Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-28
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FROM THE Gazette OF The U. STATES,
Extyai7 sfa lsftey tr0m WeAizgfou 10Th
edifor sf TIL, Gaseffe, dated fsiday,
A6ul rs.
!" Iobierye in the official paper para
graph beginning in thefe words
The fcene exhibited 10 the houfe Of re-
preientatives on I'oelday and Wedreiday,
onthe bill making provlfon for the whole
ofthepubIic debt Of the United States,
was in fome retpees one Of the mott amui-
ing, isno! the mott inafut,iYe, OF the
preient iefian.
/ was prsfent at tie exhibition Of
this fcene, and entirely agree with the
editor of.he official paper, that it was one
of the moft amudng Of the prefent fsflion.
Thar you may participate in the alaufe-
ment ! enjoyed, will endeavorto give
you inme idea Of the Parts Of the itene
which were mott amuGng to nc.
/ was amufed at feeling gentlemen
with grave faces advocating a bill TO pro-
vide for the redemption OF THE WHOLE
public debt, by authorizing the commit
iicners to reloan tie 1vboheof the foreign
debt, as fat as the inaalnents lhall become
due, for fix years, again TO relosn thoie
reloans upon the fame terms, and 70 Oh ad
irJfnitam, at every reloan increaisg the
debt BY an allowance of FIVE per cent.
comniilions, and beides that, authorizing
the commitIiorers, TO employ an agent IN
Earope 10 negotiate tbeie leans al ialary
of 5000 dollars year.
rs i was amuied at feeling another pro-
viion in The fame bill authorizing The COM
m;ilioners OF The linking fund, with the
APPRECIATION Of the PRECEDENT, 70 borrow
/ 1000, 900 at home. This ] ain per-
faded, was not underaood by the mini
fterial party in the houie. It was Prpba-
bly, intended by the author Of the bill that
it lhould efcape the notice OF either hde.
Ilswas however, discerned by the corisisu-
iionaliits, and an amendment pTopoted TO
prevent a grant Of fuch dangerous pow.
ers. The minilterialiits appeared alittle
dilconcerted, but rot being willing to
main, a bill which they prcfuIned had beer
we'll slataIed, heforei vas put into their
hands, and evidently not compromising
the full import Of If, they Tctclged, IN
committee of the whole, that it fhould
isand as it was, and rejected tie amend
ment by large majority. But when II
came before the houie, and the j cas- and
nays were called for, fome Of tbe patty,
fhrunk back, and proyiio was adopieo
which may perhaps fave The 5000, COG.
According, however, TO the contraction
giyenby Mr.. Randolph, to the law OF
1896, the commifiioners are full velted
with that power, notwithstanding the
proyifo.
q | was amufed at feeling two fat Of
fees created by this bill. One, an sgen-
cy in Europe, at a falary Of 5000 dollars,
and an agency in this country for The pur
chaie Of bills or other remittances, with a
commiilion amounting to 5000 dollars a
year. Mr.. Bayard moved TO reduce this
TO a,soo dollars, and gave, as his sealon,
that the bufnefs probably could not re-.
ouire more than two months in year, and
even then would demand but a partial at
tsntion. The miniitsiiliifts determined,
however, that 5000 dollars would not be
too much. Some Perfons pTeienf were
amufed by obiersing that general Smith
Of Baltimore, was nor in his feat during
this part Of the difcuAion, and by reflect
ing that rule OF the houie forbids any
member to vote upon quefion IN which
he is interelted.
g It was amuing to Zee fome OF the
miniRerialias laboring under aconteit be-
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