Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-21
SENATE.

ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS
The Senate took up the resolutions on the suoece o'
the assumption OF State debts and declaring the
Of the Senate that Congress can never assume 'iose
debts in any FORM without violation ot The eohs'tu
ton, ard committing gross act OF lnexped.ency.
sir. BARROW moved 10 lay the resolutions on inc
table
Mr. WALKER called for the yeas and nays; which
were ordered and the following was the resut-yeas
90, nays %, as follows: ,.,.
Yeas-Nlessrs Barrow Bates, Bayard, Berrien, Clay
ton, Crafts Crtienden Dayton Evans, Graham, Hunt,
ineton slerrick Miller, Morehead Phelps, Smith OF
Indiana, Sprague, Tamadge, White, Woodbridge-2o.
Nars-hlessrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton, Bu'
chanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, NC
Roberts McDuie, Rivea, Smith of Connecticut, sur
reon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, woodbury.
Wright, Young-22 y,
So The motion to lay the resolutions on lhe 'ao'e o'
not prevail.
MIR. BARROW rose to address The Senate upon the
principles involved in the resolutions ana tue con
sideralion of them at this time There were' he sao'
but twelve working days left OF The session. ana the
calendar was loaded down with business OF pubic ana
private nature. He considered the resolutions OF TO
practical Importance, and they would lead 70 no eoo1
result He was therefore, opposed 10 them he hsa
his mind made up all these questions ana was
10 VOTE if the resolutions were TO be voted upon. ne
believed that the public domain belonged to the STATES
and he ready TO vote II TO them IN any lo'ih MUS
conducive 10 their interests ,. =,
The debate was continued by Messrs. KY 10, AZ
LEN, BAYARD, BERRlEN, BAGBY, CRlTIEA'
DEN, and CONRAD
MIR. BERRIEN proposed an amendment 10 inc Sc
cond resolution oil Mr. Rives, in the form Of pro-
vlso.
Mr. BAYARD submitted a substitute TO the second
resolution expressing the opinion that the Governments
was under no obligations TO assume the debts OF 'Ae
States, and that il would be inexpedlent 10 90 so.
MIR. McDUFFIE proposed substitutes to the resou-
tons Of Mr. Rves, with view TO simplify them
The original resolution becoming more ana more
complicated by the variety of questions,
Mr. ARCHER, though in favor of expressing an
opinion adverse the assumption of the State debts
consented to get rid of the subject in order TO proceed 10
business of practical character.
Mr.. CONRAD moved to postpone the consideration
of The resolutions unit, the first Monday OF December
next.
The motion prevailed-ayes % noes %, as fol-
lows
Yeas-alessrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, BeT'
rien, Choae, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden,
Dayton, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington
Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehend, Phelps, Smith,
of Indiana, Sprogue, Tamadge, White, Woodbridge
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Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberis,
McDuffie, Rives SEWER Smith, of Conn, Sturgeon
Tnppan, Walker Wilcox Williams, Woodbury., Wright.
Young-22.
The Senate then went into an Executive session, and
afe, some time spent therein the doors were opened,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TARIFF LAWS
On motion Of Mr.. MckEON, it was
Resolrcd, That the President of the U. S be requested
TO communicate 10 this House, if not incompatible with
the public interests any correspondence between me
representatives Of foreign Governments and the &C.
vernment Of the u. s., in relation to the operation Oh
the present Tariff the treaties as existing with those
foreign Governments.
ROBERT FULTON.
~ n 10, fnokn nm
bill appropriatng $4,000 TO the heirs of bsa~oot
Fulton, account of the claims prefertneral AZ &C..
ceased against the u S. Governmeni Il thaiSsout OF
certain floating steam batteries, the sssrigats ul'
ton, and the damage done TO the steam frfgate 'esu'
WINS
Mr.. BURKE moved to lay the bill on the table; but
tie motion did no, prevail. The bill was then passed
yeas 50, nays 80.
SAMUEL SWARTWOUT.
The bill 10 authorize the Secretary OF tie treasury
10 compromise with the securities Of Samuel Swaft'
wou formerly collector Of the port of New York;
coming up its passage, an unsuccessful motion was
made to lay it on the able-yeas 60, nays CO.
The question was stated the passage OF the bill
and the yeas and nnys having been aken it was de.
cided in the negative-yeas ~, nays 10.
Several bills passed-among which was the Dill
for the protection Of commerce the Western shores
of Lake Michigan.
And then the House adjourned.