Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-17
C @ N G r. E S S
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Housr or REPRESENTATIVE.
Tuefday JanuarylI /.

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for the purpofe oftaking up his r:-.solution,
laid iome tinae iince Old the table, calling
for papers relative to TIE ce.Eon Of loai-
Gana.
MIR. Grifwold obferved that the prin-
cipal arguments sgainG taking up this re-
iolution Tome day Gnce was, thar iub
ieef with which il was connected was
then before the houie, which was OF a
confidential nature, on which il was pro-
Der hra TO sa. On that labjeet the
Hoofe had come TO reiuit, aud HE reials
had beer made public. There was now
therefore no weight in that argument
Ii now appeared thar his ietoloiicn
was vixen offered perfectly correct, and
did not in the leaf interfere with the
@fabietf ,hsn before fecfet committee
1t was agreed on all hands that the
iubieef was important. Documents were
neeeHary 10 a right understanding ct il.
II was important TO know efieiaily,
whether the ceflion were made, the time
when made, and the conditions and fiji
pulations under which it was made
Thefe were all doubtless in the polieiiion
of the Executive. Fer it was not poi
able that the Executive would neglect 70
demand from the governments OF france
and Spain an explanation OF the!e ciFcum-
frances and if refufed, make a commune
Ossiou TO that effect TO the legils;ure.--
as they were, therefore, not now en-
barrraaed hy any fubjea before a ieefet
committee he hoped his refoiutions would
be fufered to go to a committee OF the
whole, and be there decided upon.
He concluded by calling fer tie Yeas and
Nays.
Mr.. DAYTON oppofed the going into
committee and ifated that in cafe that
motion hould be difagreed to, he would
move the podponement Of the conhdera-
tion of the refolution til fone time in next
month.
Mr.. Mott declared himlelf againf the
reiolu,ien Lut in orGer 10 get clear OF
il he ihould vote for going inso com
Inittee. that it might Immediately be
got rid of.
Ms. Dana faid the refulal to so into
committee would be a virtual reiufsl
,~of information. TIE poaPoring the re-
foiution would he milder mode than
in nsgstiving it, but il would be iub
ilau,islly the fame. The enquiry these
fore, was, whether il was proper to ak
for this Information at this time. That
iii was efficiently important to ak ap-
pearsd from The Recommendation OF the
PRECEDENT.
On what principle, can il with pro-
priely be refuied !? Were The iniorma
stion afked Of iuch nsture as 70 be as
well known by the members Of the Hopie,
as by the Executive, tie arguments IT.
favor Of the rcquea woula have leis
weight. But in this infanee the Exeeu-
tive poGened the whole information. Il
was exclu6vsly in the Exefuilae cabinet,
If any where. Viii gentlemen ailome II
as an argument that tie Executive kn0ws
nothing on tie fubiees Arc We To-
yrppole that It is msntiered IN the met
iage merely as the news Of tie Gay and
that the Executive has rot had vigilance
enopgh TO diicovsr the circumstances at
tending the ceiiion? Il mutt be with the
Executive. Can it be preiumcd that The
Executive is ind;fpofsd to give the infor-
matter. This rs not adnlt'apie. Are
The Houfe diipofed TO att open this iub-
.iea without information Nalther was
this Admirable Fer tbefe sealoas, II
his opinion, ths rs!olssioa oagSt to De a.
greed t..
Mr.. Randolph was aveFte tosoiag IN.
10 committee Of the whole hopfe on the
fate of she Union, if it were undefaood
that The reloiu,i9n of the gsailehian from
Connecticut was to be taken up. II was
ROT very material TO h'm IN wis, way
,bs houfe fonifed Ebeir GIisnt TO the