The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-07

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Mr. findey fad he was ,yainc the indefinite poft-
Ponemens of the iubea, though favor OF its being
Poiiponsd Mort time. He thought il was fubjc8
which ought TO be fully nveRigsied. He Was drcid-
edly in favor of the object of the refolution hut in
different form.
MIR. Conrad was in favor of the indefinite post-
ponemen Of the reiolusion. He did no. think the
iabee ought to be aaed upon this FELTON,. He was
nor unirendly to the principle, bur re never could
eonfent that bare majority of congr.fs iosld have
the power to remove Judge. II the amendment
were 10 framed as to give the Predent diferstona-
ry power. TO remove judge on the addrefs Of a
majority Of the houfe., and 70 make the reno
val Imperative on the vote Of thirds, he might
he for it, A, any rate he Thought il be to poftpone
| the fubjed until the next felton,
Mr.. j. Randolph. ! am perfectly convinced ofthe
correane and purity of the motives Of my colleague
ON all iubjes, and wherever differ from him in O.
Pn'on always eonder il misfortune. But have
principally riien to plead guilty the charge Of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, which is that would
not ACT mn his motion without any information on it.
! eonieisthe TACT. There is, however, one eircu.n.
nance thar tirikes my mind a.of fone force What
Is there tn prevent deuing the buiineis now be-
fore US, any other briiues, and when there ihal
De ootaon to take up bu!;efs Of greater national n,-
Portanee, dhpenf'ng with tina, which may be before
US. AK whether, IT we had taken up this reiout-
on, or that OF the gentleman from Pennfyivania we
ihoud rot have had ample time for difeuEon before
the information called for hall he received from the
Secretary OF the TTeafury; andif we have not the
right, at any time to make lef important give ysav
tn more important bufinefs! I, not thi, RI. eourfe
winch every man pnrfucsin the management of his
private AFFAIRS! Are 70 fit here, without ree.iy-
ing information from the Secretary of the Treaisry
uoinS morning. am As anxious as any man, for
oee,on OF the qneion implicated in ieveral of the
resolutions laid ON our tables and for agood reafon
sc, FL r
'ervat'ons Of my colleague. know tina, thefe reGoIu
'ioh' have already given rife tn much nefarious fpe
eniaton. When called for information, had no i
dea OF the time it would take to ge, il and had
been apprixed oft, Edo not know whether fhould
not have preferred aang in the dark to waiting for
There is another reafon why ] with this bufinef.
smene"ent TO the eonfluion taken up this felton,
When offered this reolution the Ian felton, i, wa,
laid TO be too the clof Of the frfsn to aa upon
h--ths was acknowledged But it was faid, print Il
and let j. go abroad. bis has been done. Blu, RI.
reaion tor which | with lie aaed upon this FELTON,
IS that the elections intervene between this and the
mex, lemon. Gentlemen may fay what they pleaie
OF the Pr,oePie OF gHannor btrs E ss1syif but be-
neVe u the members of this Houfe held their feats
Tor ieven years. their eondla would not be the fame
as It Is under the prefent tenure. Twin TO recnr
90 tnat good old principle that tends the repreienta-
i've BACK, to render of his action, IN hi.
commitment. After the next election gentlemen will
OBTAIN credit for two years of good behavior
1 believe my friend from Virginia will allow this
20 DC goai reaion againft pohponenent.
Out am told THIS amendment comes forward in
very OBJECTIONABLE hape that indeed i, 10 NO amend
nient to the contribution. But this is tho fra time
ever Knew Legislative body refnfe to aa on pro-
poht'on barely ecauei.may require fome Amendments
nere are any parts of the proportion objectionable
WINE the principle is correes, why not amend them
eonIei' shis thing is beyond my depth. cannot fee
n,,o IL cannot fathom il. As gentlemen have RAT,
,'e 'ooHance ct the retoIution realon for il,
PoitPonenent, will rate its fuhnance as a realon
Tor not PoitPorng it. One gentleman fays he will
NOT eohien. thar the judges fhall hold their Offices
,up]e1 I" the will OF bare majority of the two
,i"u'es- but does not every thing of importance
aePend on them Dothey appropriate millions
10 they NOT hold the purfe and the fsord /, Or do
gentlemen think the wool-fack more important
ms is mott individually the cafe and viii, to hear
any rea'rg againff giving efficiency to the will of
a majority tina, does approximate the doctrine oe
'ne roh'h veto There can he reafon for this dii
''nc1on. Ard 10 far from there being danger Of th:
power being ahufed, the experience Of ali govern
n'ent' holds me out in laying that there is create,
DANGER that the power will not be e1ercs thau tha,
WIN be abuied For this plain reafon. 1t would
require iome overt af OF notorious ncontinSt. or
an equally notorious in,beci.y of mind or bodv r,
jnitiy any man in giving flush vote I, is po;n,
OF extreme delieaey 20 give il; and though form.
men might sruff majority ofboth branches lie.
yer would give fuch for light and frivolon.
reaions. But it may be thought that, as in all free
governments there are parties, tri,Impbast partv
would turn out the judges to ge, into their pac.,
inns would be moi hun,iliiiing eaea. Pr, ON
what is the probability of fueh an cffea founded
ROW are the turner's out to be turned in? Have
they the power to aPpsint themfeves TO office No
ana from our experience heretofore, no Jucb infer
ence can be drawn. There !, no probab;l;,v of
one triumphant faction putting down another to oct
their ofhces Besaufe triumphant faction eouId no,
rhs to power Blu. at the will of majority; and al
though they nigh, take offices away from Others thew
Gould not beffow them on theInfelve,. Bur funnel.
they DID II would be for the iril and the Ian rim,
would be ftruggle between office hunter, and the
people; and believe al the experience W.. bav.
heretofore had cws tia, this defcrpton Of n.n ar.
TOO prone to union for the public to fuitan either
Proft or lois from their diVions Blu, If in this op;ni
on am IN error, would recur back to my fra nrin.
c'Pe to iupport me. Ia the power to remove ;udye
more important, than the power of declaring war of
laying taxes, and Of Cling various other ps,on, oh
jects This isa doerine to me totally unin,rIl;g;-
BILE
Mr.. Smile obferged that he regretted tina, abe mo-
ton tor an indefinite poaponement had been mad-
as il was equivalent TO rejection Of the re(olut;.
on.
The quefiion was then taken, by Yea, and Navs. on
m indie pite r,o0ro