Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 11, Madison, Jefferson County, 8 March 1817 — Page 1

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AflVtTliatmri't a nvt ...... will bs insnted three times for a dollar ; Un$r ones in proportion, and if the number of insertion desired, are not specefied, thiy will be continual at the etcfjense of the advertiser, until ordered .ii-ijL.i . . n j jmuue? CONGRESS. House of Representatives. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. VOTES FOR PRESIDENT k V. PRESIDENT. After acting on soTic -busines3 of a minor character on motion of Mr. Jackson, a message was sent to the senate, informing them that the house of representatives were ready to proceed, agreeably to the mutual resolution of yesterday, to open and count the votes for president and Vice president of the United States. The senate, soon after, entered the House of Representatives, i-.j i... t. ; i

ipicccucu uy uicir prcsHieiit, wno was received by the Speaker at the chair of the House, in which (thc president of the senate took his- seat, and the speaker of the thouse beside him. The tenors of (the two house Mr. Macon on the part of the senate, and Mr. Jacksn and Mr. Pitkin on the part of the house of Representativesoccupied seats in front of the chair. The seals of the votes wcre broken by the president of the lenate, and by him haaded to the

letters, bv whom thev were rrarl

loud, and recorded on the lour-

ials of the senate and of the

louse of Representatives by the secretary of the senate and clerk if the house, respectively. J The votes of all the states having been read, with the exception pf those of the state of Iidiana: K Mr. Taylor, of New York, rose and (addressing himself to the speaker of the House) ex pressed his unfeigned regret at being compelled, by his sense of duty, to interrupt the proceedings

of the two houses. Mr. T. was what would bethe most proper given to it, as necessary to asthen going on t state his rea- course of proceeding in the buai- certain the joint sense of the two sons for objecting to the votes ness, but bclitved it would be houses, without which tliey. could from Indiana being read arid re- best to adopt a joint resolution, not know whether the senate corded ; when that the votes of Indiana, having were willing to proceed. The The Speaker interrupted him, been given previous to her. ad- argument of Mr. Sheffey, he said, and said that the two houses had mission into the union, were ille- was a clear exposition of the met for the purpose the single, ga), and ought not to be received, right of the vote. Congress was" specific purpose, of performing Mr. Cady of N. Y. thought bound to see that the new state athc constitutional duty- which the question already settled, as dopted a republican form of govthey were then discharging, and another branch of the legislature eminent, but that, said he, Was that while so acting, in joint had admitted the senators from all we had to do with them, and meetings they could consider no the new-state to all the privileges the recognition of that could not proposition nor perform any bu- of other members of that body ; affect their right or privilege, of siness not prescribed by the con- that after admitting the Repre- an' indepedent state, endowed stitution. sentatives of ,the state to act in with all the powers of the others Mr. Varnum, of the senate congress on all the concerns of as the votes had been given af(addressing the president of the the nation, it was too late to ter they had performed the conSenate) expressed his concurrence question her right to participate dition required of them to bein the propriety ..of what had been in this ; and that from the mo- come an independent state, stated by the Speaker ; and, for ment the constitution of the state Mr. Gaston thought the only the purpose of allowing the house was assented to, she was entitled difficulties were as to the form the of Representatives to deliberate to all the privileges or an inde- house ought to adopt. With re. on the question which had been pendent member of the union. gard to the question, he was unsuggested he moved that the se- Mr. Sharp of Kentucky, for der no, difficulty ; according to .11 ..i l i 1 r i . i r- , ' . . ri

nate wunurawto rneir cnamDer. me purpose or .settling t-ne ques- trie act or last session, the votes The motion was seconded by tion, offered a joint resolution, were leal and rightly ffiven. Mr.

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provisions ot tne act

The question being put by the the state of Indiana for president of last session, authorising India, president to .the members of the and vice president of the United na to forma state' government senate, it was unanimously a- States, were properly and legally which left it to them to choose a greed to; and 1 given, and ought to be counted." name, prescibed the qualifications The senate withdrew accord- Mr. Basset of Virginia, tho't of electors of delegates to the ingly. the resolution ought not jo be a convention, which delegates were The speaker having stated to joint one, as it might establish a to determine whether, it was exilic house that it now remained precedent which might in time, pedient at that time to form a for them to consider the subject in the casej" of a tie, &c. constitution, &c. and if they dcwhich had interrupted the forms deprive this house of one of its termined that it was expedient, of the constitution : powers, by permitting the senate then they were authorised to Mr. Taylor of N. Y. said that to participate in this question. form a constitution, and that dealthough the question, as regard- Sir. Calhoun suggested Mr. termination was the act which ed the present election, was of Sharp, whether it would not be made the territory a state. Had no consequence, yet the time better to offer his resolution in they adopted a constitution not might arrive when it would be the negative form. He, for one,v republican, they would have done of the greatest importance in the did not believe the votes impro- what they were unauthorised to election of president of the Unit- per, but the question would be do, &all theij proceedings wouid ed States, and that it was better put, to rest with more certainty, have been illegal. But what, Mr. to" settle it now, when its decision he thought, by rejecting it in the G. presumed would remove all would not affect the election. He negative shape, than it would by difficulty, "were propositions in then proceeded with his objections agreeing to it in its present form.1 the act, which, if accepted, wis to receiving the votes from Indi- Mr. Taylor, of New York, to be obligatory on the parties ; ana, contending that the joint re- moved to amend the resolution such as that salt springs should be solution of December last admit- by substituting therefor a motion granted to said state, for the use ting that state into the union, declaring the votes illegal, kc. of, the people thereof, in such, was not a matter of form merely, Mr. Sheffey said this question manner as the legislature should but a great constitutional prero- was settled already, for if they direct, kc. The ; acceptance of gative, to be exercised by con- had no right to give votes in the this proposition by Indiana was gress; until which a sister .state organization of .the executive, obligatory on the United States ; could not be admitted into the they had none in the national le- then was called into existence the union upon an equal footing. If gislature. We have decided, said new state ; and it had been rccogthis was not so, where was the use Mr. S. that the organizat ion of nized by both branches of the of passing on the form of govern- their state government is correct ; national legislature, by admitting ment, adopted by the state, and we said to them in the act, if they into their respective bodies, the sanctioned her admission, if she performed certain dutici," they senators and members from the was admitted to an equal footing were entitled to admission into state. Mr. G though opposed to already? The electors of presi- the union upon an equal footing the amendment offered by Mr. dent and vice president having with the other states; and the Taylor, was not certain that the been elected in Indiana before she resolution to admit them was other motion would be proper, was declared to be admitted into merely adclaraticn that they had but was inclined to think that the the union by congress, he tho't so performed that duty. The better course would be merely to the votes of that state were no proposition before the house, Mr.9 send a message to the senate that more entitled to be counted than S. thought was wrong, and that- the house was ready to proceed in , if they had been received from the state was certainly entitled to counting the votes. Missouri, or any other territory the votes, &c. Mr. Taylor was not satisfied by of the United States. Mr. T. Mr. Sharp defended his mo- the arguments he had heard, acknowledged he did not know tion and the joint xorm he had Suppose the convention of India

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