Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-04


auors, and foreign merchandise.
s'On motion,
/" Resolved, That they insist on the
amendments and ask conference
on ti.s dissgrceins votes ofthc two
houses.
+" Ordered, That Mr.. King. Mr..
Wortllinstou, and Mr.. Giles be the NC
nossrs at the said conference OK the
part Of tie Senate.
8: Ordered, That the Secretary notify
the House Of Representatives accsrd-
! ingly.
ssJuly 80, <sts.
ssThe House proceeded to consider
the message frou, the Senate insisting
O. certain OF their amendments disa-
gseed to by this house, to the bail clay
Ing datie. on licences to retailers Of
wines, sp;rituous liquors and fereign
! merchandise :" whereupon.
8: Resolved, That this Houae doth iu-
! sist on their disagreement to the SAID n
mendments, and agree to the conference
| requested by the Senate upos the sub
.ieet matter thereof, and That Fir. 6ibh,
| Mr.. Taylor, and Mr.. Roberts be APP
par 81 1;sssP A5sIss. '4'' L *
! Ihey also insist on their Disagree
ment 10 The amendments OF the Senate
to the bill, entitled an act LAYING du-
+. ties on licenses to retailers Of wines.
! spirituous liquors and foreign merehan-
die" They asrc. to the conference
proposed, on the subject, and haze
appointed managers en- their Part.
July 80, tsis::
! g Mr. King, from the managers ON the
+, psrt u the Senate 1t the conference ON
the bill, entitled" an act laying duties
I Oh licenses TO retailers of wines. spiri-
tuous liquors and foreign merchap-
dize,' reported certain modiGca-
tons OF the amendments disagreed
Whcreupop,
8 RESOLVED, That the Senate concur
n the report OF the conferences, and
that ihs bill he amended according
| ~.
! july 30, faf3.
" A message from the House Of Re
representatives.. by Mr. Mssruder, their
! clerk:
s. Mr.. presidsnt-The Bonse Of Re.
| Pressmtatires agree TO tie modification
| 81 ne amendments IF The Senate, to the
Dill, entitled San act laying duties on
licenses TO retailers of wines, spiritu-
ous liquors, and foreign mershan
di1e i, . as reported by The managers at
fhe confersase on The SAID biN.''
Eram AZ attentive puTsuai Of these
/ Journals II must appear, that confer
ehce upon disasreeiuS vote, IL csnsi-
aesed to be essentially carried en- he
! tween tins two houses themselves, but
( conducted thro' the medium oil n.ann
| gers on the part Of caciI, merely for the
sake Of convenience. If then, the Sc
nate can transfer ali its powers for
| PARTICULAR objects to managers OF. COM
mites, tho distinction between a CEN
/ ference with the Senate itself aud It's
committee acting ia its place and stead
| upon the ground Of derosation irona ex-
ecutlvs dignity, appears to me, to bcra-
tker iancitai, than solid. twill not
escnpe attestion, that whilst Tie presi-
dent no where expressly admits, the
right OF this Senate TO ask a conference
with the executive in a body yet it is
! clearly inferahle from the principle Of
! analogy between the two houses Of
! Congress, which he relies upon as tho
| standard and rule of his conduct and
! that be admitted, it certainly excmpts
the Senate from the uacharitable lppu
tation, thrown against it by certain
! sapient observers, Of design by illis
| mode CT proceeding to trench upon the
executive authority. For il that were
the objse', the whole body ofihe Sc
nate would surely possess a wore over
awIny influence over the president
than a esnin;ittcc Of the sasne BODY.
But alter the president couccires that
he has established The distinction be-
tween the 5enats, and its committee.
pursuing the analogy ofthe proceed
Jugs between the two houses of2ongress,
Ne arrives a. this conclusion:
And although both branches Of the
ieg:oiatRrn may be too Numerous 10
hold conveniently conference viii,
committees, we're they to be appointed
ny either TO confer with The entire body
OF the other, it may be fairly presumed
that it the whole number Of either
branch were not too large for the pur-
| pose, the objection to such conference.
being against The principle, as deroea-
tory from the coordinate relations OF
tae two Houses, would retain all its
force"
}tmust strike every observer, that