The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-25

v,...,,s and hence the money was leh without any
other care OF control than that Of the Executive.
They now presented tins measure 70 the eonsiderA-
tion Of the senate and prayed Senstors before they
TOOK any step 10 defeat the will Of the other branch
.hat they would consider well the consequences Of
not pfoy.ding for the sale-keepng Of the
revenue Of the country
The yeas and nays having been ordered the vote
on the poslp0nemsni resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Alien, Benton, Buchanan, Cal
houn, Clay, Of Alabama, Cuthber, Fulton, King
Linn. McRoberts, Mouion, Nicholson, Pierce. Be
veI, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams, Wood
bury, Wright, Youhg-2i,
NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow. Bates. Bayard
Berrien, Choaie, Clay Of Kentucky, Clayton, Evans
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, MAngnm,
Merrick Miller, Morehsad Phelps, Porter, Preniiss
Smith, Of Indiana, SsuihArd. Talmadge, Wood
btidge-24
MIR. BERRIEN then moved that he bill be refer
red To select committee Of FIVE The other seec,
committee had ex pred.
Mr.. CLAY rose 10 second this motion. As chair
Of the Committee which in fact, stated by the
Senator from Georgia, no longer existed, he had no
desire TO have any thing particular TO do with the bill
now in progress, and which he hoped would finally
attain that form which woud secure sanction here
and elsew here. He did not know whether he should
be able 10 vote for il that would depend on the sue
cess which his friends might have in presenting It's
practicabliiiy.
II
Senator from Kentucky 10 be placed at the head OF a
committee to take the charge Of this kie-fying fiscal
ty there but step betw the sublime and the
ridiculous; this bull had taken that step, and he did
wish the Senator from Kentucky, against his own
wishes, To be connected with IT.
The motion having been agreed TO, the bull was re-
erred To select committee of FIVE Consisting OF Mr.
Berrien, Mr.. Evans, Mr.. Archer, Mr.. Morehead, and
Mr.. Huntington
4 Mr. KING then moved TO proceed to the eonsidera-
| ton Of Executive business He said il seemed 10 be
the understanding yesterday that they TO go into
Executive to-day dispose Of some OF the bus
4 mess before them.
| MIR. CLAY hoped not There nothing con-
neced with the Executive session that might not be
delayed foI some days. The Land bill was import
ant, and should be disposed Of at DE under
stood that several gentlemen desired To be heard on
The subject and those who wished spea the bill,
| If ready. he would prefer that they should go on.
i Mr.. KING withdrew the motion.
i The Distribution and Presumption bill was then
taken up, and read a third lime The question then
\ being Shall this bill pass r.
Mr.. CALHOUN spoke nearly two hours, IN oppo-
sition 10 the BILL as unconstitutional mpoh,ic and IN
expedent.
Mr. ARCHER gave bis views as differing from
1 those Of either OF the Two parties de believed that
| the deeds Of cession-about which SO much usually
was said--afIected the question in no degree. The
small portion OF The pubic lands coded by the States,
as well as the others the properly of the Govern
ment and Congress had the most unlimited power
oven them from The Constitution, which gave them
the power dispose OF the territory and other prop
| erty Of the United States He expressed his belief
that this The best manner Of Their disPosIon and
accordingly should vote for the bill could any better
| mode be shown he would vote against the bill lie
spoke until exhausted and gave way without conclu-
dung his remarks.
The Senate then went into Executive session, and
after some time spent therein adjourned.