Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-13


a., so,,aai,i, The Senate therewha.
t,fSar, IstFacry !.
Ih- Speaker lsit before the house a
letter from Gideon Crangsr, post master
gc,serei etlhs Unitstl Ates. stating" that
he had rtc-tssd intormal,on from various
snersrs maj b.,,l, his public and private
charaese: Ind condact had bees arraigSed
on The nocv oF this house by one Of the
msmhcrs she,sof in debate of the s9.h
and Ia anoihcrof ihs 3is, uitimo: and re-
qNsSurg that aa investigation may be
nio5- inso lus o7ietR, nd iiit should be
q the plsaa'isc OF lii. house, into has private
-coraGcl, l.orn tie frs rloinent that the
pest osHce department was committed To
s, rs charge, Ia the present rericd, IN such
i iaanncr IS ,,is house, ia iis wisdom and
inslic2, shall deem proper:
Z The said letter was read: wheseupon,
a roii.,a vas s0ad= by Gen. Narnuin
,hat The house 10 come TO The following
.Iesolu,ioa:
Rss0frsd, Tha, the letter of the post
master general, cf Tins day, be referred
10 ! select committee, with Instructions
10 enqHie Into nc suhiea rea,ter thereof.
No. = - = S-~NS 't~.'s vi tlS iSCIS lfeIc
en, 10 Tia. house.
Mr. Nelson opposed the reference.
q The yeas a;'d nays were required by
Nc BryaH o. agreeing To the resolution.
Nr Elliot adyuca'ed tie reference
Nh Nicholson oprSose,l il, not as impro-
per al.os ceier 10 make the enquiry, but
pn acc6Un; of The dislesp=ctiul lauguage
used by che writer.
air ioiiaud theugh, the letter suIici.
ently respectful and was in favor of the
Iefercnee.
Nj Gtegs opposed The reference as
psr,'cn'ariy u,st rsonabje al ibis advanced
: period of the .ezSlei..
Mr. SlasA )sis.eei IN the opposition to the
r.fesence.
Nj. Lyon rose ard after u,,ering few
wfrIia, was called 10 ciasr 5y a.r. NJ
choison, ipr . 6sesta OF decn.um, ia IL.
bate, CONTRARY g ,hr ruua Of the house
10y aIisdsiag, thai Z. he hid BE- ea 5eliea b,
anc,her ,nsmter of ,he house y Where
upon,
Mr.. Lyon 81, down, a9d Mr. spcskei
dec;d-,i, 'tha, he was out Of order !" az
ter .wE:ch, MI Lyon ageio rose 10 pro
csei III the debaes, and addressed IN,
char whieh beng excepted 10, asnot il
oidcr.
aIr. Speaker decided. tiat he was /,
oder,--lsosn which. decision og The cl,...r
Al appeal vas made 10 the house, b,
tao ne neers; on whlcil appeal,
1,e QUESTION bsieE lated 10 wit :-s Is
the decision Of shs CHAR IN order 2,
Z; was rssolgcd 10 The affirmative, Yeas
sl--Nays 81.
The question onreftrrias The post mas
Ter generals letter recu,rea. /, was a.
gain adypcassd ny iar LA;o;, and opposed
b sir. Esiso0.
Mr. Tiger mogsd the postponement Of
the Vje. ioi onsxi Monday, in which nc
was seconded By Atr. Snilic. The ques-
ton Of pc iporsmsut was cAfricd--92
members rting inits favor.
III: unhushed business Of Yesterday
on the Yazo, Cams was resumed--the a.
ynsatinert siscred by Mr. CLARK, under
coassle rai.cs.
Messrs. J,Ciay, Bediossr and Holmes
spoke ia i-rr ofit aad Msssrs. Lyon
aau % MA, a;sinst II.
Alr Nelson observed that as the gentle
Tnen on tie prih sidc oi tie bousc ~src
gs,iIi'g WV, lie feased lae hess rfl.n.
.ncgeass, anirs srii tie sosli, side In or
dor - fsraist gentlemen with an oppor
tunity 81 co1Ds,, he would move an al
io,iramen,.
On tile question the hoese divided, 81
inils fgsor,s ID 2 ! against H. Tire lioyse
then adjourned to meet a, eleven O'Clock
tomcIow.