The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-29

called upon to travel ont of their duty Co
enquire into it. He hoped time would at
least be given for deciding on the propriety
OF the proposed enquiry.
MIR. Rhea of Ten. opposed the motion to
lay the resolution on the table, because he
wished 1t 10 beidecded by a direct negative
vote. The pendeucy of such motion here,
he apprehended would have the effect ia
prevent or arrest proper enquiry elsewhere.
MIR, Calhoun of ). c. said this was not
an object worthy tee attention OF the House,
because 1t was too diminstive. The object
avowed By the mover, that is. to defend the
.characserof the state of Connecticut from
INJURY on this head, was not sufficient one
Tor this House To proceed upon. M one had
oeen cruel enough to charge the act in uues.
ton On the citizens Of New London, or en-
'he state Of Connecticut. He hoped il woald
lie on the table.
Mr.. Wright OF Nd. expressed his sur.
prise at the propositisn of this enquiry from
the side OF the House in which it originated
Is--a surprise which was not iessened by .
recollection of the sensibil1y displayed in
that qu9rter the other day when motion for
enquiry OF nearly similar n,turs. into the,
Conduct OF GoYernor Chiuenden, had been
proposed from this side
The Speskei here interposed and reoni-
red the confinement ci debale to the motion
pending, VIZ. 20 lay the subject OF debate on
the table.
md the question was taken to lay the
resolution on the table, and decided thus !:
For laying it On the table SO
Against it ~
So Mr.. Laws n otion was laid upon the
|FURREAU's LETTER, ONCE MORE.
Mr. Roberts of Pea. offered for considera-
hon, without preface, the following resoln-
itions
|. ResoEoed, That the message of the Pres
fident, com muIiicatipg Report of the Sec
lreterg Of State, respecting the translation
vi a letter addressed by the late minister of
france 10 the Secretary of STATE, bearing
date ON or abou, the fourteenth of June, 1909.
winch, E appears from said Report has been
irregulariY Withdrawn from the Department
of State, be referred to the Comnnittee ON
f1reigh Relations, TO Investigate When. bv
wheln audin what manner the said trazs
iatiCn OF letter was SO withdrawn. & when
and IN what manner il caule into the pos
Sc Es.9r OF Alexander c. Hanson, a member
CT tbs House, and that the said commit
zee DC authorised to send for persons & ga
eFs. y motion Of M. CALHOUN II sc no
resoiYe was amended by vota O. Is TO IS
SO sH SoS!nbstitute select c9nnan,ee for the
G ,SN of foreign relations"
@T; FISK OF n said he had hoped he
s'l2pnq nat have heard any more debate or
Proceedr SIS on this famous Letter tn in
s'itute a Committee to rnori~e H., ~
i'eahS this letter got into the possession of
any erson, would be wasting the tune Of
the mouse onfa subject not worthy Of it's at
n'inn- What was to grow cut Of the en-
! qSIF " as u pretended that the hureau
81 state had eeen r.fled cf its regular files
/ no such allegation had been made. na,. was
any such interence deducibIe from the re-
poFt: fPF MS own part. Nc. f. said he
" aS lres % declare, that ne did not care how
.he 'et'et cause into the possession nf the
Nom Theinber VINO 7sas name q i, tha roo.io,
and therefore he cid not wish anv rno I,3 :,
into the natter
MT Grosyenor of n. Y. said hs hoDed the
mouse would adopt the resolution, qSith an a.
pehdment he move in the following, words
10 DC ADDED to the end of it: e nlgo -yhen
ana IN 7cfat MANNER thP oripr,i1I of s,ck
s'-@nSt9tfon E2as 7Oithdrazvn from t6e De
Liartntent of Stale He said he was ri q
et'St me gentleman from Pennsylvania, ac-
10 ms promise, was pursuing the
snq'ify--"hleh Mr.. G. SAID ne was desi
luuS s"-haVe pursued thoroughly and entire
r. ien tnls committee was raised, he
also wished TO clotheit with power IN coz
rect the recoliections of Mr.. Graham, which
that gentleman had stated to be extremely
faint onthese points.
VA Ming OF Mass. moved 10 amend the
. amehument so As 20 authorise tide e,on;rv
wh9n aod in what-manner, for what cause
~ Wnom and at whose request the paper
was WITHDRAWN. PaPe'
ms motioa " RS'' u
Mr. Roberts said ne was as much tignosq q
as the gentlemen from ~. York and nT5xea~
Chu-et's coclG De, tn prosecute this enquiry
20 some practical result but it aoDaared
20 nirA tfar the INFORM ton Afforded 5v he
report was perfectly satisfactory " the
points on Wnlch the gentlemen wished an
enquiry. Il distinctly stated ts the letter
was Withdrawn by member of the French
legation & AZ to the time, thar it was
fTeDtoHRy 10 the rupture of the ne
gooia'ion with Mr.. Jackson.
Mar. Il. said he had understood when
an enquiry on this subiec was FIRST promo
seq mat 'le most particular allegation, in
relation TO y, and which was asserted and
reiterated With great positiveness. " as, that
the letter had not been withdrawn until aft
feF the dismission Of Mr. Jackson. Stuff
Cent was now known To prove that not to
DC correct and the probability was, that
o9er assertions were alike Incorrect Tho
the letter was withdraw the translation,
ought TO have remained IN the ohice-and
u ought TO be known how it foun its wav
thence INTO the possession Of member Of
Shis house 50 that it the department wa
not 6nder proper regulation as To the pres