Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-23
C 0 N G r & s s.
HOUSE OF SnpREsBNrATIvRa.
Wsdassday, Decemler 10.

A'' ~ S'CNit' = Il NthDtC lcuru 10 tie creme
~ % GSprte Walains,en.
! Ar. 0iitpl was N hopes when lie Hrf
nAde the notion uow Under confederation
ths, a'qucii;cn would have been taken rpor
The amendmsn, without debate; but as hi,
w'ih had Dot been complied with, he held j,
MS duty to give % The hcule tis rcaionl
which ae'ua'sd him.
| He laid thai ae by 10 means v;ihed to
dst acS any III < from 'he .nc,it of has IL
iuGriou chNale, whole memory ws we-e
now atou' u perpe ua,s; thai !. svas lis
with east his cha acte- mgh1 be haa.isd o
tie laIsH poiisri.y uoir paired, aad that lie
ealiy ttacsh he anendmens eu-aily cal
| u'ated 20 90 q taa GeGra5'e prfpcie, with
! the oil ; th5, tina difference OF exnrnie vs..
a matter 81 importance 10 ihe pcoalc OF this
cop1trY; thll he errcrir OF a n,oggoleup,
nom the on idform-.ion he had been able
10 coiirct, would amcaat 20 st tsza Isc or
100000 dollar1; that mnzureut Iu u "a
was contsrr?la 80 hy the sqenG1rat would
not colt more than one ,sn;h G. much az
'Hauioleum, as contemplated uy the bil. rs II
row Hood Indeed hs be!ieve6 sha, the
I rare e4psu!s Of ;oerrinP the rrc5-.a Of &c.
| aerai WdihI1gfcH IN msu.olrum ou.d col,
as mneh as tie uTcpcicd monument.
Mr. Aiiion lard he coaide ed concrtf
ple5sed as Far as the re lolu ions Of ,he ,sig
ietiioo wsas; tkat The gentlemen from Mai
ioehietta M Otis) who vas up few
''ys ag0 uPou ih;a iuni Ct bad sgnstel 10.
'5rma'.oa; "a ani@er Ia which he aad only
20 ohte'7e 'hn it that gentleman you'd ..av.
even himai' the tronblr 20 hase sxeK,'ard
30 proceedings ri tae laa g,fiU7 81 Coz
yrcls tie wol.d haze been hstter 'afoymcd
hsa b- appeared % be that a committee,
| cqua'ly elp Sable with tia, which had e
por,er he bil az tee prefer. TING. h. d hen
tnliy ingeiiissted ,hr lu6jset, aud h7d Goa G
a rePoF,, which were 70 sc found u2oa m
journals OF he laG feiIiou of Congrefs, re-
lcommcnding monument ipch as WIS con
emPlaled BY ,he propoled an.-,5ment, and
| ha' the re5oet msde hy lh- PrsGdeal Of
the United States 70 Mrs Wsihinctln in
conformity 10 The rsport Of that committee,
| was for moanmtH, 10 which requcR fin.
| had conienied b. therefore. cenGdered con.
greis pledged ihus far ard no farther; ttst
1 motion ves made ia hi ROUTE 10 change
the monument 10 a msu!olcum; thar the y
cent death Of rsnsra! Wilmington az ;ha,
tine, prevented any Psrlon from oppoGng
any me2fure which was Offered, let lie ev-.
penie be what i would; but that the time
which lad elapiea iac-, bad enabled the
public mind he better to Judge,
The gentleman fyorn Virginia, ( Mr. l eel
and the gentcmap from Connecticut FMr.
Griiwoidl had dealt great deal upon the
.pb)ctt Of PuhliE gratitude Il was by no
Ineana hrs pilh or intention 70 ieieu tlat fen
timent, tut he faid that he conld not gige
his content 70 az expcniiqc ncafure like tina.
contemplated in the tiil, aheu a mealure far
isis cxPeDdvs, IN his opinion, would snlwsr
every puTpoie as wei.
Mr. Alison was followed ~ Mr. Ffrger,
who advocated tho ereaio1 OF MaulolcUa,.
MIR. Smile Piled lie con6derea The
erection OF Mauiolenm 40 p oGuttive OF
! unuecc.iary c5peue, as a monufnen, would
auiwer every rational psrpoie coutempiated
IN lhe bill
Gen Lee next fpoke al tome leugth in
Favor Of a uauloisum, and read letter re-
ceiysd from mr.. King, our smbagadur ct
London ercloGug plan, prefeuted 20 him
by am, miaeat foreign sriid, Tor a niaurolc-
nm Of one hurdrsd and fifty tee, bsic and
the fame height, the eZpeafe Of which vas
eitinated az 10000 doiaro.
we llal make TO apology for the brief
no;eE ,aken Of tAste iPceshes. ne eoeid sal
b-ar f5en.
7 Mr., ChampIin, after fomc remarks, the
iudiitintt hearing Of which did rot enable d,
70 determine on which hde of the eueaion
he argued, m4yed that The committee rife,
I report P'ostef, and a, leave to IL again.
: Which motion being carried without de
yihon, The committee role; ard on the oaeC
/ .ioo to SrsnJ ibCm leave to III again, onl,
,arsc m.nbers roge in the siifma.iVe. Leay,
rae, % ccnrlc. denied.
Mr. Champ..n then moved ihe ,e-om.
mi,ncnt Of che bill 70. the fame COMMITTEE
that reported Is, With the addition OF tv,
members which was carried, aud Metre
Claiborne and Champlin sgpoia,ed.
After mr. C,anpiiu's motion Tor a re-
. commitment Of he Bill to a lelsa COMM.
tce was carried,
Mr. Claiborne fsid, he had rif.n 70 mo,
that he cnri',ec jut sppom,ed be iuaroe
ed Ia Quntr rs tr,f~. 49, -. .f.-.-