Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-31

= mss,sge was receiived sfsom she Sc
nate, With ! resolution proposiu & % ballot
for ttzplaihs and petition from sundyy
/ American citizens, who had been isnpres.
kssd ipts lhe British sstyice on board the
snip sVsldon aad RI aying that measures
might be TAX co for their rrlrase
! .s1r. 53gacn nominated John Srssfprd as
atandidatc for the Office Of assistant doors
krspsr, for he deemed il @ be- The proper
mode FIRST 10 nomluafe and then 20 ballot
fsr The ci61rr 10 question.
isIIr. Alssga hoped The .gcnslemrn who
had proposed The. resolution in favor Of
Jesse Edwafts, would Withdrew II, and
s.ssr shs sisrtion 70 take place by bal.
sIus.
The s. ntlsraan consentipg, M. Aston
moved that The election of ~ assistant
doorkrrpsr u sossponsd All losrorroy. AZ
81 osioek.
his motion was nfga,ived there being
s6nls Sc votes ia faycr 81 il,
III. Dszvson nominated Joseph Poll
lock.
The members then proceeded 70 ballo,
and The votes having been collected and
sexamiaed the rellers sported that there
were present one hundred and eight me n.
bers, and that Jesse Edwards hayiDg SO
votes Was duly elscied.
Mr. DazOssn suggested the propriesy Of
.proceedingsn the appointments Of standing
corumit,ers. Ithad brsn customary here.
fofore TO make these appointments at an
early period Of The session. He therefore
moved he appointment IF . committee Ct
sicctiona. asa.a &.
A.wxs &. moved shztthe house ad:
journ- e raosion was negasiyed S. To-
Mr.. Randolph serquired Of the Speaker
1t there wass aoa q message received
from the Senate, which had nosye.
bsea read -
e The Speaker answered that there was. I
He understood thatthis was accompani
ed bya petition from number OF American
searacn, addressed TO the Senate, which
thar body hsd .hopghtsof importance G.
snoHgh TO be commsniea.edto this house
He presumed that il vas at least Of conse.
squence suaicie:ss TO be read.
The nessage alhidsd.to wasread and on
rnstion Of Mr. Aston TIC petition Of the "A.
mericall ssanerl was referrsste the secretary
of stats.
That part Of the message which related to
the appointment of chaplains was ordered to
lie on the table untiftnc senate had made their
election.
Mr.. Dasssen renew ed his molten for the app
polntnsDt Of a committee Of elections.
Mr.. .dtstoa thought it best to move the ap-
pointHent Of the standing committees toge-
sthcr, as had been heretofore the practice.
Mf,. Dawson had no objection to this course.
tons, committee Of claims, committee Of
commerce and manufactures, a committee of
ways AID meaHs, committee Of public lands,
a committee of revisal and unfinished business,
and committee eft accounts, be appointed.
Mr. Blunt having Falways entertained an
opinion that it would be best, and would re-
lieyc the speaker from a very unpleasant duty,
to have these committees appointed by ballot,
he would mevs thus to- amend the motion Of
the gentleman from Virginia. He thought
this mode of clectilg the standing committees,
sasWell as the. selsct tommittees,to which shall
be referred the dlffereat subjects contained
IN the presidents communication, would be
most satisfactory to the house and the speaker
also.
Mr.. Find7ey observed, that this was ques-
ton Of considerable importance. and as the
house was then very thinly attended, he hoped
this resolution, with the proposed amendment,
would be permitted TO lie on the table till to-
morrow, and made motion to this effect.
B f.. SnaiHe said, the house had in several
Instances, tried to appoint committees by bali
lot, but had always found it attended with diff
Guilty and he new very much doubted the
propriety Of the proposed amendment
The Speaker reminded Mr. S.ihat the mo-
ton before the house was for a postponement
Of the appointment of these committees till
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