Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-20
rwemty-third Congrcss---sei. Ycss.
Thursday. january 10.
IN SENATE.

disabled by known wounds received in the Revoutiona
ny war win an amendment; which read
nir rondexter, i'll pursuance of notice given asked
anu optlned leave and introduced bill granting AN adj
dltional quantity of land to satisfy Revolutionary Militia
consent and referred
The resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Kane was
taken up tor considerations when
MIR. Clayton offered tie following substitute ~ m,
anehument which, having been accepted by MIR. Kane
1t was adopted:
i'esoiced That the Secretary of the Senate do cause
10 DC made out and laid before the Senate statement
showing the amount OF money paid in each year. from
the Inst session of the 18th Congress to this time bv or
der OF the Senate for printing and the purchase of books
Tor the use of the Senate by order of the House of Re
personalities Tor printing and the purchase OF books by
rder Oh congress Tor printing and the purchase books
Tor the use of Congress- any department or officer
oil the Government and by order Of each of the cxcc
uvc departments designating in all cases the object
winch, and the person to whom, the money was paid
Also, statement showing the amount Of printing order
ca, w,.ch mas not been completed; by whom the
tracts Tor such printing was made, and the estimate of
the SUM or sums of money which will be due WHOM such
printing shall be completed.
The Joint Resolution proDosin, NJ, ,,ne,do,on, 30 ,,
Constitution of the United States in relation to The cleo
ton OF President and Vice President of the United
States, was taken up the order of the day
Mr Benton said, the amendment proposed TO chance
the Constitution of the United States so rs 10 mike he
election Of President and Vice President directly by the
people The proposition which he had now offered
was The same as that which he had had the honor 60
make at different times for years past The differ
ciie FORM wmch the amendment wore had been
given to it by the labors of two committees which 0oy
ing out OF the question the member who now addressed
TIE might be said, greatly
themselves oy the Judgment and labor which they had
bestowed upon the subject The amendment was drawn
cy committee consisting ofnnc members the Senate
Tour or hve years ago They specially elected and
appointed Tor The purpose consider the poprety Of
amending the Constitution of the Uniaed States in that
particular, which comprehended in the resoI,;on
ne gentlemen were selected from the great sections of
the Union, and they comprised of the Oldest mem
oers OF lhe Senate lie ofoPinion the time that
any amendment which should be proposed TO the Con-
stitution and which embraced in the amendment bec
r senate eught to be sanctioned unanimously by
Having thus come unanimously from such Commit
Tee certainly came well recommended TO the consdc
Oh inns BODY and IN the most imposing manner
.S last session OF Congress this amendment was re-
iefred TO another Committee consisting of re enhcs
anu not taking himself into the account hc would saw
ue SUBJECT, as 1t came from them, commanded respect
Tor themselves They made no material in Tho
.esouiion-aving merely altered the hraseoogy of the
Two points contained in it, and left untouched tie prnci
pie which was embraced in it,
lie apprehended, then, that no amendment could ho
popeu 10 te constitution, in form better than that
winch was last reported The language was as nerfect
us 1t could be- thavng undergone the most careful rev
SION OF the Committee He held also that the nrinci
PIE winch was contained in it before the Senate in
the most uneXceptionabe and unobiectionabo manner
ne s. % contained two fundamental principles
Government the President and Vice President shoaid
DC r Elected ex 4rs gaE BY t the PeGps
throughout the United States and in every district the
qualified voters should in their own person directly
Tor the rst or second Magistrate of this Republic and
tit ne VINO got majority of the of the districts
should be declared President and he who obtained MI
noTty only, should be considered Vice President.
NOW, these were the fundamental principles which If
was desirable should be engrajted on the Const;inn
In the event OF their being choice by the people the
election to 90 TO Tie House of ~
In case however, there should be two or four cand
dates, the two highest number of votes should be Given
m ana then the election should 90 back to the people
Tor second choice to be made by themselves If The
election should result in both candidates for iLe Same
office receiving the number of votes of course there
would be choice. But that was continnepc,, r;t
was not to be contemplated. ~
ne , ehect oi The amendment
a., nat there should be direct given for Pres
dent ana Vlce President
= To abolish the General Ticket Svstem oua ;,,.o
duce the District System. And
prevent the election from going to the House of
These were the principles of the resolution. The
recruitment had now come up eypectcdly and hayino
sand thus much he left the subject to the conslat;"
OF the Senate His wish was that direct vote ;I "a
taken on the questions but he would wait with pleasure
the disposition Cd the Senate.
MIR. Poudextcr said, the subject had hoo, 90 -
oesoie inc senate and had attracted such universal AZ
eon throughout ule country that he presumed IL was
60 wen Understood For himself he should be sraf
ned II vote could be taken upon it now; tbonlb he lad
formerly made mp his mind for reasons which he should
not now urge upon the attention of tho Senate ,i,t H.
hehainent proposed should first be laid before The ST.,
i1egi5atures Tor their examination lie Womb rercot
that he believed every member of The Sorot - -
whoe country now understood the full effect Of ill.,,
amendment proposed to be made to the Constitntion w
rI, buchanan observed that lie was perhaps different
~ situated from any other honorable Senator c b,v;,
Deeii mere put few days. lie did not feel fe ronr;
OF giving his vote the question now and IL. ,,,,
" TIE P0Hlc animation the Senator
rom missouri, the subject would be laid upon e iob
lor low days If That course taken he s5onI b
eDis TO vote the one way the other
Mr.: benton would have been pleased IF d;so-.;,;o
Oh ts atter could have been made at once Instead c
PosPonihg ~ because At would come up agan NJ 90 late
PeIou Of the session, that it might not be acted mon
% sooh however, as gentlemen could make ,,s tieir
Minus On INC SUBJECT, he would ask vote on H.
the table resolution De laId upon
The motion was aorcod r. ,nd a.o,.,
the table ACCORDINGLY ~ 's''i"''o" ialu on
The JOINT Resolution, authorizing The sne ola I; i
Two horses, presented TO the President or ro TTf,i
SaGg Dy me Emperor Of Morocco was taken n6 and
considered as IN Committee Of the Whole - '"'
UT. rorer moved 10 amend the resolution bv direct,
ing 'ie SAFE TO lake place the last Saturday ~ To
Mr Frelnghuysen moved b. amend the aroeod,ent h
Inserting provision that the lion lac ,,re,es1 49, ~
proprietor OF Peae's Museum ia the I'll oc NJ VI u
ciety ia that State ''"e 4s'iou''ufai So
Mr. Porter objected to the amendment TTcb,d NO
',tHing Such valuable presents to The richest
otate IN the Union. New York had fIs most cbcs H.,
most commerce. her asqJety fund banks q s =; ,; VIE
enc might have some other things siilI moro yai,sii
80 "Onie DC perfectly willing to give the lion h, H.
s'0t Vi 'eW Jersey If the gentleman tVsbed 49, t,, 80
il uis ARABIAN horses, nc would rather tl,ev sid 49,
gwen 20 some society in tlic State Of Louisiana -
ssaho had hcr agricultural societies and 80 had ali ,
valuable animals s ~ P'S'e's Such
Mr. Moore opposed the amendment ro L,i
there. V'"' " accepting one from
nr. foindexter moved further amenJo,est q, ,i,, |
amendment providing that the lion be ,resatd ~ ~
'ssloen ny 70 Louis Philippe, OF France '
.n o'ie''han said he should be- opposed 10 die /