Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-30

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bill oow contains nothing but the apProP'l'
alton FOR the deacit.
On motion Of Mr., 1NdcCreery, the house
-went into committee OF Me whole, %
TO ~. Mr.. Cns,s in The chair, on the bill
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury TO
pay to the comp,rollrr of The treasury OF
xhe u. S. the amount Of ceytain blils drawn
by John Arms rong. minister Of the y.
S IN France. Which having bceuy gone
thsongh, was ordered to shifd read.
Jog.
Mr. Cuts having called for the bill re-
spec1ihg series for torti6cs:ious, IN or nsar
Portland, and If otion being made bv Mir
Lewis to postpone u,
MIR. Rozvan advocated the motion. IN
order to give him an opportunity 10 move
thyt the committee OF The whole be dis
charged from the consideration OF The re,
port @! the committee on me case ct Judge
Zones in order to corauls II 10 select
committee with power 10 scnd tor persons,
papers, &c and as hs was alone frnm Ken
;ucky 90 this occasion, aud should cot b.
present On Mon9ay, ne wished an oPPor
iuni,y 10 make the motion.
Mcssrs. Dana. Johnson, and Howard
.urported the ~ osioo for postponemeu; on
The ground that i. woaid te bat reasonable
that the gentle man should have 40 cpporsn.
nifty 70 make the motion, more especially
as i, was a mater Of considerable inter
es. 20 Kentucky.
Messrs. Montgomery and Holland op.
posed the mot'on far posiponemsot With
This view, as he house having already de-
termlned by their vote Of reference 10
postpone tic sub ec' they could not see the
necessity for again considering i, as it
n,igh, occupy the whole time they had 90
hand Ii was u, usual also after com,
mitsee had reported in favor of person
10 reconmi, than report tor farther co
qoiry.
Mr.. Lezvis withdrew his motion for post,
pone ment, IS he had but made il with a
view TO hasiog thc engrosssd bill con.
corning he pobiis buildings read.
Mr.. Rozvan renewed he molioo, and
spoke in .aPpotl Of it. Why all this zeal
against .u!! enquiry lot" the case Of
Judge lnoes? The case uf Judge Bruin
had been permitted TO pass and the dele.
gaze from Mississippi territory had breo
authorised TO take dr.nsIlons, almost
wi,hou az obiec.:on. lie could no, con.
ceive why gentlemen were SO zealnna on
This case na1...iin-iy
oar. Cats asked whether tie geuiIe man
were IN oIder, the qorstiou bzIng On ,he
postPonemeas IF aoo,ber subject!
The Speaker said the gentleman was in
order
Mr.. Pa7yan then said few words, upon
which ne was called TO ordsr by several
gentle men.
And a,-mbcr having required tia,
the words for which the gentle mau was
called TO order should be reduced 10 wri,
ing
Mr.. 9fccsson said! call the gea;!cman
to order aud f,nvc reduced the wo,ds to
writing as applied TO the geo,leman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Cuus) by The gentle
naa from heonosky (Mr. kowsn. The
words were $ Let the gentleman call me
10 order sgaio." ANY thing ie the IA.
tire Of threat was inadmiss ib-. s. lbele.
tore ne bad called The geasleaao 20 or
der
Mir. Maecn called svr the reading CT
the rule.
ine Speaker read the rule,as follows:
II aoy membsr, in speaking or other
wise, lransgrsss the rules of he house,
'he speaker shall, or any member gay call
20 order; in which case the member so
called TO order, shall inms daie;y 81, down,
un'sss permitted 10 explain, and the house
shall, If appealed to, decide on the case.
bus wlihous debate; if there be 30 appeal,
the decision ct the chair shalt be submitted |
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