Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-07


to report bill reducing the appropriations one
third.
Mr.. CLAYTON asked for division, so rs to
take the vote first on the motion To tccommit.
Mr.. CLAY consented to tbs division of the M.
ton.
After some remarks hv Nh. CuTHBERT. Mr.
WEBSTER, Mr. CALHOUN, Nh. PRESTON,
and Mr. DAVIS.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the question
was taken and decided ms follows:
NEAS-Mc~srs. Baynrd, Black Calhoun, CLAY,
Clayton, Cri,tcndon, Davis, Ewing, Of Ohio
Goldsborcnsh, Hendricks, Kent, Ming, Of Ala,
king, of Geo, Leigh. Maneum, Moore. Porter,
Preston, Robbins, Southland, Swift, Tomn>on,
Webster Wh,tc-2l.
NAYS-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan,
Cnihhcr,, Ewing of Illinois, Grundy, Hubbard,
Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Pave, Rves Rob
inson, Tallmadrr, Upton, Walker, " rieh--lS
On motion of Mr.. CLAY. the Senate proceeded
10 the consideration of executive business and nj
Ter Il short time spent therein,
The Senate adjourned,
Tuursp,,, ,Nr 10
The VICE PRESIDENT announced tia, he
should no, resume the Char, during the present
session, after this dav.
\ message was received from the President OF
the United States, communicating copy of u
treaty oi peace, navigation, and commerce with
the Republic oil Venezuela, signed IN January last
Mr.. TOMllNSON, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported the bill from the House extend
ING the provisions of the act supplementary 10 the
at for the reci OF the Surviving othccrs and sol
diers olthc Revolution, with IA recommendation
that HE bill he indefinitely postponed,
Mr. WEBSTER, from the Committee on Fl
nance, reported vilhou, amrndnen, AN act supple
al. IL, L.. Al.
public money.
MI WALL asked the unanimous conscn, of
the Senate 10 take up tins bill; hu, objection was
made.
E\PlNGlNG RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. BENTON, in ref, renee to thee which
prevented him from calling up the c,poneine ,c
solution Yesterday, SAID hc LETT II 10 the Senate Ia
ac III reference TO il as lhcy might think proper.
After a few remarks from MIR. PRESTON. Mr..
CLAY and Mr.. BENTON, the subject was drop
ped
The remarks of Mr.. CtN were as (ollo",:
Mr.. CLAY SAID that lac would take the oppor-
tunity of saving that II had been his fixed purpose,
considering the relation IN which he stood 10 the
resolution OF March, 1881, and 10 the Senate, as
having offered it, to addfes. the Sennc ON the sub
leet OF it. lie was particularly doNlrouS 10 have
,indicaicd the resolution ~ the assertion winch II
drroparon from the Constitution aud law, OF the
United States. After the fullest rcileclon hi,
Judgment remained UNCHANGED thai it was AN cx-
cfeisc of illegal aud unconstitutional power, and
dangerous 10 The liberties Of the People of this
country. And if he could have seen Suitable
occasion, after hearing all that could be nrgcd n
cansi the resolution, he should have rndenvorcd
To maintain, by argument, that proposition. but IT
has been 50 treated, from time 10 time, taken up
and laid upon the table, Ohr last time to afford an
opportunity To the present thiet Magistrate Of an
Eastern State to deliver his sentiments upon it,
when he (N1r. CLA,) WAS detained from the Sc
nate by the illness OF "A member oi his family, that
he had not seen fit moment when hn could, nc-
cording TO his sense of proprlctv, address III" Sc
nate II is now, MS every Senator must feel en-
tlrcly too late in the session, when important pub
lac business was pressing upon both Houses 10 pro-
uae, discussion upon tins resolution. Mr.. CLA,
was anxious 10 have brought forward from the pr-
sent democratic fountain III this country II prccc-
dent on all substantial points directly applicable,
against the process al mutilalmg and rAPnncIhg
the journals Of ,hc Senate. But, Solicrtou> rs he
WIS to discuss the particular topic, and To spread
before the Senate the precedent Ia which he refer
red, he could not think OF rcspasslng on the time
81 the Senate during the precious moments HAT re-
nam. Nth respect 10 the final disposition 10 be
made of the resolutions he was content to acqu-
csce in any decision the Senate might think proper
to maxi. III, be its pleasure 10 take up the rcso-
luton and pass cGntely upon il, without tnril",
d, bate, hc would be satisfied.
The bill from the House 10 change the time for
the annual meeting Of Congress was taken up, and
deGniteiy postpon.d-yeas 2I.
On motion of Mr.. WRIGHT, the Senate pro-
cecdcd to consider tine bill making appropriations
for certain notifications, which had been rccommit-
Ted without amendment.
Alcr some debate, the question was taken on
cngrossing the amendment, and ordering the bill to
be read "A third time, by the following vote:
NEAS--Nlessrs Bayard, Benton, Black, Brown,
Buchanan, Guthbcr,, Ewing, of Illinois, Grun-
dy, Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent, King, OF Aaba-
ma, Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Porter,
Rycs, Robbins, Robinson, Rugglcs, Tallmadgc,
"Wc have procured from the printed Journals
of the House of Representatives OF Pennsylvania
the following extract containing the precedent IL
which Mr. CLAY is understood to have alluded
EDIToRs.
"SATuRDAy, FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
" The Speaker informed the House that CON
stitulional question being involved in "A decision
by him Yesterday, on motion to expnnee certain
proceedings from the Journal, he was dcsrons oil
having the opinion of the House on that decision,
viz that majority can expungc from the journal
any proceedings in which TIE 1c0s ana nays mare
not been called.
Whereupon Mr.. IIolgate and MIR. Smith APP
pealed from said decision
:" And on the question Is the Speaker right IN
the decision z