Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-07

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the latter from Wednesday till the end of the
session. Mr.. Magruder Clerk also had
leave of absence for three weeks from Mon
day next.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill
admitting the state of Louisiana into the Uni
on, were taken up and agreed to.
An engrossed bill, providing for the second
grade of temporary government of the terrific
iry ofLouisianna, was read third time.
Mr.. M'Kee spoke against its passage, and
Mr.. Aston in favor, when on motion of Mr..
Porter, i, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Porter stated that he WAS instructed by
the committee Of foreign relations to submit
something for the consideration of the House,
when the galleries were ordered to be cleared
and the doors closed and remained closed for
about three quarters oil an hour.
When the doors were opened and the re-
porter for this Gazette entered the House, the
| Speaker was reading certain precetents from
the Journals of Congress on former occasions,
relative to a breach of the privileges of the
House.
Mr.. Grundy submitted the following -
Whereas on the 81 day of April 1912, COM
uittee was appointed to enquire whether there
has been any, and if any, what violation Of the
secrecy imposed by this house, during the
present session, as TO certain Of It's procscd-
lngs, with power to send for persons, papers
| and records, and it appearing to this house,
+; by report made by said committee, that IL
pursuance Of the powers vested III them, they
| had called before them Nathaniel Rounsavel
for the purpose Of obtaining his testimony re-
iative to the subject OF The enquiry, ana that
he has refused to answer on oath certain IN
| terrogatolies, pertinent TO the subject about
which the committee were empowered to en-
quire.-Whcretore, Resolved, That the Ser
jesnt at Arms Il directed 10 bring Nstuayie
Rounsavcll inme atejy TO the, bar Of ;h,
house to answer such ipte,togatories as no,
be propouodcd % him BY the Speaker und-
! the direction OF ehc house.
| After considerable debate the resolution was
| adopted.
| The committee OF investigation wss then
discharged from further proceedings Oh the
SUBJ ect, and it was taken up by the house,
and certain Undergraduates ordered TO be put
to the witness.
In conformity with the above, Eir. Rounsa-
viii was brought to the bar Of the House, and
fter being sworn, the Speaker propounded 10
aim the following interrogatory
Question-From the conversation Of what
members did you collect the information OF
which you have spoken il your deposition be-
fore she committee?
.4aszgcr-I refused to answer that question
before the committee, and persist in refusing
70 answer it.
The witness was then rernanded into the
custody of thc Serjeanta at arlas.
SIR. sybert offered the following Rosoiv-
cd, that Nathaniel Rounsave!E, be committed TO
tie custody Of the SERGEANT at arms until fur
cher ORDER and ihat IN Tie mean tine he DC
hrec!udrd .J,Ynl oA Intercourse or conversation
yuish any 5.erSo1 or Persons ether than The SER
jeant az e7Asss, erce1ht in his presence ana hear
'ag.
This proposition gave rise to a very ami
| nated debate
Mr. Williams moved to strike out that part
of the resolution in i:aHc&. The question on