The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-17

al next week. He was very sorry 10 see the honora
PIE senator forget what was due 10 the Senate when
ne talked abovFo enforcing this infringement on the
freedom OF debate He was a very auiet man and
confined himself strictly 10 questians before the Sen
ate put ne held that this attempt 10 interfere with the
freedom OF debate was at with the very first pnn
eipes OF our Government and for one he would resist
u unto the death. lie desired that they get rid Of the
subject before them first He was disposed 10 decide
the question, and ascertain whether such a measure is
70 DC iNeeu on the county and not 10 consume more
time tnan 70 present their objections TO it, and then
leave me country 10 decide between them
MT BEN TON said he concurred with his friend
anu was willing To take the question on the hill now
uhder consideration, on Monday, which might be
cumpished by sitting evenings He wished 10 discri-
inmate between long speeches and shor' amendments.
An amendment OF one word IN a bill oitentines had
the greatest effect on the bill A few years ago they
inund word which was introduced in a pension
hi, ana which had passed unnoticed cost the Govern
ment one million of dollars He was opposed TO in.
Houuce me previous question IN the Senate at all but
as ior Introducing II in Committee of the Whole on
the quasi Committee for the purpose of cutting of
amendments, whenever that motion came forward, he
should treat as tearing up the Constitution Of the
United S'ates-as espunging the legislative authority
o. Tue senate and Just as eirctual putting end 10
the authority Of the Senate as ii d Dictator should
come and bd them Jump out If the window aud iun
on. whenever this Senate was reduced to the regis
tering edicts which were prepared IN the COMMITTEE
room or m some of the Departments and were sent
he would consider his legislative life as ended and
would sneer at the whole legislative existence after
mat lie rose for the purpose OF backing his friends
ny considering It tomorrow and Saturday by Mon.
day evening they would finish up the hill They said
that and he wanted the public To notice it, and he
note-takers TO remember, the Senator from Ala
bama and himself said, that they would with evening
sItllngs, finish the bill on Monday
Mr. CLAY of Ky, SAID the Senator (Mr. Cal
houn) had given answer To his own proposition,
INK he far IN
friends had been called away by serious ndisposillon
OF his family, and therefore he knew very well that II
could not he acceded to They would 20 with bu-
sIness as well as they could and the best way was t.
keepgood hunofed Their opponents might talk big
as they pleased let them he as monacng, indignant,
and lnIImdatng they pleased andlf existing rules
did not enable them to despatch HE public business,
he, for one, was ready to execute that provision OF the
Constitution, which gave them the power 10 make
rules 10 transact public business in spite of all the de-
nouncIng menaclng and bullying (it there should be
buying) used it would have no effect al all. he
wished 10 remind the Chairman Mr. Wright of the
COMMITTEE on Finance, OF last session. how his party
treat the Treasury Note Bills The discussion on
them was protraced more than day, and ge-
nerally passed in one hour This the scheme OF
the late Administration; and the necessity Of the
reasury was generally plead as requiring that no de-
lay should take place Many OF his iIlrnds voted Tor
those bills, and nofatempt whatever was made on
Their side to protrac the subject with view to its de-
feat or delay The Treasury note scheme was the
financial project of the late Administrations the Loan
hn OF the present. They wanted To get nd of Trca-
suIy notes there were of them who doubted lis
coustiutunay, and all doubted its xpedlcncy and
he had hoped that there would be reciprocaon OF the
kindness and that they should be allowed get loan
especially when he had told gentlemen that there was
such deficiency in the Treasury. He gave notice
that when they came out OF Executive session, he
should move to take up the Loan bill.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he was really struck with
the analogy OF the language which gentlemen used
now, and with that used the alien and sedton
law; II was exactly the same that they were gong
ON TO rehevethe people from their Distress and Their
measures were to be regulated by the party now IN
power he gentleman was 10 Judge, and II they
would submit 10 his discretion, he had no doubt he
would he very KIND MASTER and tell the gentlemen,
with the utmost Goodness, Try II when YOU please, and
you wi find no easy job. They had been allowed
perfect freedom of debate for fy years and for the
first time they Were now warned that they were to be
yoked us the House had been. There a
delberatve body earth distinguished for cour-
tesy this Senate where delberative speech had
been disabused less than in this and this session
there had not been wanton debate, and not one
speech of an hour and half He gave notice 10
gen lcmsn OF the maj ,rity to bring this measure IN
when they pleased, and it would be resisted 10 the
last.
Mr. LINN rose 10 speak but
The PRESIDENT informed him that the morn
ing hour had expired
MIR LINN had bot a few words 10 say, and APP
peaed 10 the Chair to be allowed to proceed He was
answered that it IN the power of the Chair 10
grant this request and was then, by vote OF the Sc
nate, permitted 10 proceed
He said there was an old Scotch proverh, that
threatened men never live long, and be regretted that
their opponents had seen fit to make any threats TO
them lh!s body had always been distinguished for
Its courtesy, for its general stream of quetnrss run
ming through the body, and no disposition to consume
the time unnecessarily at all events, not TO degree,
to cal on the majority TO muzzle the minority, dis
friends had done II when in power but a
reasonable and proper time had always been given for
the consideration oil all questions lie knew he no
norahle Sen tor from Kentucky, and his FINDS were
placed IN very peculiar and trying situation IN rela
ton t, this measure which affected the whole policy
Of the Government; and was 1t wrong 10 ask for Il
reasonable perl,d OF Time for lis consdera Ion lie
begged the Senator not 10 make his own judgment
altogether the criterion by which the Senate was to
be governed N tins subject
Mr. CLAY sa d he had endeavored in no ms ance
to make hi, jud lmcnt the ciicrun but had only
asked that the Senate the orty of the body, should
contfol
Mr. LINN said the Senator had said il they
governed by hi, own individual wishes he would bnng
lhis debate To a close. c" Very we'll said Mr. Clay)
II was IN reference this he Mr.. LINN had remark
ed that the Senator placed IN very trying ISL
ton This measure was of great Importance TO the
country and were they not Ia have tair opportunity
of discussing it That was the question. The gen
tleman saw plainly that their W higgery was fading
away and II they did not pass thIS bill now, they
would 90 home disgtaced party, and we've ruined
He said to them pass this bill hui give reason
able and proper time 10 discuss the most important
measure ever yet brought before the Senate of the U
States
The morning hour having elapsed,
Mr.. BERRlEN moved that the Senate proceed to
Executive business The question was about to be
put when
Mr.. CALHOUN rose to point Of ordcr-they had
a rule that daily after the morning hour they should
he the hug before the SENATE and
they could not proceed TO other business unless by
general consent
The CHAIR did not understand but decided
that IN order to move TO SO into Executive bus