Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-19
FUGSDATS AND FRIDArGl ~ SAM
C o N C r z s s.
HOUSE OF RnpREssHrArivzs,
9uesAsy, December o.

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lihe Comm't;ee 40 whom VA referred the
Msmo'ia! % Samuel II Srni.h and rhpnas
Carpenter. deisipg aGniEion w,,hin the bat
10 report tbs 4:DaJ,s aud proceedings OF The
i5oaie
| The report ia il ~ eaacc-- thai. i asi -
lttdi-H' H6af:bs EeJs jcsaAa tx. aay Otder O.,
t6s memorial pss5i1isd
| Il viii be rscoli,Hed by he reader, ,ha,
the orIgina! ma,ica raaa- was by hsr. IIi9.
whieh was ,lisv nj. Speaker fhou,d be T.
] qosi'ed to admit &c S5erographers within
! he bar
! No Chrlie moved The refsrsocc of the
! epor' to a committee oS h. whole.
! M. G1i(wcij oppoied the reference
! The hopic divided; for the ,cfe, ence e +;
againa il 46 -
/ Mr. lsckfoa made fs-eral .,.,z i,a. VII:
I've head 10 i,.die;nsly, that ioaice to hire
forbics The atiemp - report then He
concid6ed viJh m0girg thar the yese and
/ naYS be taken; log Which prrpoG. .ufiisi
Gent number of r-mbe., ra:e.
| Mr. Nicholas. 10 government Tx. ours,
THE theory OF Which is republican, aid ,hr
IPraetics OF which he hoped, would al,rsvs
continue to be rcpuJ'icau, Le conGde,cd the
Etsprsien.a"gts Of ihe poopl. rciPoniible %
he people, by whom they were cfsated. il
vas necehsry 10 gig1 sf.cacy TO tbs fpoa.
ion;'y that the Pcop!s, who wc,c 10 Judge.
ihouid Pcief' the Tn.,a INK, nation, a. o,
not only 'he acts, bus the motives Of the
oaalic agents Il wa' o. litt!c confcQu.n-e
TO them 10 know Vim, laws sre rneeted.
compared wi'h knoal-dse OF pgoiee.s tina,
we'e attem Pted or prevented, & the grcurds
GA wh.eh they were fupported or opporsd
i--Nor could the rneFir ofthc gaa ,hsmiclyes
Dc nnder''ood, uueis the resinns tor them
were dated. u .gai, thAfefnre, oflhe high
eE Consequence that The ysslons for or Goa.
duet mould be clearly Gnde,Rood, ,h4, our
ntraiDres nay be comPrchended, 7aa onr no
lives alfo known, that or conisitren,s nav
Judge whether We have faithfully diita4rg:6
on duty.
/ U"dsr this view OF the frbiea, he .l.o',
I, extremely indrlicste 20 refill he sdmiiisn
within llie bar Of ,h5ie ps,lous who thcnvi,
Ithcrnieives qosliEed to ,akc the 5ebs;es aud
ip'oce dinga Of the houfe. But wi.st rem
IdHed the attempt Giil more improper va,.
10 beng an innovation on thc prae1ice &C The
hsuie For face ac had been 4 r,er?5er Of
HE Legila'ure. individuals Of this dslc,ip.
! tiou had bsen piaced by lie houfe At bel;
esic, in filtration convenient Tor hcarise
what Pafird. Way is this practice. hilier-
20 u"oPpoied, now 10 be broken 10 upon
! For iacb GA ianovs'jon AID departure lrona
/ Tie establi!Eed pIactice Of che horlr ,hsre
ought 60 be Toe Grongee rsaiona ps.ticn-
iariy when ihe attempted innogs ion rlf7tE
ed, and was made By, lhofe, Whole condu6t
was 30 be Formulated.
r wss not without de',brrz:ion tia, lie
pr55iics or the hool, had been iuG;:uted srd
adhered to. Some gentlemen had, lone
time fucc, contemplated 49,. smpIoymeu, of
particular individual, viof. Gcryi:ee wee
10 be paid for by ,he louie. But tie idea
was abandoHed, from the fuPpotzd function
given By rach an "a TO his Gatem5r.a
whereby the houge might be made reipon-
6ble for his accuracy and talents.
The difficulty attending the burosll he
acknowledged @ be great. But for the rea.
loao rs had aiigue3, he ihought the houle
hal aI,d sht "a tor5ez,iag 10 inteiferc,
fr~.her thar by merely sllgning convenient
piece 10 The tenogfzpacrs. IL was deemed
fsisa 10 ccaddc toe brlinefs to perfons not
known officially to the houfe, whole own
odiai!ua! iniesoR would contribute the be,t
pledge To- their idciity, III ugh no pre-
ellie reiolle mad been psG,d 20 this efctl, /,
was al!i uodeE,.ooJ tina, his vas the courle
ihs homie ue7ut 10 pudue, after having ri.
ven 'he iobjctt . ccUbcra.e and folemn coz