Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

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Mr. Marshall After speaking some time, he was in
terruped fer the reception OF message from the Sc
nate fIe then gave way for motion TO adjourn Will
the understanding that lie should be entitled TO the Aoo
TO. morrow.
The House adjourned at o'clock.
Thursday august Is, ls4a
SENATE.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported the bill to regulate the manner q,
taking testimony in Of contested elections ard
for other purposes, without amendment, with recon-.
mendalon That it do pass.
| Mr.. CONRAD submitted resolution, requesting The
Solicitor Of the Treasury to examine the claims of mu
nicipay No. TO the square of ground OH which the
cusom.h house at New Orleans 10 situated and eport
10 the Senate at the next Session, all material facts
connected with the said CLAIM, and his opinion as TO
the legality thereof.
After discussion, il was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. RIVES, the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration of Executive business.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The Senate bill to define and establish the fiscal yea,
was passed
MIR WISE concluded his argument against the Re.
port and Resolution Of The Select (Adams) Commit.
tee. He opposed 10 any alteration OF the Consti.
tuition. If the Veto destroyed, the only sa guard
Of the peculiar rights and institutions of the South
would be abolished. letter Of member Of Con.
gress, published in Western paper, showed tina, there
is deliberate design to break up these institutions
lin answer 10 question Of Mr. Giddings, MIR. W sad
the letter should be printed with his speech The he.
resy of the abolition Of slavery at The bottom
the project TO abolish the veto. II the four members Of
the committee, who obliged 10 stand by the insti.
tuons oil the South had united 18th The minority, tbs
report could not have been adopted by the committee
The report most unjus;ly for the House he pow
er, not Of mpeaching, but of judging and condemnng
the President-in word the resolution condemns the
Cons ution instead ofihe President But the impesch
ment had not been proposed because those who ussa
ed and yfed the President dared not attemptt. They
had ANONYMOUSLY skulked from the direct course
Even his colleague, who had been foremost in
ing an impe achment, seemed now TO have dropped tie
design.
Mr. BOTTS said he had not given up the design. He
would bde his own time, and at the next session Of
Congress would bring forward the articles OF lmperc.
ment.
Mr. WISE said that now is the favorable time, when
the charges the report had received the sanction OF
majority in this Ilouse, and while there is so large
majority opposed 10 the President in the Senate. Bu,
let the question he tried by sworn judges, and he had
no fear Tor the result. On the contrary those who
talked of Impeachment dare not bring the question 10
such issue.
Mr. W. commented at length the report; showed
that the charges abovem ntioned contained in
and demonstrated their fasity.
Mr.. RAYNER followed, and said that MIR. Wiseta
not met by argument the strong positions uken by tie
report, bot had ANONYMOUSLY skulked from the issue,
&c.
Mr. WISE said that his remarks applied to 10 ind.
vidual but Ia the committee, und them collectively
As he meant no individual application tut the remark
of Mr.. r. applied to him individually, he withdrew
thing of what he had said
MIR. RAYNER said il was due TO himself after tbs
explanation 10 withdraw any thing like a personal re-
Fiction which might appear in his remark. lie then
spoke at length the different reports made, and cen
cluded with argument on the Veto power. In tie
course Of his remarks, he asked by sir Saunders
whether he would have vote for against the vetoed
bill. He replied that he did not acknowledge the right
Of the interrogation to put the question lie would
it, because he chose TO do He most probably
would have voted against il.
The debate continued by Messrs. Davis Of Kfn.
lucky. Arnold, and Coquitt. The last commenced BY
replying 10 Mr.. Arnold That gentleman he sad at,
in the of his speech, proclaimed that he
belonged to party, he had condemned large roI!a
of the Wings for abandoning the party.
From this he thought Mir. A. had quilted the pat,
Mr. A. had made false issue Of whether The maot.
should rule The true issue is, whether the CoLsliU
ton should be kept invioate. Mr. G. defended tie !
veto power, and justified the President in vetone The
Bank bills according TO the wishes Of the people Mr.
G. attacked Mr. Adams inconsistency in saying TIA!
by veoing the Bank Till all relief TO the country vi,
Defeated when Mr. A. himself voted against SAID tD
MIR. G. then arrayed the Committee of Mannactu''i
against Mr. a. and his commIttee-as the Commute
of Manufactures had insisted that PrOtsoir, Tart
the sole remedy for The public disorders. None
The vetoed bills had received majority OF m,~'ef
elected, las Mr.. As resolution recommends,) eors
queny they could not have become laws, even uGf'f
such an amendment Of the Constitution. The Pr
dent had the same privilege Of going agans, the IatS
hill, as Mr. Rayner Of n. &. had, who would hs't
voted against the BILL but attacked the President 'f
opposing it. The vetoed bill was Tariff for pro-"
lion and not revenue and would not have produced
high o revenue os the Compromise act.
When Mr. COLQUITT had concluded, Mr. Gfansd
| to md he moi
reconsider, The yeas and nays were ordered The '0
stood-yeas IA, nays lao.
Mr.. FILLMORE from the Committee of "ay' h
Means, offered resolution, 'that it is expeten to p"
another Revenue bill, the that just vetoed E
the exception Of the 9th section, which repea. w
provisions Of the Land Distribution act and maSe'
and coffee free of duty, md insructns the Commaa'
Of Ways and Means to report said bill at once
The resolution, he said, offered TO test the q..'
ton whether a revenue bill could be passed
make new bill would require time. AS The ofe'n
the Committee of Ways and Means, he oiief'c Wv
propos ton first, before attempting the inroduci0n
a He would not vote himself.
conclusion MIR. Fillmore moved the previous que'''A
on the adoption Of his resolution.
| MIR. Bolts said that he, who was one oil the ~"
bers Of the committee, objected To the resolution,
moved that il should lie laid The table.
Mr. WARREN moved call of the House.
The motion negatived.
On the motion Of Mr.. Bolts, the yeas ant n!
were ordered. II
The vote stood yeas IS, nays 1903.
So the motion 10 lay on the table was rejected
Mr.. FILLMORE moved call Of the House.
| The motion prevailed.
On the calling of the roll, Is9 members an'"e'
TO their names.
On calling The absenees, 2I4 were found to ec
sent.
On the motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE, further p
ceedings on the call were suspended
i Mr.. HAYS of Virginia moved division OF Inc ~
ton. He said the rule ordains that question eau
divided, when each division contains sUbslan"'.
position. lie therefore proposed that the so'e 10
| be first taken on that portion Of the resolution w.
declares the expedency Of passing revenue Nv
then on the residue of it. ,,
The SPEAKER pronounced the resolution ''''
BILE Of division. ,u "
Mr.. HAYS appealed; but OH the motion Of "''
KEENAN,, the appeal was laid on the table "a sr
On the adoption Of the resolution, the yeas '''
were ordered. p1sr
When the roll was called through, DIT. :" osi,
quired whether the members present were Nv