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

memorial food upon very different ground
Il projects reylion of the laws, III or
der TO siiign the judges duties proper &
be ,ruGed TO them; and it ALTO propoie
the fubmigiion of the quefion OF conpenia
ton to judicial decilion. Theie points
are Of very diaina nature from thoie
referred to the committee of claims; for
which rcalons he thought fuch reference
improper.
MI. Randolph did not think ielett
committee or the committee OF claims,
a rfoper committee TO whom TO refer this
memorial. What is its nature Does
i, embrace any point Of fact, on which.
committee is to enquire ! No. Il.
is broad constitutional queaiou. Tie
was therefore, in favor Of having it exa-
mined where il muft eventually be let.
lea in the houie. Ii therefore the me
mcrial had any reference, it ought TO be
referred TO the committee OF the whole
Houfe. To,which effect he made mo
tion.
Mr.. Bacon hoped this laa motion would
nor obtain. He did not know what there
was in the petition to diitinguifh It from
any other petition from any citizen OF the
United States. Ii was fuggeaed that II
involved great constitutional queitlon.
He did knowthat this was the cale
Any thing might be made a confnu'lona
quefion. Bur he thought tbs queasoh
had been already determined by the whole
lsgilature, on the mof mature delberation
He law nothing to diaingalh this pc;i
on from other petitions. He would not
fay tina, it would be doing it TOO much
honor, but il would be making too wide
difference between fmilsr applications TO
adopt this courie. Hewas, therefore, for
purfuing the common couIie.
Mr.. GriiwoId had no objection TO
reference of the memorial to.a committee
of the whole. Perhaps that would be the
better mode. 1t was true, as the gentle
man from Virgioia had Gated, that very
important conaitutional que9ion msy arife
on this memorial. Nor did he knowyss
repreiented by the gentleman from Mat
faehufe,ts MIR. Baconl tha, all the confi-
sutional queitions involved 10 this iubjetf
had been fettled by the decIiion OF the
lait FELTON,. lie had underfood the gen.
tleman hin,ieif in his fpeech during tbs
laR ielion. 20 have iald that 'he qneaion
OF compensation was a very different quei-
ton from thar then under diicu!4ion. He
was not absolutely certain thar the gentle.
man expreGed fuch an opinion, bot he
was certain that fome gentleman OF The
majority did. As the memorial was
couched in terms Of great reipect, he srns-
ed there would be no obJetsion on the
part of the houfe to give improper atten-
ZION.
Mr.. Randolph would concileiy anlwer
the gentleman from Mafachntes;s. Does
this qnefion involve an enquiry either IN
TO matter cf expectancy or of Fact' With
refpea to tat, they were all agreed. The
Judges make the queition turn On q con-
fruciion given to the contribution 1t,
was, therefore, individually a contribution
al queition, on which committee could
not decide. The iloule then mutt decide.
Il appeared to him to be the planet cafe
on earth. No doubt conaltutienal quef-
lions may arilc on many points. fieshoped,
therefore, the houfe would itlelf decide il.
For his part, he conGdered the deiiion as
already made. He hoped the memorial
would be taken up that day.
Mr.. John C. Smith was decidedly a.
gaina reference to the committee OF
Claims, and in favor Of its going TO CON-
mittee Of the whole houle.
Mr.. Smile was againlt referring the
memorial 10 committee of the whole. |
If the iubiea had not been already ma
turely con6dered, and dlfcuded at the
greatea length, he ihould be in favor
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