Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-26

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Printer was not removed. Look at your Journal; do
you not find that the body that appointed the
Printer in the session of 1884, 49, appointed the
mlttee at the next session. They all knew what
The occasion in some respects of the change that took
place number Of the members were removed by
death He could tell Of one and VIXEN he thought of his
name, he filled With esteem and respect-he meant
ms predecessor the late Mr.. Sm.:h, who came at the
commencement Of the session, and, before lis close the
Supreme Being, his i1scrutable providence removed
HIM BY death lie d.! no, speak of others who were
thus taken out of the Scnar. Thus change was e.
, ieced the BODY
He repeated SO tlr as he knew, there had been an
officer appointed by th. body BY political party 90
n5 out Of power, when II known that the succeed
ing would be Of different chaacer This the very
hrst time, IN the history Of tins Government, in which
an attempt vas made, by defeated party just gong
out Of office, 10 c.ect Printer, known be sup
posed 10 be-, unacceptable 10 li- party coming
power. IL the time, al the time,
ard the Senate. iroc, Arkansas who're fran all
OCCASIONS IVORY regard, cd not hesitate
the principle winch they acted. Now. was there
any Obligation resting teen, esther towards Senc-
tors Or towards the individuals, that they should
tam them III office: If there any principe ot pro-
pretty that should mdice them 10 continue IN cr these
Printers, personally repulsye 10 t!.em-i: he though,
/ II ought 10 be coae. he would then ~
resolution. Blu, he coult perceive none lie you'd
DISMISS the whole subject, therefore ..iit lie remark
.na; On ne requisite examination OF II n every point
% view, he had arrived his owr u ad 10 ,ne result,
Fs
md, under the circumstances IL .shck they were
called TO act on II, no; on their right but their
duty
Mr. KING suggested the following modification Of
! the amendment OF the Senator from Missouri waich
Mr. Benton accepted:
\ 'kcsorcd, That Al,ssrs. Blair and l.ives, having
been duly elected Printers the Senate during the
ate session Of Congress, under the JOIN, resolution Of
the two Houses providing Tor the election Of Printers
10 Congress- IL not competent tor the Senate 10
AL that eociIon, and thereby dvcst the rights which
BLAIR and Riyes mag have acquired ~ that election
they having entered MO contract 10 Ii" 9-ni
ing, and gwen bond, which has been approved, d.
rected by law.
/ Mr.. HENDERSON said, BY the amend men, il would
seem that there contract resulting from law
and the objection to the removal OF the Printer
predicaled on that. Now, he proposed to SHOW that
there no contract resulting from lawn other
words, he denied that there law all The
resolution Of lel9 he assumed 10 be VOID j, purport
cd be lolnt resolution prescribing the form and
manner in which each House sal! elect PRINTER
and pay him. Now, II this necessary IL
law Ii II necessary that they should have
the concurrence of the other House, and the
OF the President Il law: but u II
.ary, if they had authority by which they could make
tins appontment-ths resolution could add nothing
their original powers The Constitution says 'ever
order resolution or vote TO which the concurrence Of
the Senate and the H. Of representatives. may be
sary Except question OF adjourn shall be pre-
scented the President of the IT, s. and before the
shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being
dlsapproved by INN, shall be repassed BY twohrds Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives. according
the rules and limitations prescribed IN the OF
bill Now, the inquiry was, was this resolution
such as in the language of the Constitution
sary to be presented the PRESIDENT Iit was, gentle
men were right respecting the resolution which they
assumed be law. lie denied that this, III the
language Of the Constitution, was IN order or 're
solution tha 10 be presented 10 the President,
which the signature OF the President was rcqu
site.
Without going into an argument on that point after
il had been so ably argued, he would that il
was be yond contradiction. He took il for granted
man would contend that, TO empower the Senate 10
elect its Printer, necessary 10 confer with the
House Of Representatives with the President,
,la; the Senate should have their And
how stood the resolution n its operation: Had the
House regarded law; II was well known that the
House had for years dsegardeu II; Il had not been
deemed obligatory bv the House Of Representatives,
and the Printers had come III different terms, and
under different THIS being the case, II was
shown 10 be rule OF action 10. the Senate, rs Il had
not been for the House.
Mr. SMITH of Connecticut said he should not have
tespassed the Of the Senate for moment, II
il were that lie had heard declarations made which
lie felt bound briefly 10 notice and he would take
the liberty 10 express his opinion TO the sound
ness of the claimed 10 be such his side Of
the House. and SO regarded by himself There ap-
peared to be necessity-and that seemed 10 be con.
ceded the part Of their opponents-to enable the
Senate 10 dismiss these Printers, 10 make them officers
of the Senate. All seemed 10 proceed on that g'ound
and without that there seemed be clam their
part 10 dismiss Printers, and TO declare their
tract VOID Now, there had been JOINT resolution CIV
nr the appointment OF the Printer 10 the separate boz
DIES under which, for something ike twenty years, the
two Houses had appointed their Printers But was
claimed by tie opposite side that tins had fallen INTO
dlsuse, and that. therefore, It was not binding lie
could hardly now could be regarded as not bird
ing, after twenty years observance Of y. But Il had
been sad that Blair and Riy;s admitted on this
foor as officers Could il be pretended tia; they were
under the con-1 Of Tins body servants No: ont on
the contrary, ne contract pointed ou what ity should
.o But be understood there mad been proposition 10
employ Prln'e = d'feren' say-that me secretary
should employ lie i inter- Now, 4 tie Printer
m officer lie nsKs, neither officer could be thus
su;et by proxy, To his mnG II was clear could not
be Zone; and him i was equally clear tlatthe PRINT
ers were not officers He woCd ask the indulgence .: the
Senate for tew moments another point. The dis
mssal of Nj Blair was advocated the othc. .'tr
the ground that he infamous man lli'.is we're
So was il be supposed that the Democra' Nens-
tors who gave MIN their support knew TIA. a. SC as
the gentleman who made the declaration: Gould !. &c
suppc sed he could hcvc acquired THAT character with
out every man there knowing il: And Il ne t6ir.
Sm.l) would give ms support 10 40 'ntdmhns mao,
to cheat robber, tebduchee. nus he not be as
s.infanous the man lie supported But, before ne
was CHARGED with that nfany, tie man who made the
charge ought know tia, there was tru1 - the accu
saton H. then, II meant 10 reject lniamy on the
Democratic Senator's, he undertook 10 That was
a false and vile mpuation But ne would ask where
he was look for proof that their Printer was regard
I'd as .infamous Was ne to look at those entertain
men,s which had been alluded to: Who the
that were found there and IN intimate social cofnGiu-
with the man now denounced "Infamois' lie
believed this man Mir Blair stood as pafe ond sriu-
ous as any man IN the community, and h sh",:u not
have had his mir. Smith > vote # i hai peen other
wise There being OBJECTION then, 10 ms mora!
character, and the being legal and consu'u-
,onal he cautioned the Senate how It proceeded 10
annnI the contract and 10 declare Il Invalid
The question was then taken on the amendment OF
the Senator from Missouri and II was negat'Ved-aye'
% noes J., follows:
ye0s-sIessrs Allen, Benton Buchanan, Calhoun,
CLAW Of Alabama Cu,hbert, Futon, King, Linn, Mac
Roberts. Nicholson. Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut,
Sturgeon, Walker, Williams Woodbury. and Wright
Is
.yaps-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
choae, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans,
Henderson, Huntington, ker, Mansum, Merick,
,,oraba,d pbeI,s Partar Prentiss R,yas Simmons