Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-09

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N. and after this house had adjourn.
led over to the following day.
| That fro n the assertions of Mr.
| Coles and from the actual admission
LOT the member assaulted. your com.
mitsee were satisfied that the FRO.
vocation Y, or supposed provocation
winch occasioned the assault, did no,
arise from any thing said, or from anv
act done By. the member of this house
IN the fulhlment Of his duties as a re-
preventative in the. Congress of the
J United States. So
Your committee are of opinion tha.
fhis latter circumstance may be receiv-
ed in extenuation, but cannot be adj
mitted in justification of the act>done
by Mr.. Coles: And from all the cir.
cumstauces of the case, they, are of o.
pinion that said assault and violence
offered to the member was breach
OF the privileges of this house.
Your committee further report. that
they have considered the letter Of Mr..
Coles to the Speaker of this House.
together with another letter from Mr..
Coles addressed TO the chairman of
your committee (Which they also beg
leave to report to the bouse) that
these two. letters, in the opinion or
your committee, do contain acknow-
Judgements and apologies on the coca
slon which ought to be admitted as sa-
tisfactory to the house. They there
tore recommend the following reso-
luton.
Resolved, that any further proceed
ing IN the above case is unnecessary.
To the Hon. John Taylor, Chairman
OF the committee, &c. &c.
SIR,
Understanding that the declarati.
on which l had The honor this NOR
ning to make before the committee
will be more acceptable if put in the
written form. Ihastento comply with
what bslieve To be their wish, in
rendering through them, to the House
OF Representatives., the renewed as
surance sthat If. could have spunoz-
ed that the CIRCUMSTANCE alluded to IN
my letter to the Speaker would have
been construed .iaEo bseaeh OF the
privilege of the house it would NOT
have occurred at the time and in the
place where it unfortunately happen
cd"
With sentiments Of great respect,
l am, your obedicnt
humble servant,
1. A. COLES. &
Dec. %, 1909.
The Honorable
John Taylor, &c.
Ordered TO lie on the Table.
Message from the President of the u.
nlted States transmitting copy OF
the correspondence with the Gov.
ernor Of pennsylvania, in the case
OF Gideon Olmstead.
(" To the Senate Of the United States.
Agreeably to the request in the
resolution of the 18th inst. transmit
2 copy OF the correspondence with the
Governor of Pennsylvania, in the case
OF Gideon Olmstead.
JAMES MADISON
December IS, 1902
Lancaster, April 9th, 1909.
To MS excelleney the President
OF the United States,
SIR,
In discharging of legislative
liniuaction, 7 transmit you the proceed
ings OF the general assembly, on the
long litigated case Of Gideon DIN
lstead and others, versus Elizabeth.
Sergeant an Esther Waters. execu.
trixes OF David Rittenhouse, deed.
late treasurer of Pennsylvania. BE.
lieving it will tend to more perfect
understanding Of the subject, I take
NE liberty 10 add copy Of an act Of
the Gene Il Assembly relative thereto,
passed the 9TH inst. and also bee
leave to refer you to two other acts
the one passed FEBRUARY tst, 1901, and
the other, April 81, 1901.
While ! deeply deplore the eircum.
stance VII ch has led to this CORES.