Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-07
POSTSCRIPT.
"y LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
CoNGREss-THURsDAY

CoNGhESS-THURSDA
In the Senate MIR BENTON submitted the Re-
peal Resolutions Of the meeting in Fsuquier, with
great flourish. and moved that they be printed.
MIR ARCHER exposed the humbus Of the meet
ing by stating, that only 81 were present-and the
leading men presen, opposed the resolutions.
Mr. CLAY asked what good purpose would be
subserved by the printing Of the document IL
was multiplying expense unntcssaTily, beSides ma
king the Senate Journal the organ OF dissenr ting
the most detesab!e doctrines. Let the bank Lil
pass, 90 lie had doubt Il wodd and then let them
send IN their cries OF Repeal, and he would under
take to say that they would be fro~ned down by
an indignant community. He would therefore move
to lay the subject ON tie t,bIe.
Mr.. CLAY, OF Alabama, hoped tho Senator
would withdraw the motion for n moment.
MIR CLAY. Indeed will not
Mr. BENTON. Then shall move to take i, up
tho moment II IS laid down.
Mr. CLAY. Well get majority 10 sustain you,
If you can.
Mr. BENTON. demard the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nsys having been ordered, the vote
stood ior laying 1t on the table as follows:
GEAS-Messrs Bates, Berrien. ChOaie, Clay of
Kentucky Clayton, D,x"n Evsbs. Gcshsm, Hunt
lns,on, Kerr, M.ngum, M-rrick, Miller, Moreheld,
Phelps, Porter, Smith of lndi,nr, Southard, Toll
madge. White, Woodbrdgc-2l.
NAlS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Benton, Bucha-
nan, Calhoun, Clay VI Alabama, Culhber', Futon,
King, Linn, McRober,s, Nicholson. Smith of Com
nse'ieu'. Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Williams,
Woodbury., Wright, Eoung-2O.
Mr. BENTON. We'll, | must give notice tina,
shall move to take it Up every morning from now
until the time of adjournn ent.
Mr. CLAY: call the Senator to order
Mr. BENTON. Take down the words.
Mr. CLAY. | shall take down no words. make
the point Of order. Is question 10 lay on the la
Ole dcbaIab'e or not1
MIR. BENTON. | can only say that consider
this attempt the most por;entous-
\ h..
s'st that the gentleman take his seat.
MIR. BENTON. Take down the words!
Mr. CLAY. The point OF order u, that 4 motion
to lay on the table IS not deb1tabe. the sut-ct i,
laid on the table by vote OF the Senate and has
the Senate the power to take up what has Just been
LAID downl
MIR. LINN would like TO unde.s stand the nature
of this motion. The Senator from Missouri this
co!ie1gue) had moved to print the paper; end the
Sen tor from kentucky had moved to lay the mat
ter On the table. Now, which motion hEd precc-
dencel or was the motion 10 lay the motion 10 print
on the tablet
The CHAIR said the motion to lay the motion
to print on the table carried the other with It,
Mr.. WALKER said the Chair had decided diff
fsrenty on enOher occasion. The mo ion TO print
did not carry III; other motion wiki II. There was
the case of abolition petitions, which vas precisely
analogous.
The CHAIR drew marked distinction in the
case Of abolition petitions and that before them.
The motion to receive in the one case was ordered
TO lie here, the paper had been received and ertcr
tanned.
Tine debate was further continued with some de-
gree OF warmth between Messrs. CALHOUN,
CLAY, and BENTON.
Nj. CUTuBERT. Suppose the Senator from
Missouri to tie out Of order, should any thing suhe
dscusslon2 Was that lair or jusIl His own i'm
preston was that the subject was s, before the
body, and he regretted TO see the ebuions Of pas
sion which had been manifested by the Senator
from Kentucky.
Mr.. CLAY, Glowing good humoredly) With
all due Difference to the opinions Of the Senator,
think the eGuilItlons OF passion manifested by
the other side.
Mr. KING gave it as his opinion that the motion
to lay the motion TO erInt On the abe did not car-
~ the document with It, and that the Senator from
Missouri had the right TO discuss the subject
Mir BENTON would not take his seat until the
Chair had decided.
The CHAIR had decided; il that decision was
erroneous, let the Senate decide.
MIR PHELPS ross to ask II the sutjsct was de-
baiable after the Chair had decided
Mr. BENTON appealed from the decision.
Mr. CLAY moved 10 lay the appeal on the Ia
Je.
MIR BENTON demanded the yeas and nays on
the motion.
Mir CALHOUN denied that question of priyi-
leSe could be laid the table.
! h- debate was further continued with some zeal
anu eatnostness by MesSTs CLAY, CALHOUN,
Gu THBERT, and others; when
MIR IAPPAN gave notice that he would to-
MORO" ask leave 10 introduce JOINT resolution re-
iitIng TO the sta'ue Of Washington by Green
hough.
The Fertilization bill was passed ayes 45-nays
4. Calhoun, Nicholson, Pierce and Woodbury..
In the House tile bank bill was discussed until
10 o'clock at night Il was TO be taken out of Com
mit,ee yesterday.