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.lonIaY, .lan. 1i, 1887.
IN SENATE.
EXPUNGl%G RESOLUTION
The hour of having arrived, the SeTae lr"c"c0ca
10 the consideration OF The special order, which was Nil
Benlns resolution 10 expuuse from the luu';'a "' Tie
Senate the resolution uf the cih March, c3 crnSuring
the President for havng removed the tepuses from the
Bank Of the United States.
Mr. Clay addressed The Senate al grcs! rnsh against
The resolution.
The debate was further continued by M Buchanan;
and Mr.. Dana made few remarks III reply 10 what ell
from Mr.. Preston the other day.
Mr. Bayard next took tbs Hoor, and moved adjourn
ment.
On which motion Mr. Benton asked Cor the yeas and
Ysas-MessIs. Bayurd, El:ck, Cai!o.a, Cay, Crit.
tenden, Davis, Ewing Of OhlD Kent. Knight, 'lO"rr,
Preston, Robbins, Southland. Swift, rom!is"n, Web
ster-l6.
.fays-Meesrs Benton, Brown, Buchanan, DINA, Ew-
ing Of illinois, Fulton, GlunGy, iendrcks Hubbard,
KING Of Alabama, Linn, Morris. Nicholas, Miles, Pay,
Ryes, Robinson Rusgles, St'ange Sewer: Ialinadge,
Upton, Walker, Wall, White, A:igEt-2G
So the motion 70 adlourn was lost.
M Bayard then aGttessed i!e Senale, and was fol
lowed by Messrs hendricks, SIange, and Ewing Of
Ohio.
MIR. Strange moved TO amend The preamble TO the
luton by striking out the last paragraph oil the LIST uge
the words 'rreguiary, illegally and u"co0s'l'u"naiy,
and inserting III lieu thereof, Twas not warranted ny lie
constitution, and was irreguarly and Illegally. la -
second page, strike Out tue word " unconstitutional,
and insert the VOID ''unauthGrzcd by the constitution
And in the tlild page, strike cut 'Sieaion at the con
sttution and insert not warranted by The ousliiu
ton"
MIR. Benton observed that he some difference be-
tween the words proposed o be inserted, und tl"Sr 81
ready in the preamble; however, lc not he said,
at all tenacious the subject; aud he expressed s
willingness accept the uIeud.:culs.
The question being then taken on them, they were
agreed ~.
MIR. Webster rose and briefly addressed the Senate
On motion of Mr. Benton, the Iaak in the resolution
ted
nary"
The question then REQUIRED on agreeing TO tie
luton, and MIR. Benton having asked lur the yeas and
nays, theywere ordered
Ycas-Messrs Benton, Brown: Buchanan, Dana Ew.
ing OF Illinois, Fulton, Grundy Hubbard, KING Of la
bana Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Page, RIses 10
binson, Rugglrs, Strange, Sewer, Iamadge, Upton,
Walker, Wall, Wright III
Aays-Messrs Bayurd, Black, Calhoun, Clay, Crit
tendrn Davis, Ewing oil Ohio. Hendricks, keu Knight,
Moore, Pren.s, Pre- on, Robbins, Sou!lurd Swift,
Tomlinson, Webster, " h:ie-19.
So the resolution was agreed to- and,
On motion Of MIR Benton, the Secretary Of the Senate
brought to the table tie J"uiaai Of Tie Senate OF Io4
and pursuance Of tie terms Of Mr. Brn,ons resolu
ton, expunged from ii Tie following resolution:
Resoired, Tina, the President, in the late Executive
proceedings in relation TO The public revenge, has
ed upon himself authority and power not CONFERRED 10y
the Constitution and laws, but drrogation of both.
Just IS the Chair was announcing The act Of the Sc
cre,ary having executed the order Of the Senate, dis
turbance took place in The gallery; wIereupon,
MIR. Benton and said that lie would not ask that
gallery should hc cleared it would be acting ur-
justly towards those who had mol participated Ill oiier
sing This contempt 10 tie Senate.
Fhe Scrgean.at-A!ms was then directed TO bring the
offender offenders 10 tile bar. Ia few minutes he
returned with an individual.
MIR. Benton moved that he be placed the bar of the
Senate.
Mr. Morris asked for the yeas and naye 1t seemed
10 him That there III bringing l.;l the bar
for the Individual was unarp!ssed oil Tie charge against
him.
Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King, of Ala, Linn, Niles
Page, Rivrs, Robinson, Rugglrs, Ta!luudge, Walker,
Wall, and Wright-lo. 49,.
-Nays-Mcssls buchanan, Hendricks, Moore, Norris
Nicholas, Sewer and Tiplon-7.
The motion being carried the utituder dug
ly placed at the bur.
Mr. Moore moved that the Senate adjourn lost
Mr.. Benton remarked that, III" in,r VII" was
committed for disordcr!y conduct ,s;. by this time be-
pretty well rebuhfd III his feelings by being exposed rs
the gaze Of the whole Semae, he would move that hr
be discharged.
Mr. Morris said that he considered Il a mos. unius,
thing, that person brought before Tins body should not
be permitted to be heard in his defence lie ought TO
have an opportunity OF explaining Of denying The
charge made against BIN.
Mi. Sewer moved az ADJOURNMENT which, motion did
not prevail
MIR. Robinson observed tia, the individual should have
opportunity given him OF being heard as it was to he
presumed that every guilty of the charpe
made against hun, until it should be- proven.
MIR Benton said If the individual wished to be heard
let nm 60 TO the table and make his statement. Ii lie
cid not choose to do SO, let him be discharged.
hr Robinson observed that the individual stood near
him, and was ready TO answer any heterogeneous whc!
the Senate might wish to put 10 him
MIR. Benton said then he would Withdraw his motion
10 discharge him; so that he might 20 TO the table
The Chair observed, that the Senator had not the power
to withdraw it.
Mr. Morris remarked, that it Du, reasonable the
Senate should give him until to. ,orrow morninu T., mr.
pare himself to answer the Undergraduates and he b
TOO, require the cid OF counsel. Mr. N. hoped the &c.
nnte would now adjourn.
dr. Brown asked Tor The yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
MIR. Linn would ask the Senator from Illinois, whether
the person in custody was willing this time to answer
any question which might be put him. If so, then
lie the best Judge whether he could answer the oues
tons and therefore it was not necessary lha, aay Sena
tor should become his advocate
Mr.. Benton said, if the individual wished 10 purge
himself of the contempt, he willing tut he should
now answer the interogaorics which the Senate mic lit
think proper 10 PROFOUND 10 him. Blu. he (hlr was
totally against bis going to lawyer for The purpose Of