The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-05

amend the report OF the CON Mittee 50 as IN
read as follows:
mo Senator or Representative, who shan
have been such at the time Of the election OF
any President or during the term for which
he shall have been elected. shall be appoiut--
ed to any Office. place or appointment. until
the expiration Of the Presidential term in
which such person sha have been the SEN
ator u Representative aforesaid"
Mr. Macon objected to the amendment be-
cause too broad. and going to defeat the Oh
Jeos OF his motion, by giving too great iati-
tuoe to IT'S provisions. He remarked rhat
me int1uence on the caucus nomination i..r
President. &c. ought to have no weight; be-
Cause the caucus was body unknowr TO
the constitution. and ON the existence @. which
the House could not legislate. He W. as de.
sirous to give those coming into Office 1hr
choice OF the whole nation for the Secr,tx-
ries and officers OF government; and was Cor
that reason among Others. opposed To the
amendment. which would go to es.rict the
choice OF the Presideu,. so rs TO prove nj him
from selecting hose he might prefer, be-
cause thew were members of Congress
Mr. Virgin moved that the cnmmitres.
should rise with view TO having ,Ae a
mendment printed--Mntion lost. Ayes ag.
Mr. Sdzouer spoke ag ainst the amendments
and orig nal proposition:
The question taken on Mr. IIubbard:s
nc
gatiue-59 to SIS.
Mr. Quincy moved to amend xhe resoIr-
ton by adding thereto the following prori-
sion
" And no Person standing 10 anu Srno-
Tor or Rcfirssentasiur IN the relation o. ia
thcr brother or son BY blood or nroryIapr
shall be ahhoinfed 10 any cfpH office unac,.
the United States, o. shoN rcceipe anu hfare.
agency. contract or. cmoiumen from or I'm
~ 10 fTr pt1f m.
| MIR. Quincy explained the object of hia
motion at considerable length, embracing in
the scope ct his remarks as well the er-. ginaa
proposition as his proposed amendment
his only object was to extend the influence
OF the amendment as well to relatives as
to the Senators and Representatives the M
selves.
Mr. Wright moved to amend Mr. Quincy,s
proposed amendment by adding theret,, a
provision that each Senator Or Represents.
tive, on taking his seat. should furnish tabio
of his genealogy
Mr.. quincy said he had no objection to such
| All amendment.
| Mr.. Seybe,t said the amendment proposed bv
Mr.. Wright would not effect his object because.
man might marry whilst p.einber, & thus
change the whole connection.
Mr.. Wright reduced the motion to writing 10
the following words:
Each member ofthe Senate and House of Re-
presentdtipes, qpheR he takes has scar shall file n
list Of his relatives preciufedby SAID resolution'
| MIR. RdndsLSh said such an amendment would
have strange reading in the constitution Of the.
US.
Mr.. quincy said he cared not for the mode SO
that he attained his end in his case. Whether
the amendment he proposed succeeded now or
not, it would. before many years'be adopted
| Mr. Bacon said he assented to tie general pro-
position of his colleague /; but he saw diff
culties in the detail, which no doubt the
gentleman himself must see. He should be 10th
to vote on proposition. even in committee %
which he might, after amendment, change hia
vote The subject was important; to give fur
Their time for considering it, he moved that the.
committee should rise.
Motion agreed to.
The committee then rose.
motion was made to print the several a.
mendments. &C.
Mr.: Smile said he was in favor of printing
the original motion but he suggested whe-
Their 1t would comport with the dignity of the
| House to print such amendments an the lass
which were offered. However their risible fa-
| su'es might be assumed by Ihem, ne hoped the
House would not print and soiemniy send to tho
"or'd those things which could scarcely be Sc
/ riousiy meant.
Mr. TtOre was in favor of printing. He thought
the proposition of Mr. Quincy not only impor.
tant but essential to carry into effect the object
OF the original motion and he had never heard
| a proposition more ably supported than that Of
the gentleman from Massachusetts. Almost e.
very sentiment he had uttered had met his Mr.
| T's) assent.
M. wright hoped they would be printed
AS to the gentleman's feelings for the dignity OF
the House, he supposed every gentleman fla a.
Ike on that subject. He {Mr. w said he ould
feel gratitied at any proposition he should IN Ike
being brought before the public and should
not fear to meet their award Mr.. W. made
some alluson to part of the speech of Mr. Q.
in which he had appeared to Mr. Wright 10 cast
an upgenerous imputation on the late Secretary
of the Navy IN respect to purchases in Baltimore
&c. -.
Mr.. Quincy disavowed any intention of making
| such mput ton or inference
The question was taken on printing Mr. OuiH-
cy's proposition, by Yeas and Nays, and carried
I-Yeas 75-Nays 40.
| The question taken in The same manner.
on printing the proposed amendment Of M
Wright, and lost 4; Yeas 81, Nays77.
/ message was received from the President
of the United States, Transmitting copy Of
compilation Of laws, treaties and other doca-
ments in relation to public land s, made under the
authority of an act Of Congress, passed at thei
last session. The message was, on motion o.
Mr.. Morys0, referred to select COMMITTEES,
with view to provide for the distribution Of the
1900 volumes directed by the act to be printed.
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