Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-12
he t;eay er srisrA,a:p. limits AMI navssa-
ton with Spain, was read the third time

ton with Spain, was read the tniru ume
! AMI passed.
An,o.ion was made and seconded to add !
/ a pew r.,e 10 The standing rates and ar
ders OF the house, as follows:
I A s.ao,'ir. committee, 10 consist Of /
seven members, and TO I've styled +" The !
Land Committee" shall be appointed, |
whose duty it shah be 10 take into consist
deration aliSuch matters and things touch |
ing the lands of the Uptcd States rs shall
bs resentrd, or shall or NAV come in !
question, and be referred to them by the
house and to report from time 10 time !
:hc;r opinion thereon; aud also 10 report
such alterations and amendments to the
laws concerning The lnads of the United
States as rray become. necessary"
On The question Will the house agree 10
the ssmel Ii passed in The negative.
a petition q. Rsnaldo Jackson, of the
state OF Aiarylsed was'read, praying are-
mission sshe dasy acsruing TO The Unit
ed STATES on certain stills. owned and
WORKED by him in the years 1893 and 1879,
for the reasons therein specified.
Referred 10 the committee OF claims.
the house wentinlo committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Varnum in The chair.
| On the reportofihe committee Of COM
! merce and manufactures OF the SIst ul,.
on the am endncn,s from the Senate to
the bill entitled " Az aSt conceeaing
drawbacks on goods, wares and merchan-
dize exported from the distr0 of New
1 Orleans - and after some time spent
! therein, the Speaker resumed The chair,
4 and AIR. Vsrnum reported, that the COM
mistec had hid the,said report and amend
: mems under consideration, aud direc,cd
him TO report othe house their Disagree
l. ments to the report, and their agreement
n 10 all the amendments referred 10 them,
el which were delivered IN atthe Clerks ia.
bic
e The house then proceeded to consider
il |.he sa'd report aud amendments of the
u senate. When
!. The question was taken, will the hou sc
grce to the rcpor, 10 the committee OF
E tue whole house thereon, and resolved in
: The affirmative.
, 7Ae fo!loiving is tsr Spske1 q fSr. Cahsx
: dehpered 5sfore tie Senate on fhe End
ms,ans.
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; APPEAR, in Obedience to sum.
mons from this honorable court, Ia answer
: articles of inn eachment exhibited ar,ins.
me, by the honorable the house OF ,sprs-
, scn,uiives ofths u. S,ascs.
: To these articles, u copy OF which was
D delivered In me with the suynIscns, say,
; that hove committed no crime or missile
c nleanor whatsGeyer. for which am sub
Jcet 10 Impeachment according 10 the con.
% sutu,ion OF the u. States, | deny vi,i,
few exceptions, tile acts wi !. ahichi an
Z cbs~;,cG, shalt coo.snsi, ;thst AT actA adj
Q miitcd 10 have been ds;:e by ne, were ie
s'at; and dsoy, in cyefy instance the m
to hrclaer nssnt'ens a.sh,ch lhe acts csss
g, gst, ere aileelged - have been done, aut
> 70 which Their saseV@rd crininali,y alto
{, yether CONSISTS.
'e Rul 30 cliarg-s 81 so Sefrcus nature
g,-i ursed by 50 lilsh an authority, si.nul
% deuel. is mol s;il.:ciegsf. II behcves me.
n Tor the legal Qualification Of my conduct
and for the vindic alton Of my character, {,
: meet ele4 charge with a Iuil and particn
4 iaranswer; 20 explain and rcfutc az Ienr, h
ese'y principle urged against me 10 state
me eT'drnce by which sam TO disprovc
: teveFy fs:t rt'iiedron in support Of the &C
cusaIon; and todstah all the facts and ar.
snincnts on which my defence is to rest
The necessity OF an arsyererabracing al
} these object, in cases of impeachment i.
dbgioas; and the right to make il, is Sc
cured BY law and sanctioned by UNIFORM
prastice.
Sichan ensweritis myinientiou to make.
4 - my purpose to submit the ,psofc
ground of my defence to the view of this
honorable Court, Of MY country, Of the
world, and ofthose who are to conduct the
prosecution. So will my Judges come to
The trial with tia, full knowledge Of the
whole matter ia dispute, which IS esscnii-
III Tor enabling them TO undrs stand and ap-
!! ply The testimony and tic AZ amen.s and
the honorable managers win be better
! prepared TO rcfme such parts Of nv de.
fence, IS they may thini, untena,le.
1 D'i, IN case of this kind. where the ac-
cusa'ion embraces so great a variety Of
Charges, Of principles, and &c fa0s, Il Is
manifest that preparing such an answer.
as baye ,igh. to make and "a nv d,,ty to
! myself my family, my friends and INV
country requires at nv hard. a co,.:d....