Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-08-01
TwENrY-NINTH CoNGRESs
Correspondence Of the Baitimore AmsrieGn.
WAsHNGIoS, Jnly -.
SENATE


DIR. Benton said he was not in his seat YES
'erdsy Wien the resignation Of Mr.. Haywood
was announced, or he would have taken that
occasion TO say, what he now intended % saw
In vindiCation OF the honesty anil integrity OF
purpose which had led him 10 take that step
Mr.. Benton thru stated that he had held a
Tall and free intercourse with Mr.. HAYWOOD
on IN" subject OF the bill. and they mutually
expressed TO each other their oble. tions. MIR
Haywood al first said IL would be innossible
tor hun 70 vote for the bill unless IL was sreat
" smended-but upon the representations of
Mr.. Benton, that neither time nor cifcum.
stances would admit OF such amendment as
was desirable, be Welded reluctan, assent 10
vote Tor u, 1t lis friends would consent To-
postpone It's operation until March. so as 20
give h'ne Tor amendment al tie next session.
inns they dcchned. and he resi- ned rather than
violate ms conscience or vote against his DO
h'icdl friends. No man. said Mr. Il. WAS
tiyes
The highest testimony was also borne 10
the hlgh character and motives of Mr.. HAY.
wood, by Messrs. Mangum, Dix. Niles. Berri.
en-. bag0y, and Crlttcndcn. who also denoun-
ccd The infamous attack made upon him by
The Government paper.
Mr.. Ashley. from the Committee on the
judiciary. reported bill to cxtcul the Grim
ilal laws OF the L. ). over the lnaian Terri
tory
Mr. Lewis from the Committee OH Finance
reported back tn. Tariff bin without amend .
ment and asked that the Committee be dis
charged from their instructions.
Mr.. Evans, az one OF the Committee. did
not Juln IN the request to be discharged He
thought the duty could bs performed and
o,6hi 10 DC performed. aud as those who ask
ed To be discharged had not given any reason
FOX it in COMMITTED, he hoped they woilj now
give ihrlr reasons to the Senate, thatil might
be known what they were
Mr.. Lewis said one reason was the want
OF time ~ frame a new BILL Another was
That The instructions were 50 uuintelligible
mat the committee conll not understand
them.
MIR. Johnson, ofMl. thought it was the du-
~ oi the Committee TO obey the Instructions.
* they could be obeyed. They could ascertain
what raw materials were used in manuiac-
lures, AMI the Secretary OF the Treasury could
inform them what were The eNisenCics vi the
Government
Mr.. SPeight defended the majority Of the
COMMITTEE, ant said IL was enough for him to
Know that there were only eight working
days lett OF the session; which would not al |
MI B,uton sail ths motion 10 Iii, .h,r-c
was text question, and he called upon IA, |
senate 10 come up TO the mark and vote VI. |
on IL as such
i(tAIr Jarnagin said il was his du.y 10 nut an |
end TO this business. 1t was evident no
me ndments could be effected, and he should
OBEY ms instructions lie Should vote for
llscharSins the Committee. Upon the aucs-
ion oi cngrossmcnt, however, he should MOI
'ote, bat give the Vice President an oppor
unity Of deciding IT,
Aiier protracted debate, the question was
aiken upon discharging the Committee. aud
was carried, Yeas -, Nays "a, As follow,
leas.-Alessrs. Allen, Ashley. Atcli,ou.
ihfrlon, Bagby, Benton, Brcrsa, Bright. q
ilhouli, Cas- Chalmers, Colquit. Dickinson.
AK Fairfield, flanagan, Houston. Jarnagin.
evils, McDuiil', PcnnybaokeT Rusk, sem l
lc, Sewer Speish,, Tumcy, Wesico,,, Yulee
Nays.-McsSrs. Archer. Barrow. Ber6.n a
.ameron, Citcy, John NJ CLAYTON. Thomas
layton, Corwin Crit,culen, Davis. DAYTON.
Evans, Grc'nr, luniington Johns, n. Of La.
ohnsmI, oi Md; Mangun Miller, Morehead:
Nhes' Pcarce, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon.
phsm, Webster. Woodbridge-27
Mr. Webster thcu moved TO strike out The
nh section.-Agrecd to. Ycus Is. uays 26.
dr. Benton voting for it. aud Mr.. flanagan
lot voting.
Mr.. Johnson, Of Nil. thcn moved to re(e,
he bill TO Special Committee, with instruc
ions Lost, yeas u, nays u, the Vice Pres
lent voting no.
After further debate, the question was put
'pon ordering The bill TO third reading
hich was carried by the casting vote of Mr. /
J''laS' VINO rad ms reasons Tor so voting at I.
considerable length.
leas.--Mcssrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, !
Ather'on, Bagby, Benton, Bees. Calhoun, /
yasS, Chalmers, Colquitt, Dickinson. Dix /
Fairfield, Hiunegan, Houston. Lewis. NcDnt,
ne, Penny hacker, Rusk, Scmplc. SEWER.
Spel9hl Turncy, Westcuu. Yulcc.-27.
Ndys.-Alrssrs. Archer, Barrow Berrisn .
Cameron, Cilicy, John NJ. CLAYTON. Thomas
Clayton, Corwin, Crttenden, Davis, DAYTON.
Evans, Greene, Huntington, Johnson, OF La.
Johnson, OF Md, Mdngun, Miller, Morchead,
Miles, Pcarcc, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon.
bphdm, Webster, Woodbridge -27.
MIR. Niles made motion to POSTPONE the .
bill To the first Monday al December.
Mr.. Niles accompanied lis motion with
powerful speech. in full expression OF the i'm.
llgnation he fclt at the extraordinary means
adopted for The passage Of thisact. Z
The Diil, siid The Senator. addressing IN.
presiding officer. Is 10 he passed by your vote
you who arc not clothed with power from
my OF the States. 4 majority ol the People
ire against the Bill, aud majority of Inc
States arc against the Bill aud it Is to b pass
ut ln an extraordinary aud novel manner
Pass this Bill, and YOU make an extraordinary
issue with The People. Pass it w the manner
proposed and II would not be a legal or vat
ut act III the estimation OF the American pco-
pie.
MI Niles co1tcnded that the Bill hal been
carried through ~ measue entirely incon-
sI-r,ntW with all rules Ut legislation. The law
was diycsiei Of oil moral power
" haicvcr. ID was law TO break down The
labor tl the country and TO injurc those who
were dependent upon their daily labor Tor their
daily bread. These pi,iiu contemplate.
speculative sui humjugging theories OF fr,c
trade os M Niles called them he denounced
WIN extreme bitterness. and declared that
they were miserable cAolics Which no States 4
man would adopt