Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-27
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SATURDAY, fErnuAhY;i 81, 1851
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SENATE.
SIR. Wilson gave notice of his intention TO inIrouuco
q buI granting the cities Of Washington ana 'Ieo'Se'
,nwn i've hundred Thousand acres OF land ic' 1910
support Of the public schools. l.
RI. Senate proceeded 10 The consideration OF Inc
House bill authorizing the people Of Minnesota Ter
r;,ory 70 form a constitution and State government
nrenuratory for admission into the Union. ...
MIR, Bircs moved an amendment tnat none nut ciu
,ans If he United States be entitled TO vote in refer
80 - The formation of q constitution and State
unvernment. lie did not know but what the offering
81 onrh a proposition might subject him to the sus-
n;c;on of being tainted witt, Know. Nothingism. BIT
rhether this was one CT the principles OF the Amer
can marty or not, he was decidedly in favor o! con
fninp the privilege of voting to citizens OF the I'M
.d States. native or naturalized, in the formation H
all organic laws.
ON the Nebraska bill. They adopted a. amendment
similar 70 this, which the House strucf. ,it. When
the hill came back 10 the Senate, he again moved I,
insert that provision in the bill, being the only north
arm member who sanctioned that amendment, IRON
the beginning to the end-the others who voted for II
at first having yielded 10 their convictions in order &c
allow the bill TO pass.
Hence he wes in favor of the present proposition
because he believed the right Of suffrage was co ex
tensive with the right Of citizenship. He did moi
feel at liberty in defining the rights Of voters 10 &c
further than the constitution Of his own State ha,
zone, and that has confined the right Of suffrage lc
citizenship IN the Cnlteu states.
Mr.. Brown expressed his concurrence in the vlewi
srnressed by the Senator from Pennsylvania.
Mr. Douglas replied to Mr.. Bisgs' remarks, main.
tanning that the amendment was improper, and
showing in several. instances that persons had been
considered citizens Of some Of the States who were
NOT citizens of the United States.
Mr.. Seward said he was in favor of admitting alien.
20 vote precisely for the reason that these new States
are to BIZ made chiefly by aliens and foreigners, or in
a large degree by them, aud believed that this class
of immigrants who come to this country are, rs a
general fact, rs intelligent and a. capable Of exerci
sing the functions OF seli government as our own ed
ucated citizens.
Mir. CLAY protested against the doctrine, as ad
yauced by Mr.. Seward, TINT the rightof suffrage was
coordinate with the duty Of obedience TO the gov
eminent. That doctrine would allow infants, women
and colored persons TO vo.e, and this shou!d teach
the importance of having some limit attached, in
Congregational legislation, TO the right of forming or
Alter further debate, Mr.. Biggs' amendment was
oyreed to-yeas ~, nays "a, and the bill wns passed.
THE bin to establish O separate judicial dis!ric.
South Of the ella was passed. The Senate then i'd
%journed.
The House passed tho post.ofhce appropriation bill
and then took up the resolution impeaching Judge
Watrous of Texas, of certain hign crimes and nisde
meanors.
MIR. Caskie advocated the pos'ponernent of The
subject to the first Monday Of December next, show
ing that it was impossible to obtain any proper action
during the present Congress. il,
Mr.. Wakeman mentioned the fact that Judge Peck
was presented in the last week OF the session Of ttt
Congress- of 1903. The House declared that he wat
liaLis TO impeachment, but the subject went over Ill
the ensuing Congress, when he was iihpeacned "nG
discharged from o..ce. lie hoped Inc question pend
inc would be postponed til Saturday next.
Mr.. Barbour concurred in this suSsestinO.
; Sir. Humphrey Marshall did not know Lov tbs
| House c.,ld repair the injnstice done Judge Watroa'
than by ordering the Impeachment: Ihs House
! might as well co it now. Il he were Judge Watrou.
| he you'd demand il.
Mr.. Ready, although be had no right 10 speak by
authority, had understood that Judge Ta;rous de
sires all investigation AID thinks he WILL De perfect!
able to refute the charges.
MIR. Sandidge thought i: a most monstsous pro.
| positicn TO seriously consider the subject bstort
even the evidence is printed.
The subject was then postponed unit! Saturday.
The House took up the resolution OF the Commit
tee on elections declaring Mr. Whitfield not entiiie.
to his seat rs delegate from Kansas.
On motion of Mr.. Caruthers 1t was taoiet-yeat
SO; nays IS.
; The House went into committee Of the whole.
| Mr. Wachburne, of Illinois, vainly strore to tax
mn the river arG hLytor bills, and Mr.. Grow made al
Intellectual effort in regsro to to homestead bill.
Mr.. Etheridge, of Tennessee, h.aGe c fpeech de
Tending himself from the charge of being G Z" b!aci
, Republican" because he Last December introduced
| resolution (which was passed by the House. denun
o;a,ory Of the rs.csening Of the slare-trade.
Ths committee reported ;.He deficiency bill to tn
! House, when the amendments were c%or;c1rred in tx
| sept one voiing alsrge sum for the purchase OF Uooki
Tor ~nsu6e.s. Pending the passage OF The Dill tn'
House adjourned,