Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-27

mentS and treaties. lac TWO muses.
are, in like manner independent OF
and coordinate with each other anu
the invariabIe practice of each ia APP
pointing committees Of conference
and consultation is to commission
them TO confer not with the co.ordi-
nate body itself, but with a commit
tee Of that body. And although
both branches Of the legislature may
DE too numerous to hold convenient
ly eonfererence with committees.
were they to he appointed b, either
10 confer With the entire hody oil the
other, it may be fairly presumed that
If the whole numhero OF either branch
were not too large for The purpose.
Tue objection 10 such IA eon!crenc. he
;o,, against the PRINCIPLES as deroga.
tory from the coordinate relations
Of the two Houses, would retain all
its force"
The reasoning of the President
drawn from this ailedged analogy. is
something remarkable. III co'"men-
rec with an effort, to establish dis
t;nction between a conference con-
ducted on the part Of each house
Through the medium of committees,
as he without his usual attention to
cr;,;rai correctness. calls them, and
a conference, conducted directly be-
tween the two Ilonses in their entire
character, and POUNDS this distinc-
ton upon the suggestion, tnat "the
;nvariable practice Of each in APP
pointing committees OF conference
and consultation, is to COMMISSION
them 10 coulrr not with the eo.ordi-
nate body itself, hat a committee OF
that body" do not know, that Ell
Their branch Of Congress gives TO its
conferecs. commissions specifying
the prec;se tribunal, with wiIch
each is to confer but in fact from a
principle Of convenience, and reel
aropal equality the conierees do CON
fer with each other. but expressly
and practically on The part Of their
respccfire houses. These conferees
are not prooerIy and strictly speak
ing committees ut alt, nor are they
so called IN the Journals OF either
house, but managers on the part OF
the houses respectively. The want OF
a critical attention 10 this distinc-
ton NAV have been the cause OF an
error on the part Of the President ON
this paint, if indeed. it should be
conceived. he has unintentionaliy
fallen into one. The object oil this
arrangement. is. that the man ayers
on the part # each house, may make
or receive propositions for eompro-
missing, or in any way adjusting the
disagrpeing vote of the two houses,
subject in every ease to the final con-
trout of the entire bodies Of the two
houses themselves /; and tie mana
gers at the con ference. are Tor these
purposes invested with the attri-
butes Of the entire houses. and com
pietely so far. Unidentified with them
and so scrupulously attentive. are
the two houses composing the gene
raj assembly Of Virginia to the lden'
ti6cation ofeaeh. with its managers
ct Il conference. that during the sit
ting OF the conferees to the best ofmy
recollection, all business is suspend
ed by both houses. The due under
standing Of this point is so important'
to the due estimation Of the distlne-
ton upon which the President Pounds
his refusal Of the proposed confer
ence On the part Of the Senate, that
| beg to introduce a full journal OF
the two houses Of Congress IN par
ticular case ola conference upon the
,lisasreeing votes Of the two houses
at The last session. Ii Is as lol-
iows:-
"July q, 1913.
"The Senate proceeded to eonst-
der the amendments disagreed to by
the House Of Representatives TO the
bill, entitled " An act laying duties
on licenses TO retailers Of wines, spi-
ri,uous liquors, and foreign mer'
chandiZe.
Z" On nation,
/" Resoired, That they insist on
their amendments and ask confer
euce on the disagreeiug votes OF the
two Houses.
" Ordered, That MIR. King, Mr..
Worthington, and MIR. Giles, be the
managers at the said conference on
the mart Of the Senate