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DEBATES IN CONGRESS.

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OF

DEBATES IN CONGRESS,

COMPRISING THE LEADING DEBATES AND INCIDENTS

OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH CONGRESS:

TOGETHER WITH

AN APPENDIX

CONTAINING THE MOST

IMPORTANT STATE PAPERS AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

TO WHICH THE SESSION HAS GIVEN BIRTH:

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

THE LAWS ENACTED DURING THE SESSION.

WITH A COPIOUS INDEX TO THE WHOLE.

VOLUME II.

Washington:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GALES & SEATON-

1826.

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GALES & SEATON'S

Register of Debates in Congress.

NINETEENTH CONGRESS..... FIRST SESSION:

COMMENCING DECEMBER 5, 1825, and ending may 22, 1826.

SENATE.]

First Proceedings in the Senate.

DEBATES IN THE SENATE.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1825.
AGREEABLY to the provision of the Constitution,
fixing the period for the meeting of Congress, the two
Houses assembled in their respective Chambers, in the
Capitol, this day, and commenced the First Session of the
Nineteenth Congress.

IN THE SENATE,

At twelve o'clock, the VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ex officio PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, took the Chair, and called the Senate to order. The roll of the Members being then called over, it appeared that a quorum was present.

[DEC. 5, 6, 7, 1825.

Mr. LLOYD, of Mass. was in expectation that the honorable gentleman who had submitted the resolution, would give his reasons for the measure; which had his enThe object of appointing Committees, tire concurrence. Mr. L. said, was to investigate the subjects brought be He thought it fore them, to digest them and present them in a condensed and luminous form, that the Senate might act on them He had the howith less labor and more confidence. wrong to refer two subjects, which often came in collision with each other, to the same committee. nor, last year, to be on the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, and had received every mark of politeness and attention from the gentlemen composing that commitCommerce, excepting those concerning Light-houses, tee; yet he could declare that, on all questions relating to On motion, a Committee was ordered to be appointed, Breakwaters, and one or two others, he had the misfortune jointly, with such Committee as should be appointed by to be in a minority. It was well known, that the two great the House of Representatives, to wait on the President of national objects of Commerce and Manufactures, in legisthe United States, and inform him that the two Houses of lating on them, frequently came in collision with each Congress are assembled, and ready to receive any commu- other, and it must frequently happen that those who advonication he might have to make; and Mr. SMITH, of Md. cate the one would be opposed to the other. Commerce, nished all the revenue; it gave three times the amount neand Mr. LLOYD, of Mass. were appointed the Committee on Mr. L. said, was the leading interest of the country: it furthe part of the Senate. sidering its vast importance, he should decide upon passcessary to meet the expenditure of the country; and, coning the resolution.

The usual orders, for furnishing the Members with a certain number of newspapers, &c. were adopted, and The Senate adjourned to 12 o'clock to-morrow.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1825.

Mr. SMITH, of Md. reported, from the Joint Committee, that they had waited on the President of the United States, agreeably to order, and that the President informed the Committee that he would make a communication to the two Houses this day.

Soon after which,

Mr. DICKERSON, of N. J. offered a few remarks in favor of the motion. He thought it improper to blend two subjects so distinct from each other as Commerce and Manufactures, especially as there were Members sufficient to all all necessary Committees. Mr. B. bore testimony to tures had derived from the experience and information of the advantage the Committee on Commerce and Manufac the gentleman from Massachusetts, and concluded by exA Message was received from the President of the Unit-pressing his strong conviction that it was the interest of the Mr. FINDLAY, of Penn. thought the subject of Agried States, by the hands of Mr. J. ADAMS, Jun. his private country that the two subjects should be separated. Secretary; which was read, and 3,000 copies ordered to nufactures, and proposed so to modify the resolution that be printed, together with 1,500 of the accompanying do- culture of as much importance as either Commerce or Ma it should read, one of Commerce, and one of Manufactures cuments. (See Appendix.) and Agriculture.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1825. The following resolution, submitted yesterday, by Mr. DICKERSON, was taken up: "Resolved, That the Thirtieth Rule for conducting the business of the Senate be so amended, that, instead of Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, there be two Standing Committees, one of Commerce, and one of Manufactures."

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Mr.DICKERSON objected to the proposed amendment, on the ground that there was no Committee of Agriculture and it would be inexpedient to combine it with the Committee on Manufactures: for, although the two subjects were in many respects connected with each other, yet the tlemen composing the committee, would occasionally chash. different views which would be taken of them by the gen.

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