Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-11

only II will Leave it, 80 that those who inherit
my blood or who may hereafter care for my rep
Maiion shall be able To behold it mh,rc il now
stands.
The House, sir, insisted on tins amendment.
l he Senate adhered 10 tins disagreement the
House asked conference, In which request the
senate immediately aceeded. Tie committees
OF conference met. and, in very short time, came
10 an agn,ncut Tie, aetc,d TO recommend to
then respective Houses, rs substitute for the vote
proposed by the House, tie following:
" As an additional appropriation for arming the
Notifications of the United States, three hundred
thousand doll r.
" As an additional appropriation for the repair
and equipment of SHIPS OF war the United Statcs,
five Hundred thousand dollals"
Immediately reported tins agreement of the
eonmitlees Of conference 10 tie Senate lnt IN
asmuoh as the bill was IN the House Of RcpreScn-
tatvcS, the Senate could not act further on the
matter until the House should frs, have consider
cd the report of the committees decided thereon
and sent Us the bill. | did not myself take any
note ofthc particular hour of this part of the trans
action. The honorable member from Virginia,
(Mr. Leigh says he consulted his watch nj the
time, and Inc knows chat lad come from the con-
terence, and was III my scat At quarter past eleven.
have no reason 10 think that he is under any mis-
that he took notice of the hour and well rcmcm-
her, il. II could not well have been later than
his as any one will be satisfied who will look at
our journals, publ, and executive. and sec what
mass of business was despatched after came from
the committees, aud before the ad louinmcni of
the Senate Having made the report, sir, | had
no doubt that both Houses would concur in the re-
sui of the conference, and looked every moment
for the officer OF the House bringing the bill lie
did not come however, and pretty soon learned
that there doubt whether the committee on
the part OF the House would report 10 the House
the agreement OF the conference. At first did
not at all credit this !; but il confirmed by one
communication after another, until was obliged
to think il true Seeing that the Hill was thus
in danger Of being lost, and intending AT any
rate that no blame should Justly attach 10 the
Senate, Immediately moved the following rcso-
luton
RcSoff6d, That a message be sent to the hon
arablc the House of Representatives respectfully
IL remind the House OF the report Of the commit
tee q conference appointed ON tho dsorrce'ne
votes Of tine .Wo Houses on the amendment of the
House TO the amendment of the Senate 10 the
bill respecting the Notifications of the United
States"
You rccolcct this resolution, sir, a,ing.
! well remember, taken some part ON the oeca-
sion.
This resolution was promptly passed tie Sec
rotary carried ii 10 the House and delivered II.
What was done in the House Oh the receipt OF
this message now appears from the printed journal.
have no wish to comment on the proceedings
there rccordcd-all may real ll'm, and each Ec
able to form his own opinion. Suffice il 10 say
hat the House OF Representatives, having then
possession OF the bill, chose 10 retain HAT posses
sion, and never acted on the report OF the commit
tee. The bill, therefore, WAS lost. II WAS lasl in
the House OF Representatives. il died there, and
there its remains to he found. No opporluni-
~ was given to the members of the House To de-
eide whether they would agree to the report of the
Nv o committees or nol.--lrom n quarter payt ce-
ven, when the report was agreed Ia, nnlII two OF
three O'Clock IN the morning, the House remained
IN session. II at any time there was moi a quorum
Of member, present, the attendance Of quorum,
are tn presume, might have been commanded,
there undoubtedly great majoriiy of the
members still in the city.
But now, sir, there is other transaction of
the evening, which feel bound To state because
think quite important, on several accounts that
ii should he known.
\ nomination was pending before the Senate
fer Jude Of the Supreme Court In the course
Of Tic sitting, that nomination was called up, and,
on motion, was indefinitely postponed In other
words, it was rejected for AN indefinite postpone
men is a rejection. The office, of course, re-
manned vacant, and the nomination of another per-
son to fill il became necessary. The President of
tho IpltCd States Then IN the Capitol, as is
usual on the last day of the session, in the Clam
her gned to him, and with the heads of Depart
mcnis around him. When nominations are re-
lcctcd under these circumstances, it has been usu-
al for the President Immediately ,otran>nl new
nomination TO the Senate ; Otherwise the Office
must remain vacant till the mex, session, the
vacancy in such case has not harponc in the re
cess of Congress The vote of the Senate, indefi-
nitcly postponng this nomination was carried to the
Presidents room by the Secretary Of the Senate.
The President told the Secretary that it was more
than an hour past u O'Clock, and that he could re-
ceivc no further communications from the Senate
and Immediately after, as | have understood left
the Capitol The Secretary brought back the pa
per containing the certified copy Of the vote of the
Senate, and endorsed thereon the substance
of the Presidents answer, and also added that
according to his own watch, il WAS quarter past
one O'Clock.
There are two views, sir, in which this occur
renee may well deserve to be noticed. One is n
conncxion which it may perhaps have with the loss
of the Fertilization bill the other is, its general
importance, as introducing new rule, or new
practice, respecting the intercourse between the
President and the Houses Of Congress on the last
day OF the session.
On the first point shall only observe that the
fact of the Presidents having declined to receive
this communication from the Senate, and of his
having left the Capitol, was Immediately known