Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-08
Gon9rrts Of fDeG inttfn 5.atrs.
HOUSE OF REfREsESTATIvEs.
Monday, January r.

Monday, January r..
Mr.. Randolph moved that the houie
ihould 60 into committee OF the whole
on the Fate Of the union, with the view
Of iabmit,ing three Iefolusiens to the
committee, viz.
/. Relolved, that it is expedient to
enquire whether any and what sltera-
sions fhou:d be made in the Judicial eta
klin,a.e,,t of the United States.
Z. Rsoived, that provifon ought to
be made for the impartial ieleaion Of
juries. :.
.. Refolved, that it is expedient to
enquire, whether any and what reductions
can be made in the civil expences OF the
government Of the United States.
The houie. accordingly went into a
committee. Mr.. Morris in the chair.
MIR. Bayard prefumed an agreement
to theie refolutions would in their preieot
lhape meet with no oppoGticn. 1t was
impoaibls TO determine what fhaPe they
would ultimately atIume. The Judiciary
iytem was doubtless iuiceptible OF amend
n,enr, and it any proper amendments
ihould be propofed, he would concur in
their adoption. With refpet to the ie-
cond refoiusion though he did not know
tina, there was any neceaity tor altering
the mode at preient Praetiled OF ielett,ns
iuries, having not heard Of any complaints
under it, yet as the retolution only led
TO an enquiry into the iubjea he would
not Object. ;.
With regard to the laa 1eiolut'on, 1t
was one in which we NUT all concur. re
Object, if atsainabls, would be extremely
grateful to all of US.
The three reielutions were agreed to
without divihon.
The committee roie, ard reported the
feiolutions.
On the report being taken up, Mr
Randolph novel, tnAs the confederation OF
the TWO fira rcfoiutions be poftponsa tia
the third Monday of January.
MIR. Bayard hoped the melton for Poe-
poaemen, woold not prevail. The pro-
petitions were abftraet ones leading to en-
curry, and the fooner they were acted
mon the better. The mode purified by the
gentleman from Virginia, it his iin'pie
object wac to give notice, was the lean
happy that he could have been de'iied.
For it gave to gentlemen no opportunity
to prepare shemlelves, as they were to.
ially unacquainsed, in the preiens !tage
Of the buineis, what would be the a!teIa.
,ions propofed. ia committee were no"
appointed, they Sould have tune to de-
libe.ate on a iubject OF the utmoe impor-
lance, one 70 complicated a. to require
orcat attention. When their report wac
made, he would be one Of tfofs: who wou's
ak from the candour Of the houfe time &c
oonGder it- :,
j. Mr. Randolph iaid he wasas, all times
willing to accomoaa;e gentlemen OF G.
very political Description on proper ocea-
Gons. Appredehending that his Teiolut'-
ons if taken up in the houfe, would give
rife to ,diicuaion, he had moved tor
Their poaponement, from with not to
intesere with the de6re Of the gentle
man from Penniylyania, and other gen.
.lemen, to aa on the apportionment bill.
As his motion for pofponemens appear
ed Likely to be isieis productive OF d'i
cufion, by which the time Of the houfs
would be exhauaed, and The means he
ul.i defeat the end he had IN view, he
would withdraw his motion.
The houte then agreed to the retoiu-
tons without devitisn.
Mir. Randolph moved the reference OF
tie :wo Erh lelolutions to the fame com
mi G..
He Eaid, in reply to the gentleman
from Delaware, that he made the motids,
Rejecting juries no, besaule aay com
paint did 4. preaent exit Of the exerclie
OF the powers under which Jurors were
f-leeed, but becaule they had not long
Gnee exiaed, and becaofs in Gmilar cir
-, ,,laoccs thew miohf sSain exitf. Ht