Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-12-21
TIE EypUNGiNG RESOLUTION.

THE EXPUNGiNG RESOLUTION.
n, the l%,h inst. Mr., Basard. of Delaware IN pur.
.,oee Of not given a, the las, session, uifodnc.
Cd The following prean,be aud resolutions. which he
.,.x. hi, intention TO renew 80 long as he hylls
seat in the Senate:
yvb.rea, the Senate Of United Safes, Ia Ire ex
,e;.e Of its functions deberatIve assembly did.
on the 2s,h day March. 1884 adopt the following
resolution:
Re,oired, Tha, the President, in the LATE ESecu-
,;,. M o, ceilings relation 10 the revenue, his
..med upon himself an horny and power not con-
feu<d by the Constitution and laws, but IN dsioga-
ton Of both"
And whereas afterwards, 10 wit. the 10th day OF
Jaouary, 1887. the Senate. III reference 10 the above
resolution. adopted auothe, AZ follows:
Rcsored. That the sad resolve he espnneed
from the Journal; anil, for that PURPOSE, that The
Secretary Of tho Senate, nj such time az he Senate
NAV appoint, shall bring the manuscript Jontnal
Of the session Of 1884, into tie Senate, and,
in the presence of the Senate draw black lines round
,s said resolve. anu write th- face thereof. Ia
.,,.ns letters, the words ipllo wing: Expunged BY
,d,r Of the Senatc this 10th day OF january, III the
wear vi our Lord 1897.
And whereas tie Constitution ofthe United States
EXPRESSLY requires that each iunse OF CONGRESS shall
keen journal of proceedings, neainl thereby TO
v,esrrve faithful and permanent record oil those
proceedings:
Aud whereas tie Srna'e ofthe Unied States. III
evidently offs legislative executive. ali u hi u
functions mas TIE inherent t'sh' ID e'"'f IVY 'S
se"'"..' IT,
nd wh~r.a, its opinions, when tlius expires
sed, become par: Of its proceedings. OF winch the
Constitution p'o''cS '"'' h'''"''e"' 's'o'' ''"'
be kept:
,s1, and tie &C, of the Secretary OF the Scaa,e 10
compliance with II, was violation OF tI'r Gensi'
luton iaasmuch as. II legal contemplation, Il de-
s'ro!eo' ""u ;" ,",' .ro,o,. ''>
p...i,.d that the resolution of he lC,h Of nra.
~. 1887. commonly called the e>mnetn. rr,olalion
be- and the same IS htre3F fercin'e', ana s''a i"'
ever hereafter DC "',o a. ''"s ''''' nav, II "a
,!,;. IN. ,,s,lu,in q, ls93-,a aid IN AN
ron;.. xh;rh NAV hereafter be made Of the SAINT for
any Official or legal PURPOSES the sald resolution {"
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k"a'' - ,h ,,,i,,n which WI, r.,
,or.ou.x irrcrul.rly and unco,,liiutionalIs made
in pursuance Of the resolution ct TIE l6h u JdauSfy
1887.
In init oducinG ths tesonton' M. b"y'fi ADVERT
cd TO wish expressed os MI h"e1'n""' wiz" -
avo~rd his intention 10 "hef ana 'nu'''! ''''' ms
mot'on that " lie 'sh' i've 10 zee ''s "'oiH''''-
meaning no DOUBT I'Ao .af. pay ~ 10 ''a'"" L"
on mc ie"e'nehe" 'e'" o. 'N''-'''1s' " "'' ~ ~
mortality hut ne congratulated 'ne '""'"' ~ i
brighter day had damned "P"" Us ~h'h ''" MN L"
hope that The accomplishment III ms e""'f"'' lnea
sure oi rrtibution WIS 1t hard III Spy. NJ Dn
rhanan SAID, that ,hon"i! he "s4st MI B4Jar'
long life -u1 pro-rrrItv he aid tot desire HIM 20
live SO long unless rl.1ued With perpetual yenth y
81, a!,heus h he remarked, there were some tl'iig
clouds resting upon the n ospcc's OF eaui,a''on
Nnrtl, kt,,, ,s b,-i Hr All liz Ia -.
sunr, cncs of the South j. thi' 20 Do til"
friends OF the Administrations eNiec' - ia thr S0n
TO their support because Mr. C'ihoun b IS Oh s'n to
send in his adh, SION aGd consents to tau :hr as II
State Rights in the dust Anj "'ea II tn'H sl,oaid