The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-25
In SENATE,
"WEDNESDAY, August 25, ls4l

Mr.. STURGEON presented petition of citizens
Of Pltsburg praying for the exemption from duty OF
articles which into the manufacture oil glass /;
which laid on the table.
Nj. CALHOUN presented the proceedings and
resolutions Of a meeting of citizens of Petersburg,
Virginia, protesting against a protective tarIii, Ma
tlonal Bank, and approving of the Presidents Veto
At this session also against distribution, and express
ing the hope that il the bill for this purpose were
passed, the President would withhold his assent from
SAID bill The proceedings WERE on motion OF M :,
CALHouN laid the table, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. rAPPAN moved to take up the resolution
previously offered by him for the adjournment oil Con
1ress on the 30h list, and this motion called the
yeas and nays.
The motion was negatived: yeas 10, nays D.
Mr. KING said il was usual at the commencement
Of every session to organize standing committees 10
EXAMINE the matters that may be brought before them
and report In the arrangement Of these committees,
il was usual TO place the Administration IN MAORI
y but ais, to place poron OF the minority on .he
committees that they might give their views. MS
pfactlcc never ought to he departed from. frequent
IL thr matters were referred select committees, and
~ that case the same rule should prevail There was
Of devat from II IN the history oil eEs-
laron TIL Here bill. had been ~ded through
the House, w breach of parliamentary rule, whch
prevents taking up ut the same session, matter when
Ind been rejected by OF q q Departments OF 20
vrtnm, IT. The bl came here-he was not at liberty
- advert further to what done in the other house
but ~ wished he might, and show To the country Whhl
I
came here and proposition was made to refer II TO
select committee be appointed by the President OF
tr Senate. No objection was made by them 10 tniS
course and now to his utter asonishment he saw In
Tho morning papers that not member OF ms par
II was on the committee. Had this been done be-
I use gentlemen were unwilling to have his party
kc part in the deliberations this subject, which
equally interested them; IT because they were
unwilling to ha We them hear the dlssensons OF their
partyl The parliamentary law was that the various
subjects when committed should be sent to The friends
y The measures, majority, but portion always
ot HE ppose party to be included lie proposed 70
uda to THIS committee two members To he CHOSEN from
tine nnorltv of the Senate that they might be repre-
seated on Ills most important matter. This rule had
been departed from before since he mad seen IN
Congress, with the exception OF one single case
Dt d standing Committee on the District OF COLUMBIA
lrmoycd fiat two members be added To the commit
ten IL be- selected from the minority of the Senate,
The PRESIDENT stated the facts of the case.
One member had been appointed on this committee
WHO had voted against the Bank bill that had passed
te Two Houses this session. When the present bill
came 10 the Senate, yesterday, motion was made to
,o.pone il indefinitely, and twenty-one members
voted against IT, thus expressing their decided hostil-
Fl, il The measure None of those had been appoint
IA and in this course he had been guided by rule,
r,m Icfcrson's Manual, which he read TO me senate,
lud which provides that in the appointment oil COM
ttccs for the consideration Of any measures, those
WHu took exception to particular parts oil such mea-
sure, might be appointed but none rho spsah enpFey
.1,sf ibc bia: for he who would enurely destroy
'io hill would not amend il; and that no man was
2 5e employed member of any committee, on any
measure when he had declared himself against " ana
when any such member should be appointed, ne ought
II 1.k 10 be excused from service.
ndcr this view the Chair had decided, IN the APP
p10tment Of this committee, and the Senate would
appro'e or dsapprove that action.
Nit BENTON said il had been q practice with
'l'r party, when in power, while the majority Of
ymmitees were appointed of their friends,to include
a'' some who were entirely opposed TO the mea-
sure lie opposed the composition Of this committee,