Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05


OF this memorial to committee, as
the best mode of ascertairiug whether
other steuosraphers could be admitted
on the tloor consistently with the con-
veuience Of the House, and course
which would be. perhaps, more decor.
aus to the chair than any other.
Mr.. TToup suggested The prppriety
OF referring the memorial 10 Il commit
Zee Of the whole. He said the paper|
aud the mode OF its Introduction into|
the House were calculated directly or
indirectly to convey to the House and
TO the public an intimation that the
Speaker had acted with injustice IL re.
itation to The individual pctitioning. 1t
seemed proper, therefore, that the
Speaker should have an opportunity OF
explaining the grounds OH which he
had acted.
Mr. Fright was indisposed to refer
The petition to any committee, for rea
sons which he stated.
a very desrltory debate ensusd.
which occupied, with little iniermis:
sion, the remainder of the days sitting;
Of which we can, for the present at
least, give little more than the names 4,
Iof the speakers and the general course
,of proceeding.
Mr.. Grosrenor replied to Mr..
| |right's objections 10 the character of,
tile Federal Republican, which, he
conceived, had DC bearing on the ab-
|stract question Of The admission Of ano-
lher stenasrapher.
Mr.. Hanson spoke at some length
with mnch warmth and no little e,o
iquence, i'll depreciation Of the opposi- }
ltion set up to tie admission of MIR.
richards, which he viewed as an al
tempt 10 abridge the liberty of the
press.
MIR. H:igkt replied with equal
warmth TO some remarks made by Mr..
II. in allasion to him and.
Mr. Henson rejoi' ed.
The question was them taken on re
lferrins the petition to committee oil
whole House, and carried by cousile
irah.e majority.
Ii was made the order For to-day ;nl
preference to Tomorrow, the question
lon Tomorrow. the day proposed by sir.
Grosvenor, having been nesatived. sol
Ito II.
The Speaker laid before The Housc al
letter froGl the Commissioners Of pub-
lie Lands, transmitting the report of
the commissioners appointed for the
revision OF claims TO lands in The dis
triet Of kaskaskia.
Tn motion Of Mr. Eppas, leave was
iG.vau tn tim fIn
Means to sit during the sitlinss OF the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson.
Resolrsd, That the Committee Of
Commerce and Manufactures be in
,structed TO enquire into the nroprie,y
lof establishing u port OF entry in The
town of Mobile.
The house thea resumed TIE question
respecting stenoSrapiers-an.l,
On motion Of MIR. Grundy, resolved
Itself into committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Nelson ih the chair, OH the petit
OIL of George Richards this day pre-
isented and referred.
The petition having been again read.
Fir. Grosvemor moved the follow ing
resolution.
{" Resotoed, That George Richard.
be admitted on the floor OF tie House as,
a stenographer, aud that the Speaker
be requested to assign hiua place there
on"
i MIR. Clay tsPeaiser) after observing
that, in his opinion, an importance had
been given TO this petition which did
not well comport with the dignity of
the House. stated the ground on which
the decision had been made by him Of
which The petitioner complained; whict:
was simply this (: that in consequence
of the recent alterations in the
House seats bad been arranged for but
four stenographers--and to those pla-
ces lie had aSsiged the applicants ac-
Icordins TO seniority all of whom hav
ling been of longer standing than Mr..
Il. he had by this arrangement been ex-
Iciudcd. If The House should deem il
proper to admit others than those now
on the floor, he hoped they would de-
IsiSnatc the stations they should occupy
&c.
As much debate now took place of IA
uature unintcrestinS to the public, and
principally regarding the former prac-
lice and actual import of the pre-
sent rule ofthe House, as would fill a
newspaper in which Messrs. Grosve-
Uor, Calhoun. CASTOR, Gboson. Ro-
berts, Erpes. Seybert, Macon, PitISin,
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