Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-17

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tMr. B. he thouId ihew by his vote MS
confifency. He voted then againft the
amendment, and fhould do 70 again
Whar then Did that betray any incon-
Efficacy Did his now calling ny tie fub-
iett mark any inconiittercy He had a.
vowed his motive. The numbers of the
hoafe were waiting every day, and they
may foon vary in fuch degsee as TO at
fea the refuit, and make IT different from
thar which would appear were the vote
n, W taken. Lat fefion fueh an effect
was produced by del,ying The decifon un-
Ill the cloGe of the fsilian. To avoid
Gmiar effect was tie fuhjett of his cell.
His defire was that the decillon ihould
be fairly made by the whole votes in the
honie.
The gentleman from Maryland tMr.
S. Smithl had fad the houfe ought not
to be hurried. He did not know what
TO underitand By this expre6;on. The
retaliation had laid on the table for more
than one month. Notice had heen given
week ago by the honorable mover thar
it would be called up; and yeferday II
had been voted down by the majority.
Notice had been then given thatit would
be called up to-day and the gentleman
talks of hurry. When is this hurry TO
ceafe? fit illall be delayed until the laf
day Of the FELTON, the fame ground OF OBJ
lection will exit. Why not now decide
its When i, was called up yeferday,
gentlemen profeGed their folici.ude to take
up another fubjett, and faid this qpeaion
might be taken up to-day. Now 1t Is
called, and the OLD iong is flung. If gen
tlemen are ferrous in their with TO frugal
ife time, they will go into committee
of the whole on this fubjett Immediately,
and decide it; and no longer waite time
about difcufIing it. Mr.. Bayard did not
believe the difcLfion of it could occupy
more than half an hour. AS il had laR
FELTON, been fully difcutIed, it would be
awork of fupererogation to go over the
fame ground again.
MIR. S. Smith obfeived that this was
rather novel attempt. According to
the eGablilhed ufage ct the houfe, when
gentleman lays reiolution on the table,
he takes his own time to call it up. He
underaood il was the intention of the gen
tleman from Pennlylyania, who had Offer
ed the relolution mr.. Leib) to notify
the houfe that he would at a certain day
call it up. Andnow the gentleman from
Delaware takes it out OF his hands, and is
preiIinq for an inltantaneous deciiion. AND
for what Not for our convenience not
for the convenience of the majority of
this houfe, who are friendly to the proPo.
iition. But for his own convenience and
that of bis ffic~Gis who are hottie 10 it.
This was novel leEon to give MAORI
ty. No, fir, we are TO ftudy our own
CONVENIENCE and to adcpt that courfe,
which we deem beh, for trsnfatling the
public buiinefs. If certain gentlemen,
from private reaions, leave their feats,
they are not to- expect that buiineis Will
be delayed or precipitased on their &C
count. The arguments that nave been
urged are againt the gentleman. This
bufineEs is before the houfe, does not re-
quire the pafage of law, and may be
decided upon at any moment /; whereas
the refolu,ions refpesting the recefiion of
the diGriet of Columbia require hre to
be acted upon, TO enable the houfe to
determine what buiinels in relation to
this territory, it will be necedary to take
up.
Mefrs. Lowndes and T. Morris fpoke
in favor of going into committee of
the whole on the amendments to the con-
ftitution.
Mr.. Leib faid he was yeaerday in ia.
vor oftaking upthe proportion ofamend-
meat. As, however, be was iaiished that
the other buiineis was of a more preding
nature, he was willing that it lhould give
,,,ace 10 that.