Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-17

stnsscourte % fefSln S!nllys
ofthis qSture oeosnsaittess soojetl
Of whom shoald IS fsyoss5 !, aslsul'
ject, 30 tfat:it might s. pre.s,' Z 4. e6.
house in il most favorable sshs
therefore, hoped the motion Il As
from Ohio MIR. c. Y ga.
prevail. "ould not
Mi. Wright replied to Ii. 49,
Mr. Campbell. mark Vi
Mr.. Woodson was also II :.
reference to ! special comas s0r Of the
thought the application, 20 Que. He
id Its nature, and originating :. Important !
80 respectable quarter. cam 80 d'diu
house rather in the atsitud. :, @ the
than Of petition-snd .hs Claim
would be as proper to rsf.r sI.syed it
committee Of Claims as to ths % the
tee on the public lands. SoHnit-
Mr.. Ross was in favor .~ofth..
He read from the rules Of Tia Nv uO9on.
specification of duties assiohss ase Toe
committee on the public land. = The
tended that the subject matte, IS con
resolution came distinctly within . q
rule. He also thought the commits. .a'
was as well acquainted with all ,nh;. .es
in which the public lands could r. S!s
into question:, as any select comm;.s
could be. Besides, how did pensl.us
know but that committee were t.s'l
bic to the resolution offered by Ii. 49,.
tleman from Maryland. (Mr. N.I.sa
He thought it was q presumption !.
warranted byany facts before The hoas =
to suppose that committee was ho.,;t.
the proposition.
MIR. Hardin made q few ram. i.
support Of the motion-but thew ~.N
not heard with sufficient distiucto...e -.
certainty to warrant a report Of them
Mr.. Nelson, of Md. observed. tb..
was to be presumed that, when gre.t :,
tional subjects were brought forw,rs
other members than those comno.;,,
the committee OF public land, WOMB
know something on the subject. Il.
felt no personal objection to the indi
vidual members Of that committee. In,
it was desirable that such a snb;e,,
should be referred to a committee vi.
could not be supposed to be affected j
prs.ooneeived opinions; & it wasknosa
that five out Of that number were \.
representatives. from states who wsr. al.
rectly opposed in interest to the objects
of the resolution. This was / question
of policy and power, and he though. it
came quite as properly within thssphss
ofthe committee cfways and mssns, i
of the public lands, to which twas pra.
posed to refer it.
Mr.. Archer was disposed to scceds 10
the appointment Of q select COMMITTEE.
1t was the duty of the committ~
to see and advise what lands were dit
possible, if the principle were settled by
Congress that a given quantity DO dis.
posed of. This subject now occupieda
large space in the public eye, and, be
thoughts question involving the high.
est principles Of the constitution Of our
government, and of the interest& pow.
er of the nation, should not be any way
withdrawn from the most full and DE-
liberate examination. In refusing 70
commit it to it's friends, he thought ono
of the first principles of Legislation VA
violated; and he also wished that : com
mittee more numerous than that which
composes the committed on the pubis
lands should be appointed, to conslst@
one member from each state.
Mr.. Rankin thoughtthis wasthe fi's
time that the private sentiments Oh
standing committee were ever within
his knowledge made the subject olaa
inquiry on . molten of this sort. III
was a proper subject-matter for the CON.
mittee on the public lands, he thot y
ought to be referred to that COMMITTEE
&heas q memberof it,would Say, tna'"
attention would and should be drasl
Immediately to the consideration o.
1t might be convenient, on many 00'a.
sions. to have committees appointed "
applications that were friendly 10 sns'
adoption. Such would DO peculiarly
case with regard to the committee y
Claims, but those cases in which sue
commitments were made, were e1cePm
from the ordinary classes, anu Wv
special committees were renaersu
per by their peculiar circumstance NJ
The question vas then taken ~ .'a
Campbell's motion and neg~atlved-'"
80, nays 80. -.
Mr.. Cook moved to amend tno ~
solution, by inserting after the W." .Is
Estates the following words: "Ano -. =.
of making a similar apProprla''0a
the support Of National University"