Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-14
ALEXANDRIA.
SATURDAY, DEsEMRaR "A.
,,,ouoUg CORRESPONDENT
At WASHINGTON.

-. ,othing occurred 70 warrant the
..1,,,A.e and expense Of letter Mr.
cl.y. tbs speaker, had the misfortune t0II
,,se ! child, and the house very properly
..datsept TO his feelings, adjourned, inI
o,der 70 dispense with his attendance,
This day some business Ofin;srest was
aOne. The report Of the committee s. ap.
,,0;ats. 10 consider the presidents ssa-
session &C national university Was read
su;ce--A9ter which committee OF theI
whole was ordered to takesit iato con Na
deration to-morrow,
4 motion Cor leaye Of absence for III !,
sergeant the philadelphia member, was
made BY Dir. Rorkinsoc, aud supported
81 Mr.. Grosveuor, SIR, Pitkin, Mir.
Wright aud Mr. Reynolds, and opposed
- Mr. Forsyth, NJ. Nelson, Mr.. South !.
ard and Mr.. Rabertson-Mr Nelson
PARTICULARLY distinguished himself By The
fstnness with which he rejected it--sayy-
ing that if a memser accepted q lucrative
Office under government his seat became
vacant BY the direct operation OF The con-
stitution; and while this most sa'utasy
law stared him in the face. could he or
eeuIL any man consistently veto leave OF
absence TO member who Upon mere
priyate SPECULATION Of profit had abandon,
ed his duty 10 that hoase Certainly
not Hs declared that he would even
oppose Mr.. Sergeani's taking his seat
next session. He wished the affair had
not been brought before the house; tor
in that case this thing mlsht pass in 81
leuce--but being brought forward in this
way, he would apPcse It. Mr. Glosye-
nor made tough but short struggle in
rain support of the motion. At length
proposition was made to vary the word
Ing Of the apphcation-but it would not
gOdown, aud on division was nesatiyed
BY a considerable msjority.
The most Important measure of thcI
DAY, however. was a rcsO!ution iGtro-i
aueel BY Mr.. Picsens of Moth Carolina
60 alter The Constitution. 'Tncre WIS mel
opposition 20 it ; soft was read twice and
ordered 70 the consideration Of CON-
Uittee d the whole house on tie state OF
the Uoien. Particulars Of tie proposed,
alteration woad be TOO long FOR brief
sketch Of this kind nor would siye III
to you rertetim, even il had il to give !
can pledge myself TO Won, however. IL.
the esactness Of what f0livus--wheb nj
Tact. contains the Whole marrow ii ii !
proposition.
Should TINS altera;ioh be adopted, eve J,
~ state viii be TO be divided, by It's owl.j
legislature. into uumber of districts
equaito thennmter ofits Representatives
aud equal to each other in the nurher ii
sAe'r voters; shieA npmber viii be de |
auctsd0y aiding otbe SAalc number "A
Ice pefSons. FHREE FiFTHs Of al
''aes persons, including these bennA IL
service ior uea.bcr Of years, & exc,pa |
ing iqd'9os not taxed, The qualifle,
fe'etS Of each of those districts, are I'll
eject one representative.
iaiiSe manner, in chusing electors Of 1
President and vice president. eycrv statel
: 70 p divided by It's legislature Tin the|
manner already prescribsd) into a nu.n,
Oe' o. dis'eicts equal to the number oil
V'ec'Ors to which it is entitled, and iuI
s4la o. these districts the persons quail,
Asu 70 vote iog representatives in con-
s'ess shall choose Que elector. The man
ne' OF holding the elections and makisgI
''e re'uTHs OF the electors chosen, to bel
''su'a'ed BY the legislature Of that state.
lao proposed division into districts is
" take place as soon as possible after
s-ea enumeration and appointment of
esentstiOn, aud shall remain unalter
eu an'a the succeeding enumeration and
'Pp0lnt men to representatives..
necor,hap : .