Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-03

Mr. randolph supp >Scd the gentleman
! from Massachusetts had misunderstood
him. lie did not mean to question the de-
cision of the chair he d:I not unde rstand
| that there had been any decision he had
| supposed the circumstance 10 have escap-
! cd the observation Of the chair. But if the
course proposed, were correct, aud any
act OF this House may be reCons.dcred
on succeeding day, (hc spoke Of acts IN
which The other branch OF the legislature
did net coacur) it world be III order to q
consider tho appointment OF any of the 81
! iiccrs OF this House and 10 member would
say that i, could he IN order to recon sidcr
| such an appointments.
Mr. ID. L. Williams acknowledged the
business Of the observations Of The gentle
man from Virginia. The gentleman from
| Massachusetts, in order T. obvate the diff
hculty into which they had got, had point
cd ouJ different mode of ACCOMPLISHING
his object. Re would therefore withdraw
| his former motion, and Offer in its place, the
! following resolution:
| "Whereas doubts have arisen as to the
construction of the order of Yesterday. res
pecting the furnishing of newspapers toths
members of the House Of Representatives
20 remove which,
! PcsoiUed, That the Clerk be directed to
| hces which members may direct, provided
! the expense does not exceed the afncunt of
the price of three daily newsrapcr ~
greed TO
The Speaker informed the House that
the Clerk had prepared AN alphabetical
/ list of the members
Mr. Blnnit hoped the question on his O.
mendmcnt to the resolution for appointing
standing committees wouid immediately be
taken.
MY Elliot said, that this question would
! decide principle of saine consequence.
| The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr
9Inan) had exceeded his usnal ingenuity IN
ms endeavors to convince the House of the
correctness OF the vote he was about to GIVE.
against measure which he had once
so strongly advocated. But he says we
were then all old members. capable of ,.x.
erclsinS this important privilege. While
/ he believed the powcJs heretnturc vested
/ IN the Speaker had heen well executed,
and he had ne doubt, were thcr continued.
would be still so executed and while he
wished to sec the chair vested with ali the
I powers lnciGeut 20 that high oficr, s.ot, as
: he had always been ofopinion the best wsv
/ ~ eiectmg standing comniiteeS would be
l1y ba!ot,aAd he. had Dos been convinced to
/ SAe contrary by the isetnuitt o. tile rcr-
t!eman ivcr1 NeS' Jsrset, he. Should vote
Tor the amendment
! Mre'2ar Fose togcXplaih; ind said he
! meant - Giace nQ.i nsi..Ga tious 10 the Due-
{}"Jlce CT aay .neeabers Of t,.s Housc he
! Hh'y Iaeantio say, that beinsstraugcTs, thew
! p"'Fld De ~ = loss :r~w 10 ts;it;t cho:re
~ proper characters So fill thesc- Commit
/ tees.
Inc question on the amend,aent vas then
t:@sn by yeas and nays; Yeas "a; Nays
The question on the amendment Being
los, the original resolution who! .yests ths.
appointment 10 the Spenker, was . greed co
! without division and the following stan
Ding committees thereupon appointed.
! Of E.ectious-M essIs. Findlev. Will
ANS Is. G M. Clay, Lambert, Blake,
! Stur5es, Elliot.
OF Ciaims-Mess,'s Holmes, Moore, Is.
| @ Nelson, Pitkin, Seayer, Johnson, Hum
phreys.
| OfCommercc * observation-disclosures
Newton, M'Crcery, Cuts, Dana, Marion,
Thomas, Porter
Of Ways and Means--Messrs. Camp
bell, (Fep.) w. Aston, Eppes Smile,
! Taiimadge, Fisk. Montgomery, (Md.)
/ Ot Public Lbuds-MessTs Boyle, Nor
row, (Ohio,) Goodwin, Russell, Darby,
4AlY- '1UielL
OF Revisel and Unfinished Husinces-
Mcssrs CIopton, Van Rensselaer,. Dur.H
Cf Accognts-Messrs. Moore, (of Md }
Stedman, NjSlnor.
The House then adjourned.
u THURSDAY, October 60.
! hnadaitonal member appeared and was
Iguaiifed
TIVE credentials Of the members were
5eferred to tho committee of elections.
! a communication was received from ~
b. Nanzandt, who dictated as clerk dur.
lng Che recess, Informing the house that hc
had made the usual co6tract with Messrs
Way for the printing, Mr. Patterson for thC
stationary, &c Referred to the commit
tee Of accounts.
communication vas received from the
Secretary ofthc Treasury, enclosing an sc.
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