Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-09
an Of that committee, on Che

;nsoIyipg much labor in the exami-
'p ZION of it, and that the committee OF
S;m, had already business enough on
hands. The motion was supported
~ ur Mccoy and Mr.. Little; but was
Ncstiyed. Mr.. Smith, of Nd. movedto
s'S nd dr. AS resolution SO as to refer
sn,' .nbiect, as it involved questions In
''o "a degree of military nature, to tho
'0 ;r,,ry committee, which motion was
w., rrsed to. And,
ann, amended. the resolve was agreed to
Ar Air Nelson, of Va. gave notice that he
I'd tomorrow, move for the consid-
'D ZION of the report of the select COM
;,,,s proposing certain amendments
u' ,bs rules and orders of the House.
Tbs Speaker laid before the House a
ear addressed TO him, by Edwin Lew
nf A! ALBANIA, complaining of alleged
rs.;al misconduct on the part of Chas.
0 Own, District Judge ofths United States
hr rho District of Alabams,
The letter was read.
Mr. TAYLOR moved to refer the letter,
-th the documents enclosed in it, to the
hdiciary Committee.
Mr. Williams of n. c objected to the
,.t.r.ncs. as giving too much impor-
,.Dce TO the csnplAints of a person, who
Nd heretofore laid before the House
charges a gains Judge Toulmin. and fail
a TO substantia'e them. He subse.
onsnsly withdrew his opposition, and &C
,ssd.d to the reference
Mr.. Moore, of Alabama said, he had
,,suarsd resolve on the subject, which
I. supposed would meet the views of the
r,u,len.n from North Carolina, viz:
That the Committee on the Judiciary
IA instructed to inquire into the official
,oudust Of Judge TAFT, &c.
Mr.. Williams said, that such q reso-
/ hton would give very different as
n,et from that of mere reference of the
s,Dsrs to the Judiciary Committee, and
/, was, therefore opposed to it. Lot
ne papers be sent, as now moved, said
| Mr. w to the Judiciary Committee, and
,bw will come, have no doubt, to
ury correct conclusion on the subject.
Dir. Trimble suggested that it would
4 nj look we'll to be more anxious to in
odrs into cases of controversy between
rtzeDs & judges than between Gene
"a, aud Judges, andthought Gen jack
& p,'s case had better be referred along
with Air. Lewis's 10 the sans committee
The question of reference to the
Judiciary COMMITTEES, efths papers pre-
ssussa BY the Speaker. was then agreed
to without opposition.
BANKRUPT BILL:
The House then proceeded to the Or
iss Of the Day; and, in pursuance there
| Of resolved itself into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Tay OF in the chair, on
III, bill to establish . uniform system of
aankruptcy.
Mr.. Wright rose and addressed the
Chair, in a speech of about two hours,
IN opposition to the motion to strike out
N, 6rst ssc,io of the bill; when he was
uccssded on the same side, by
Mr. Cushman. who continued the de-
bate until about 4 o'clock, when on mo-
ZION Of
Mr.. Dwight, the COMMITTEES rose AID
ppOrssd' and en- the question OF grant
Ing lsavs TO sit again
MIR. Taylor, of N. Y. remarked that
he had thought the time had nearly arr
rvsd in which it was proper for the
house to expect the report of the com
mittss of the whole OIL this bill. The
nbisct had been long time debated;
and although he had listened with pa
tsoee and pleasure to the able argu
men that had been made on the CUES
ton, yet he would suggest to the friends
the bill whether there was not dan
ger, by protrscting decision on 1t, that
ney might experience fate like that
the general who wasted in dsibera.
4 hOns in the camp that time he should
lave employed in gathering iaurels on
The field. Mr.. L. had intended to ez-
press has sentiment. on the subject; but
rom tie course it had taken, his pur-
pose mad BEEN changed, and he could not
but hope that, when the house went
next into committee, they would not
n'e again until the preliminary cues
ton now under discussion should be de
srmined. He made these observations
therefore, with the hope that there
Would be to morrow full house, pre-
pared to decide on the question.
Mr. Sergeant cOncurrsd IN many OF
@.sntmsnt, advanced by the gentle
nan from New. Y ork Mr, Taylor) but