The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-11-28

Nor member be the Chairman ,.'iep .he -othe.
are abent or excuied-believing that this mode.
would provide for every cafe TINT could ariir
Mr.. D0ec/an thought the committee were the
beit judges of who was the rnoH ptoper mem
Der of their own body to prefde as Chairman in
any event OF the ahience or eXcufe of the CHAR
man appointed by the fpeaker.
ar. X G'yfsv0H urged the adoption CT
uniform tyitem; the fpeakerappoints the Chair
man of the Committee of tho whole, OF the
Handing Committee, and the ieietf Committees
he thought the principle ought TO go through.
! Mr.. DH1s did not coniider the fubirSt Of
much Importance, but after the execute by tie
homie Of the Chairman of the Committee of
CLAIMS, another member was appointed in bis
Read. The .Scond gentleman on the lift declin-
ca and the fubitQuent embarralinent aro(e.
re Hateo what the Parliamentary rule was in
ms cpln'on, and withed R confident rule to he.
fixed at this ti,rle in hopes the Guettop might h.
! fet at ref. ~
Mr.. heL'nes wiihed to correct part of the
ltatement made by the gentleman who fnoLr
Taft. He (Mr. H. was the tecond perfpn on
the lit OF the Committee Of claims alluded ,o
but he did not decline the ftuation of Chair.
man; the fact is, it had never been offered TO
him, and as he had doubts himfelf whether he
was entitled to the Chair, he called the Com
Inlttee together, and they confirmed his doubts.
by deciding that he hid not. He would have il
undertood that ne did not decline, and further
! ne would never Crink from duty he was CALI
ed upon to perform or aipirc TO iituation to
which he was otregularly called.
Mr. Elmer admitted the Parliamentary rule
la'' down by MIR. Dana to he rght--tut he
thonght the ipeakcr merely nominated a Chair.
man 10 the Committee OF the whole, under the
lpieaiure OF the Houfe, who generally hv their &.
lence save tacit content which contributed tie.
appointment.
MIR. Holland intended 10 vote againit the A.
mendment, and then againit the relolution, with
view of adopting different principle, viz.
that the Handing Committees 5s choien bv BAL
lot, and after being met, they ihouid chooie
their own Chairman.
! Mr. Eliot hoped the amendment would OBJ
TAM If 1t were only to prevent the melton
threatened by Mr.. Holland, but he doubted if
the amendment was altogether 70 definite rs
might be wifhed, the words fcnior member
might be applied as well to gentleman's ace as
/ to his Handing on the liz of the committee.
! or Lei6 would prefer the amendrrer. to the
reioluton as 1t ftood if for other, vet for this
one conideration-The Committee for exam
pie, conitts of feven members, the Chairman
being aoient, the fix remaining members arc
then to vote TOR another Chairman. Suppofe
on, ana they are then placed on the fpot we
now Rand, and the qreltion is left exactly as we
/ found i.
Mr. K. Cri(zvOld explained tina. the words i.
axe manner, alluded to the feniorty or order in
which the members names food on the liz of
appointment.
Mr. Elmer had not advertcd to the words liz
IKE manner when he was up, he therefore with
drew his oppoftion.
Mir. Soan conceived there would be conf
hency in another mode of appointment The
people appointed the Houfe ofRcprefcntatives,
the Honie appointed the Speaker, and the Spea-
Her or Houie may appoint their committees I:
why then not let the committees appoint there
own chairman /?
Mr.. Gregg, after explaining what had here
tofore been the practice, noticed the inconyc
niencc or appointing the chairman OF CON-
rnittee chofen by bailot--ard for tie fake of
Regularity would vote for the amendment.
\ The queition on the amendment being ia
kei'' sds lot, iorty-hve Only voting for it, and
| fifty-fx again3 it,
On the queftion to agree TO the refolution,
the houfe diyided.-Fifty in the affirmative,
and fifty fix in the negative Of courle it alto.
was loit
! Mr.. Holland offered his motion that all con.
nittees thall chuie their own chairman. and Il
hali be Incumbent upon all rerions 70 cbofu
TO perform the duties that function unlels dx-
cufed by the houfe. This motion laws one day
on the table as matter of courfe
Mr.. MieboL'on reported bill on the fubiea
of preferving peace in the ports and harbors of
the United States and in the waters under their
ljurifdiclon If was read fecond time, ordered
TO be printed and referred 10 committee of the
whole for tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. !. Ran1olbb the report
on the fubject of exempting college and uni
verify books went before committee of the
whole and was agreed to. MIR. Varnum from
that committee reported the fame to the Houfe,
and the Houfe proceeding to confder the re-
port.
On the motion of Mr.. r. GrifwoId feconded
by MIR. ]. Randolph the farther confederation
was made the order of the day for Monday.
A meiiage from the Senate informing, that
they had pafed the Bill for making farther ap-
preparation for carrying the Britifh treaty into
effect.
Gen. Moore prefented petition of Lieuten-
ant VIM. Love of the sd Virginia Regiment,
praying to be allowed the Communication of his
half pay, as had been allowed to other officers
OF equal rank-he POUNDS his Claim upon Right,
and prays Congrefs to coniider the fame.