Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-01-22

Ia the Senate this morning there was
most interesting debate on Mr. Bcnton'5
sweeping resolution, appropratlng the
whole surplus in the Treasury for military
purposes.
Mr. Webster made one of the abIest
speeches against the resolution, that he
has ever made, In the course of his re-
marks, he stated an astounding fact that
occurred in secret session on the night Of
the Sd of March last. AT late hour in
the evening the Clerk Of the Senate wait
cd upon the President, in one Of the Com
mittee rooms, and notified him of the re-
lection Of Mr. fancy as Judge of the Su-
preme Court: Whercupon the President
replied, that it was after l2 O'Clock, and
he would receive no communication from
the Senate. The Clerk endorsed ,h,s roDy
on the back of the notice, aud fled it among
his papers. The Injunction Of secresy was
Yesterday taken off by the Senate, and the
exposure made in consequence. This ex-
plains the reason why the House did not
pass the military appropriation bill. What
a d,ssracefni transaction.
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Mr. Webster rose and said hat he was
| determined not to discuss the affairs con
neCtcd with our differences with France,
f,r i
/ would arise until that time should come,
at which 1t would be the duty oflh Exec
mlve 20 furnish TO Congress The requisite
information as to that subject. The pres
ent however, was prOnGr occasion und the
circumstances that occurred made it neces.
sarv for him TO refer to the incidents con
ncctCd with the loss Of the Fertilization
bil. lie might premise by saying tha
during the last session, so FAR from tn,
Senate being liable to any charge for no
having attended TO their duties, &c. h,
never knew q session IN which more i'm
purlant business had been by them de-.
patched. Much OF it however, they hear
, nolhinr OF afterwards, They passed IN
, Post Office bil-tho Custom House regu
la'ion blll--the bill regulating the Publ
, Deposits-and the bill to settle the claim
with France. with many others of Ink
, important character. The House of Rer
r rcsentatives did not act on these, contrar
, to what had been the usual practice, 10 dl.
pose of such bills as had been acted on
t either House.
Z. With respect to the For,iicalion Bill. /
desired TO claim the merit OF having move
t to reject the proposition to place at tt
n Executive disposal three millions OF none
: without specification, without a call to thi
n effect, and without estimates. He repea
ed, he desired to ella i'm the merit of th
[ motion, and the twenty eight Senators wi
8 thought with him, were not unwilling
record their names on that vote. 1t stoC
on the journal and whenever-if ever Il
e eXpunglng process was to begin, he pray,
q that his name, in its Infinite mercy, wou
~, be left where he placed 1t. An Honorab
~ Senator mr. EWING had said that even
y the public enemy was at their door,
= would vote down SO unconstitutional
+. monslrous a proposition. He concurrt
, with him. If the public enemy was at Il
" door of the Capitol, he could not be ind
D. ced to vote for II, then, or now, becau
in The volume in his hand, 1.-THE Articles
The Constitulion) there were principles
in the maintenance Of which, the people h,
" an interest to which the destruction of t,
:, capi,ols had not the comparative weight
a. feather. Mr., w, having adverted to Il
ID facts connected with the Committee of CO
in ference, ne maintained that the public re
" ords would shew that every thing had be,
- done by the Senate TO insure the passal
- of the Oil, without the obnoxious amen
VI ment-and to assure the public defenc
o beyond tho possibility of rational dem,
(Afer which, he said, there were other i