Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
FRIDAx, March 2o.
The house, pursuant to the resolution of YES.
terday, met at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. .Nii,ror pfesented the retition Of Ia. Ma
nagers of the pennsylvania Hospital, praying that
the property of said Hospital may be exempted
from the payment of the direct tax; which was
referred to the committee of ways and means.
MIR. Yancey from the committee of claims, re.
ported, with amendments, the amendments of the
Senate to the bill authorship payment for proper
ty lost, captured, or destroyed by the enemy,
while in the public service; which were ordered
to lie on the table.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The Speaker then proceeded to announce Sc
verally the orders of the day.
On calling the report of the committee on the
standing rules and orders Of the house. (Which il
will be recollected was under disc some
weeks ago y
Mr. Stanford moved that the house resolve
itself into committee of the whole, on the said
order.
Mr.. Bdssett moved that the order be ndeini-
tely postponed.
MIR. Stanford said SO far as it was the object of
the house to get clear of the discussion of the
previous question it might be well enough to
postpone indefinitely, but the motion itself he
considered as opening the whole discussion lie
considered the rule uncons titutiona. and onpres-
siye upon minority of this house, that it always
called up the worst feelings in the house, and he
thought the present propitous time to get clear
OF It But he was as anxious as any other gen
ueman to bring the session to a close, and would
| therefore content himself with asking the ayes
and noes upon the question; which were erder.
ed
| Mr.. Jackson expressed his wish that the gen.
tleman from Virgnis Mr.. Bassett,) would with.
| drew his motion.
Mr. Tucker united in that request not from
| an lndspoSiton TO express an opinion on the sub
Ject the rule relating to the previous question.
which it was the object of the mover the order
| OF the day to bring under consideration He had
always believed the rule an essential rule. how
ever Cautious the house should be in the exercise
| OF It. But he was ayerse to this mode of acting
on the question, preferrIPy to meet it directly,
and If the motion for Rosttonernent were persist
| ed in he should vote against it..
Mr.. BGSseh replied. that he could not with.
| Draw the notion Gentlemen must perceive
that it was now too late to tax up the subject
and go into long debate, that subjects ola more
| pressing nature called for the a attention of the
house in order to bring the session to a close
| and IT the gentleman from N. Carolina, (Mr.
| Stanford,) wished to go into q discussion. he
had it IN his power, by resolution 10 that effect.
1 Mr.. Stanford SAID, that gentleman (Mr b. &
the house knew, there were O, her previous cues
L etOho 1CSpdCS hiiC OuC. Ii he made the
| ton the gentleman spoke of, thea followed the
question of Reconsideration, and The house had It in
l their power to evade the discussion a will The
other gentleman from W gmia, & MIR. Tucker,)
declares, that he thinks the rule nee essarv and
! proper one, and ought times to be resorted to-
1 II, said MIR S. the rule be proper one saw
! constitutional one, then 1t was far to use it up.
| on one subject as well as another upon all sub
1 subjects before the house then we might be
| made a dumb Legislature complete-or we might
be carried through whole session in that way
/ lie would forbear, however, as the ayes and noes
| were called, and it would be seen who were for.
| and who against the tyranny of this rule
| On taking the yeas and nays, it was discover
| ed that quorum had not voted the ayes being
1 SO, tile noes 81
| Mr.. Stanford and Mr. Bassets then Successive
| ly withdrew the motions and
The House resolved itself into a committee of
the whole, Mr., Stanford in the chair. on the bill
to authorize the President to lease out the United
| State s' saline on the Wabash river; which was
| reported to the House with some unimportant
| amendments, and the bill, as amended, was Or
dered TO be engrossed for third reading.
The bill for the relief of CERTAIN purchasers of
public lands in the Mississippi territory, slco pas
| sed through committee of the whole, Mr. Nell
son of Va. IN the chair, and was reported to the
House wish immaterlal amendment, which
was agreed to.
! Mr.. Hall then moved the following as a new
section to the bill +" That from and after this
| dss the sum of money due the state of Georgia.
under the articles of agreement and cesson, shall
bear an interest of six per cent per annum, until
paid"
This motion was objected TO by Mr.. Robertson.
who could see no reason or justice in the amend
| ment and supported by Mr.. Hall, who said if
the United States chose to grant gratuitous in
diligence to their debtors, it was no reason why
they should delay the payment of their debts.
without giving interest, &c.
The amendment was rejected, by a large ma.
jorty.
Mr.. Forsyth then offered an amendment 10 the
bill, IN the following words :" That the interest
due, and which shall become due, from the per.
sons entitled to the benefits Of this act, shall be
paid TO the state Of Georgia, IN addition 70 the
sum due by the articles of cession and agreement
for the purchase of the Mississippi territory"
THIS motion was supported by The mover, and
opposed by Mr.. Robertson, and negatived and
then the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
The House went into committee ofthe whole.
Mr.. Desha in the chair, on the bill supplements
~ 70 the act for defining the duties of the Judges
ofthe territory OF Illinois. The bill received a
verbal amendment in committee was reported
to The House, and ordered to be enggossed and
read third time.
The House then resolved itself into a commit.
tee Of the whole, Mr.. Jackson in the chair. ON
the bill to allow additional compensation to the
district Judge Of the southern district Of the state
Of New-York, for performing the judicial dl,ies
in both districts in the state.
This bill gave rise to some discussi o., not on
The pfOpriety OF allowing the compensation pro
posed, but on the expediency of adopting some
course by which the Judge Of the Northern dis