Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-24

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.n,,e That lie Senator had said any such thing. II ."
,,., have been soto roce and not intended 10 oe
1 n1 horond those immed ately about him. IL SuSi
/ IN exorc.sion had been heard by nm, u assuiey
.,J not have hren permitted 10 pass without bo'..
n, did not think that The Senator had been co',ec'J
.-,.a Iacause he did not believe that he would I'M
,a =, snv Senator or 10 any citizen OF this country
aas;rs ri n,omotinr civil he was certain Inc
sn,,or ne yer intended 10 impute TO MN any such 'o
| tiyes. ,. .oad ,ho noooane AL
IA % said whatever expression he might have uSee
J he certainly did use some expression-it was no
4 aaesed n the Senator from Ohio; and he certainly
hod mn, supposed that il would have attracted any a'e
linn He believed that both sentences haa oeeh ''s
enor,ed and that attributed TO HIM was evidently pre-
dn.,od unon the expression attributed TO the Senalo
from OHIO. lie believed the expression ne had usee
- n the effect that the course pursued by the Sena
nr was calculated to produce clvll war Inc honoi
,hle Senator did him more than justice IN saying
bot he had no disposition to impue any Senator '
ner motives or 10 exceed the rules of parliamentary
courtesy and decorum.
A. ALLEN REPLIED that what the honorable Sena'
g., lad enid was no more than he had right TO expec'
from him. and Of course the explanation was en''!ey
satisfactory With respect 10 anything ne had done IN
the Senate elsewhere, IN relation 10 lhe ishooe
Ind eair and whether good i'll was likely to result
from il was matter of which the county wouldJudge;
and any expression Of opinion with regard to II on 'e
mari of any honorable Senator, was OF course strictly
parliamentary. .
be Committee on the Judiciary TO The subject of the
Hill referred TO that committee some months ago. relating
10 the of the circuits OF the district courts
of the u S. 1t extremely desirable Tint some SPECIFY
action should be taken the subject There was mol
member of Congress from the western and oou!Ne.
States who did not know what serious inconve nehce
,yas hourly experienced both by the suitors and the OIL
6cers of the courts themselves IN consequence OF III
manifest physical mpossbili'y of some OF The Judg's
getting through the duties imposed upon mem, re
st,,co many Of these communicated to him by judge
Mckinley. and pointed out the pressing necessity TOR
the passage of the bill He begged 10 know what pre-
oress had been made in the matter by the judiciary
Committee. . r
Mr. BERRlEN, in reply, stated that The attention Il
the Senate was called to The subject some days ago
The Senator from Arkansas; and this very morning LIZ
committee had had il under consideration The coH
mitee entertain most anxious desire to ADJUST the ma
ter but find it difficult to do so; and had come TO LIE
conclusion Of simply reporting the BILL without an
recommendation; leaving the subject entirely IN tie
hands of the Senate for action, according to the bet
lights which should be thrown upon it under discussion
AS the committee sitting from day 10 day, he
wos in hopes Of being able report back the bill III
day or two.
Pending resolutions being next in order,
| Mr. ALLEN hoped his Rhode Island resoluti'ns
would be taken up and disposed Of.
The CHAIR observed that the resolution OF the Sc
nator from MARYLAND was first in order
| MIR. MERRICK observed that his resolution had ben
for some length Of time in arrea 1t was one oil geat
importance as a rule Of action for the guidance OF the
Senate in future. II was desirable that proper uider-
standing should exist to the internal business 81 the
Senate in committees and Executive session.
! MIR. BENTON made few remarks not diainctly
heard but he was understood to say that there was not
such pressing necessity for the discussion of The reso-
! luton as for those in relation to Rhode lsane.
The resolution was then read as follows:
Resoired That the letters Of recommendation AID other pa
information touching or concerning any ,Tl
Gated by President Of the T. States, any chief off,
deemed 10 BE- conf communications, within The meaning
of the thirty for conducting the business the senals
after the question which they relate returned
the Department The ana not raeea
| The question pending being on MI MchoDer's
amendment to strike out all after the word RESOLVED
and insert:
"Tha in all nomination made by the President TO the
Senate Tor the officers ohe IT, g. the Senate
will to consider and decide on said nominations win open
Mr. McROBERTS observed that, independent OF any
particular which might have called forth this re-
solution, it his urpose to support his amendment
upon principle. lie viewed the whole subject as .
question whether this Government should proceed IN
its public duties under veil Of secrecy in open day
and in the presence Of those most interested in its &C
ton The duty ofconfrmng or rejecting Executive
nominations much public duty Of the Senate al
that of legislation It Of much importance to The
country 10 know all about its public officers as about
the proceedings of legislation He spoke only oil the &C.
ton Of the Senate itself with respect to nominations
If the Executive thought it necessary to consider com
munications made 10 him or TO the departments, conn
dentia the parties making them 30 requesting ne had
no objection to make. These might guide his nom
nations but the Senate should lis part act on It's
own responsibility, and in open view, and with open
discussion of the documents laid before II IN support
such nominations The effect Of this would, in every
respect, be salutary. Instead Of encouraging private
in tbo InFk
and motives Just charges would be made openly, be
cause we'll founded and if those which were unJus
were preferred the accused would have redress in the
open vndication of his character or motives
Mr. LINN took occasion of pause in the Senator
remarks to saw that probably it would answer his pur
pose as we'll 10 discuss the matter more fully tomor
row morning, which he evidently could not now do
as it was near one o'clock, when the general orders
would be called IT, therefore, the Senator would have
no objection allow the subject to be passed over IN
2 formally, he would make motion 10 that effect
Mr. NlcROBERTS assented; and the subject being
passed over,
> Two bills were taken up and read twice. and referred
: TO the Committee on Commerce
The general orders then brought up, as in Committee
of tine Whole the unfinished business OF yesterday
being the further consideration OF the bill 10 reuns
TO Major General Andrew Jackson the fine imposed
, on him by Judge Hall at New Orleans in 1873:
The question pending was on the amendment OF th'
Senator from Mississippi, [hlr. Henderson, as mod
fed by the Senator from Louisiana, Mr. barrow"
! The amendment was as follows, The modification
being within brackets
roridd arays, That nothing this act shall be consre
Of the opinion Of Congress as 10 he ~
proceedings of the judge in nfng lhe nue. "I OF IN
of fidelity Of the citizens oil new dreams
but deemed and taken to he an additional e1
preston Of Congress of the high consideration
which they hold the Of General Jackson IN Tue DC
New Orleans and of the services rendered ny him an
his companions arms that memorable OCCASION
t Mr. ALLEN addressed the Senate Tor nearly al
hour in opposition to the amendment, and in supper
Of the original b-stigmatizng, in eloquent and Tor
chile terms, all attempts TO qualify, by provIsoes,
simple act of national justice. He pointed out the i'm
possibility that o of such high principles, and
so much sensitiveness General Jackson in all thu
relates his honor and character, could accept gran
qualified by any such provso as that contained in th
, amendment He repuduied the idea that Genera
, Jacksons friends could vote for the bill so amended
However willing he was TO absove the movers an
supporters of the amendment from any motive to dis
parage General Jackson fair fame, gloriously VOL
at New Orleans, the whole country would look upo'
this bill, if thus amended implied declaration
,ha IF