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he was oontideet, if the Reports had been foe.
np, there would have been a saviiig to the -out,
of millioast but as it was. the feelings, as welt as this
pockets of the people, were del ruled. Ile thought}
Ist had a risht to call .os the flotourable Gentle-
mars (Mr. Betakes; who had refused to ert with
those note proposed, to name such a lint as he should
be willing to co-operate with, and then they would
hove an opportunity of choosing from among them.
Mr. IVsteurow, as a Member of the former
Committee, explained the cause of the delay which
took place to makiteg their report, whichhe enured
the House did net arise from any misecielact to be
imputed to thew. The fact was, a great variety is
matters of the ntruost importance had been referred .
to their consideration, and upon which a great dire
iltreece of opinion had occurred. This was the
feel cause. The original eamiewas, that a very yo-
luminous papery in the shape of a Report, was pro-
duced to them 11 their Chairman, as proper for
their erloption, a ehout Due opinion having bee*
taken beforehand upon die subject ; this they had
neaten improper to adopt, but rather choose to
express their own sentieneuts. To this alum; was
thedolay to he ingested. .
Mr. Alderman Costae seemed to' thmk the
Committee had shewn a drspoeitiou to prolong tin it •
diecrissiun, by debating the Report, tent only pante
;rapls Ise paragraph, hut word by word.
Mr. Sumer:a .fated, that he conceived it a duty
lie owed himself and the Howe, as be was a Mein-
her of the Committee. to offer sonic observatioas
upon the presets& before them. Ile could state,
that as far es :assiduity was concerned, he test him-
self interior to none of the Committee, nor was he
inclined to yield, in print of attention, eseu to the
Hon. Chairman himsslf, of whose labour and atria,
lity he professed himself a warm admirer. He
t said, that the Chairman drew up a volamineris Ro•
port. which lie submitted to the coloideisetion of
the Consieuttee, and which he understood was to
be open to future debate, the these Tr-petting
eitsecure places was dehetfd for the spare bf five
days, soil a reseletion was COMete, at the end of
the Session, subversive of the object. Ideation
had been nitrite of harassing and Vexatiotp, typo.
sitien ; whether there was any oppdation of that
hied he would not pretend to sayebut iflbere was,
it proceeded loin the Hon. Gentlemen Moos the
Ilene He particularly recollected, that the very .
last day, that lion. (ientleitimn fpoke eight times;
, and he could pledge himself to the House, that
there was not an idea in his last speech which was •
trot contained in his hr.?, uor one in his first which
had not been repeated by him seventy times over.
He concluded with observing, that if he Intel not
felt it a duty incumbent-on him to express those
sentieesits, he would not have been influenced
even by the Itrie. (:entlernau's example, to oiler
hirnselt to their attention.
. Lad A. tiott../ol 9.14 p. bore testimone he* 1
industry and talents of the Chairman. Hi ruse
petted that if the Right Hon. Gentleman persisted
in nonsinatine the Committee, that Committee
would never report; lie referred to what was already
known 4. its history, in support of this apprehension;
and observed, that when it was ready, to report, at
the conclusion of a former Session, Niiisieters did
appear to wish .o get rid of it. His Lordship
wateed to sec something done, but e hen Ise lookeri
with such a vise, there wise nothing to satisfy him.
A Menibei eslause.t name we ds not knee) stated,
that he lied uncurled ow the last des-, real dellersd
lean the Hon. Chairman; Ise setiti!d rest his de-
reface of than difference on the nature of the amend-
ments. an extract from one of which he read. It
inculcated the necessity of reducing the influence
of the Crown by the reduction of the temilements
of many sinecure places, and the total abolition of
others. If it were necessary to justify the tote
which his lion. Friend gave. he was one who con-
curred with him in that vote, because it went to
exclude a doctrine with the sentiments of which he
was slot satisfied. Ile was uuwiliing to urge as a
crime against the Honourable Chairman a tenacity
of his own opinions, nor could he conceive it same
just to criminate his Honourable Friend for sup-
porting daft:yea sentiments, of *With Is. thow:lit
,
more favourafily.
Mr. N. CALVEkT observed, that though there
were seine Members in the Committee who appear-
ed to think that since ere places reic•ritisteri theta/-
h/aunt of the Couseitntion, yet as the subject
was not likely to come before them again, their
debates might he conducted with more temper;
however, be was Metered to think, thst the appoint-
ment of a new Committee altogether would be the
best nicasurtein the eseseet instance.
Mr. LONG roes to notice, an else rratioa which
had fallen from an lion. Gentleman oppositei-(Alr.
I'. Moore) who had stated, that no step was taken
upon the report concerning the Pay-office. •Mit.
Lung *sewed the House that not one regulation
hail been recommended by the Committee on that
subject, that was not carried let° effect.
Mr. Murree inquired, whether Nlr. Thomas
Steele was prosecuted, as he ought to be
Mr. La sO denied that that was his business; mid
stated, that as far ss his office wee concerned. the
recomineedations of the Committee were complied
with.
Mr. illentxtea BROWNE said, that ifo the Hon.
4;entletnan upon the floor spoke often in the Com-
mittee, he spoke always with good sense, and never
trespassed upon their time hut to some useful pur-
pose. Ha defended butt msainst the cheree of vex-
atious delay, or any disposition that should hot
actuate a Nlciulser, zealous to discharge his duty to
the public.

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Lord MILTON ronfedsed that he did not ex-
wet wondeis from the Committee ; notwithataod-
it all the igth:4 they might take. he was appte-
-I:o;isive th:it uu alleviatiou of the pohlie
;would he rap, lici.red. An Honourah.e Crotie-
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