Register of Debates in Congress Volume 12, PT. 3; Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the ... Session of the ... Congress (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ...The committee were well aware that a different precedent had been set in other Territories, but they could not perceive any reason for these precedents, nor acknowledge their obligation to be as valid and binding as that of an express constitutional requisition. They supposed that Congress had hitherto legislated on this subject without careful reference to the constitution, and, at all events, their departure from the provisions of that instrument would not authorize us to disregard it now. Mr. TOUCEY remarked that, in four or five years, Wisconsin would come into the Union, and form a State constitution of her own. We were not now forming a constitution for her, and resorting to original principles, but were merely administering the constitution of the United States as it is. The judges of the Territories, when appointed, hold their offices under the constitution of the United States, and not under that of any of the States. If the gentleman who made this motion was of a different opinion, he would beg him not to embarrass the passage of this bill by pressing the question now._ Mr. CUSHMAN, after remarking that lie did not wish to delay the bill by this discussion, withdrew the motion. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was read a third time and passed. RETRENCHMENT. Mr. ROBERTSON asked the consent of the House to offer certain resolutions; which were read, as follows: 1. Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire and report to this House what retrenchments, if any, can be made, with safety to the public interests, in the annual expenses of Congress. 2. Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire and report to this House whether any retrenchment ca...