Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-14
c CONGRESS
OF THE
UNITED STD T s.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY,, December 6.

itfelf into Commute on the Amsndmsaf 10 The
Corj9isutiae, received from the Senate, was eali-
cd Tor.
Mr.. r. Grifwola. The Houfe Of Reprefen
tatives fomc time fnc- paied re.oution, amen
datory o! the contribution, and lent II 70 the
Senate for their concurrence. OF fhi; reio!ati
on the Senate have tss1en no notlce; out hays
(entus different refoutiop on the fame fubje6f.
This proceeding is, think, unprecedented and
urparismentary: and thinkw ought not 70
decide upon this rc(oIntion until the Senate mall
have anfwered our refolutioo. move, therefore,
pofl ponement of the ,reiolution tsom the Senate
until 10 morrow.
Mr.. Elliot hoped the confderationoF the re.o
luton from the Senate would MT be poitponed
until 10 morrow. How far il was proper 10
impcach the correaaeis Of the courle purfued hy
that BODY, il was not for him to fay. Shonid
they, on any occafon, invade the rights or the
dignity OF that Eoufe, no member would De found
more ready to repe The invaiiua. In yhis cafe
the Senate have feat US propoilton, embracing
tie came principle contained in our amendment,
with other principles. He hoped, therefore. the
floufe would Immediately proceed 70 give the
fubica that attention which It's lntfinhc merits
defcrved.
Mr.. DAYTON only roic to correct the gentle
man from Connecticut as to precedent. Ii mutt
be in the recollection Of every gentleman on the
floor, that the Senate have frequently TENT Us
bills on the fame fubjett with bills tent by Us 10
them.
MIR. R. Gnfwold wifhed the gentleman from
Virginia would name an ufance. He never
knew bill fent to the Senate, which they ne
gleaed atting on, and in the room Of which icnt
one of their own,
The quefion was then taken on Mr.. Grif
wod's motion and LOFT. Ayes 90.
Mr.. R. Grifwold. will fnbmit another mo,
ton, to Wit: That the committee Of lhe whole
be discharged from the further confederation of
the relolution Of the Senate. My grounds for
this motion are thrfe: That this rsf@lution has
not been tranlmisted to us by confitutonaI
number of Senators, and therefore, that tie Houfe
cannot ae upon il.
MIR. DAYTON enquired if the motion were in
order.
Mr.. Speaker fsd it was in order.
N1r. K Grifweld. The pginoipe, sfcms, is
that this Ieolution has not p4!Ecl the Senate by
conRitstonal majority of that branch of the lc-
giilature. By certificate obtained from the C.
cretary Of that body,t appears that the reioluton
was paded by the votes OF tWtnty two mesa6crs
in favor of it twenty voting IN sbe a1iil ma
tive, and ten 10 the negative. Ii is known 70
every gentleman that the Senate confas OF 81
M mbers, and that it conieqaently req1yes twsn
ty three 10 couHitute two thirds Of It's members.
The principle, ahume, is that 1t reGurss TWO
thirds of the members ofeach Houie 10 PATS a re-
folution propoGng to alter the oonhiutioo TIE
article of the contribution on Ibis point is the 9Th
It is thus expreGed =" The Congreis whenever
ivy thires OF both Houles ihall deem It necefafy
fhalI propole amendments 10 this conillutoD. -
The qusfion is what is meantby Hollse
Is it merely majority of the Senators or Repre-
fntAtiyrs iris ii the whole and entire num-
Der /? To decide this point, mutt refer to
othersparts Of the contribution where the word
R5use is ufed. hope gentlemen will critical
" attend TO the words uied, and from, that a.
tention form their opinions. The 81 ie6fion Of
the Ia article is thus expfcdcd 8 Ihe Senate
of the United States fhatI be competed Of tive
Senator's ON each fate" Two Senator's then
nseach Gate are declared to continue Sem,
ate. A Senate Of the United States cannot,
therefore, BE- competed but Of two Senator's from
eaeh Rase. One HagJr referred 70 in The 5lh
article is the Senate. IF then il be ncredipry
shat there faoald Be two members fron each 3tafe
% compete Senate, tic Housc Of the Stnase
cannot be computed but &c two members from
each fate. Tnis IS corroborated by other parts
Of the Conttitution To the 5h ie6aian OF the
III article, it is faid. g Each fion{e thaIl be
th, Judge Of the e,ettios9, returns and a1aiiflca
tons If lis own members; and majority Of
each ihail contt;use quorum 10 do budneia."
y majogity OF each -Of what, Ofeaeh Houfc
lhall connitutc a quorum TO do bui}nefs. This
expretlion Is fair commentary on tie other Fec
ton which have read. g majority Of each