Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)
United States. Congress
Law -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
"That any Senator of this body, who holds a seat under an
Executive appointment, cannot, according to the provisions of
the Constitution of the United States, be entitled to continue
to hold his seat as a member of this body, after the meeting of
the Legislature of the State from which such Senator may be a
member."
And a division of the motion for amendment was called for, and the
question having been taken, on striking out, it passed in the negative;
and the motion for amendment having been lost, the original motion was
agreed to--yeas 19, nays 6, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brent, Franklin, Gaillard, German,
Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Griswold, Hillhouse, Lambert,
Mathewson, Meigs, Pope, Robinson, Smith of New York, Thruston,
White, and Whiteside.
NAYS.--Messrs. Bradley, Leib, Lloyd, Parker, Pickering, and
Turner.
WEDNESDAY, June 7.
JAMES A. BAYARD, from the State of Delaware, attended.
THURSDAY, June 8.
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, from the State of Georgia, attended.
MONDAY, June 12.
_Exiled Cubans, with their Slaves._
On motion, by Mr. GILES,
_Resolved_, That a committee be appointed to inquire whether it
be expedient and proper, at this time, to make any provision
by law for remitting the penalties and forfeitures incurred by
the violations of some of the provisions of the act, entitled
"An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or
place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and
after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eight," so far only as relates to
the introduction of slaves into certain ports of the United
States, who were lately forcibly expelled from the island
of Cuba with the French inhabitants thereof; and that the
committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
_Ordered_, That Messrs. GILES, BRADLEY, ANDERSON, CRAWFORD, and
FRANKLIN, be the committee.
MONDAY, June 19.
_Exiled Cubans._
On motion, by Mr. GILES,
_Resolved_, That the President of the United States be
requested to cause to be laid before the Senate such
information as he may deem proper to communicate respecting the
unfortunate exiles lately expelled from the Island of Cuba,
and who may have arrived, or are expected to arrive within the
jurisdiction of the United States; and, also, respecting any
propositions which may have been made to him by the Minister
Plenipotentiary of France, for the purpose of facilitating
the removal of any of the said exiles, with their slaves, and
other effects, from the United States, to any place within the
dominions of France.
FRIDAY, June 23.
_Foreign Armed Vessels._
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