Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-14
ALEXANDRIA,:
WEDNESDAY, J.a.NU.8RT Ia, 1873.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT At WASH.
IN6TON.
Tuesday. January Is, 1918.

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on Mr.. spencer's resolutions respecting
the proceedings Of the house in the case
Of col. John AndersOn-being the third
day exhausted on that one affair-this day
will add fourth /; and it is not impossi-
bic that Fifth or a sixth sill follow the
former, before the questions which have
been started, and may yet arise out Of
that transaction, will meet determina-
tion. In one respect, it has had deci-
ded advantage ever the other debates Of
this session j-much talent has been dis
closed upon it and it has afforded to
this new congress, compo. ed SO much as
it is Of new members, an opportunity to
shew that il does not fall behind the ave-
rage Of lis predecessors in natural ia
Tents and eloqueuce. Yesterday, as we'll
as on Saturday, there was much able
speaking and indeed there has been,
throughout. so much ability evinced, that
| have all along regretted the impossible
lity Of making an smple report Of the
whole of the arguments, which the mar
row bounds necessarily prescribed to my
plan Of announcing the proceedings OF
congress has imposed upon me. There
are, to be sure, occasional cases in which
l might indulge myself, BY lengtheni' &
my claim in this respect, but they do not
fiequer,ly occur. The present, however,
is lar from being one Of them, since
FULL account must necessarily be copi-
Gus even beyond the general measure Of
newspaper reports, and nothing less than
the whole, without any material flaw in
the counexion, or interruption in the
course of the process Of di.cussion. could
convey to reader any thing like salts
factory idea OF the tendency or meri; Of
the various arguments, or Of the re'pect-
i've senatorial qualifications Of the several
speakers. AmeDg the new members Who
have distinguished themselves BY their
exercitations on alis subject, | mus. men
ton Mr.. Spencer OF NewYork and Mr..
Anderson Of Kentucky. on one side and
on the othe. Mr.. Mercer, Mr.. Mclean
Of Delaware, Mr.. Storrs Of New-York,
General Smyth Of Virginia. and Mr.. Pin.
dali the speech Of tie last mentioned
gentleman is though to have been seldom
il ever surpassed in congress. When
the whole is over, will endeavor to give
YOU brief summary of the heads Of the
arguments employed on both sides.
This day, however, it became manifest
that the house was wearied with the re.
petition of aaguments-at least that the
hearers were heartily tired, whatever the
speakers were At length, Mr.. Rhsa,
whose consideration in such cases has
been long aud loudly acknowledged, in
order to vary the monotony of the debate
by giving it another turn, rose and moved
to amend the preamble to the first reso-
luton by striking out the words Enter
tanning great doubts Of its," BY which a.
mendment il would be made to read thus;
I" The House Of Representatives posses
sing the competent power to punish John
Anderson for bis contempt of the house
and his outrage upon one OF its men-
bers." On this Mr.. Barbour rose and
replied at some Length to the arguments
offered ia retutation of the speech he de.
livered on Friday in support sf the reso-
lutions. When he sat down Dir. Hop
kinson rose ant minated an intention |
to deliver his opinion on the suhject;-
but, observing that the day was nearly |
spent, proposed to adjourn aid take up
the discussion tomorrow. The house
accordingly adjourned at past 4 o'clock.
At an election for officers in the Little |
River Turnpike Company, on the 18th Of
January, 1918, the following gentlemen
were elected:
Phineas Janney, President.
Charles Lewis, David Ross, Abiiah |
Janney, and Thomas Moss, Directors.