The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser

IN SENATE, Wednesday March 19.

The first resolution of the report of the committee of privileges, after being modified in the manner following, was adopted:

Resolved, That the said publication contains assertions and pretended information respecting the Senate, and the committee of the Senate, and their proceedings, which are false, defamatory, scandalous and malicious, tending to defame the Senate of the United States, and to bring them into contempt and disrepute, and to excite against them the hatred of the good people of these United States; and that the said publication is a high breach of the privileges of this House.

Yesterday morning, the second resolution was taken up, and the blanks therein being filled, the question was taken by yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative—yeas 18, nays 10.

The resolution, as adopted, is as follows:

Resolved, That William Duane, now residing in the city of Philadelphia, the editor of the said newspaper, called the General Advertiser, or Aurora, be and he is hereby ordered to attend at the bar of this House, on Monday the 24th day of March instant, at 12 o'clock, at which time he will have opportunity to make any proper defence for his conduct, in publishing the aforesaid false, defamatory, scandalous and malicious assertions and pretended information: and the Senate will then proceed to take further order on the subject: and a copy of this and the foregoing resolution, under the authentication of the Secretary of the Senate of the United States, and attested as a true copy by James Mathers, sergeant at arms for the said Senate, and left by the said sergeant at arms with the said William Duane, or at the office of the Aurora, on or before the 22d day of March inst. shall be deemed sufficient notice for the said Duane to attend in obedience to this resolution.

Tuesday, March 25.

William Duane, who was commanded by the Senate of the United States to appear at their bar on the 24th instant, in compliance with that order appeared in the Senate chamber yesterday forenoon—and upon the President's requesting him to state what he had to say in answer to the charge alledged against him, replied, that not being versed in the law, from an unacquaintance with which he might possibly criminate himself in answering all the questions which probably might be put to him, he wished to be heard by counsel. He was then ordered to withdraw—when a motion was made that counsel should be allowed; but an objection being made to Mr. Duane's substituting the appearance of counsel in his behalf; and of absenting himself, he was again called in, and desired to state whether, if counsel was allowed, he meant to attend himself: his answer being evasive, a resolution then was agreed to—ayes 21, noes 8, allowing him counsel, provided he attended to answer such questions as might be judged proper to be put to him.

Another resolution was also adopted, commanding his attendance in the Senate chamber on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock.