Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-12
rurRsnAY, Jrne II, lsls.

lanes Madison is sorry that cent?
,,ance Of his iodisposition will not per-
nj, him 10 see the committee OF the Sc
nate 10 day, nor can he at present FIX a
,lav when it viii be 10 his power.
Thursday morntg, June lSfh.
7He fallo4oialg is cory Of a letter jrons
M Monroe to the Committee.
Department If State, June 2sd, 1918
GEsTLNMEN-The indisposi!ion of
ne pres.acnt continuing, AN instruct
"a by him To express to you his great re-
e:ct at the delay to which it has already
subjected the proceedings of the Senate
on The nomination Of the minister plenl-
ca,enti,ry from the United States to
Swcdea 70 prevent any further delay
from that cause, he has authorised me to
confer with you on that subject, and to
commemorate to you any information
which YOU may be DESTROYS OF obtaining
from rho executive relating to It.
Twill have the honor to n.eet you, for
thi, purpose, ut such. place and hour as
son wiil'havc the goodness TO appoint.
have the hooor to remain, gentle
men, very respectfully, your obed'ent
hurablI servant,
JAMES MONROE.
The hon. Mcssrs. Wells, Giles * King.
tie feitoe:isy is an anss,er from the
Chairman Of the Committee.
Comallttee Room, 24,h June, 1918.
SIR-Tne committee OF the Senate
sppointod 10 confer respectfully with the
Prrsiteat of the United States on the no.
miaaaen mad byeiim Of a miniSts rp!enl-
potc.,tiary TO Sweden, hre had the ho-
nor this moraing to receive youT letter
u Yesterday.
The committee heard with real con-
Germ Of the continued indi<p"sirion ct
the President but as they presume that
there arc connected with this comma
ton no considerations of so urgent ma
ture as to require an Immediate decisi-
ON upon 1t, they will wait with pleasure
for the conference they have been or
dered by the Senate to request OF the
President, until the restoration OF his
health takes place.
have the honor, Sir, TO be- with the
highest consideration, your very obedI-
ent servant,
VIM. Fl WELLS.
Chairman of the committee oil the Sc
nate al Mr. Russslrs nomination.
The Hon. r Monroe, Ssc'y of State.
A motion was made by MIR. Goldsbe-
rough, Thar tie several resolutions &
communications with the President OF
the u. States, the Secretary Of State. and
the Senate, upon the subject OF ,ae Swc-
dish nomination, be referred to com
nir,ee.;" and
On motion, by Mr.. Smith, it was
greed to postpone The considerauon OF
this motion in order 70 take up the no.
m;natioD Of Jonathan Russell, and the
motion thereon by Mr., Gcldsborough,
n Wit" That il is incxpedlent at this
time to send q minister plenipotentiary
TO Sweden 5" and
On motion by Mr.. TAFT, it was agreed
that the question on the motion hast fnen-
toned be ,aken by yeas and nays.
Whereupob on motion,
The Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, July g.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ticn Of the nomination of Jonathan Rus
sell, of Rhode Island, to be minister PIE
nipo,entiary TO Sweden. together with
the motion of Mr.. GoldsboroUgh, under
consideration yesterday, thereon; and
OF he question TO agree 10 the nstioF,
it was determined in tie Affirmative,
yeas %, nays Is as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, B:edsoe,
Bihh, Brown, Dagectt, Dana, Froncntin,
Gaillard, German, Giles, Gilman, Colds
borough, Gore. R"rsey, Hunter, King,
I.acock, Lambert, Lieb, Mason, Stone,
Wclls-22
Messrs. Brent, Bullock, Camp
bell, Chace, Condit. Howell, Morrow,
Robinson. Smith, Tat, Taylor, Turner,
Varnum, Wsrthinat0n-l4.
Resotyei, That it is inexpedieHt at
this time to send minister p!cnipoten-
tiar 20 Sweden.
Ordered, That the Secretary lay this
Tcsoioiion before the President OF the y.
States.