Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-20

XIV 4tI
A committee v>s sppofnted. He reco|z
lcti<d the >nxlcfy Of the isicnds VI he honorable
member, and Of ths honosabe ,n>nher hiuit,f.
at nos bcing ono Of snc committee. He wa f,s-
~ hie aoxlc<y had produced thc extfssagsar
pfoPollfioa on shc txbie. l. nor he g.ntirman's
ambition iasisded : He might have beea con-
tentcj with me agency hs sircaiy had in this
buiacis. H. nd already delivered two ipseches,
thar had b-en it-aed 70 with asten:ion.
Mr.. breckenridge. 1t Is faid that what
have donc ihoaid fztiisy mol-it tnxn, aGd that
my ambition ihoold be iati4tet. Bur, whstan-
bisioa cza feel What pr5fpctts OF ambitioa
hs b-foIe inc. 10 pfoPohng the repeal OF this
izw ~nen, iottcad OF opening cts OF ofnce
TO nicss the efstt s directly toe rcverie, by de-
&foying thoie'very oGicss No, fir, M smbi-
ron on THIS. as trun it will be on all other coca
hons Is TO pos down iy2em Fundamentally pei
nicioos. have itAtcd the gIounds Oh winch
deem il 70. and am ready to meet Inc ienti-
meats OF my country
We are now Sd that we arc to fufpend this
ouGaeis fos a ihor ,ins to aop Us flo.n icalias
the death warrant of the Con..itation. L.t me
tell theie gendemen, whatever exprclIions OF ter
ror they may nASc, taAt they pals by my car
Wncfc Is The precipitation talked OF ! D.d no,
she uiicaiiion originate on the sth Of January,
and dld nos the oahnefs travel AZ 4 Nv as il could
Had NOT gentlemen acknowledged it had been
fully aad deliberately diicufsd He knew but
one iubjees winch had been 70 fully difcuired.
What Can tais ieett committee do Have gen.
,l-mca AniSered my Arguments on this point
II our opinions on the conltitutionalisy OF the
Dill are 10 various aad contradictory, what can
DC expcr.ed tSom the magic OF committee, Dur
delay an lure. therefore, geMlrncn ara not
ieIious. "h;n t,scy protrl an expectation that
th= report viii furnih plan Of accommodation.
The principle mutt be- ietticd here.
Nls. Anderion ia:d, a. h, vas one Of the f:lctt
committee nc tnought IL his duty 10 iaforn the
Houle, that oa his making enquiry, he found il
hai ocen defer mined oy tbe commiitc. 10 .adni7
oi 40 anendm:nss 10 the (, iSem, tia, were not
connected win Tovihon TOR the judges. This
tact you'd ea.ole the Senate to Judge whar
proipeef thsre Was Of report that would be
!atisiactory 10 chem.
On the qurition for difchareing the COM
mistee, upon which the queition OF repeal n
conidcred as depending. the votes were Ayes,
Io.--Nays, ~,
Feb,mGy 8.
The JHdiei0y BIZ! was called up, and read
a third time.
MIR. Rofs fubmitted an amendment, the
objeet vt which was TO fave the thiri crcair
Court. in th. rcpea!ing law.
On ihis motion debate Of fome length
cnfued. About halt paa one o'clocs. the qaci-
,ion was taken, and the amendment loft. The
Yeas and Maya wele taken and were, Yeas -
Mays 10. Mr.. Howard, fcderalilt. was
abfens IA inc two preceding votes.
The main qleaion then rocarred, "Shall
the bill psis iy
Ga which M-fIu. Wright, Bradley, An-
derion, Nicholas. Breckenridge, aad Jackion.
delivered their l=ntimsnts in favor Of the biIl;
and Meilr.. Roh, Osdoa. Morris, Dayton. and
Tracy. delivered ihs.r fsn,imsnss ssaira ir.
Al IS mieutes after ocisck, the qusaiOn
was taken oy Yea, aud Nays. as follows:
Ayes. Meift.. Anderfon, Baldwin. Bfeck-
cnsidgc, Bradley. Brown, Cooke, EIlssy. Tn.
Foaer. FrankIin, Jackion. Logan, s. T. Mifon.
Nicholas, Stone. Sunpter, aud Wright-i6.
Nays. MsTo. Chpnsn, Colhoun. Day
ton. D. foaer, Hll!houfe. Howard. ]. Mafon,
Morris. Ocott. Osden, Rois. Shcaf., Tracy.
Wells. aud White--is.
And the BILL PASSED..