The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-09

session. II WAS injurious change In tho practice
OF the Senate. He accepted the Senator's charge,
whether intended as stigma not Of wish 10 de-
oeatixe the Government 90 far as 10 carry il back
10 early ussgss under the OF Geno-
raj Washngton--by carrying IL back 10 the CoDsti-
tuition as Il was wi lttenby allowing general moi Sc
oret Individual consultations, between the Presidout
and the Senate. In this he did not psopose any
consultation with the President but 10 ask him for
Information He would not obtrude his advice M
this time upon the President but, il he should ever
happen TO tread Of his toes, we have evil
dence that there exists phalanx ready to defend
him.
Mr. CRITTENDEN expressed his pleasure a, the
protested willingness OF the gentleman from Missouri
10 80 back TO the usages aud principles of General
Washington's administration He hoped after This
the gentlemans course would be confined 10 hi, de-
caration.
Mr.. BENTON said he would 20 back to the hard
money doctrine OF mat day, aud hoped the Senator
would &c with him.
MIR. kiNES referred 10 a call by the House of Re-
presentatives upon General Washington for informa
lion as to Jays treaty. He refused to send il, on
the ground that II was interference with the tisa
Y,making power. The same objection applied TO
he like proceeding of the Senate acting ia lis legis
ative capacity, Tie thought General Washington
was wrong In refusing 10 furnish the Instruct lions
gwen to those who negotiated that treaty; and he
said with the highest reverence for that authority
We had gained much he thought by doing away
with any intmstion of the monarchcai form of ne;.
sonal visits BY the President TO The Senate
MIR. BUCHANAN said il was considered for some
years, as obligatory the President to consult with
the Senate IN making treaties That practice became
very announcement. u would have led to intermina-
BILE delay. The practice had been of late year, for
the President to make the treaty. But this did not
preclude the Senate from interposng their advice by
resolution on such an occasion. He would be most
willing TO have The question discussed in Executive
session, but he could not vote in Legislative e.sio
fslr instrs fnh
matsts IN Europe frequently carry their instructions
bandaged around them These instructions were
often very minute, showing exactly what would he
insisted upon and what would be yielded lie re-
nemoered = curious case Of this that happened in
Europe The Russian Government was once very
anxious to obtain the instructions given to British
ambassador. The Minister had them in a secret box
IN the bottom Of bis carriage. He stopped for awhile
at place on his way TO Moscow, and, on returning
TO ms carriage found every thing right except that
the instructions were gone. On arriving at Moscow
the box was found 10 contain the instructions which
had been examined and returned 10 their hiding place.
The Minister made vehement complaints about this
treatment, and what was remarkable, the Govern.
ment declared that they knew nothing at all about IL
Instructions were generally drawn as TO de-
mand, FIRST certain things TO go for all that they can
possibly get then, to say what they will take next
aud so on, till they come down to the lowest point
lie should be sorry to vote for this resolution but
would be willing to act on it ia Executive session
The question was then taken on the adopton of
the resolution, and II was decided in the negative as
follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Allen, Atchson, Benton, Breese.
Colqailt, Fairfield, Fulton, Hannegan, Semple. Sur
geon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury. and Wright-i4
NAfS-Messrs. Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates,
Bayard, Berrien, Buchanan, Choate Clayton, Crit
tenden, Dayton, Evans, Foster, Haywood, Hender-
son, Huger, Huntingdon, Jarnagin, King, McDufie,
Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Potter
Of Michigan, Rives Tallmadge Upham, White, and
Woodbridge-3l.
The Senate then adjourned