Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-15

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| its present form.
Several other gentlemen snake.
Mr.. Webster Of " IL ayewi1g a
wish that if the enquiry was made.
it should beeffectuaI, which he eoa-
eeiyed it could net be under the pre-.
sent motion, moved to amesd the
motion by substituting therefor after
the word Resolped, That . commit
tee of this House be appointsd to en-
auire into the manner in which, and
the time when certain paper, pur.
porting to be q letter from the French
minister to the Secretary Of State,
and to bear date on or about the 18th
day Of June 1909, was withdrawn
from the department Of State, and
how and when it came into posses
sion of a member Of this House,
with leave to send for persons and pa
psrs, aud that the same committee
report the evidence to this House.
An animated debate arose there
on, after the molten was stated from
the choir MIR. Taylor Of N. 7. in an
animated strain Invoked the patriotic
feeling Of the House TO lay aside
this comparatively trivial discussion,
and proceed on the business before
the House; with which object in
view, he moved to postpone this sub.
iect to the first Monday in July
next.
Mr.. BayIy, Mr.. Roberts and Mr..
Hanson opposed the motion for post.
poncment, when it was nesatived by
ayes and nees-yeas 67--nays SO.
Mr.. Bayley and Mr., Roberts op-
posed the amendment.
Mr.. Grosvenor. Mr. B;gelow, &
Mr.. Shepherd advocated it.
Mr.. Barnett, with view TO cheek
the unnecessary consumption oftime,
moved the previous question; which
was refused.
For the previous question 81
Against sc
MIR. Webster advocated the a.
mendment which he had proposed,
at some length.
The amendment was negatiYed by
ayes aad naes-yeas 62-nays SO.
Mr.. Hanson, then, after some re-
marks, stating the mode Of enquiry
now proposed is not likely to lead to
any practical result, moved to amend
it SO as to read,
Resolved, That this House will en-
the day Of next, receive a.
violence at the bar Of the House, OF
the manner in which and the time
when, a certain paper, purporting to
he letter from the French minister
to the Secretary Of Stats, bearing
date the nth day Of June 1909, was
Withdrawn from the department Of
| state; and how ii came into the pos.
session Of q member Of this House.
Mr.. Stockton Of N. J. warmly sup.
ported this proposed amendment, &
entered iato q discussion Of the me-
rits of the letter snd its mode Of re-.
ception, &c. which he thought dero-
gatsry to the honor Of tho govern
ment, &c.
Mr.. Roberts replied. He could
not consent he said, to admit more
credit to be due to the statements al
/ ready before the House Of aliedged
facts in relation to that letter, than
was die to any ordinary newspaper
paragraph.
| MIR. Grosrenor spoke at length ia
support of this motion to aaend, K
expatiatcd on the fairness and homo
rable readiness displayed by his
friend Mr.. Hansen to meet the
charge insinuafed against him Of i'm.
propriety ofconduct in obtaining the
letter.
Mr.. Sharp Of Ky. again called
on gentlemen in opposition t. state
The manner in which they obtsiBsd
this letter, and the authority Oh
which their alledged facts rest and
replied to Messrs. Stockton and
GrosyeRer.
Dir. Stockton rejoinsd.
This amendment shared the, same
fate as the preceding ene-it was re.
jected by ayes and soes-yeas o.
nays 103.
Mr.. Gaston.. after expatiatiag Oh
the value Of correct information On
the subject Of this letter 10 intslli'
gent Legislation on foreign afairs,
&c. moved to amend the motion by
striking out the whole, and snbsd'
tuting therefor.
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