Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-19

speaker iaiS, bodscEi3s ciintII 10 the ECi.
tor, - You had better not. When the
fpeeches are 70 long nobody rcAJs them.''
The Editor replied Ehat he had NOT prelcrib-
cd TO h,nleif any fc,tled plan, but ,ha, he
certainly fhould give all imporean, eeha.es
in detail 1t was prohsble char he lhouio 4.
bridge thoie that wsse no; intereaiuc.
AZ The tine it was un6ereood by the z.
disor, though NOT exprsiled in terms, that
pern,iiilon was given by th. words os the
Speaker, 70 ,sse the dceaseS ia the manner
In which they had heretofore been taken, I'D
with the advan,ases OF place which had pre-
rionily beer allowed
The Editoc does not recollea, and he is
perlnajsd that If 1t had occurred he would
recollsct It, that the Speaker made any re-
mark whatever reipctting any previous ap-
plication made TO him.
AS an evidence of the conviction of the
Editor that permiIion was granted to take
the debates IN the cLfomery way, he need
oulY mea,ion, in ADDITION 10 what is already
Rated, thar he Immediately had made a delc
OF iuch tize as to produce the leait poli-
bic interference with che convenience Of the
members.
The next mornirg the def; was taken to
the capitol. Previou1y 20 placing it with
in The bar, the Editor again fpoke to the
Speaker, conGderiug il relrcetiul to con-
iuli h'm rsfpe6tisg the beit place for it.
Ii was then that the Speaker declared HE
fear that ne accommodation reoutRed could
not be granted, laid thar he had been ap--
piled TO BY ieveral other pe,lons, and Rated
the area 20 De 70 inall as no, 10 juitify the
admiIion.
The Editor afIuyea The Speaker that he
felt no defire to incomfnode the members of
the houfe; that his opinion was that po--
iition within the bar Z, the windbws would
not have fnch an eiFea for that rs there
were tour windows, in each OF which there
was fpace that retired within The line OF
the walt lar enough TO sdmi, 6els on each
ode, whereby eight perfons might be accom-
modated, it was evident that no obiiscie TO
the fight or paGage of lie mcInaers would
be created by the photographers.
The Speaker did nog repel this fugpeaioa
by the exPreliion Of any other idea than the
one already afigred By him, but fsid that
he had been applied 10 by nomber of indi.
Wduals, that i; was probsbie more meant to
apply; il one was admitted, ali muft he adj.
mitsed, and it was utterly iupoable % ad.
mi, the whole.
The Editor replied that he could not am
liver for the actions OF hers. But that his
own opinion was that there would not be
more than two, if 70 many, Henographers
that would TIA eddy attend. He further in
formed the Speaker, tina, mr.. Stewart, 70
whole application be had alluded, had told
him that ne did rot mean to ppbliih the de-
bates in detail, but inrended to condenfe
them,
The Speaker, without yielding to the l.
dea of the Editor, repeated hiS conviction oe
the imPofibiIity of admitting the aenogea-
pliers within the bar, and Rated his opinion
thu; they might hear very well without the
par. The Editor replied nnequrocally
that, in his opinion, they could not.
The manner of the Speaker inpreiEed the
Editor with hope thar his decllion was not
concluiive, as he iaid iolaethiug in refereuce
TO HE ipeaking to the members, and exprels.
ed defre that the Editor would try whe--
ther he could lucceed in hearing outGde of
the bar.
Under this impreiiion he waved, for feve-
raj days, any further coavcrfation with the
Speaker Ia the mean time he coDiulted =
large portion OF the members of the houie,
Unfortunately without reference to polifi-
Gel opioion. or thoie lac committed, ttrre
was not one that did not exprefs perie&
coincidence with the Editor thar little, if q
ny, ircohsebience could be experienced by
the admitGipn Of the photographers and mott
Of ihole oassfrms- of political friendihip with
thee saksls engaged 10 fpsak TO him in
favor of'the application, not entertaining a
doubt OF fueceeding in the accomplishment
of the object.
The Editor made ufe oFthele rneans, from
an earnea foliciiude to gain admiflion within
the bar, without beieg obliged to refcrt to
the nnplealant eSpe1icnt of acknowledging
the houle, and from Gnccre dehre 10 mani
isit the higheA refpeSt for The Spesker.
The means, made ufe OF, proved inefec-
tnal' For on perfonaI application 10 the
Speaker, the Editor was informed by him,
that on ibe moa deliberate confederation of
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