Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-21

course ne ieH himself compelled by a sense Of dstx
10 STATE 'hat 'he teller eoasiitutcd gross breach
81 The privileges OF The senate. lie felt the pro.
ioundest fegre' that SUCH letter should have been
ponned by the illustrioas individual VIM s,l.d,h.
| ccu,ivc chair. If such letter had bee, Addressed
from the highest parsonage in the realm TO . mem.
Der of Parliamcn, Of Great Britain, II would have
drawn from tina, body a rebuke which would have
shook the monarch on his throne. lie knew he
said how had been The effh,ts Of those who arr
now powctlcss minority IN this Senate, to su..
tain it's privileges and he know how vain would
be any attempt OF this powcflcss minority to assert
it's privileges now. Bot nc could not AVOID risn,
to express his regret al he course which the Pre-,
ident had adopted, as we'll as hs acquicsccnce IN
the proprie,y of the determination Of the Senator
from South Carolina, not to submit any motion IN
relation TO tho letter but having laid il before tn,
Senate, to leave that body to take care Of It's own
privileges
Mr. Davis then spoke 10 opposition to the passage
Of the bill, as being of character different from
that which was given to 1t by its friends, and inca
pable OF producing any useful operation.
Mr. Clay anmadyerted on the bill. as calculated
to serve the spectator rather than the actual set.
tier, aud as one with which the very states II was
intended to serve would be dissatisfied.
! The question was then taken OF the passage Of
the bill and decided in the affirmative, as follows
fBAs-Bcnon, Black, Brown, Buchanan, Cuth.
bert, Ewing, Of III. Fulton, Grundy, Hendricks.
Hubbard, King of Ala Linn. Lyon, Moore, Mou.
ton, Nicholas Niles Norvell. Page. Parker, Rive.
Robinson, Strange, Tallmadge Upton, Wake
Wright -27.
NArs-Bayard Calhoun. Clay, Clayton, CIT.
icnden, Davis. Ewing of Ohio, Kent, King Of Geo.
knight, MKean Morris, Premise, Robbins, Rug
giles. Sewer, Southland, Spence Swim, Tomlin,On
Wall, Webster, Whte-23.
Mr. Dana and Preston were absent.
HOUSE-Tbe considerations of the motions Of
censure of the conduct of Mr. Adams was resumed.
Afier long discussion including speech of two
hours duration from Mr. Adams, and modification
OF the resolutions. so as to give them the shape Of
those subioined. and after resort to tho preyou.
question, the question taken on the ist branch
OF the main question. which was as follows -
Resolved. That any member who shall hereafter
present 10 The house any petition fthe slave, Of
this Union, ought to be considered as regardless of
the feelings of the house, the rights of the south
ern states, and unfrendy TO the Union
And this resolution tcas rejected yeas OF, nays
lO5
A motion to adjourn made and lost.
And the question taken on the second branch
of the main question, which is as follows -
Resolved, That the Hon. J. q. Adams having
solemnly disclamed all design of offering any thing
disrespectful to the house in the inquiry made of
the speaker as TO the petition purportng to be-
from slaves, and having avowed his intention not
to offer to present the SAID petition If the House
should be ofopnion that it ought not to be preseh.
ted; therefore all proceedings in regard to his con.
duct do now cease.
| Tits resolution was rejected; yeas % ma We 1877
Mr. Wise IRON the select committee appointed to
investigate iCto the manner in which the admins.
ration of the executive department. had been con
Quoted. obtained consent to make 4 report from
that committee.
The report states that X. NJ. Whitney, who
had beer summoned a witness before that CON.
mas oy letter. Informed the coin. Of his perempory
| refusal TO attend, it became the duty nj tho coo
miitce TO make the House acquainted with III.
fact.]
And the com. reported unanimously the follow
ing resolution
Resolved That the Chairman be directed to re.
port the letter to the house. that such order may
be taken as the dignity and the character of tho
house require.
A letter from Mr. A. Mann, accompanying the
report, aud addressed to the chairman, (Mr Wisel
was read, stating that he enclosed a conmunic..
ton referring to Mr. r. NJ. Whitney letter. which
had been handed TO HIM, (Mr A. Manu- in the
house OF representatives, the 7th inst by mes.
echgcTI winch communication the chairman. fNf
Wise) had refused to present on the ground Tia,
II was censOrious.
Mr. Wise said that he could not with self respect
present the communi ation referred to TO the com.
mlt'ee. motion was made by Mr. A. Mann to
PRINT the communication pending which, at seven
O'Clock the house adjourned.
Fiiday F5 10.
The following resolutions 10 the care Of Reubeo
NJ Whitney were adopted yeas 100, nsys 95.
Resolved, That whereas q scect committee Of
this House, acting by the Authority Of this House,
under resolution Of The Eth of January last, ha.
reported that II. NJ. Whitney has peremptorily
used to give evidence To summon duly issued By
SAID committee, aud has addressed to the commit
tee the letter reported by said committee 10 tho
House, therefore.
INTERESTING Shproreck Loss of Eiepen Lres ana
l,oo0. 900 IN properiy.-rhe bark Sozans, be-
longing 10 Macao (China,) while on her passage
to that place from Bomi,ay WAS cts, .uay The