Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-03
Richmond. Noe. 80.
Virginia Legislature.

g reading ensrossed bills, passing bills
Through the Cd stage, receiving and dis
posing OF the reports Of committees, lis
tening to petitions, granting leave to
bring in new bills, receiving resolutions
from the members. When 12o'clock ar
lrives. the order Of the day, as il is STYLED,
on the state OF the commonwealth. is call
led up, and if there be no business to be
investigated at larry before the commit
tee OF the whole, the order is put off till
the next day. and the House return upon
their ordinary business. If there be al
subject TO require minute and unsl,ackIed
investigation, the House resolves them.
selves into the committee of the whole !,
the Speaker leaves his chair, chairman
pro tempore is appointed by The Speaker,
and every member can speak as eften II
he chooses. It's unnecessary to saw.
that both in the House and in the com.
inittee, eTery&member can speak as long
as lie pleases. Nor is it necessary T.,
add, that some memoers use this p,ivi
l'ege very freely, others very modestly {:
some not at al /; that some speakers ex.
haust the attention of their audiel ce.
Isdule epchain Ut.
| Ihis IS the usual routine of the pro.
|ceediugs OF the House. During the last
three DAYS, the order of the day has been
icaS'sea 'at@ sSesation--for shp ~aspen-
Ision Bill, has been before the committee
|of the whole, and it fac is yet in state
TOT suspense. Noquestion has been taken
(which vel Indicates in the slightest de.
Z ee the pulse of the House. A Bosto.
InIan m ght indeed form me- guess "a IL
: me result; but ae are content to wait
with patience, the denoument of the de.
oate. Sufficient for US is the issue there.
Iof
! Yesterday, some engrosscd bills were
passed several bills went through their
their Inst and second readings. ard seve.
|ral reports from committees were read.
| Nj. Graves, of New Kent, brought for
Ward the following Preamble and Kesolu
)Ition:
Whereas, at the last Congress of the
Ohited states, an act vas passed wing
70 the members composing that body a
Jlsnpuiated and fixed sa AIRY tor an unset
lied and unfxed service, and having a
Irrespective operation, which is deemed
;on rary to the spirit and principles OF
epabilcan government, and contrary tc
the sp'rlt OF the constitution of the United
Estates
Be it therefore Resolved, that the said
act meets the decided disapprobation *
ne present General Assembly, and eught
Q be repealed.
8 : Be it further Resolved, that the sc.
lators IN congress from this state be In
siructed, and the representatives be re.
luested TO use their influence to produce
a repeal OF said act.''
Mr.. Baker moved that the foregoing
resolutions be laid uponthe table.
Nr. Doddrd5e made mstion for its
lndetln'se postponement; which Mr.. Mer-
] Icer requested him to withdraw, upoa the
ground that gentlemen might have an op-
!1ortvnlty OF considering whether the Lee
slsiature ought to interfere in such bu.
.iness. though he himself had no doubts
tat they oHght not; as we'll as to prevent
lany erroneous impressions going abroad
ia case 1t was at once indefinitely post.
: lponed.
u Mr.. Deddridge refused to withdraw ii.
Fl The question was then put on Ms. Ba
Iker's melton and carried,
At IL O'Clock, the House resolved IL
self into committee Of the whole on the
, Estate of the commonwealth, Mr.. Baker il
1.-THE chair.
| Messrs. Marshall, of Fauquier, and
/ Austin, Of Buckingham, sereraIly ad
dressed the committee, in opposition t.
1.-THE substitute proposed by Mr.. HAY II,
other words, to the proposition for hxin-
10 day for the resumption of specie Pay
ments, but leaving it to the discretion of
lthe directors, subject, however, to the
condition, that they do not declare and
make any dividends among the stock !
holders, until they do resume payment.
I In the course Of day or two, we shall
present summary of the arguments on
lboth sides OF the question.
! The committee rose, without taking
the question, and the House adjourned.
Boston, .Nov 26.