Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-15
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, lS41.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr.. WALKER, one of the Senators from
Mississippi, appeared in his seat to-day.
Petitions, DC.
The Vice President, after the reading of
the Journal, presented memorial from cit
liens of New Jersey, praying for the remo-
val of the seat of Government from the city
of Washington to some non-saveholding
portion of the country; to Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati or Philadelphia. The motion to re-
ceive was laid upon the tables
The other petitions were not important
Printing, dc.
The Committee on Printing reported
back several documents referred to them
with motion that they be printed.
Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, proposed the
printing of one thousand extra copies of a
report from the Land Office, with maps, for
the use of the Senate and Land Office: five
hundred for the Senate and five hundred
for the office.
Mr. CLAY was disposed to put some lin.
itation upon the printing, and to prevent If
possible the expenditure which had been
usual for documents, maps, &c. TWAS not
proper moreover that the legislative branch
of the Government should be charged with
expenditures of the Executive Depart
ments. The Committee on Printing hav-
ing recommended the documrnt, the oblec-
ton was not persisted in.
Amendments Of the Constitution.
Mr.. CLAY, of Ky, gave notice that on
tomorrow he would introduce three Joint
Resolutions.
The first, to restrict and limit the Veto
Power.
The second, to transfer the power of APP
pointment of the Heads of the Departments
from the Executive to Congress.
The third, to prevent any member OF
Congress from receiving an Executive APP
pointment while in Congress or during the
term for which he was elected.
Resolutions.
Several resolutions were introduced but
none of interest, except the resolution offer
ed some time since by Mr.. LINN. in relation
to the distribution of the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands
Bankrupt Bill.
A debate sprung up incidentally anew
upon the bill to postpone the operations Of
the Bankrupt law, introduced yesterday by
Mr. BENTON.
The bill was upon the Presidents table
for disposal, and having been named. Mr.
BERRIEN moved the reference of the bill tc
the Committee on the Judiciary--a motion
which had the effect Of creating long dis
; cussion of nearly two hours, in which sew
eral Senators took part.
= Mr. BENTON first opposed the motion, up
: on the ground that the Committee would
not act with that promptness and decision
= necessary for an action by Congress priol
! to February
Mr.. CALHOUN warmly, but in few word
opposed the question of reference upon tht
ground assumed by Mr.. BENTON and fol
the reason as he argued that the bill SHOULD
be repealed. A majority, he contended
might have been in favor of it at the extrs
session. but an overwhelming majority il
his estimation was now opposed to the bill
Mr.. CLAY said he did not SO read public
opinion, but there was no question in tbs
world in which he would be more Willing
to be guided by public opinion than ht
would upon a question like this When h
voted for the Bankrupt Bill at the extra ses
sion of Congress, it was not from any par
tcular indication in its favor from his owl
State, but because he regarded the measure
as called for the great commercial sections
1t was measure of relief within the pow
er of Congress, and one which Congress
was called upon to carry out. The motion
to refer, he also thought, was the proper
motion.
Mr.. Buchanan spoke at some engtl
against the Bankrupt Bill, and was sustain
, ed by Mr.. BENTON and Mr.. CALHOUN, in tn
, views he had taken. The main objection
to the bill, he urged, were the impossiblit,
Of enforcing it, except by the aid of an in
creased judiciary in the country. The bi
with the present judicial power would frs
; become unpopular and then odious.
Mr.. TALLMADGE (who has been absen
= from severe indisposition, for two weeks,
addressed the Senate very briefly, in favo
; of the proposed reference to the committe
Y on the Judiciary, and in defence of the mai
feature Of the bill. He argued that publ
opinion had not changed, and that the bi
d could be enforced without any of the score
. Of difficulties which had been coniured u
V against the measure. The time to shoy
e objections, he argued, also, and with grea
e force, was when the bill had been tested b
n experience. Till then he affirmed the Ser
ID ate were not competent to Judge of tn
1t question of practical execution.
), Mr.. HENDERSON, of Mississippi, in fe,
It brief and excellent remarks took the sam
view of the question.
Mr.. BERRrEN, as chairman of the Judic
airy Committee, after re-atiirming, in rep