Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-29
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FIRST SESSION.
WAsnNGroY. Jan %, 1916.
UNITED STATES SENATE.


Nj BAGBY, IN leave. introduced i,nl reaoali,o
10 amrnd The Constitution Of the l.. :. in reference 10
the election Of President and sicePnsIlent and other
iii efs.
The amendments provide
Isl. That the Pfesijenl and Vice President If the
Gnle States be elected fr term u SIX years. and be
ineligible Ef election.
ID. M meinber ri either House ni Congress shall
III The period ip which he elected or III years
hfr, ~, be eligible fill the oiee OF President or
Ni.r President.
80. NJ menber of either House of Congress shall
iaf lie ftrlHd hr which he elected he eligible Ia
h lie ail"cs af Secretary Of Stair, Treasury War.
Navy e IT Attorney Grnefa Posi- Master General.
On nrplh,a Of Mr.. BAGBY the resolution was laid
IN The tabe aud ordered 10 he printed.
NAVY.
TIE bill for the augmentation flhe Naval force of
the hlt'd states, hefctore reported by the Culnmiiee
Ien Naval Nj, r, taken up
MI sPflGilf said he was opposed 10 the bill. II
"e were really going 10 war he ready 10 gothic
whole hog in the way of preparations He thought it,
however, improper u pass such oil this until we
Kew whether we were eolug 10 have a war or nut
He, Iher'fte, moved 10 lay the BIN upon The table -
The nunn vas lost. II 10 30
Mr. SEWER moved that The bill be postponed until
the ION q" February, and This motion gave rise to We.
ry spirited debate
Nj. fULEE spike Of The bin AS one having been
reported as pence measure. II in fact u bill Tor
Tho organaaiian of The Navy. He commenced The plan
" u" ny NV, '"'''''', aS 81 illl' would he expended
df'd years without any danger of p,tng on of reuar
MI FAIRFIELD Of Me-, could say neither his
~ i ' f' VIZ " i"''o '"asu''' ne eeR'Ie'
upon lis probable tendency
Mr.. NESTCOrr desired thai the BIN should stand
upon lis own MERITS Independently ii any question Of
peace or
W.. . W. y u io.N Impressed sume surprise AT
The motion Of The Senator from Afkansas WIN ten DAVIS
SINCE VAS so 2aons Tor action, but VIM was naw quite
fto'y !" slP7ne action upon his subject until the l0h
Io reaton.V,
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@ - " '''' '''''t'' i1'' uoee, ne WAS ftadN
'' pelaI",Ra.
- 80 a. sf'N sao ihe qorS n vas not whether the
-" s"'"" i's'' a'' "f "om'l :" daY "hfh II should
be considered lpon the question al notice be >al thai
"''"' f'''a oad ~ Hnhi T." consider II asa war nra
SUI "'u@a was matter NJ proper speenlallun
"nt'ne' sue ""'a SD regard dof not
1t was rtfa9 however that The pa,nae of Ibis Bin
""1 I ~, i'gaiu'o a' war measoie. The two Bills
'"2o'' al least 10 "a together, and hey ought
IN lie considered by the Senate unln ope AMI The s,,,.
Day u lhe noee should not be given things would re.
- w |''a ',u 'n'fr would be No ttccssy OF
o"ce' we shonh 90 on IN that wise and m3stety
inactivity policy which kept England in possession nj
't olfR"' ms was soeonngy spoken aud lle
enao&'s we've several Tunes tun9 np'n the idea But
"I NV" otsi'ed Ia ask lie Senator tmn Indiana (whu
nau previously spoken npon Ibis Qnesun) If lie would
support this hll II the noice was moi gwen
NJ .'NSNt-naN-l would.
Mh Ai'hf'N-ihe h ihrfels one senator out If fl
' y ',' wuo says ne would hat would nlhrrs "a wuh
''' "u' ne would IKE |" ask Senators II We 10
~ uoNn upon our Knees to Queen Victoria (ashe =
"ha'ed we should by not giving the nrtice) what ne
s ""na 'ete Or Tor 'hs 1--we or ten milljuhs Of ex-
; Fuo"''fs Let The notice rrrcede preparation f.r
""' WI ''o' return |" my constituents havne px-
The measure which may lead Ia war 'H
Tue lhoIe pointed and spirited part Of the debate