Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-15
Mr. Nj. Forsyth briefly stated IL. e,,,,

10 49, ~ eSaae the question now bsr @e
me : house. Evasion, he said. wac oeiNe
tines said to be admissible in dia MI some
'hen dangerous or difficult ou o.scy,
: ere presented for consideration .ih, l
was never proper in Legislation Ons 1t
ol'i before the house. he said, was MI lie
over. mot an act to repeal certain o "O,e'
parts OF acts, but mere dec,arat,,.. t'EOr
me e laws :. which contrayene the trearv o.as
. 30 re ellecf;lt was in eject a derl,aal.e
,loa'fat a convention between this e o
try and q foreign country does in,o eSqn'
70 repeat the laws OF the land. lie ,Ge @s'
lore moved that the bill be rejected "r'e'
The question being stated fram \
clair /" Shall the bill be reia,tgd ~ ae
Mr. Sta ford expressed hi d;.s..,
this Proposition. and his impreSs;on Vt %
the bill from the senate was m eta;.., nat
sage as the bill BOW before hi; NNe
TIE fifth section Of tie latter bill ~aa F'
nearlvthe same terms as the I'm f,, 'ssla
sena'e' lie vas therefore opposed tns
Of Tie bill, and mored ;b,t va
lie on TIE table
Mr.. FORSYTH hoped the mo.ion 70 !,
the bill on the table would not nrer'G
Tbere was none OF that snniia,;tv ~
tween the two bills wbica gas 81, n,'t
by the gentleman from Moth CarIl:ns ~
The bill from tie Senate proposed '' Ga
claraiion by Congress merei as tbe :,
feet OF the treaty Oh existing s,stpl..
whist the biz under debate hi, Lon,'
proposed by law to repeai tro 3 ,tan4a,
Mr.. +. wished to throw Oh Il e yen,ts
instead CT taking upon tie nemier. #
this house, the respousibiIity If leieclinr
the bill Of this house. &c.
The question to lay the Bib on go
table was decided il the ne ,atIye, "A 10
Is.
Mr.. Gold opposed the Proposition i,
reject the bill, and could not conceive he
grounds on which the charge Of evasion
against the senate could be ,u.ta;ncG
The bill from tie senate beius decorms
in its form. did t contemplate PROPER
and Legitimate end? Itdid. be said and.
therefore excluded the grouads oflhe i'm.
putation thrown on the Sc late BY the
gentleman from Georgia. such an i'm.
putation ought net to sta ID on sight
ground. 1t touched considerations of
courtesy. decOrum nj harmony between
different parts OF the government. When
they were once trespassed On. 90 one
could safely say where the controversy
would end. If thc bill from the ssuate
contained any thing improper or di>res.
pectful to this House. the course nov
proposed might be proper, but the me-.
ton was strong one, and welt to PFC
clude the consideration and amendment
of the bill, should require it. and inn
opinion, would hardly comport with the
respect due from one house to the other
Mr.. Pickering said, he had voted 1.
cainst the bill's lying on the table. and
he should vote for the rejection; andyet
he preferred it to the bill now BEIGE tie
house. He should vote for the rejeCtl
ct the bill. he aid because, be co ceyed
it not necessary for the execution OF the
treaty. He preferred it eat.y TO tie
other bill, because, being only de'a'aloT
Of the treaty. it was an admission t5at
the treaty was valid; and corld be car
ried into effect without tie Intervention
ofthis house. he was in favor OF re-
iectins the bill, however, Tor anot'e'
reason than that it was unnecessary; NV
because he did not feel towards the sel'
ate all the respect due to them: bnttia!
he hoped, if the bill we're rejected, he
senate would without hesitation. Ig'f!
fhe bill of this house, as an interference
18th their exclusive Fewer to make trea'
es.
Mr.. Root said, lie did not see in the
bill from the Senate, any disposition "
evade the greatquestion lately under De,
bate in this house; but he did discover
direct determination of the subject ra''
fer of debate-a declaration, that a tr'a'
ty is capable of annaIling our statue :.
laws. 1t is declaratory act Throughout
in its terms as well as il effect ;-%s
bill runs, +" Be it enacted ard decaTc' /.
&c. The Senate by their b'd la"'
said declared, that a treaty, at'cr IslI'
ratified, and its notifications e>c'ansea
does repeal the statue laws OF tie re f'p %s
try. The BODY which had ratIlea n =,
treaty had pronounced that tier q az 4. n.
to all existing laws; tDS'
Il. said was contrary to his oEaH'UD .'+.o
he should therefore vote tor tie rFj'''
# their bill. .~s;n
M. Ia ,er+con uiehcd 10 haT'