Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-19

Sfcssrs. s.nca., Thatcher, TaggarE C.
w. Campbell and Goddard against the re-
solutions.
On Thursday Messrs. Rhea or (Tcnn.)
and Smile advocated, and Messrs. Lewis,
Hnger, Claiborne and N. Williams OPP
posed The resolutions ;--when The ouesti-
on wss taken en- agreeing TO the FIRST reso-
luton, for receding that part OF the dis
trict formerly attached to Virginia, and
PASSED in the negative--Ayes 42-Noes
GO.
lhe question was then taken on the Sc
cond resolution, for recsdipg that part Of
the district, excepting the City of WASH
ington, formerly attached TO MARYLAND,
and passed in the negatvc-Ayes a.
Noes IS.
lhe committee then rose, and report
ed their disagreement to the resolutions.
The hoirsc immediately took the re port
into consideration. Mr.. Dennis spoke in
favorof agreeing to the report, and Messrs.
Aston, Bedinger, Stanford, Holland and
Smile against it.
When the question was taken by Yeas
and Nays on agreeing 10 tha, part of the
report which involved disagreement to
the first resolution, and carried aaimatiye-
ly-Yeas 72-Nays ~.
Mr.. Smile moved to amend the second
resolution by striking out the words s.with-
out the limits of the City Of Washington"
so that the city,ss we'll as the other paris
of TIE district, might be recedsd.
Only twenty one members rising in IA
vor OF this motion, it was lost
The question was then taken by Yeas
and Nays on agreeing to the report OF
the committee, involving disagreement,
10 the second resolution, and carried af-
frmatively-Yeas 69--Nays SO.
The question was then iaker on agree
ing TO the whole report cf the Committee,
aud carried-Ayes 5o-Noes 80.
The following is the Affidavit af Judge
Chase, presented TO the Senate on the
Sd instant:
cifyof Washington, 80. )
Samuel Chase made oath on The holy =
vangels of Almighty Gcd, that il is not
IN hrs power to obtain information respe@
ing the facts alIcdged in the articles o.
impeachment to have taken place in the
city of Philadelphia, in the trial of John
Fries; or of the facts ali-dged to have Ia.
ken place, in the city of Richmond, in the
trial OF James L. Calender, in lime
10 prepare and put IN his answer, and to
proceed 10 trial, with any probability tha,
the same could be finished on or before
the nth day of March next. And fur
ther that 1t is no, in his power to procure
Information Of the names of the witness--
es, whom he thinks il may be proper and
necessary for him to summon, in time 10
obtain their attendance, il his answe,
could be prepared 10 time sufficient for the
finishing of the said trial, before the said
nth Gay OF March next: and the said Sa-
rnei Chase tur,her made oath, that he
believes ]. viii not be in his power 70 OBJ.
tam the advice of counsel to procure his
answer, and to give him their assistance
ON the trial, which he thinks necessary.
II the said trial thosIld take place during
the present session of Congress--andt that
ne verify believes, If he bad at This time,
toll information of facts, and OF the wit
ncsses proper for him to samnon, and if
ne mad also the assistance CT counsel, thu,
ne Could rot prepare The answer, he iti.ks
ne ought to put in, and be ready Cor his
'c'., within the space of four or FIVE
weeks from this time. And further, that
ms application TO the honorable the Sc
nate, Tor time to obtain information of
isctsi III ofcer 70 prepare his apSwer, and
tor time to procure the attendance Of ne
cessary witnesses, and to prepare FOR his
defence IN the trial, and TO obtain she adj
wee and assistance of counsel, is not made
Tor the purpose Of delay, but only for tn.
purpose of obtaining full hearing Of the
articles OF impeachment against him, in
their real merits.
SAMUEL CHASE.
-. Sworn to this Sd day of January, iso5,
before
SAMUEL HAMILTON.
January IL.