Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-18

the Senator from krutueSv thought he nad placed in
| alr WHICH! WIS rcldy TO ddai: thai any sugecs-
tons OF his might bc crude, for tie question
new to him but still he II able see, by the r
.nnents Of the gentlemen lis right, rAlr Clay ana
MIR. Clayton, that the difficulties in hls IN nd had been
removed nor did he see that those Senators had IN
posed any great difficulties against his position The
honorable Senator from IL tucAy, had appealed 10 them
with force, aud he had PIT Questions when lie
would answer, lana-e like, by putting another ques-
ton: Was Legislative Executive session. tor
tie honorable Senator contendet tia,
other;
/ MIR. CLAY said the session senatorial
Dir. WRIGHT Thought all their sessions Scna-
| torlal. He had understood The honorable Senator 10
contend That this not strictly legislative, that Il
MAS no: strictly Executive, nor vas i judicial; ergo,
! thy could not dn tbs act II all
! I'r. CLAY explained. lie sad The there
Senate and were e;cteat = lei;o!ia act winch,
as Senate irrespective of the Other branch Of Con
gEess, they could i. auy time, perform II was Sc
| Ilipria
air. WRIGHT admitted that I'M. was to ham new
classification II their powers, and il which ~
would not then dscnss bet lie hoped n! iury did
would b. 'Senatoridl, Whether o. legislative, IS
Executive council. the powers h aPprcbendrd,
which granted to them, were ct one or two
branches; and from the arguments which h. had heard
Il seemed 10 him they had then legislative powers,
aud yet they acting :his subject IN legislative
form He nal hr:i re referred . the nilss u! the Sc
nate, and lie had stated what, he supposed, would not
h. cnntro:ertc; that those rules perfectly
binding that body, tasy on the Loiy winch
occupied those seats wrek AFRO. Now, one Of those
rules was, that, "Whrn ac;in- confidential Exc
cutve business, the Senate Snail BE- cleared Of all per-
sons, except tie Secretary, tie Principal or the Exc
cutye Clerk, the Ser.eaat.a:-aFms and DoOrhecper
and the Assistant Doofaccpcr Wcl then. under their
ru!ns, they mus; assume 10 be acting egislayey,
| position wi,c hr undertook to show hey dad not &C.
cipy after their organization for Executive purposes
That disposed 4 matter Of course II the question
,v:o If r!4n members III line body Tor that was
n question which the Senate must always admit The
Senator from Delaware said whether Executive
Legislative capacity, they were always subject u ihn
Necessity Of exercising their powers in srpro:ecii""
and hence, If the sickness death 81 their Secretary
happened while tie Senate was exclusively ENern-
tive was competent appoint Secretary pro trm
for that Executive session. that that would on The
Executive journal, which had connection with the
Legislative Journal for il was a journal 81 their own;
which had no connection with the House Of Repre-
sentatiycs and that II was published, Or was forever
sealed, The Senate, acting as an Executive body,
should decide and The Senate, acting lcgisla
uyc body not permitted to inahea any oTder on the
subject: Now, he (llr Wright took Il, that II such
cessity 10 arse, or II the Secretary should
mlshrhave t. require Il, the Executive Senate
might pf0 hac sre appoint person u discharge the
duties until the time allowed 10 make permanent ar
pnnimrnt Those were the suggestions 81 ms mint
Now, lis impression Vas, that u the Senate, III ~
Executive capacity should pass resolution and order
~ p9 " 80 N ,i 1T . ,,.o - IL
otHers, 'he persons mere ianeu "oI'" - Us = "
t:c ff'htefs ~, u'e opefa''oi u ''e 'a'' -
However, ne u'd not now uesrc y '' u.
wan ms renscm"ns "nch were necessary 'iius
Mr.. PRENTlSS, who spoke III very low tone o.
voice, understood to argue, that the Senate now
stl'ns cnuid exercise any sSP"'d'e po"ris @"'" " -
ny ihc constitution ana 'na tIS IA" W 80"
the rsh' 10 act upon ''S 'eSoiu''o'' 1' =
their Printers
alr CLAY OF Alabama conceived ne "h"e a'cS-
ton turned point which had not yet been
regarded and honorable gentlemen VINO p"p0s "nan 10
acl On inns fesou'''f' y "iPsrteu - "'" w., 49,
act misrepresentation OF the true nature OF the
question. On former OCCASION but iew days ago.
he orr Clay mad commended ,lat me PRINTER was not
III the constitutional sense Of me term, an "i,cer o.
the Senate al all! ut all events he could only De con
sdcred qaasi officer. lie did not deny that the
Clerk or The Secretary liable to be dismissed; but
even a matter Of right, or OF sound discretion, ne
did not suppose any officer would be dismisscd unless
he had committed some offence, or had been gu,l'y q
deep moral dercc'ion. In hat position dd thry