Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.

DEBATES OF CONGRESS. 157 FEBRUARY, 1825.] Election of President, tic. [SENATE. of Mass., D'WoLF, JLLOYD of Md., HAYNE, VAN others, together with the motion to strike out BUREN, and FINDLAY, took part. of the resolution accompanying, the word " not," Finally the Senate refused to fill the blank so as to reverse the report. The debate on this for the premium with $100, with $75, and with subject was resumed, and continued during the $50. On the latter sum, the question was de- whole of this day's sitting. cided by yeas and nays, as follows: Mr. VAN BUREN spoke at great length against YEAs.-Messrs. Barbour, D'Wolf, Edwards, Hayne, the claims of the petitioners, grounding his obJohnston of Lou., Kelly, Lloyd of Mass., Lowrie, jections on these points: That this question had Mills, Palmer, Parrott, Ruggles, Seymour, Smith, been once decided by a competent tribunal, esand Van Buren-15. tablished at the instance of the parties seeking NAYs.-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Benton, Bouligny, relief; that it was against the policy of the GovBranch, Brown, Chandler, Clayton, Dickerson, ernment, and against the public interest, to open Eaton, Elliott, Findlay, Gaillard, Holmes of Maine, these proceedings, and, if they were opened, Holmes of Miss., Jaclkson, King of Ala., King of there was nothing in these claims founded either N. Y., Knight, Lloyd of Md., Macon, Talbot, Tay- in justice or equity. lor, Tazewell, Thomas, Van Dyke, and Williams- Mr. KELLY Mr. SEYMOURI and Mr. MILLS each spoke at considerable length in reply to The question was then taken on the amend- Mr. VAN BREN, and in favor of the claim of ment itself, proposed by Mr. SMITH, and nega- the petitioners; after which the Senate adtived without a division. journed. Mr. MACON then, for the purpose of ascer- -. taining, as he said, whether the Senate were disposed to act at all on this bill, on this subject of granting encouragement to the merchantmen Election of President, &c. to arm, &c., moved to strike out the fourth sec- The committee on the part of the Senate, tion of the bill, which is as follows: appointed to join such committee as might be " Sec. 4. And be itfurther enacted, That the com- appointed on the part of the House of Repremanders and crews of any armed merchant vessel sentatives, to ascertain and report a mode of of the United States be, and they are hereby, an- examining the votes for President and Vice thorized to recapture any vessel and cargo taken President of the United States, and of notifyby pirates upon the coast of the island of Cuba, or ing the persons elected of their election, report, the other islands aforesaid, or on the adjoining in part, the agreement of the Joint Committee seas; and such vessel, so recaptured, being brought to the following resolution: into any judicial district of the United States, shall -Lesolved, That the two Houses shall assemble be adjudged to be restored by any court of then the Chamouse of epresentaties United States, having admiralty jurisdiction there- on Wednesday, the 9th day of February, 1825, at in, to the former owner or owners of the same, he 12 o'cloc; that one perso be appointed teller on or they paying for salvage not less than one-eigth, the part of the Senate, and two persons be appointg-, nthe part of the Senate, and two persons be appointnor more than one-half of the true value of the said ed tellers on the part of the House, to make a list vessel and cargo, at the discretion of the court, for of the votes as they shall be declared; that the the benefit of the re-captors, and in such propor- othey shal l be declared; that the result shall be delivered to the President of the tions as the court shall direct, which payments of Senate, who shall announce to the two Houses, assalvage shall be made without any deduction what- sembled as aforesaid, the stte of the vote, and the,,ever." sembled as aforesaid, the state of the vote, and the person or persons elected, if it shall appear that a On this motion a debate arose, of considera- choice hath been made agreeably to the Constituble duration, in which Messrs. MACON, MILLS, tion of the United States, which annunciation shall TAZEWELL, BAnBOun, and SMITH, took part. be deemed a sufficient declaration of the person or The debate turned principally on the expediency persons elected, and, together with a list of the of inserting in this bill provisions already sub- votes, shall be entered on the Journals of the two stantially in force; on the propriety of making Houses. any discrimination in the amount of salvage to [The committee which made this report conbe allowed for recaptures from the pirates in the sisted, on the part of the Senate, of Mr. TAZEWest Indies, and recaptures elsewhere; whether WELL, Mr. VAN DYEE, Mr. KING, of Alabama. proper to fix the amount by the bill, or leave it On the part of the iHouse of Representatives, to the discretion of the court, &c. In the course MIr. TAYLOR, Mr. ARCHER, hMr. THOMPSON, of of the debate, Mr. SMITH moved to strike out Pennsylvania.] the words which made the section applicable Mr. TALBOT suggested some difficulty in the alone to Cuba and the West Indies, so as to order of proceeding recommended by the comleave the provision general; but no question mittee, and Mr. HOLMES, of Maine, proposed was taken before the adjournment. some amendment, but which he subsequently withdrew. These suggestions gave rise to some MONDAY, February 7. discussion of the subject, in which Messrs.. OLMES of Maine, TALBOT, TAZEWELL, LOWRIE, Yazoo Claims. BARBBOUR, JOHNSON of Kentucky, KING of AlaThe Senate resumed the consideration of the bama, and VAN DYNE, participated. report of the Committee on the Judiciary, un- Mr. TAZEWELL went, at some length, into favorable to the petition of Ebenezer Oliver and an explanation and justification of the course

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