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

look his seat ,,.,e,- ,ba o,oc,;on IF the Of.
10 ,h. Senate the Senate proceeded to ballot hrst
Co. Secretary and on counting the ballots, II apPeatu
tIt Walter Lowrie having 80 votes, was unanimously
rnelected The oath Of office was then administered "
Mr. Lowrie by the Vice President.
On ballotng for Sereantatasms and DoorkeePer inc
votes were as follows On
For John Shackford -.-.'.'''' %
Edward Wyer, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS !
So that John sRackford, having thirty votes was duly
elected. ;,,,,e,,od
On ballotng for an Assistant Doorkeeper 1t aPpeateo
that there "a votes for stephen t1a,g a,d dO
teripe; so that MIR. Haight was duly rc'eecteu' ~.
rbe usrol oath of office then administered 10 MT
Shockford and 10 Mr.. Hsight, by the Vice fresdent
The Chair communicated report from the Secretary
of the Treasury, made IN comPhance "tn III. IT,
Ienort relative to the compromise OF the CLAIMS OF Inc
limited States against the firm of Hoyt SmIh q pen
made under the act of 18th June, iooS oc.! ., "O'
were laid on The table, and ordered to be printed
The Chair also communicated report from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, with record
two volumes containing the final report OF the ooa!u
Commissioners appointed under the act lot the aajssl
ment Of Private Ian" @'"' - S'' ""
loJ the table. -. , -, ,.;~,,,
The resolution submitted by Mr. Grundy, desgnat
ing this day for the appointment OF the Standing S"
mittees was, after being amended so as 10 SCI
The resolution submitted by Mr. Benton Iof ;upp o3d
inc certain officers of the Government with the ois uuu
documents printed for the use of Congress, Mas
ton of Mr. King Of Alabama alo on '',t resoIston
MIR. Robinson submitted Lac '0e
which was considered: Ira,d st,,es he
Re.a,seS That the President of the United s'tS Ge
consisted to notify the Executive OF the etae
of The death of the Hon. ELIAS n. NAME '''' wv
Of the United States from that stale. o,.r, comics
IN notion of Mr. Benton, five hundred extra copies
~ pes;dent's message in relation to the Northeast
e,n boundary Line Of the State OF oAIo "e'e
- no printed for the use of the Senate
" a. motion Of Mr.. MangHm, TIE election OF the &C.
,c. Committee ofre members to consider ana report on
be snbect of the application of the Senators eject from
the State Of Michigan, was iurther PoS'po"e0 o'''
Thursday next -, 49,. l,;,,od ~,
IN motion of Mr. Benton, the motion submitted oy
him to extend the courtesy of the Senate 70 the ge
nan elected as Senators from the State OF Mchgan's
far as to assign them seats on the noos' uHst .v
ion of the question Of their admission as Senator's was
considered. ~ ,h;
Mr. CLAW, for one was not prepared TO vote on TINS
resolution For what purpose, asked me- were inef "
nut those gentlemen the floor: Not ne presumed
,ake mari in the procee ings Of that body not Tor the
nnrnose of voting with them-certain!y not. why
then asked he, to admit them, ana II aGhe'eu'
10 what extent would be their rights on that moor
Were they to be admitted III the private as we'll as
public sessions of the Senate; and If in private I'M
der what iniunctons: lie was opposed to admit
ting them on the door on principle, I'LL II was oe
cded that Michigan should be admitted into the Union
But it had been asked to admit those gentlemen as an
act of courtesy only. What courtesy: Because they
were Senators from Michigan We could not other.
WISE said Mr. Clay, admit these gentlemen on the GROUND
of courtesy than we could admit am other gentlcnen
He was opposed to the resolution, because would, IN
some measure admit them as Senators by mpiica,lon'
and thus commit the Senate and he was therefore OPP
posed to it, mg ht seem to settle the queson ol te
admission Senators. He was wiling 10 take up tue
case of Michigan and decide upon it. and when he de-
cded upon it. decide also upon its necessary consequent
ccs the question of the admission OF those gentlemen
But said he, let decide first the previous question:
and if say that Michigan is to be aditted as mcn
r,,yl,f and
here those gentlemen VIII at take their seats,
their right For the reasons lac had given: he was op
posed to the resolution, and should vote against It,
Mr. Benton said he had not cxamned Into the PrGce
dents for the sake Of which this subject was on the last
day OF their session laid at the instance OF the oe-
nator from Ohio. He had not examined those Prece-
DENTS for it did to him. that on question OF mere
courtesy it did not become the Senate OF the United
States to be following presidents, but to make them
He did not think that when mere question OF ~Sat was
decent and proper before them they ought to sus-
pend their action until they looked into musy records
for precedents When gentleman brought letter
to him from respectable source, he at least asked
him 10 take until he read it. And here, said he
these gentlemen have brought letter from State dc
tacto signed by high official functionary. and we are
to hesitate before extend to them 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 thcn and to nore-they had right to all the pr!v
leges of Senator's till the decision OF the question OF their
admission But he 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 were
decided upon.
Had there been, he asked, single instance since
the formation of the Government, in which this cour-
tesy had been refused to gentlemen coming from d
new State' Were they to be confined TO prece-
dent, and if SO, how far were they 10 60 back 10
look for them, What difficulty had there ever been ex-
perienced before in a case Of this nature? Had there
been any attempt on the part of any one thus admitted,
to take part in debate? Had any one attempted to
give vote, to stand up when the votes were count
ed Had there been 4 single attempt to lntrude into
the secret session Of the Senate There had been
meme As gentlemen, they would, when the order was
given to clear the galleries. 60 out and they d'a not,
some one would give them HINT 10 that eccl But u
had been said that the adoption OF the resolution would
PREJUDICE the case of the admission of Michigan into The
Union; that the courtesy OF asking the gentlemen
to sit down. was to commit the Senate to their adms-
sion Senator'S Are We said Mr. B., Of such treache.
memories not to Eecolect what took place with
regard TO the admission Of Missouri into the Union =
We're the Senators from Missouri not sent back after
having had seats gned them Was there one single
Senator influenced in the vote he gave on 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 was told by that
accomplished gentleman and amiable man, who then
filled the Chair Mr. Gaillard to take his scat; and he
(Mr. b. had all the incidental privileges Of Senator
extended him. He had the ig to trauk documents
to wherever he pleased and he had the privilege OF
using the stationary of the Senate, notwithstanding the
4oSs'toh VI IiHht was deCueu uSatHst H o'io He "u'
sent home. AS to the question of the admission of Mi
ehigan, he for one, remained not only uncommttcd,
but undecided to the course he should take.
Mr. Clayton said, appeared to him that this was not
like any OF the that had occurred There
distinct difference presented itself The Territory of
Michigan included portion of the State OF Indiana,
that Territory had been laid off This measure looked
strongly as affecting the rights of Indiana He advered
to portion Of Illinois which went to Wisconsin under
former ordinance. But they were called upon to act
on the grounds of courtesy. He would 60 as far in
matters of polieness any gentleman One of the Sc.
majors from Illinois dead and before taking any
su,es OH this subject both her members ought be
sent The honorable gentleman says it is not the inen-
ton to ADM. them during executive sessions lfso, the
resolution should so express it. If they could be ad
mitted without infringing the rights OF Missouri ILL,
0h;o tho Sarsa4o of States he woud