The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02

a,der nimSei1 as Icing committed on the nrS,,ee
Icipic hy voting against the amendment: hns
should vote against it because he was psricct-
ly satisfied with the present form of the r,.so-
luton.
Mr. Rowan moved torccommit the rseo,,,.
ton or report to committee of the whole 10
Iascertain tn principle on which the dec. ION
should be Funded.
Mr. LoVe opposed the motion for recon-.
mltment, as it would be great waste AZ
time. -
Mr.. Aey was opposed to the amendmene
and It's introduction ut this time; becau.ra
returned member was enttlcd to the sense Of
the House III the broadcast manner Sc ,y;thn,t
decentralization he also opposed the motion
| for rccommitment.
The motion for recommitmcnt was nee,,,
lived. "~s".
The question on the amendment recur.
ring,
Mr.. Desha was opposed to the amendments.
he believed Mr.. MIC, was duly elected &C
cordingt to the constitution, the supreme Law
of the land. ~"
Mr.. Biaekledge said the constitution of ~.
u. States being adopted by the State az Ma.
Iryland, had become as much the law oftha.
state, as any state law. If the anendmene
were so amended as to corfne il to anv nor.
ticu'ar state law, he should Certainly vnte n.
galnst 1t; Otherwise he should Certainly vote
! in favor of it. ~
Mr.. Gardner found himself considerable
lperplexed in voting for this amendment.
they would vote Mr.. NC. elected on a diff,
ierent principle from that on which he should
vote in his favour in voting against r. thev
might vote him out of his seat.
The question was then taken on the amend.
nene' 70 add the words "having the quail
ticatlons prescribed by the law of MARYLAND -
| BY Yeas and Nays-Yeas s--Nays %.
Mr.. Barker explained the reasons FOR h;s
vote IN lengthy and elaborate speech: he
advocated the right of states to supsradd
qualifications, of, which he had not. till this
discussion took place, conceived that there
Gould be doubt. =.
The final question was then on the report
In these words -
:" Resoived, That VIM. M,Creery is en-
titled to his seat in this H6use''--.by Yeas.
and Nays as follow;
IEAG-Messrs. w. Aston, Bacon. R;bb
Blackledge, Boyle, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun
G: w. Campbell, ]. Campbell, Carlton
Shamplpns Chittenden, NJ, Clay, Cook,
orowmnshleid, Culpepper, Cults, Dana, Ia
yenport. Desha, Elliot, Ely, Eppes, Findley,
GARDENER, J. Gardner, .Goltisboroueh. Good
wyn, Green. Harris. Holster, Helms. Halme.
Howard, Hunsphries, Johnson, Jones, Kelly'
henan, kirkpatrick, Knight, Lambert, Lew
Is, Livermore, Love, Lyon, Macon, Masters,
Miner, J. Montgomery, N h. Moore, T.
Moore, John Morrow, Mosely, Mumford.
Newton, Nicholas, Pirken, Porter, Pueh.
Rea, Pen. Rhea, Ten. M. Richards, Rowan
Russell, Sloan, Smile, J. K Smith, S. Smith,
Southland, Stanford, Sted1fan, Storer. Stur.
ges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadge, Taylor.
Thomas, Thomson, Upham, Van Allen, Van
Horne. Van Rensselaer,, Wharton, White
hill, M. Williams, and Witheren--So.
NAYS--Messrs. Bard, Barker, Blake.
Blount, Chandler, Clopton, Duren, Gray.
Hoge, Holland, Ilsley, Marion, Jer Morrow.
Nelson, Newbeld, Randolph, Wilson, and
Winn-18.
a bill was received from the Senate by Mr..
Otis, their secretary, entitled CA bill sup
Elementary to an act fixing the military peace
establishment of the United States; which
was twice read and referred to committees
of the whole on Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. Holland, the House went
into committee of the whole, MIR. Cuts in
the chair, on the bill to extend certain privi-
leges therein mentioned to ANTHONY Bouche-
ry; and after some time, the committee rose.
reported progress, and obtained leave to sit
again. And the House adjourned till Mon
day.