Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-16
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marie. gong over very much tho same GROUND 90
bei"te. Mt Porter Of Loaisisus, then made q
mos, brilliant spcrcb In dcfeaee of the course por
sued by The Senate on the fertilization Iht al the
last session. and in comment upon the motive. in.
ference. arguments and Illusion Of Mt llen,on. in
b's speoebon introducing the resolution befr. tho
Senate. II wac mcet able effort and dcscrvcs
To be ranked among tho proudcsi ever offered on
that floor. A. soon ss he took o,s seat.
Mr. WEBSTER bcxt addressed To. Chair. nj.
not my purpose, Mr. President, tsaid he, 20 make
any remarks on the state Of our nfisrs with Frsaee
The time for that discussion has not come aud I
wait. Wesne IN daily expectation ola communi.
Gallon from the President, which will give q. hcht;
aud We arc authorized 10 expect Recommendation
oy him Of such measures Is he thinks IL mny he
necessary end proper for Congress TO adopt. d,
not anticipated hm. do not rorc,un him L.
this most important and delicate business il ia Tho
proper duty OF the Executive to 70 forward. and /
Tor one, do not intend either 10 be drnwp or driven
mo the lead. Wben official information shall be
before ne, and when measures sholl be recommend.
cd upon the proper responsibility, I shall end,syot
10 torn the best Judgment can. and shall act ao
cording TO It's dictates.
rise, now, for another purpose. This resolu.
ton has drawn on debate upon the general con.
duet Of the Senate during tho lost session Of
Congress. md especially in regard to the proposed
grant OF the three millions TO the President ON tho
last night OF the Sc, sion. My main object il to
tell the story OF his Transaction aud to exhbi, tho
conduct OF the Senate fairly to their view. love
tbs duty TO tho Senate. owe II to the commit.
lee with which am connected ; aud although
Whatever is personal TO AN individual is generally
OF too little Importance to be made the subject of
muck remark, hope may be permitted 10 say
that IN matter, 10 regard 10 which there has
bee so much misrepresentation, ! wish to say a
few words for the sake Of defending my own re-
pulaton.
This vote Tor the three millions was proposed by
the House OF Representatives. as an amendment
to the torihcaion bill; and the loss of that bill.
three millions aud all. is the charge which hiss been
upon the Senate, souDccd over all the lnnd and
now again renew ed propose to give the true
history of This BILL its origin it's progress, and i,s
less
Before attempting that, however, let me rcnutk
Tor II Is worthy To be remarked, and remembered
that the business brought before tho Senate last
session important aud various as it was and both
public ahd private was all gone through with most
uncommon Dispatch and promp,itudc. No session
has witnessed more complete clearing of and
finishing OF The subject before us. The commu.
nications from the other IIouse, whether bill or
Whatever else, were especially attended to in pro-
due from one House TO the other ] recolIoct
nothing Of any Importance which cumc 10 US from
the House Of Representatives, which was here
neglected, overlooked or disregarded.
On the other hand tlwas the misfortune of tho
Senate. and, as think, the misfortune Of the coun.
| Try that owing to the state of business in the
House OF Representatives towards the close of the
session. several measures which had been nstured
IN the Senate, and passed into bills, did not receive
attention. us To be either agreed to or rejected
IN the other branch Of the Legislature. They fell,
| OF course by the termination of the session.
Among these measures may be mentioned the
! following, viz:
The post cbiee reform bill. which passed the Sc.
nate unanimously aud of the necessity for which
the whole country is certainly now most abundant
ly satisfied;
| The Custom House Regulations BIN, which also
passed nearly unanimously, after a very laborious
! preparation by the Committee on Commerce, and q
foil discussion in the Senate.
The Jndicary BIZ, passed here by a minority Of
thirty one to five, and which has again aresdy
passed the Senate at this session with only single
dissenting vote;
The bill mdemnJpng claimant, for French spoii.
aions before / 500;
| The bill regulating The opposite Of the public mo
neys in the Dep,site Banks;
The Till respecting he tenure of certain ofee,
and the pouer remOpai from eGee; which has now
again passed to be engrossed. in the Senate. by a
decisive msjnrity.
All these important measures, ms,ured and
passed ID the Senate in the course Of the ses-
sion, and many others whose importance was
lefs, were sent to the House Of Representative
aid we never heard any thing more from them
( They there found their graves.
II is worthy Of being remarked. also that the at
tendence ofmembers Of the Senate. was remarks
| bly, full particularly toward the end ofthe Session.
! On the last day every Senator In his place tlli
very the hour Of adjournment, % the journal
will show. We had no breaking up for want Of
quorum; delay, no rails Of the Senate: nothing
which wss made necessary by the negligence In
attention Of the members Of this body. On the
4 vote for the three millions Of dollars, which
was taken at about eight o'clock 10 the evening,
fouy.siglt votes ~ere given, every member Of tho
Senate being IN bis place and answering TO b,s
name. THIS san instance Of punctuslity, dill
genee. aud labor. continued to the very end Of an
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