Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-07

member from Amherst Thought the commits
sioners possessed magic spell Nv which they
could lu'' to sleep the sense of Justice in the
House, and make them mmndiuI Oft great
interest Of III" state which it was their bust
ness 10 protect. The question ,eas, me repeat
ed, merely rs 10 the nnd, Of hearing them
Nhrn the objects or the mission were oprncd.
md came ON To hp acted ului,. he would So.
that the interests of oar citizens rrr, guarded
sister STATE had applirsto be-. heard. and l.,.
hoped The HGh-c would NIL shut the door up
IN her. Good faith and Justice, h. thought,
required that she should be heard Mr. NJ
objected 10 the trrmsin ':r third enquiry
was c"uch"d. IL asked al che commissioner,
whether Kentucky would keep her cIith and
demanded u pledge Ia that Effect. The an
swer would he, that ought mol 10 be donbitd..-
he thought the gentleman had submitted :,i
enquiry Ia the commissioners, which ne would
mot submit To- Kentucky herself. r.. asked
that the propositions might he hcard-ihe
House would then decide whether they would
do what was asked ar not; and perhaps ia.
member would then find it unnecessary Ia
submit some his enquiries. But lit was ne
cessary, they could then he made.
MIR. VGfSOn could not consent to the sub
stituie. IT appeared TO him To lead directly
TO the Inischieis dreaded by the member from
Amherst. Ii was linngng al once into the
heart and bowels Of the subject The q,Irs-
ton was simply, in what nun,,er will the l.-
gisla'ure receive propositions from Kentucky
when they were heard, they might be- an
| swercd or rot as should he though; hest. He
would not say that the method pointed out
by the committee was the hest that could be
devised hut il was better than the substitute
Mr. Garland dist,lamed any intended dis
respect tn the Committee, Kentucky, ar to
the Commissioners; he Intended to guard the
rights of the people. He did not wish TO open
! discussion which, from the credentials which
| The gentlemen had brought, could not result in
any benefit. He said it was proper 10 en-
| qmre into the powers of the Commissioners
! ii they had not authority 10 enter into the
question:, the time of the House ought not 10
be consumed unnecessarily and no expression
ot the opinion of the House ought To be made
To prejudice the opinion of the court. H.. did
not consider the language OF the question pro-
posed either disrespectful Ia the Commissi-
oners or TO Ken'ucky. He called for the ayes
| and noes, and concluded by IA few remarks
upon the cXceptionnhle course which Krntlc
KY had taken IN relation tn the rights of Vir-
ginia claimants.
Mr.. boiling of r. called fer the reading of
the sections nj the compact alluded 10 in the
substitute.
Mr.. Crtmp, or G. said Tint his only Object
in rising was TO call the attention nr the-Eiousc
to the phraseology Of the Sd inlcrrogaturv-
:" If it shall b. adiudged that Kentucky has
violated the terms Of the compact, are YOU
authorised to pledge SIc." He presumed tbs.
Speaker would he required Ia put these inter
rogatorics To the Commissioners, and suppose
| they replied by annthcr?-hy whom aii,,dg-
ed This government, for the question is now
before them? Surely you world not insult
their Understandings by cnguriag if they hid
power 10 pledge Kentucky To abide your ad
Indication.
MIR. Garland did not suppose that such mn
idea had entered into the head of any one.
He referred To the powers OF the Commissions
ers allthorising them to invite discussion with
Virginia. and TO draw an expression from her
that the compact had not been vinated.-If
they failed in this they were TO procure the
appointment Of Commissioners according to
the siipuiations of the compact
Mr.. Cr,unp said it would be only asking
the Commissioners 90 give pledge 10 h..
bound Ivy that to which they were already
pledged by the highest of all Obligations pub
lie fiith
fter few remarks from Mir E!owis, going
to shew that such pledge was unnecessary
The question was taken on the substitute, and
decided in the ncgatice-!iyes S2-Noes 139.
The frs, resolution Was then agreed TO-
Mr.. EPPs moved To lay the I'd resolution
| of The committee on The fable r. any diff
Guilty should arise in the progress OF the hu,i-
ness, he said it would he then time enough to
admit the commissioners at the bar uf the
House.
Mr.. C,7smp thought this resolution corrol-
larry from the first. You had decided 10 hear
them and II was proper they should lc heard
al the bar OF the House, in explanation 0f any
proposition they might submit. If Kentucky
had thought her commissioners were not to
be thus heard, il is prr2nmablc they would not
have been sent; but that the propositions, SC.
would have been forwarded in writing.
| Mr.. Epps sail, it might be that propose,
ton would b. Submitted which did moi require
argument. BY the FIRST resolution th"y were
TO he heard in writing and il did not FOLLOW
that that communication was TO he explained.
Il such explanation brcame n"crssary, she
| fouse could then decide 90 admitting Them at
the bar of the House.
Mr. Morris was opposed to ihr moiinn. He
referred IN the correspondence 4" show Ihr
Understanding which existed as tu the course
to he pursued. Propositions IN writing were.
to he submitted, to- enable The House tn I'M
dcrstand the verbal explanations.
The House refused tO lay tli,. rcsul,Ifn,' nn
the table ; and then agreed 10 it, as well as
the third resolution.
| The House then went into the further exc
c'Elon OF the Joint order OF ihr day, (postpoa.
cd In part ON ycstcrday,) for the election nf
Directors of the Board ~ Public Works. Az
ahoriivc effort having been male on ycstcr-
day, to elect second Director, for The dis
| irict below the mountains ~ question occur
red on this day, whether, according 20 The
rule ofthe House, Mr.. S. Pinnrll should be-
/ dropped, rs having received TIE smallest nun-
Der of votes on that ballot. After some con
yersatinn rs TO thc r'lie OF order tic Speaker
GpriJpI that 4.