The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-05
Gen. YarNnm ii lie CHAR.

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| Mr. Macon CSpcaler1 gave it rs his op:ricn
! that 1t would DC improper az his time 70 tafe
up the lubIect, Especially rs there was nc; OF,
or the table 70 TcceUe the tel rforv cf tie ~
tric back to the jurifdi6ioE OF the fta:cs cut Of
which IL had been carved fit is INTENDED, 10
recsde the territory, it would ccit4ialy be bet
! ter TO recedc with as few incumbranccS or alter
ations as pofbe indeed the it.ising ptopaieIy
OF the buhneis taking the courft he had iulf
mentioned, had led him to expect that the nre-
ient biii would not be agin agitatei, but the
qneitlon OF the receiiion bad been Investigated
and decided. He would therefore move that
the committe riie and report progress
| Mr.. SDlHie voted againit going into a commit
tee OF the whole, on the Ground mentioned NV
| the Speaker If 1t be the Intention OF the egif-
lature to recede this territory there certainly,
was no neceity or difcufine the proDrietv Of
erecting a caufewaY; fit be not the intentiop,
when this IS manifeft it will be time enough 70
coniider the bl before them. From what he
mad obterved on the part OF the inhabitants of
the dittrict of Columbia, there feemet. 70 BE- A
diipoiltlon, ifnot determin2tiun % give Con-
greis as much trouble liz lcg;fa,ing FOR tHem rs
they had for all the ref of the union. D,,ru-
the pretent felton, this ingle ten riI fouare had
occupied as much Of The time OF the Houfc, as
the whole of The United States, Whole generate
important buiinefS wac daily c3uf.cY TO Be f,,c
pended tor the local concerns of This p:sry
From obferyng thie To te ths- E,t;!., c<,tirf-
proceeding he was convinced that Concrcig
mutt do one ofrwo things, either recctie then!
10 Their respective Rates, or pat ths II Etuati-
on capable oimana5ring the. own atians in thcir
own way. The daily pay OF the members a.
mounted 10 confdesable fun, and the length,
OF time continued Oh every tri.iii.g apolic..i.,
Tor want OF fome member abs 10 explain the.
true mutation OF diflitt occaiCned b. is un-
repreiented fate on this floor, were evils nrch
to be lamented, if they could not DC renedied.
ne thought members could hardly iutjfy the
waite OF their time intended to bc devoted to \
the pubic, whatever they might ihinls ofthc ex-
pence 1t occafoned. H hoped The Committee Z
woIld agree to rife
Dir. LeEOi5 did not think it fai, to anficicase
the opinion of the Houie on The ,r.sg}i,r Se re-
cetion, which he couidered would be the g
fect OF the committee tiGno. If howe,er ire
committee ihall determine that they wou!c rut
at this time diicuis ne prctcnt bill, he Fad 10
o6Jeeton to enter on the confederation OF taec-
thef fubjeGt
M. NeJtoa thought this the proper II 81 o dif-
cuts this queftion even in preference 10 that Of
receiiion. 1t appears from the petition of the
inhabitants of Georgetown, that the cha..iieI
OF the river, on which, the falvation Of thu: .,.;
iePendo, rs iIing up daiiy, that the MATS Of mud
would loon encreafe to luch degree rs totally
to ruin the navigation TO that pert IF even Il
ritory to the ha.cs of Virginia and EIarylanl
wfuch he wiihed and hoped in God would roi
be the cafe, it would be late in the felton, and
IN all probability at 4 time when i.either otthoie
tate legislatures will DC in felton,. Supnoiing
both ttates were willing 10 accept TIE receiiioU,
which ne believed would not be found t. be
the cafe, the petitioners could bot aDpiv to
the Virginia Legislature until next Decen.j,e,. as
thslr iciiion began in that month, .or TO Marv-
land until next November. * tweiv, in0i.Ls
delay might defeat the object altogether, for
the petitioners aiiert that it requires imnedi
ate eXeitions to prevent the channel iiln, VI
altogether.
Again, ifthe queiiion ofrcc, fl.on NUT DC fit,
decided, he iaw that it would be 10 everlaGins
obitacle to the confederation Of the prop.ieN
OF the meat,Te contemplated by the bin SuE-
pole number Of gentlemen oppolcd t. tae
confederation of the qucftion OH Il ceTan G!6ud
JON with thoie oppofed to the erection Of
gateway, the fubje6t viii never be called no,
neither at this ~ any future felton, When =
petition is prcfcnted from GEORGETOWN 10 bt
allowed the Object oftheir prcfrnt prayer il IS
IN the power Of any gentlemen inclined 10 vote
a9ain!t that mcaftre, to lay on the table mott
Oh tor rccethon, and the two viii ileep lide by
iidc onyour tablstillthe riiing of Congrefs The
fame argument for this courfe of proceeding will
nave as much weight ut any future period as al
the pretcnt time. Hence he Inferred that now
was the proper feafonfor inyeftigatiou, aud the
ioonera deciiion was obtained tie better lie
did not think the fubieG Of recellion' ought
to have been introduced ON the preieiit location,
as it did not neleliarily connect itieifw1th an
improvement osthe navigation OF the Poton,ac.
Mr.. Maeon bad Rated his rea,ons for making
the motion, and The gentleman from Maryland
Mr. NeIion) had replied that the main quefti-
on would be etcrually fripcrded, if his mr..
MacOn's) arguments were allowed TO prevail
lid not appear to follow from the pren,ifcs.
II there is majority in favor vi the cauretvay,
aud the minority attempt 10 defeat the win Of
the majority by introducing the queilion ofre-
ceiiion, nothing is more eaiy than TO remove
that or any other obnru6tion thrown in their
way. The majority may call up the motion
made by my colleague (MrStanfori) TO reccde
the iuriidittion to Maryland aud Virginia this
day Il they pleaie--dnd when tney have it be-
fore them, it is eaiy mater TO reject IT, and
proceed to their flvorite mcafure of damiDg up
The weiteru half OF the river.
Mr. Melon. MIR. Speaker tells us it is eafy
iOr majority to reiect any thiGg they difap.
prove true, but whena motion has obtained
acctfsto yourtable, il would be decmtd III man
nets for any gentleman but tl.e individual who
introduced it, to cali it up 10 The attention
OF ihe iiouie with view 10 turn il