Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-06-23
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BOSTON, Iune IL.

On Tuesday June S. MIR. Bidwell moved, in
the senate OF this commonweai h "that a com.
mittee be appointed 10 bring in resolve for dis
rIef1g the commonwealth for the choice of cleo
to's OF president and vice president of the Uni,ed
States " Thursday June h at eleven O'Clock W as
assigned for The taking the motion into conside
ration. ALTER the assignment, all order came
up fIom The house appointing committee of
hve' TO wit. Messrs Ely, Spooner. (of By Mitch.
ell (of N Y } Tuft, and Cleveland ON the parr
OF the house TO he Joined, TO consider the most
proper mode of appointing electors cf president
and vice president of the United States. OH the
part OF this commonwealth
On the question Of concurring with the house
IN the Appointment of such committee, the yeas
were Messrs. Thompson, Bigelow, Hayward
Brigham, Hale, Starkweather, M.Lellan, Tit
comb, Storer. Cushing, Heard, Derby, Hooker.
Sears, Russell, Hill, (of Linconj Prescott
Brown, Phillips, (of Suffolk Quincy, and Phil
lips, (of Essex).
The nays were Messrs. Bacon, Coffin, Nav
nard, Ellis, Deane, Hill, (of Middlesex Bidwell,
Woodman, Howe, Chandler, Morton, and Bart.
lett
The Messrs. Bigelow Brigham, Hooker, and
prescott were joined. Mr.. Bidwell was chosen
on the committee but declined serving.
On Thursday June 9TH. before the hour of as
signment, the committee made the following re.
port :-' The joint committee appointed to con
sider the most proper mode of appointing electors
OF President and Vice President, on the part of
this commonwealth, report the following viz
tbat the whole number Of electors on the part of
this commonwealth, be chosen by the people there
g. at large in general ticket, and that one 4,
least OF said electors be inhabitant of each dis
,rIct OF the commonwealth, as established for he
purpose OF choosing representatives in Congress"
Which is submitted.
DANIEL BToELOw.
1t was assigned for consideration on Friday
June 3, at ten o'clock
The order of the day on Mr. BIpwELI,s mo.
ton being then moved, il was postponed tIl II
O'Clock on Friday, June S, agreeable to assign.
ment, the report of the committee was taken IN
to consideration. After some general cb,ervaii.
ons' Mr. BID1TriL moved, as an amendment 20
the report, 10 strike ont a the words after there
Of and inscTt--by OiSyicts, so as 10 have !,
stand thus tbaf tie yy5yle number Of elections on n,
P~f If the co"iDioHveaitb be CHOSEN By fbe beo6le
fbere9f BY districts. Tie motion was supported
by the mover and The hon Mcssrs Bacon Hill.
Bartlett, How and Chandler and opposed by
hon. Messrs. Bigelow, Ti:comb Prescott. Brig.
ham, Phillips, (of Suffolk Quincy, Russell.
Brown and Hooker. After lengthy and ami
mated debate, the amendment was neeatved
NA1s-Messrs. Thompson, Bigelow, MAY.
nard Brigham, Hale. Siarkweather, M.Leuan
''N..'iiSf sf''Stf CuntttlBf tAfAfQt DerbV. RUS
sci, Hill, (of Lmcoln) Prescott. Brown, Phillips.
lof Suffolk Quincy, and Phillips, (of Essex -
YEA'--Messrs Bacon, Coffin Maynard, Ellis,
Deane, Hill, (of Middiesex) Biidrcth, Bidoel
WoodmaD' Howe, Chandler, Morton, and BATE
ieit--i3
Mr. BiftceK then moved another amendment.
to strike out all the words after "i5ai," and in
sert-" seventeen Of said electors Be chosen by the
people in the ssveHteen distrids established b.
law f9r the choice Of Representatives in Congress
and thai two Ct said electors b. chosen bv the
pe1ple az large" After W obseryaforsies D.
port Of this amendment by he honorable mover. /
the question was taken on II by yeas and NAYS. !
which were the same as or the other amendment.
I ne amendments being lost. the ques,ion vas
then taken on the report, whic1 was accented. |
u 70 l5. On this question. The yeas and M rs !
were the reverse 81 those on The two las, vo,rs.
General HnH absent, attending the court OF
o':nga9a pi-ss a. Concord.