Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-10

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ment to the resolution now under considera-
ton.
:. That it is inexpedient at this time to call
upon the secretary of the treasury or any
other department for information tending to
shew whether the removal of the seat oS go
vernment from this place will produce saw
ing of 100000 dollars annually.
That it is inexpedient TO give those who
are favorable to a removal an opportunity to
lay such documents and other information
before this house as will have tendency to
convince the people of these U. S. that the
continuing of the seat of government at this
place is injurious to the nation
Mr.. Efgaes enquired whether the amend
mems were in order llwilling at the same time
to allow to the gentleman from New York
who moved it, all the additional dignity he
could wish from It's Introduction. As to the
gentleman's observations also about the no.
thingness of the present subject, he would
give the gentleman all the credit he could de-
rive from calling that nothing which involved
the ruin of thousands.
The Speaker. said the motion for amend
ment was In order.
Mr. SnaiAe would observe, that whatever
his opinion Oh this subject might be, he wish
ed at all times to see the house act in such
way as would do credit to themselves. This
was certainly a game that would never pros
per; the original resolution for the removal
ofthe seat o. government was certainly an i'll
Judged thing, ind left the subject in the same
situation as before. He thought it best at all
uLoo ~
house was in favor of getting rid of subject,
TO do it III the shortest way possible. 1t was
now evident that it was not the disposition Of
the house to remove from this place; every
gentleman must be satisfied Of it. For his
part, whenever the sense Of the house had
been expressed, he should never wish to en-
harrass their proceedings. He wished the
gentleman from New York would withdraw
his amendment. The main resolution under
consideration was useless thing.
Mr.. Minor moved to postpone the further
consideration OF the subject till the FIRST Of
March
Mr.. Dagrson called for division of the
question, taking it first on postponing the
amendment.
After some observations from Mr.. ". III
stoa on the point whether the amendment
were in order, and from Mr.. Lyon in favor of
enquiring into the subject at the proper de-
partments by which ne believed the verbal
statements made in the house Of the compa-
rative expences of government at Philadel-
phia would be fully contradicted.
Ml. GARDENER withdrew his notion
when
Messrs. G. ". Caga6eU and Key supported
the resolution and opposed the postponement
at considerable length.
A motion to adjourn was then made and
negatived, 66 to 43.
Mfr. Dana opposed and Mr.. Gardenier sup
ported the motion for postponernent-
when
The question on postponement of Mr..
Lewis's motion ill the first of March was ne
gatived by yeas and nays--Yeas So
Nays SIS.
MIR. Afacon said when he had before spoke
on this subject, he had stated his opinion that
a remoyal from this place would be violation
Of the constitution and breach OF public
faith; he had since heard nothing to convince
him that this was not the case. He thought
the faith OF the government was as strongly
pledged for It's continuance here as itcou!d be
for any thing. lie then moved to strike out
the whole of the resolution after the word
/" Resolved" and insert & That to remove the
seat of government from the city OF Wash
ington, in the district Of Columbia, is breach
of public faith, and contrary to the constitu-
ton of tho u, So
Mr.. Stasford could not believe that the mo-
ton was in order. If twere, and even if he
agreed with the gentleman, his colleague, he
could not vote for resolution declaring what
was or was not breach of public faith.
The Sneaker conceived that this motion
wentto the same object, though embracing
wider ground than the original resolution; and
was therefnre in order