Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-08
M,,s committee then FOses report
,..'. $ obtained leave to sit
,siill and
caNGRESS.

q .boala he appointed so enquire int
S sysesIieney Of changing the presentl
~ IS co,nDcnsating enAers Of Conf
~ ~ 81 the day. into a fixed gross snil |
\ ssek. for the whole Of the session, o.
st 20 the house such other Prov
NC as shauld seem advisable to them
ne subject. He stated his object til
,Ss saicker dispatch OF public busi
~ and the abridglns the duration oil
~ sessioa-bf which it would fellow
,.s the membcrs woaId receive q great |
compensation far their time, without
;ae.asing the public &exPenditure, andl
\ s sappogted his pregositiuD By reason
;,rs faanded on facts within the know
,sl.-e a! every memher IN that house
ne NE variety OF sentiments which aroseI
.soO. measures. was such, he said, thatl
re detention il consequence OF it was
. coasraut that it might be rather called
state Of imprisonment Il al DISCHARGE
!. business. la seven wears, for which,
10 had the honor Of seat IN Congress,
be.caulI affirm that the house had neycrl
acted so uniformly with patience, indus
uy aad perseverance. as this session i
set al the time he was speaking, no mem
Der Could look to a reasonable termina
ION Of their sitting. There was a rulel
bat no member should speak more thanI
once upon one suhject--but thatrule was
out of cousteeusness, suffered to be often
nfripsed, w,aie sometimes an able ansiI
interesting speech vas attended to only
bya few. and tlsat out Of personal respect
to the man rather than attention to the
ratter in controversy. The effect of
tins delay 81 public Business was attend-l
sdwlth serieHs consequences "a many OF
tie individual members. To these whoI
we're farmers, and could not be separat,I
,diloin their farms after the opening Of
the spring, without receiving material IN
jury. TO astornies, on whose business.
perhaps, the whole hopes Of their fam 4
lies Tor support, entirely rested, and
whose presence was requisite about the
sane time, at the opening Of the courts
hence arose multitude OF applications
tOthe house, aud So many consequent
grants OF leavrof absence, that at LAST
tie house could not make ap queram.
Mr.. Randolph supported Mr.. JoAn1
saa's motionin a speech of some length
Which We NShoald bat delace by an al
tempt to compress It into the COMPASS
We could at this moment a6la d to give it.
MIR. Stanford said he VAS wiling to|
vote for chance in the mode of com
pensatlag members, hut rot iUF an In
crease Og the compensation.
Mr.. 4. in reply to Mr.. Stanford,
Reinforced his rsuments with new mat
Ter, aid
Mr.. Webster gave the motion his as
sent, observing that there must be some
ting radically defective in the manner
proceeding, as, exclusive of 50 much Of,
ie Business of tie country beng danel
By the state assemblies. no legislature
sat 50 loag as congress: while none had
50 narrow sphefeof legislation to perl
iarm. If praPesly managed, a session.
Ottxo months in the year, be said, wasl
adequate to the discharge Of all the ma
tOaa business. There seemed to be
pretty general. concurrence OF opnionE
Mtaud a c9mmttce OF seven was ap-
p'ialed ACCORDINGLY.
Ihe S,0eq,0o0 direct tax biil, With AMI
snsalment frpm the senate was them
leaa, when toe question Of concurrence
WIN TIE amendmeht being put. Mr.
onn!ord moved an amendment to it. |
slea Mr., Randolph opposed, and it wasl
oeyatlyed. Mr. Hanson then moved an
na nue. fostponement of the bill. Eiet
@'u .nst, With ayiew to the repeal oFtheI
aaect tax, as the bill from the senate
sas not subject to any modification ;f-l
E'les the amount or character of the
aA' ne would move tic indefinite post-l
poae'oes { OF tae bill After what hadt
'.eo sad upon this sph;ect, and the votes
Neh IN rs early stages. his motions
"ouid require sqnle explanafion. ilisI
aPecsahons and views had been simplyE
sa orlsly these Considering a perl
aaaent land taS, to the amount propns.
~ By the senate as tie most certain. |
g'oaactsye, and equal contribution to go
aaHeat, as the most secure and solid
,'ss lar the pubic feyenpe ; he had SUPPL
sea such bread aud substantial toun.I
SION vas fgtcnGe6tos ustain the splen-!
m asd magnificent sppetStFucture sol
S-Sa talked OF. as neSessary TO the de- |
J'Se' the dignity the power, aud glory
'ae Ration. With view TO the at-t
sAmsnt Of every laudable aud desieabiei
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