Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-24
Mr. Eay closed his me she -,

gepious s,sub e. IT, iavo y Inc lsT
mptiUg 10 prove the in fi,ltto, E
rvs to prevent the evil, Of asun
He was fullowed By NJ Ans,
| buckingham @ho spoke at con,i,. :,
myth in "ppe.itisn to tie Law. -
which, the Committee rosp.
The Speaker subrAitte ! Cnmmu,;..
ZION from the governor, iacIp - Is.
|signation Of Arthur Smith, ks4. a,.'
der Of the Prisy Council. The eI..s
Of his successor will take rlas.
day.
Yesterday various bis and rem,
we're received from Oomnittre..
When the Order Of the Day va. ,,n.
up the House wont into '"unlr,e, 8.
Whole. Mr.. Estill in tn Chair.
Two propositions ~er mad. one -.
10 take up the question Of the Cuora
ton, the other, the bill concersine U.,.J
Messrs, Mercer, Smytil. Craigtcn, r.,
ker. and Hay supported he fist rc,i..
Messrs. Blackburn and Iaze",I ;,
last. Il was conteuded ~ the last
il was best for the Con itree 10 clm.
sa5ject which had now been discussed
the tive preceding days. On the a.,|
hand II was urged, tina. re qsestio, d
Convention wasfar more ir1Co,fas, II
beep earlier taken W., aud a. ION, fr,
members were anxious T. return 10 HI.
hpInes, that it was Of more cnn,tcvo,,.
10 siye the question OF Cpn,euliun il,
of The Csury bill the benefit q IA
house, brsides, that an iare.-u, I'D ~
Iist. thai the convention report ~. TO-,
back while another nicas.re vas reutg,'
Deture the other House, &c. The co..,
pitree decided not 10 take 10 :he Re,-.
40 the Convention, are, %, rees70. n.
discussion OF the uSury Bill was then r..
.umed 'ir. Blackburn SIP Ike cons
deraoie time in opposition TO the bill, AMI
ur. irimrs in favor OF L.
VIZ. Mercer a.uwed, that he shS4a
vote To- the oil. 1.-TWO amsnImeai. v 81.
lG;rndaced ; the Que was. lliuit;ry "A,
operation 10 period n I cYceedig s..
ears thu, enabling re Legislature /, 3.
the consequ aces 4 the innovation; Il,
other wa. ta postpnne its on. Tor
rear. a, lras,. 10 avoid aay inter'ereao
nth exi ting eoag.act' VI. IS lie
entered into the seaera merits ., L.
oil.
Mr.. Hay said he fills corcu red
me p ooy>ed zine. dmcnls Of Ar Nee
sad i.d prepared then. tyr that sur 90.
bu expecting tie quest Ueuld Goa
m TO day, be- mad Mt b GIT his paps
with aim. However. he collected II
substance ii them. y wou j no, p-tr,i
them. lie accardinsly nav i a z
amendment 70 the Is, sec'los. Pror'.- u
~ follow no by Others. wilich wou't lin
the tine # the spera'isn Of The law
NJ. Gryacs Withdrew hi, mai"n I
strike out the first sec On. n:a',s on n
day when the qsi:tr". was ;aS"n 9
NJ. IL amendment an1 iust--ay", .
noes -,
S1me amendments were then propose
~ Mr.. Mercer. which red the saI
fate.
Finally, however. after an unaraii'
attic nat OF re part Of Mr.. Snyth TO 9
the Committee 10 rise 10 allow time |
discussion, q no isu VA made by VI
.;atthews to strike ~, re NiSt sect
to rejection Z the BIZ .h;'
prevailed, ares 100. aae So
The committee then roSe-~heu "
Jercer moved TO lay lhe bll o. the + g.
Z . girc him tine &c prev 9 ansndn'n
Ar. Mathews moved 70 postpone 1t
the 5Ist Ma, Oh.
The qas stion Oh layin II on the ;sh
was ost. and the molten Tor ii!dehgg
po-tponeaent occurred .hf;er q fen q
mar from Aessr>. Ne Ger. B.Rks 4,
SH;rth. toe question Has put,and oarrl3
ava. ll0 noes 40 ~ tnat the bili "
reall, rejected. .hitSI which tie Iisu
adjourned.