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Mr. VAN BUREN said, it was well known that he was opposed to the present passage of the bill, and when an attempt had been made before to call it up, he had given his reasons why he did not think it should be acted on at this time. He then wished to take the sense of the Senate on the subject, without any discussion; and gave, at length, the motives which influenced him. It was supposed, by some... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN expressed himself favorable to the motion of Mr. RUGGLES.
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After a few remarks from Mr. VAN BUREN, Mr. BENTON spoke against the motion to amend, and discussed, at considerable length, the various propositions that had been made in relation to the public lands.
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Mr. VAN BUREN addressed the Senate at great length, in opposition to the bill, and in reply to the... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN spoke in reply to the question of the Senator from North Carolina. The Senator, said Mr. V. B., asks whether the remission of the duty on the iron imported will produce a corresponding diminution of the toll charged by the company? The company, he replied, were entitled by their charter to charge a certain sum as a toll. There was no reason to believe that they would lessen it.... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN made some remarks, on rising, which the reporter could not hear. He thought there would be no end to the objections which this bill was doomed to meet. It seemed to be argued that there was an impropriety in pressing this claim in its present form. And, on this head, he would say a few words. These officers found their claim upon the commutation of the half pay for life which... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN said a few words and moved to lay the bill on the table; which was agreed to.
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The bill making alterations in the several acts levying duties on imported articles, was then taken up as the unfinished business, the question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Parris, to retain the drawback on spirits distilled in this country from articles brought from abroad. On this question, Messrs. MARKS, MACON, VAN BUREN, WEBSTER, BRANCH, BARNARD, WOODBURY, SMITH, of Md. and ROWAN,... Continue Reading
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On this motion a question of order arose, which was debated at some length by Messrs. KING, VAN BUREN, DICKERSON, WEBSTER, MACON, HARRISON, WOODBURY, BRANCH, and CHANDLER.
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On this motion discussion arose, in which it was opposed by Messrs. DICKERSON, BARNARD, VAN BUREN, and SANFORD, and supported by Mr. WEBSTER.
The yeas and nays having been ordered on motion of Mr. VAN BUREN, the question was decided in the negative.
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On motion of Mr. BERRIEN, the bill to continue in force for a limited time, and to amend the act to enable claimants to lands within the State of Missouri, and Territory of Arkansas, was taken up; and, after having been discussed at length, by Messrs. BERRIEN, VAN BUREN, BENTON, BARTON, and MACON, the question occurred on engrossing the bill; and being taken by yeas and nays, was decided in the... Continue Reading
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Mr. BERRIEN, of Georgia, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the Journal of the Senate, on the subject of sending Ministers to the Assembly of American Nations at Panama; and that the Secretary of the Senate cause the same to be published, viz:
Resolutions of the Senate of the 15th of February, and proceedings thereon. Proceedings of the... Continue Reading
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Various other amendments, of inferior importance, were offered to the details of the bill, some of which succeeded, and others were lost—in the proposition or discussion of which Messrs. COBB, MILLS, VAN BUREN, BROWN of Ohio, and JOHNSON of Ky. took part.
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(Mr. VAN BUREN rose to explain, he had stated, on the part of Tennessee, that there had been no complaint—their memorials were such as they ought to have been—they stated their grievances fairly and fully, and left it to the wisdom of Congress to apply the remedy. But he had stated that complaints had been made elsewhere.
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Mr. VAN BUREN said it became those whose special duty it had been to examine into this subject, to make some reply to the views which have been taken by the gentlemen from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Georgia.
The resolution of the gentleman from New Hampshire, (Mr. WOODBURY,) Mr. V.B. said, was general in its terms, referring this matter back again to the Committee on the Judiciary, with the... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN said that he would state, in a few words, the points of difference between the two Houses. One related to the arrangement of the circuits, the other to the provision requiring the Judges to reside within their respective circuits. He had not particularly adverted to the latter when the bill was under consideration, because, at that time, he had entertained the belief that no... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the message from the House, requesting a conference on the subject of the Judiciary bill, made the following report:
“The Judiciary Committee, on the message from the House of Representatives, proposing a conference on the subject of the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, on the amendment proposed by the Senate to the bill... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN said, that, being a member of the committee by whom the resolution, under consideration, had been reported, he would add a few words to the observations made by the Chairman. He concurred in the propriety of the disposition of the resolution proposed by the Chairman. The advanced period of the session, would alone furnish a sufficient inducement for the adoption of that course, but... Continue Reading
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Some discussion took place between Messrs. HOLMES, BRANCH, LLOYD, MACON, SMITH, WOODBURY, NOBLE, VAN BUREN, SANFORD, and FINDLAY; and the Senate refused to take it up, on account of the late period of the session not affording time for the discussion of general subjects. The decision on the question of taking it up was—ayes 14, noes 19.
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On motion of Mr. VAN BUREN, the Senate proceeded to consider the report of the managers on the part of the Senate, at the conferrence on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, on the amendment proposed by the Senate, to the bill making appropriations to carry into effect the Treaty concluded between the United States and the Creek Indians, ratified on the 22nd of April, 1826.
The report having... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred so much of the President’s Message as related to the Judiciary, together with the several resolutions which had been submitted on that subject, rose to make a report. The subject of amending the Judicial System of the United States had, he said, been before that committee for the last two or three sessions, and had always... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN, from the same committee, to whom was referred this bill “prescribing the modes of commencing, prosecuting, and deciding controversies between States,” reported it without amendment; but said it was the unanimous opinion of the committee that it ought not to pass. (The bill was, subsequently, on motion of Mr. Robbins, laid on the table.)
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The Senate then proceeded to consider, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill “to annul an act concerning wreckers and wrecked property, passed by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida."
Mr. VAN BUREN moved to strike out so much of the bill as deferred the period of its going into operation, until the first day of March next. He observed, that, as the provision of the... Continue Reading
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The following motion, by Mr. CHAMBERS, was taken up:
"Resolved, That, in the appointment of the standing committees, the Senate will proceed by severally appointing the Chairman of each committee, and then by one ballot for the other members necessary to complete the same; and a majority of the whole number of votes given shall be necessary to the choice of chairman."
A short discussion took... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN said, it was, until yesterday, m intention, Mr. President, to abstain from all participation in the discussion of the bill now under consideration. The able examination which it has already received, and the advanced period of the session at which it has been brought forward, alike dictate the propriety of this course. But as neither the bill reported by the Committee, nor the... Continue Reading
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Mr. VAN BUREN expressed dislike to the amendment, which, he observed, threw an air of distrust over the whole subject, as it proposes that the term shall expire on the thirty-first December, while Congress would be in session. He hoped the gentleman would consent to withdraw his amendment until the question on that offered by his colleague should have been taken, when he could renew his motion... Continue Reading
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The amendments reported by the Committee on the Judiciary were then read.
On the amendment proposed by the Committee to provide for the appointment of three Commissioners instead of one, considerable discussion took place, on which Messrs. CHAMBERS, BERRIEN, VAN BUREN, TAZEWELL HOLMES, and JOHNSTON, of Louisiana, took part, when the question was taken, and decided in the affirmative-22 to 20.
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Mr. VAN BUREN said he should vote against it, because, when the Senate decided to strike out the original bill, it seemed a sufficient declaration of its view of the subject. He thought the act of 1823 better than the amendment from the gentleman from Maryland. The former empowered the President to close the ports by proclamation, against any Power whose ports were closed against us. Now, this... Continue Reading
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