Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-23
TUESDAY Dec. 20.

Mr.. Early called fer the order Of the day en-
the report of the committee OF the whole on the
petition Of Zacnariat CoSe.
The house took up the report which is that the
prayer Of the petitioner cannot be gf4nted.
Mr.. Early hope,l the report would be disagreed
10, IN wach case he would nave the following
resolution.
Refolyed, althoogh the asrelt and confinement.
ofZachstiah Coke, by Winthrop Sargearr, Eig.
appears 20 have been illegal and opptcAiye, yet
that the c gcumtances are not luch as to jualfy
the interpofit,on of this houe.
MeGts. R. Grlwold and Smile oppofed the
adoption of this motion, on the ground that il IN
.solpsa A dcc,fou on The chsratter OF public
officer on ex parte evidence that if Governor
Sargent had abu(ed his powers, he was fit
fuhi:6f Of impeachment, and thar this would be
tn. becoming couyie 10 purlue and that inafmuch
as he might be brought before court OF jittice,
4. wss highly improper and unjpit TO inpole a
e gina on his chafatters which might operate IN
jIronily 10 the courfe ofjuitice.
McAi3. Early and ]. Randolph advocated the
adoption d the motion, on The ground thar CD
vernon Sargeant appeared, from documents which
he had hinelf tranfnitted 70 the department Of
tatc, 20 have madean illegal aud oppreflive arre&
and ccn6nemca. of the petitioner, fer which att
he was, IN their opinion, impeachahie but, IN
afcnuch IS she power of impeachment was high
snd iolemn one, which onghs not TO be cheapcrcd
by an application &c triaipg cafes. ard insfinuch
Is II was she general opinion of the hou(e that
this was calc chat did not merit fuch inlerpoG-
,o,,, i, hecaInc proper, atthe fame time, to avoid
deciGoa that m,gh. appear, in a file way, to
cotlddercd as the effect of confirming the report,
hat the prayer Of the petitioner cannot b..
gained.
On concusting is the feport Of she committee,
Y. that the prayer Of the petitionrr cannot be
rdnted, the houf. divided Ayes 54-Nees &c.
This deci6on Of cputfc fupeifrded The motion
contemplated to be majc BY Mr.. Early, in cafe
sas report OF the committee h5uld have been diff
AgFceo to.
Mr.. Alton pseleoted a n,-nsorial fron, funary
inhabitants Of the Indiana Territory, praying a
reeai of the Oh article Of the ordinance eaab.
a:ns the Indiana Territory, which prohibits
4 very in faid territory,
Nh arnum objected TO the reference of the
nemoflal on the geound thar lis prayer was both
Unconstitutional and upiUe.
Mr.. Alton replied that this remark might b.
an argument againe agreeing to the prayer Of the
in-u1oral, bur would n.t apply aeainat making
nc reference, especially as TIE fime fabett was
already referred to committee on another pe.
tision.
The reference to a committee was garfield
Ayes IS: Noes 81.
Mr.. Claiborne eloved a rcfoIution for the ap-
Polnsmens ola committee TO enquire whether any
and 'fany' what Description Of claims againf he
Ua.ed States are bound by itatutes Of Limitation,
which in reafonand juitice ought to he provided
'of by law, with leave to Eepo,s,by bill or other.
uife
Ordered to lie on the,rab!s.
The houfe then went into committee Of the
whole Mr.. Vasnumint As chair--on III. amend
mea.s offhe Senate TO the lalary bill.
Iasss northumberland,