The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-27

large On ne blll prohibiting the sales nf
publlc isnds. exrept % actual srtaers and
II limited qusasilless sfler which he hill
sss passpoaed 10 Monday.
The expupgine resolution sss taken
up. Mr. CLAY having ne foar: bui on
motion oi Mr.. Kent me Senate adjourned.
The House % Representatives sss
mosily engaged in the consideration q
private bills.
TEE ExPUxGIS0 REsoLUTI0sA
January 10 In The Senate. lhe En-.
p1nging resolution vas taken up. and
VIZ. Clay addressed fhe Senate a length
In opposition 20 Il. aud in siadicalion Of
/, he principles involved in the resolution
Of The Senate eensaring the President
VIZ. Buchanan followed in sindicsll0n az
the expunging resolution. and in reply ~
Mr.. Clay. He insisted that the meaning
of sxplmgs. az used in lhe resolution.
vas not literal. bul melaphoriesl. merely
implying that The passage in The journal
operated np0n would not b. obliieraied.
but that ils fore - "a set Of the Senate
wonld Be annihilaied. Mr. Bayard. Mr.
Hendricks. ar. Strange. and Mr. Ewing
also addressed the Senate ON lhe subject.
Az The conclusion Of his remarks. Mr.
Strange proposed several verbal amend
msnis in the preamble and resolution. the
import Of which was In declare that the
Senale resolution Of 1894. reRsuring the
President, vas "nOt warranted BY the
Constitution. illegal" &c. instead Of Dr..
elaring that IL was uneonsliinlinnally
adopted" To these amendments Mr..
Benton assenlej, and they were agreed
tn.
The debate having closed. and the
question being about % be taken, VIZ.
Webster rose and addressed the Senate.
He said that. upon The truth and justice
NJ the original resolution Of The Senate.
and upon the authority Of The Senate N
pass that resolution. he had an oppouu
nifty TO express his opinions al SUISSE
queni period when the Presidents protest
WAS before lhrm. These opinions. he
said. remained altogether unchanged; and
had The constitution secured The privilege
of entering . Protest on The journal. he
should NOT INV say one word on The oc-
casion; although if what 10 now propos
ell shall be accomplished he knew no.
What would be the value al such pro-
vision. however formally or carefully il
might hare heen inserted in the body nf
that instrument. But as there is no such
constitutional privilege. he could only ri.
feet his purpose by thus addressing the
Senate: aid he rose. therefore. he said.
lo make that Protest 10 this manner. en-
the lace ~ the Senate. and in the face nj
The country. winch he could not present
m any other form. He then went on.
in behalf Of himself and his colleague.
as Senators from the state Of Msssachu'
sets. solemnly TO pro,es, against The
whole proceeding.
Mr.. Webster having concluded. the
question on the adoption Of the resolu
nou was taken BY yeas and nays. and
decided % follows:
Eeas-Messrs Benton. Brown, Blu.
ehauan. Dana. Ewing of Illinois. Full
ton. Grundy, Hubbard. King of Alaha
ma. Linn. Norris. Nicholas. Niles. Page.
Rives. Robinson, Rugglss. Strange. Sc
vier. TslInadge. Upton, Walker. Wall.
Wnsht-24
Nays essrs. Bsysrd. Black. Cal
houn, Clay, Cr,ltsndpn. Davis. Ewing of
Ohm. Hendricks. Ken. Knight. Moore.
Prentiss. Preston. Robbins. SwiIi, South
ard. Tnnlinson. Webster. WhiR-l9.
81 The resolution was agreed to-
=. Benton. observing tina, nothing
n,w remained but fnr the Secretary 10
carry into effect the order of the Senate.
moved that that be forthwith done.
The Secretary ,hereupon produced the
record of the Senate, and opening il at
the page which contained the resolution
10 be expunged, did. in the presence Of
such nr the members of the Senate as
remalncd. (msny having re,ired.) pro-
cerd to irdg black lines entirely round
the resolution. and tn endorse across the
lines the words " Erpangsd By order 81
me Senate. The lea day Of January.
1897" #4s
No sooner had this been done. than
Misses. loud and repeated. were heard
from various parts Of the gallery. and the
Chair (slt. King of Alshamal ordered the
gallery to he cleared. Mr.. Benton said.
:" hope the galleries will not be clear
ed. as many innocent persons will be
excluded. who have been guilty Of no
violation Of order. Let The rufhans who
have made the disturbance alone be APP
pretended. | hope the sergeant alarms
will be directed to enter the gallery. and
seize the rufiians. asceriaining who they
are the best way he can. Let him APP
prehend them. and briug them TO the bar
OF the Senate. Let him seize the bank
rufians, hope they will mol now be
suffered 10 insult the Senate. as they did
when i. was under the power Of the