Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-10
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, February S.

! - 1WJs'1XOkWfS ~ Cu VIE CNtEuliitc Ci Staful
reported bill for the relief Of Matthew
& Sn,ieh ard Darius Gates separately. which
!, was twice read and referred 10 committed
! ci the whole.
/ Mr.. Lyon laid on the table ,he following
resolution
Resolved, Tha, committee Of privileges
be appo;oted with power 70 enquire what
measures il any are necessary to secure to
the members Of the national legislature the
privileges appersaining 70 them b. he con.
stilution, which committee shall have pow
er to reporsby bill or otherwise
Mr.. Masters cfered the following reso-
luton which the house agreed TO consider
SO TO 40.
Resolved, Thar committee be appoins
ed 20 enquire :uto the loss or gain !oibe
treasury If the Upitst States, Provided,
,heis Of government should be remoy.
cd tron, the city Of Washington.
MIR. L9ce opposed the motion, % &C.
coun, ofthe delay which The passage Of il
would operate to The main qaes,ion efte.
moval.
Mr.. Lyon suppoytse II, from desire inr
the enquiry he result Of which hS had
10 doub, wcsld do sway, many false est.
nsates on the subieeg.
Mr.. Dowsaa had 10 objec:'en il ne 'ho't
the resolution would produce information;
bu. independently Of It's bsi ng 90, Of
the power Ct the departments &c RAKE The
ea:,f-.a:e, ;tlere was new CT .he files Il iac
house, sod in sle printed reports, an exact
aecoun, cs the eSpsrces Ct ienovsl from
The city Of Philadelphia from which az
estimate Nigh; be formed Of the espsncc
pf rnoyins back
1ir. ELes!srs said he gentleman had
nsis aiken tte ebjec. Of the resolution j:
went not to erquife into the ex?enre ofihe
remosGl. be-. INTO tie comparative sspeDcs
Of govern aent .. each place.
Ear. Nrholas said The esPecce you'd
20. he greater han here except III par!itu-
lar foints, into which he trusted an enquiry
would no. &c eszdc. They had aleeady
been four days ds.ibei ating Ga the main
quesg.oo; and tie ,niud oi every gen'Ir.
o,ao must be nas5erup on he subjeG'.
Ns. Rdsa IT, moved TO postpone sais
reso'u lon Gill 60. morrow
Mr.. Taylo, said If any iufora,.,ion for
the INSTRUCTION. CT st,e house IN deciding the
1nzie question conld be acquired by ;hisre-
soIufivn. lie ssiould nloss willingly sgsse 10
adopt il bot sven il the resolutions were
to pFoduee information Of q saving OF 1sc
or a5o, 900 dollars (Which gsnsleEea mad
positively asserted, and which he as ros
sisivey deuied) he should not be influenced
by it We are DOW, aaid he III ihe si.uasi
on Of Athens, when Iheaissocles proposed
TO sl,e assembly that he had q project saoss
beneficial! to the eoasnunity, but on which
it was improper to address them publicly !;
but If they would appoint a CONS ,'tsee, or
came person b. could telsr bis project 10
shat oonmiste, or teaat person and upon
his report the Atheniaas migh, decide
They chose Arissidea. The two grea:
men conferred ,ogether---abd waat was
the projecse 90 seize The Grecisn Acct
then 10 the harbor Of 4 'hens, by Which she
Asheniaus mighs secure the ptedonainance
over The Gfecian states. Aslstldcs 40 ts.@S-
irg his sePor. to his ceepti mso, cbseTg (
ed ,ha, iadeed the pro;ac, night be
beneficial to bis coopuy, bur the, it vas
ros, unjuss. For this sefy decision ct I
this greas nnan he obiained 'he sirname OF
the Just. Although this s;le we're given
es the individual the honor and c;edit was
greater 10 the assembly which he address.
ed: tI,s. same Inconsistent, wavering, de.
mocrasic society which sc hear SO often !
denounced, al once gave decided rega-
tive 10 the proposition. From :he obser
oasions made yesterday, from the observa-
tons addressed to the .eeIirgs ct members
on the floor, irom tie ansIcua eounserso
ces by which We hsre hen and now are