Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-24
Wedne/aay, December r..

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In committee OF the whole, Mr.. Ru,-
ledge IN tae chair; she relolusion OF the
fenate relative to books, m.ps, &c. pne
third reialu,ion was amended 10 Is to give
,hs right OF taking books from the con-
grcdio"al library, 10 the attorney gene
al, The judges Of the fupreme court, while
,ha, coar; is in fcd;on, and to tore.gn MI
niitsrs.
On the txth refolution, that of appro-
pr'atins one thoaiand dollars annually for
the increaie of the library, iome debate
.,ook place. Mr.. Bayard advocated the
appropriation, ihould it extend TO ten OF
;;s.nty years.
MIR. Varnum thought the mode ofap-
propriaiing money by rxj9utiou, iimply.
improper he thought a l4eu ought to be
pa.ted.
Mr.. 6ayard removed thofe ohjeeticn>
y iayirg that tina; would be done whe.
the reioiutioEs came before the hoais.
Mr.. M&ccn .ho's the time o. The apprc-
priat on ought &c he limited.
MIR. Lowrd@s moved to itrike out the
vord annnslly": Carried.
COMMITTEE yoie.
In coniiderins the refo'ntions of the
comnitfe" o! the whol2, Mr.. Bayard was
ar t;r:h'ng osr the " res "ltcle,ary of
ne fenate and clerk Of IL hauit," iuppo-
ting a Librarian ough, be appointed by
ne prehdeut.
When the iuhieft was under difcui1ion
se;ore The hoafe, Mr.. Ba, ari adyoca;ed
The alnpal 4pprcpsiat d 900 dollars,
ior ten years. he tAq't fuch meafnre ad-
.tan.e, III preference to expanding tina;
fun a. once, as the e are continually new
books, maps, &c puoiithed, and there
was The greater probability of being a
ole to procure the mott valuable publica-
tons.
Mr.. Randolph talked much Of ela pue-
tees, PRACTICES Of expending unneceAarily,
&c. he laid that exiNctation was on tiptoe
TO Zee the reeu practices, the practices OF
/avivg: for his part he was unwilling to
| expend the public money, except in cafes
| of sbfolute neceEry.
Mr.. Bacon. Onmere principle Of aea-
x9my he would leave it indefinite, and a
iuceeeding congrets might dininih Or add
| TO the fun to be annually expended for
4; the library, as they pleaied. He had not
made calculation, but he believed the
J houfa expended as much in celebrating,
! IS the fam about which they were con-
! tending would amount TO.
MIR. Goddart Con- ipoke in favor Of
! 1000 annually. -
i MIR. Elmer fpoke againG it.
| MIR, Bayard, in reply to, Mr.. Ran.
! dolph. As the gentleman had talked 70
| mach of,he diipoa,ion of the houis hereto
I, fore to expend unneceaarily the public
! money, he wiihed he would fpecify to
| VIVA, meslures he alluded. It had been
common to maks fuch charges geae,4ly
he believed few dared lteeny. For his
par, he believed he was anxious as any
one to hold tat ana tight the purie- irngs
! of the public, he would be as willing to
curtai! Executive power as any one but
/ if the sensleman's principles are carried
+! to their extern, they fiouid indeed fpend
bu, hss.e--lt Ia! been fail we were the
lnoG enlightened pcpIe Gu earth; # that
/, be not ai,ogetLeh,rae, let Us make ii as
mach 10 as poiiib!c. -.
My. Bacon was in favor of 1000 dol
lars annually he t..o's it-a moderate fun
| and a neceGary appropriation.
(, Il was carried but ios one year, Icoo
dslars.
MIR. Bsyara moved that inaead Of the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of
the houle, Abreri1a be appointed BY
! the P:edaent, Which piopoii.ion, after
f3nle debate, was mo- earned.
A m9Iage from the preddent. It con-
flied o, Genius o. Maryland, as correct
/! ed by the Martial Of that fate. Refer
!, red to the committee before appointed on
/, the cenfns.
| a.. Spngg tae.ed 3 petition from fun
Srr iohapisaaIs Of tie Diafet olCuilm.