Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-18

strong had neglected TO transmit l1,"' esl''a'
nat,cn 20 his government, II WAS SUCH q ocfe-
fiction Of duty as ought TO be known 10 ire
house, that they might prefer sn nnFeach-
ment against him. >.
Re had confined the resolution to our IN
terccurse with France, because lEere was ene
goreatest want of information ON the supJeet'
il was tie duty of the house to possess them
selves Of the regulations OF the great, loIe'sh
pow rs ahecting cur commerce. What lea :,
son was there tor not asking Tor docullleh's
Were they not important were lney 70 s.
10 war, and with whom HE modlhcaEoL %
our military force would depend much OH TIE
power with which we were to goto war, II at
all. 1t was surely important then to Know IN
what situation We stood with those powers
He knew OF but one reason against the adop-
ton of the resolution which he was about to
offer, and that had been frequently ursec-N
was confidence in the executive. here
ought, he said, to be proper, CONSTITUENCIES
confidence rerosed in the executive, hor old
he think this call inconsistent with that conf
dence. But it was farther said il was the coil-
s,itutional duty of the president to comm uni
cate information TO congress, and tne can
would be expressive of all opinion that ne had
reelected his duty. He did not so consider 1t.
Hutitwas no tune for the house tote prevent
ed by refined scruples Of delicacy, from OBJ
tanning all the information within their reach,
OF the dispositions of foreign governments,
and it was at this time peculiarly important
to know the disposition CT that government
towards US.
Mr.. Quincy then offered tie following re-
solution:
Rcsofred, That the president of'he United
States be requested TO COMMUNICATE 10 the
house tie dispatches addressed by the AMeu-
can minister at Paris, touching the proceed
incs OF tie French government in relation TO
neutral commerce, which have been received
since the dispatches of that minister which
we're communicated to congress by message
CD tie 18th Feb. 1907.
The ayes md noes were demanded On a.
Qreeing 10 consider the resolution. he
house refused to consider it--ayes 44-noes
Is.
Mr.. Gardne,, called for the order Of the day
On the bill further to prolong The continuance
OF Tie mint at Philadelphia.
Mr. Leve moved 10 postpone that ORDER CT
tie day until this DAY week, and al.edged some
reasons Why TIE postpoEcnlent should take
place.
Mr. ". .Azstoa, observed, that the bill could
he passed in less time than tic gentleman had
taken to support hts mcton.
The question Of postpcEcmcnt was lost, and
Tic Lonse went into committee OF the whole
on the bill, Mr.. Cuts in the chair. There
was some doubt whether Tie former act ca
this subject had expired the fourth lns ant CT
continued in force until the fourth OF next
March. Tie difficulty arose III this way
Tie former law provided tllst the lnlht should
continue at Philadelphia "for TIE term OIL live
wears from the fourth Of G9arch neTt.' / he
law Was approved by the president on the Sd
of March, 1903, and the question ROW IS,
Whether the term Of five years is to be com
ruteti from the ne1t jdurth Ct Nareh, which
would be the day after it was signed, or the
fourth OF the ne.ct NIarch, which would bring
the commencement Of the tenn 20 March,
1904 In order to have time to settle THIS
moot point of legal criticism, as difficult as
the case Of the black and W hite horses, Ii was
moved ,hatthe committee should rise. Alter
some debate, in which much pathological
learning, critical acuren, and logical acute
hess were eyinced, the motion to rise was lost.
Some amendments having been made, they,
with the bill, were reported to the house, and
ccncur,ed in. The bill was ordered to third
reading tomorrow. 1t prosides for tic COLI
tinuance Of the mint at Philadelphia for five
years from the fourth of March next.
The house took up the consideration of the
&c tka he
for augmenting the military force. Mr. RoSr-
On moved to commit It to committee ct the
whole, which prevailed. 1t was made the Or
der for tomorrow. Adjourned.
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