The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-07
CONGRESS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MoNpAy, FEn. %.

he Gate Of his health had admitted of his taking
his feat before this day. He, therefore, awaited
Ainfelf Of the 6rk opportunity to move that the
Houfe mould refolve itfef into committee Of the
whole the fate Of the union, with the view Of ia
king that refolariou into confederation.
Ma. MAsrEas moved a poAponement.
The Speaker iaid, there could be no polponen,ent
Il fuAjsa referred a committee of the whole Q.
che tats 81 the union, order every day to
take up bu6nris 70 referred
Mr.. ]. RAnpoLpn faid, If gentlemen were
snPrspared, he had no objection to wave his call unit,
Tomorrow.
The Speaker remarked that there could be NO de-
bate on the priority Of buGnei,.
Ma. CONRAD moved to tlilcharge the committee
Of the whole from the further confederation of the re-
folutioo He iaid he would briefly align his reafon.
for this motion. The FELTON, had progrefad and the
feafon was faf approaching when every man OF agr-
cultural puruts would be anxious to attend to Them
nnlef detained by important br!inefi. He did NOT
believe the propoied amendment to the contribution
fo important, as to require immediate attention He
hoped, therefore, that it Sosld be poGponed until
the next feion, and that the way would thereby be
paved tor tranaaing the important national bulneis
that claimed their earlief attention
The Speaker faid the fira qurffion wa, on ,he
Hnufe refolving itfelf iuto a committee of the
whole.
The queltion was taken on this melton, and car
ried--Ayes 81. ,.
NAH' SkhcC, WAS Called To the chair OF the ecnn-
ni.tre.,, .
The 'refolu;on having been read as follows:
RJofoed, by the Senate and Houfe of Repre fep,a
fives OF the United States of America in Copyrefs
atlembled, two thirds Of both houfes eoncurrno.
That the following article be ubmit,ed TO the leyifs
lures OF the fcvera aate,, which when ratified con-
frmed by the iegarures of three fourth, of tbe Gd
itates, mall bevaid and binding as part of the con-
ai,ution ofthe United States.
The judges of the Drreme and all other ceur.
OF the u. States ha be removed from office nv The
President, the joint addrefs of both houes of
srefs requefiig the fame.
the committee divided on agreeing to il, witho,,,
eshase--Ayes 5i-Noes SIS.
The committee then rofe, and reported their dr,.
Sreement to the refolution
The Houfe, having agreed to ecnfder the re-
port,
Ms. j.. hsboLfn called for the taking the Yea.
and Nays on the qneaion of concurrence.
MIR. St"Rk moved poRponement of the conlide-
ration OF the report to the 3rd MONDAY of March.
merely with che view of making it give place to
more important bnireis which he laid nuft he
attended TO. He laid he had voted againR the refo
lution, nor becaufe he aimicai to the princp in
volved in IL. With fn,all modification he ihould
BE- IN favor of il; and he hoped the period wa. not
difant, when with fnrh modification !, ,yonh 10
come part Of the contribution.
Mr.. ]. Randolph hoped poitponemen, 70 fo d;c.
sans DAY would not prevail He was hinfelf def.
rousthat IT ihoud be poitponed for few DAYS. in
orderfo give NOTICE to the Houe that there might be
afuli vote on what he coGderrd moi ;o,uo,,,n,
feaiure Tie appeared in this nffance, as II, MANY
others, to De IN flate of profound error The a
nendnens or deterioration Of the contribution. he had
always eoniidered To be point of the 9resef nnnr-
tanse' But now, judging by the opinion of y.n,ls
nsp, II feened to be of iefer n,ror,spc. than IN.
laying duty OF one or two per cent, to continue bu,
70. TWO OF three years ieha,, faid Mr.. r. been
'1o)eI OF extreme concern 10 me, though not myi.lf
able 20 attend to the public buinsfs 20 find oa on.
surfing daily of my colleagues. that the Houfe ba,
teiuied 70 90 any bu6nefs, becaufs on future day
tney eI9eded Tome important bufncf 10 corne before
tnsm understand that very important refou,;on
OF a gentleman from PepRfy lyania, on bu6n.fs n
generally denomnared the Yaxoo, as to REQUIRE mn a.
ther name, was PofPoned on the fame ground tina.
ny colleague now wlhes the refolution under eou
liberation poipsned. If there is fch important bu.
hnei' 70 tranfaea, in Gods name why not proere in
But notwithstanding this immenfeIy imuortan,
puhneis which ferves as execute for doing nothing
we make no progrefs in it, if by IL am TO under
hand che ha'e OF our foreign relations. I have n.
VIM nor DO intend TO allude any thing, which
paiied while we were fitting in conclave. fut I did
hope, VIXEN two members. who y.r. ,.n,..
iepteda the only hndrances to the dfpateh Of bnG
neis, were Withdrawn from the Houfe for on. mr.
TWO weeks, every thing would have been completed
expected the adoption Of very efficieh, neafure,
TOWARDS Great britain. Infead OF this find uohino
done And now, when an ani.ndn,ep, 10 the eonf,i.
tuition is brought forward, which is allowed ~ =.
very Important and when the refolution of the o.n-
fisman from Pennsylvania is called up, we are told
~ gentlemen we cannot attend to thefe fub;ea,
fhere is inpertaut bufjnes which we expea 70 b,v,
al fome future day before u.s. and therefore we are
determined in the interim to do NOTHING. One
word as to the remark of the gentleman on nv left
tMr Conrad2 He belongs to a elaf, of men which
highly rspeef, for the plain reafon, ,ba, belong
toN myfeh He fay, the time is approaching when
every man engaged in agricultural purfuit. mua be
anxious 20 go home, and therefore he does no, vim
Prefent to aa on the refoluon have laid on vour
table. TINE; but when men, be they sgrieui,nr,j
mechanical, or of any other protection, undertake !
any ouhnes 1t IS their duty go through with il a,
every hazard i do not know man in the HOMIE |
who has fuHered more than the individual who now
addreiies you by his attendance here and II Gould
have found an apology in my own mind, 0YouId
long nnee nave been gone If the fituatop Of affair,
warranted IT, houd be willing "a adjourn for ,o =,
three months Bur never can agree 10 ad;ourn IN
the Prefent rerilous Gate Of affairs and leave ,be e
ryto blind aud fortutous deliny. Imut fra Gee
ionethng like land, fome foot hold fomethino ike
certainty. naead ofa political chaos .-.hav, O.,
cf ooay' Before content to 20 home. 7 rnua les
ionethng like fate aud honorable iau4 m orr = r /
fertnee' wfh foreign powers; and n1uft fee hon.
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