Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-24
CONGRESS ON FRIDAY.
Correspondence of the Baltimore American.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18th

CONGRESS ON FRIDAY.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18th.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a let
ter from John Tyler. in answet TO one informing
hm OF his election TO the Office OF Vice President by
the people OF the United States. MIR. TYLER briefly
acknowledges the honor conferred upon him, and
expresses in becoming, terms kindness and good
will Iownrds his predecessor.
MIR. PHELPS OF VT asked for action upon a re-
solution offered by him some time since in reference
to cetauters. By law of Congress persons re-
corded as deiaulters, cannot receive any money
from the Government. MIR. 7. in his resolution
asks the Secretary of the Treasury If the law has
been violated. The Resolution was adopted.
PRINTER TO THE SENATE.
The resolution to go into the Election Of Printer
70 the next Congress was called up upol motion of
MIR. HUBBARD who proceeded to defend il at
length IN reply to MIR. Huntington.
Mr. ID defended the resolution with great ernest
ness, and Is disposed to consider the resolution
which has authorised one Congress 10 elect printer
Tor succeeding one obligatory, Notwithstanding
| the House has violated 1t time and again.
] Mr.. HUNTINGTON replied, and was follow ed
by Mr.. SEWER in some few Of mis- blunt and off
hand remarks. The dominant party might, he said,
exercise the power when they could getlt 6eXercise
but the friends of the Administration having the
power were bound to exercise it.
MIR MANGUM continued the discussion. He
said among other things, that il the majority IN
should think proper 70 loLee1 prifieruJu NE next
Congress, he should deem it a duty to throw off
the burden as soon the dominant party were IN
authority.
Mr. BAGARD regarded the Printer Of the Sen.
ale as an officer of the body-as a sort OF TRANSCRIPT
ing CeTk-as one who by his art was enabled to do
that which otherwise must be done by a hundred
Clerks. The Officers Of the body were officers at
will, and under the control OF the Senate at any
tlme-sublect 10 be removed at pleasure The
Constitution authorised the Senate 10 choose its
own officers, and did the Joint Resolution of
1929.
TWAS in vain, said Mr. b, for the now dominant
party q force an Objectionable officer upon the next
Congress. No man could be more objectionable
than the man who would probably be the candid
ate ofthe dominant party, and it was preposterous
TO suppose that one who had been guilty Of unmit-
isoted detracion towards the friends Of the Ad-
nlnIStration should be retained as a spy in their
camp. No, said Mr. Bayard, he will 90 out as soon
as We can have the power TO put him out.
=, "HhatEw'll You exPunge the Resolution" said
Hr SEWER.
No. we will displacs it--said MIR Blyard. The
EKpunging Resolution will be matter Of con,ro.
versy for another time. The next session OF Con-
sress will oiiord an opportunity TO consider the
measure.
at Wall be a summers work, ;" said MIR Sewer.
"No,' responded The Senator from Delaware at
will not take a summer TO do e constitutional and
undo an unconstitutional act. The act will be pre-.
scented 10 the next Congress.
Mr. BENTON,-in his seat-was anxious TO
know whether at the extra session or not.
Mr. BAGARD could not undertake 10 say
whether then or at some subsequent time
Mr. PRENTISS Of VI. spoke Of the constitution.
atty ofrhe joint resolution.
Mr.. DIXON Of X. /. discussed the case very
plainly, and with good effect. As we'll. he said
might ono man prescribe a wife for another, as for
one Congress the officers for another Congres The
ulrn had Ifg min
Iect when the act was 10 10 consummsled, and so
inight the new Senate when the new and objection
able officer entered upon the discharge of his duties
Mr.. CLAY Of ALconiinued the discussion. and
others loIloWed on both sides Of the question:
when
Mr.. KERR, Of Maryland, made some few re.
marks, very htly spoken, sound in sentiment, and in
the spirit of the remarks which had been made by
qhers
mr. CLAY Of Ky. made one Of his mobiles, and
best speeches buei and powerful IN reply TO an
inslnuatOn from Mr. Sewer, that the Wings were
TO be proscuptiye, and 10 remove from ,fice with.
out cause lie said that he had never conceived or.
uttered such a sentiment in a bis fe, and he held
Il ss a despieable one. His opinion was that thee
should be but one inquiry IN regard 10 officer.
Was the man honesu Was he capablel Had he
discharged the duties degoying upon him with hdel
ityi Had he kept aloof from ecutive intererence1
Had he not prostrated the duties Of his Office 10
party purposeti II a public officer had done nobs
OF these hngs, ne should be retained In Oihce, and
held up as an example worthy Of support
Mr. NORVELL expressed the hope that the in
coming Administration woull make clean sweep
and leave not one scns upon another Of the old Adj
immigration
Mr.. PRESTON trusted that the wings you'd
DO no such thing The most Infamous sentiment
he had heard IN oiI his life was that go the vctors
belonged the spoils" IL was not bis sentiment,
ond he repUdiated 1t altogether and believed that
neither tbe head Of the new administration nor any
one that sustained u would carry out any such 0
/ principle. The sentiments o. the Senator from
Kentucky were hg-hoDesty, eapsbiy Of caDdi-
dates for once, nod a faithful discharge Of public
duties by them IN Office should secure them their
places II they had been guilty Of interference
| With the people IN their elections.
Me-. MANGUM assented 10 the s,o,s doctrine
and Mr.. BENTON is replying ss close. This
question before the Senate is whether the Resoiu.
Hon should be postponed until the 9Th Of March
The result will be had probibly lo.nigh.-a nsgatiV,
vote upon tbs question Of postponemsn,, and tn.
election Of Blair 4 Riyes.