Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-01-26
g o. la 6 &C $ s..
FROM THE NATtosAu iSrElLreExcsa.
IN sENATE.-JAxUARr l6.
ELECTION OF EI.Ef,TORs

ttOIN oC .EILEO1Oh0. &c.
According to the Order Of the Day, The
Senate proceeded 70 the consideration of
the joint resolution propo-ing an amend.
ment TO the Cons.itution, for establishing an
uniform mode Of eiecting Electors of Presi.
dent and Vice Presideat Of the United States
and Representatives. to Congress; which, be.
ing before the Senate for discussion-
Mr.. ElckerSon said, the subject had been
so often and so folly discussed, here and else.
where, and was SO fully unders stood, he did
not propose to offer Single remark in favor
of his motion, but to submit IL Sc silen. ex.
preston Of the Senate.
Mr.. Bar6our, lsyiog itdown as princi.
pie that every man PROPOSING an amend ment
to the Constitution was hou0d to prove a
plain and palpable mischief. aud to show that
his proposition embraced a clear remedy for
1t, called on Mr.. Dickerson,s Especially as
there we're several new me rnbers in the Sc.
nate, in whose presence this question had
not been discussed, to disclose the grounds on
which he asked their votes in favor of his mo
ton. For his part, Mr.. B. said, he had al.
ways been opposed to this proposition, be-
iieving it to be franght with more mischief
than it promised good-and, so thinking, had
heretofore expressed his opinion of It, He
was not only willing but desirous TO hear the.
gentleman from New jersey present to the
Senate his views in favor of it. When I
have heard him, said Mr.. BIN the Ian.
guage of the 9aakers, ii the spirit move me,
also will express my view OF this question.
Mr.. Dickerson said, if the spirit would
not move the gentleman without his help, it
| would not move him all. No new areu..
| ment, Mr.. ID. said, could be offered on the
subject. There was probably not man in
the Union VINO took any interest in the con,
4
fully m AIDE up on the subject; and, if the gen.
tlemau from Virginia hid made up his mind
upon it, tes Mr.. ID. beloved he had) he did
| not believe there was Any occasion for now
debating it.
Mr.. Barbour spoke atsome length against
the proposed amendment
Or. DickerSOn advocated his resolution.
MIR. Lloyd agreed perfectly in principle
with Mr.. DickeTson, thatthe eiectioH of cleo
| tors and representatives. il Congress should
be uniform and cOntempoaneous among The
several states; and hia ong objection to this
resolution was, that those important points
were not secure by it. But, with view to
make the election of electors entirely pni-
form, he moved to refer the resolution to the
Committee of the Judicisty, with instruc-
tions to that effect,
Mr.. LOporie moved to postpone the further
| consideration of the subject until Monday
next.
The question was then taken on the pro.
posed postp0nement; when there were
For the postponement IL.
Against it H.
The Vice President declared himself az
gainst the postpoDen.ent.
On motion Of Mr.. Lunman the further
consideration Of the resolution was then post.
poned TIL to-morrow
On motion OF Mr.. Idibot, the resolve for
! amending The Constitution, with respect to
| cases of controversy between States, aud the
United States, &C. was made the order Of
the day for Tuesday next; land
The Senate adjourned.
Tuesday, January IL.
The Order of the Day being then snnoun-
ced, 90 the resolution for amending the Con-
| stitution 10 that part which provides the
mode of electiog Electors and Representa-.
tives to Congress, % make the same u.
inform throughout the U. States
Mr.. Smith rose and moved to postpone
the further consideration of the subject to
this day 1reek.
Which was agreed 70.
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The bill to provide for the repair of the
Cumberland Road, (by erecting gates, and
collecting toll thereon, to De expended ia re-
pairs Of the roa y was next in order; and the
presiding officer commenced the reading of
1t.
Mr.. Lozcrie said he appreheDded it was
+, not necessary TO proceed with the reading Of
! the bill; for, if gentlemen would turn their
, attention at all to The contents of il, they
mus! see, that it was a revenue bill, and that
this house had therefore nothing 10 do with
originating it. To Try the sense of TIE Sc
nate on this point, he moved TO lay the bill
on the table.
Mr. johnson Of Kentucky, expressed his
surprise al thlS objection TO the bill; AID ur-
, ged briefly the great importance of this road,
and The Indispensable necessity OF establishing
some system for keeping it in repair. He
could not view this at all in the light Of a re.
venue bill
Mr.. King of New York. said he should
prefer that this bill should lie on the table, ra-
Their than he postponed, mir. Lowiie as.
sented TO this counsel If, said Mr.. King,
the bill be not revenue bill, it is so very
! near to il TO be likely to produce a collision
between this and the other house as to its
, real character. On the whole, he lhought
it the best course 10 lay the bill upon the ta-
BILE, and to let il lie there until the other house
should have acted on this subject
The motion of MIR. King to 10y the bill on
the table, was then agreed to, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OFREPR ESENTATIVES
Jan, I7.-OD motion Of Mr.. Campbell,
I the house resolved itself ioto a committee of
the whole on the bill for appropristing the
representatives. Of the several states TO con-
gress, according TO he n us Of 1920.
Alter some discussion Of the subject, The
HOuSs aEreed In, 10,