Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-29

sttiou VI SuSa moAouSt WsS HotS aHPSAN
,ant in its nature. He had bsen induced
10 moye it at this time from review
Of what took place in relation to certain
resolutions which he had thought this
duty to offer respecting the coasting
trade. He had looked 10 the constitu-
tion, the law and 70 the rules of the
house, to sec by what authority majo.
rity in this house could say they would
or would not consider any motion offer
ed by any member. He never could
conceive that it could depend on the will
or pleasure of majority of this house,
or Of any other Legislative Body, whe.
ther the Representatives of the People
should be heard or not. The right vas
100 important to be held at the will of a.
ny majority: AID with that power and
The power ofstopping debate by the pre-
vious question, justice and right were
excluded from the house. Yet this was
the house which some affected to con.
slider the Temple OF Liberty! MIR. K.
made an aiusion to the emblems Of Ii.
brrty sill preserved in the hcuse, whilst
the sub. lance would be, rs ltc said, ba.
nisked from It's walls, If this principle
We. sanctioned, sc. Mr.. K. conciud-
ed his few observations by Offering the
following resolution. to the house:
4. ResolUed, That the Reprcsen-
tatiyes OF the People in Congress
asse mhled. cannet. consistently with
the provisions of the constitution l.
the nature o. our government. refuse
to consider any resolution offered by
any one Of said Representatives.
Therefore,
z. Rcsolred, That the refusal by
the maiori;s in this Hsuse to eensi-
der the resolutions offered by one Of
the Representatives OF the people Of
Massachusetts, on Friday tue ttth
CT Jan. asa, asserting The right Of
the people and OF the respective
states to free stmte csasting trade,
interdi"ted by ain act Of Congress.
was an Infringement OF the right of
the Representative. and OF the rri-
yi,ege Of member Of this House, to
be heard on this floor in behalf Of
bis fellow citizens, and III injury to
the people. And therefore,
5. Resoirei, That the siecisian OF
'hc majority OF this House, rot 10
consider the resolutions before nam
ed, offered by member on Friday
the fitb inst. on the subject OF the
state coasting trade. be and TIE same
is hereby reseinded.
And to provide against such abuse
in future,
4. ResG,red. That the following
he added 10 tie rules and orders Of
this House, viz: I liai every original
motion or resolution, in writing, Of
fered by any member (the nature,
reason and object Of il berg first
stated by him, if he sees iiD shall be
Immediately received b. ire Clerk q
read, end thsreuroa DC before the
House for consideration, TO b. dis
posed OF as tho House may Judge
right. And such resolutions and
nations shall be IN order, anu be cal
led Tor by The Speaker, immediately
after reports iro IA select cOmMittees;
and if any question ofpriofity arise,
it saa!! be decided, ia the order oil
states, as ia case OF petitions.
A question having beer aised whe-
! the rule "aich requires propositions to
amend tho rules OF ihe House to lie Oh
the table one day before taken up.
The Speaker decided that the three
FIRST resolutions were not of that charac.
tar.
The Yeas and Nays having been call
ed on the consideration OF these reiolU-
tons
Mr.. Cu'psper Of ~ c. called for di-
vision OF the question, so as 10 take
first on the first resolve. He said he
would vote for considering the first, but
he cau'd not vote Tor considering the
Others.
The question on proceeding to cons:
der the first resolve was decided IN the
negative bv Yeas and Nays,
For consideration 43
Agsiss, it 90
The Speaker having stated the qucs-
ton on the Cd and Sd Receives
MIR. Marirc Of n. e.. tnquired wke-
thcr the Speaker was required, by the
iuies or practice OF the House to put
the question Of consideration on every
motion, 90 matter how preposterous,
that should be proposed. Was such
motion as these resolves embraced IN
ORDER
The Speaker replied, that however
he might regret the matter and laD-
guaee Of this motion, there was no dis.
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