Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-14
IN SENATE
TReSdaV, February IL, 1880.

MIR Norvcll submitted the following resolution, which
lays
Resoircd. That The daily hour Of the meeting OF the
Senate shall be eleven clock unit; otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Robinson submitted The following resolution,
which was considered, and adopted:
RcsOircd, Tina. the Secretary Of the Treasury COM
muncae TO the Senate If any and what banks in I'LL.
rois since their resumption OF specice payment in May
las. La applied 10 be made banks Of depose, and If
any tie reasons why not made.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF the
bill to proven, Tie interference Of Federal officers in cleo
lions. the special order of the day; when
MIR Rivcs addressed the Senate at length, and with
much earrestness against The report Of the Committee
The Judiciary.
Mr. Rives in concluding, stated his great disappvoba
ton of the doctrines contained in the report of the Ju
dietary Committee, and said that the Senate owed II 10
itself 10 revoke the sanction it had given 10 by print
inc an extra number Of copies Of it. With this view,
he submitted Of resolutions condemnaory OF the
repuG,, a"d concluding rh an amendment 10 it. lie
submitted to his friend from Kentucky (hr Crtenden)
whether they could not both accomplish the object they
had in view, by adopting these resolutions in lieu of the
bill about which many gentlemen entertained consl,u-
,ional sc.urls MIR r then read the resolutions, and
moved that they be printed.
Mr. Pierce desired to know in what character the gen.
l,emans resolutions offered; whether they we're
moved as an independent proposition, or as an amend
ment to the bill IL The former, it was clearly not in
order to receive them.
MIR Buchanan observed that it always best to do
al
by the Senator from Kentucky, MIR Criltendenl on
his bill as introduced, and he Intended for one, some
convenient time 10 give his sentiments with regard 10 IT,
Though he disposed, all occasions, to show every
courtesy his fellow members of the Senate yet he
was no, disposed To permit The issue 10 be changed
at this time The honorable Senator from Virginia
could al proper lime Tomorrow bring forward his
solutions and have The Of The Senate them and
he should be very ready 10 consider them; but this
question he wanted The bill the whole bill anu nothing
but the bill.
Mr. Wall complained Of the unfair manner in which
The Senator from Virginia had treated the report 1t
plain 10 every man OF common sense in the commu.
nifty, shat such inference could be drawn from IT, rs
the one drawn by the Senator from Virginia The com.
m.ee, Mr. w. saId in this report discussing the
rights Of ci;zans; and the Senator would pretend
deny that u,lcehUldtrs were citizens: lie begged leave
To- tell The Senator from Virginia that whatever new
lights lie might have, that the distinction be had
made not 10 be found il the Constitution What,
Sit said Mr. W are the officers Of this Government
distinct and separate class from the people: Are those
whom the people have entrusted with the transaction Of
their business, aliens them: Was this The Democra.
cy that the Senator had lately acquired: Mr.. w. OBJ.
*c!ed 10 having these resolutions at all connected with
the report aud he considered that by doing, il would
De placing unfair construction upun it.
sir King mech Surprised that the Senator from
Virginia should think of introducing these resolutions
in junction with the report The report, MIR said
not before the Senate and could in way be sub
irct to mcntment 1t was answer to tl, which
bill was before the Senate in Committee Of the
Whole, and iha and thai alone, subject amend
ment. With the same proprley might the Senator pro-
pose 10 md the spec CHI of the Senator from Jersey,
10 propose amendment 10 the report. All parlIa
mentary law against II. II the gentleman would
bring forward his resolutions in proper manner and al
proper time, he would ehreruy give them every
ccssary consideration But he hoped they would 90
with The bill, uEconnected with any matter foreign
it, and dispose OF early practicable for lie appre
hendeG that The business OF the Country might suffer ny
4 Erutfacled discussion.
Mr.. Rvrs asked Of the Senator from Alabama who
was so well verSed in parliamentary law of which he
proitssed 10 have but lille knowledge if it was not in
his power TO recomn the bill with instructions
NJ King said, certainly the Senator could make that
motion.
MIR Rives said his Object to get his resolutions
printed and before the Senate and To have them adopt
cd as an anote 10 the report He cared not how this
was done, whether by recommitment or otherwise.
With regard TO his Democracy it not that
Of the Senator from New Jersey which, as he under
dcrstood, went back only to 1872 while his he could
trace back 10 lTSD He thought the gentleman ought
have followed him step by step in his argument com.
menllng this report instead Of complaining OF the
differences drawn in one portion OF it.
Mr. Cuthbert asked it he to understand Of The
gentleman from Virginia that he proposes to recommt
the bill the report Of the Judiciary Committee for
the purpose Of having these resolutions reported distinct
without the bill
Mr. Rivcs replied in The affirmative.
Mr. Culhber rfioned that the gentleman then strunk
from he defence oil he Dill 4 OIL, ne sad mad been
introduced BY the Senator from Kentucky, (r Cilten
GCn) of character which provoked the CEN
in this report. The gentleman therefore, justified
the report when he shrunk from the defence Of The bill
Mr.. Rves said he did not undertake TO decide the
question the bill in it's present shape He proposed
recomm it with instructions to introduce these
ulons and also TO make report the bill ; 80 that
he did not give up the principle contained IN IT.
Mr.. Crl,enden understood 10 cay that he prefer
red that the bill should not be recommed at this time
He wished the argument 10 60 on, though he believed
the Senator had undoubed right TO move its recon-.
mltment.
Mr. Rives observed that the Senator from Alabama
TMr. Kingl admitted that he haG the right 10 move 10
recommit the BILL with instructions 10 bring in these
solutions
Mr. King said. he admitted no such thing. He admit
ted neither less than that it in the power
Of the Senator TO 10 reconm the bill with instruc.
tons TO amend the bill ITSELF and if the Senate chose