Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-02
e ON G. r E S S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
vv.EpsrsDAy, Oct. %. !.

WrpsrsDAy, Oct. 2S.
Four additional members a'tendai Weres
Qualified aad.ook their seats.
The unfinished business Of yesierdayfe.
spes,ing ahe appoin,mensof standing com
mites was ,ake up and The aaendnsnt
ef Mr.. Bloun.. directing their election g
be by ballot, being under eopsiderasion,
MI. RlsuHk said he did otihink Is ne.
csssary 10 use any arguments 10 suppors Of
his motion, bur as he coasidered itsas emf
sbracing an important principle, he would
take she liberty ofcalliDg the yeas aud mars
upousit. ~ ~ u
The ysas and nays vsrs agreed 70 b "a
ken. III .sS
Mr.. Slsaa sobssrved as the yeas and
ssy. we're 10 be taken on this, question, he
s,hough,is necessary to state the reasons
which should eoysrn his vote. The OLD
me n bers Of the house would recollecs that
4, 4 former session he had brought for-
ward resolution similsr TO the prescott,
which MA lost. Bot he considered the
rose a, Gaze to BE some what. different. -
There are many new nembers 10 the house
THE present time, NOT qualified 10 vote by
by ballot, because unaequainted With the
members. An additional reason for his
voting differently at present, was that the
number of the conmistees,was considerably
extended; aud he did not think il necessary
10 take up the time Of the house 10 ballot.
ipc for go macy. His opinion was that
The three most important committees ought
10 Sc appointed by ballot, 10 wit: The
cominitsee OF claims, tbs. sommi,see OF
commerce and msnufactsres, and the rcm.,
r,it,ee Of ways snc nasans. He should
therefore vote in the negative.
The question being Gated tor, the speak
ar stated to the house, that the clerk had.
not yet prepared 40 sophisticated list OF
the members, 50 that Sc could not pro-.
eeed 20 call the names of.he nembers ia
he manner prescribed by the rules Of the
houte.
Mr.. Rlsunt supposed il would Mske 40
difference If the nsmes Of the menbers
should be called by states. He only wish.
ed TO- see, how genslemen who had 30
T saenuouslY, advocated The balloting for
these com nsi,,ses heretofore would nov
I Yo,c He hoped the hoose would U.
unanimously agree to dispense with the rule
of,he house Oh this occasion.
The question was put there being few
ne CALVES the rule could not be dispensed
with:
Mr.. BloHxt deeliaed Withdrawing the
molten fer tskiagihe yeas and nays. and
M alphabetical list was directed to be prs
I pared. s.
e Mr. 7Asmas " as informed .hat,is would
/ take halt an hour 10 make cut the Pro?ns.
| ed list, and as there was other business on
the table, he moved that the present motion
should lie on the table for one hour.
!. Mr. Fan Gorsldadt Thought this . noyel,
procedure. He obserysd that It would not
be 10 order 70 pos'yose the business except
10 a day certain. :
& The Speaker said thar mo.ios might be
rasdr al any time for.s resolution 70 lie on
| the table without specifying any tine. s.
The motion for lying on the table was
carried there being rs votes in favor Of ~
On, motios the house took up for cons'.
, dera,ion the resolution yesterday recsived
I, from the ss..aate, for the appoiatineas VI
! ,wo Chaplaias, TO interchange besuixt the
TWO houses weekly, which was ecocurred
with. there being eighty 6sssvotss iasasor
| of IT.
The Speaker laid 81 fore ihs hoses ! cosss-
| mauica,.on from Mr.. Lasrsbe, the; srchi.
Es.tec, f1he capitol, giving an aecosns at the
design Of the building, ard he lse tor
| which the several par.s fis a.eirscnded,
(which was ordered TO lie on ihe ssble.
mr.. B. e. WslGams said cha, tbs order
passed yesterday respecting 5aeus.papera,
lgwas 40 exact copy Of tho resolution on
I that suhivci which, had heen catered iuso
1 far several years past, and upon whish z