruction of the whole frame
OF our government should likewise have the opportunity
VI sustaining ueir opinions 1t proposition not
merely TO expunge resolution from the journals but il
would expunge the authority of this House Such was
ms opinion OF this question He would therefore receive
tie resolution, and would give the Senator who intro
duced the resolution opportunity TO give all his rea
sons In favor OF its adopton nc had doubt that rem
teman would be prepared to do whenever the resou
on should IN its proper course be taken up He hoped
ton. $50
Sdr. Pondcxter said that in compliance with tho NO.
quest of the Senator from Virginia and to avoid dis
susson at ihis me' he would withdraw his objection to
Tie reception of the resolution
The objection was then withdrawn
. St mouon OF Mr. Benton, the resolution was ordered
Nh: Waggaman gave notice that he should tomorrow
ask me senate to take up bill establish branches Of
the mint of the yal S,aS States soas,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill 10 re-
peul use nrst and second section of the act limit
ii OF Once OF certain officers therein named now at its
Mr. Clay then addressed the Senate in support of the
biiij and after he had concluded,
MIR. Grundy commenced some remarks i'm onnos;t;on
"u Deiot. he hee proceeded far, gave way, and
on motion OF Mr.. Tyler, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr H. Everett presented report and resolutions of
the Legislature of Vermont in favor OF the dstributio
OF ts proceeds OF the sales Of the p1hc lands among
tne several Staies--n favor of national 2snk-de.
ciarlng the course OF the Executive in removing the A
posites from the Bank of the United States not war
pntGd by the Consttutonin opposition the Protest of
the PRESIDENT dc. &c. MIR. f.. moved 10 Law tho ro
printed. ny ~
On motion, the report and resolutions were rend
ne question ON printing heing pIopo nGed from the
CHAIR, there appeared 90 in the affirmative
Deiorc those in the negative counted Mr. Shade
communicating yeas and nays, which were ordered
Ater some debate, in which Mcssrs. Slade Gaze Tur
f, Everett Clay, Bynum, Beardsley and Foster took
part
Mr. Sutherland wished TO know whether the Iegsla.
ture OF Vermont had requested that the resolutions should
De presented to the House lie asked that they be read
ne resolutions were again read.
, hey were not addressed to the House
r atcn was ~ iavoro the motion print There vas
lie believed but one precedent and tina. was recento
Niere proposition OF this character had failed Hc was
not AT liberty to refer particularly this precedent hui IL
was one which the House gli TO condemn Uc onneaI
could be found teast from zoe tote present where
cher branch OF Congress had refused to receive or treat
WIN respect any communication coming from the Ieg;s
Iatre OF an independent State REGARDING the nubl;c
policy and liberty? lie should regard different dcci
sion as Portentous lie dissonted from each and all of
ue views contained IN the resolution of the Legislature
OF vermont 1T was. however, matter of no sort ar
importance what were the particular views of this Lewis
iature. They had right to present them hero aud
they were entitled 20 respect He trusted ne his
was the hrst effort which had been made here ont Of
hundFeds and thousands of cases to adop, co,,rsn
Wmch ne deemed highly improper, that IL would be
promptly and decidedly condemned by the IIouse
Mr. T. referred 10 the history of the PROCEEDINGS Al ,lo
sst session. on The subject Of the renoyal of Tic demo
sues lie did not know what then the indgpent Of
INC rouse III regard TO the proprety Of the removal
WIS no such proposition presented for the decision
~ inc Rouse That was matter Of no consequence
~ was admitted by all that the question was one Of vital
importance and the Legislature of Vermont as well as
mat OF every other State had tie rght 60 cxpresg tIcir
views upon the subject '''
Mr BuTges never expected TO hear what he had heard