Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-12
TwENTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS-
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.


Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.
wAsuIsGroS, May 9ih, 1912.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MoRstSa BUSINESS
Several petitions were presented this morning
nIter the reading OF the Journal of yesterdays pro-
ceedngs. Many Of them related to the Tariff and
these were presented by MIR MILLER OF New Jer-
sew and the Two Senators from Pennsylvania.
The President OF the Senate tpro. tenn, MIR
BAYARD OF Delaware, presented a communlca'
ton from Thomas y. DotT. signing hlmselfthe Go
vernon OF Rhode Island. The communication was
accompanied by the Resolutions adopted m the
insuryent Legislature recently held Mt Providence.
Me- Bayard sLid that having been requested to pre-
sent the Resolutions hc had thought proper TO com
ply with the request. Mr. BUCHANAN asked for
the reading of the Resolutions, and they were read
accordingly.
IMPRESSION presumed that the ReSoltA IONS
would be laid upon the tOhle, and rs matter OF
course no more was heard OF the subject during the
day.
Several Resolutions from the Committees and
upon the table of an important character, were pass
eli over.
MIR WOODBURY'S Resolution that the Senlte
hereafter meet ut instead OF ~ o'clock. was CALI
ed up in us order, and lad upon the table, on mo
ton Of Mr. HUNTINGTON OF Connecticut.
Mr. BENTON'S Resolution Offered on We'd
nesday ss havios been ADDS led, calling for papers
on file ~ the Land Office, MIR h. rose ara Cti;red
nnoiher Resolution, preiacing It with some remeI"s
oi his own the course OF which he stated that e
had been refused the examination OF certain papers
on the hles OF the Post office DeDarnlon'. The ap-
pca,on, it seems had been msde since The adjourn
ment Of the Senate on Thursdly.
MIR Il. asked for three distinct classes OF nc Hers,
and received refusal IN the case OF e-ch. The ep
plicaiion thus begun on Thursday was renewed on
Friday and Saturday, and MIR Benton SAID he re
newed the application to day, but received no
swcr. lie expected one in answer to this mornings
application in the course OF the day.
Mr. BENTON went to the Department himself
IN the first case, and sent subsequently,. lie said
to-day that the Madsonan newspaper had got IN.
formation from the files OF the Department that
denied to him as a member oil Congress. lie did
not ask for the adoption Of the Resolution which he
had presented, at this time. lie proposed it should
lie for future day.
The Resolution called upon the Post Office Com
mittee, in the Senate, TO obtain information as to
the manner in which the Madsonan newspaper
came into possession OF certain information pub sh
cd in OF the newspapers OF last week. The
Committees authorised to send for persons
MIR MERRICK considered the inquiry most i'm
portant, and the duties assigned 10 the Committee
as extraordinary. He should not DO more now than
TO ask the attention Of the Senate TO the subject
this time.
The General orders were called for, but lefore
any Bills were considered under them, Mr. BER
REN of Georgia called for the special orders OF the
day being the Bill 10 establish remedial Justice
throughout the United States. The Bill WAS the
same which MIR Berrien defended some days since
as Chairman Of the COMMITTEE on the Judiciary.
MIR BUCHANAN was entitled TO the Il lor to
day and addressed the Senate IN reply TO MIR Der
rlen. His positions were as follows, and thy were
argued consecutivey. LIST. The Bill was inexpe
dent il Congress had the power to pass 1t. 2nd.
There was no power under the Constitution 10 try
criminals. 81. The increase of litigation and the
decay and expense incident thereto. 4h. II the
power existed. the present position of the Mcleod
case should prevent its passage al this time.
MIR Buchanan conterded that the Bill was dam
gerous, and if considered favorably, would endan-
ger the peace of the Union. There was nothing
concerning which the States sovtreignues were
so jealous jurisdiction. 1t became us, therefore
to he cautious how we moved in such q subject.
Mr. Buchanan spoke until three O'Clock.
Mr CHOATE of Mass. obtained the floor, bu
the hour being late, tie Senate went into Executiv,
session, and continued with closed doors until 4 late
hour