Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-18

time should hc allowed fir t.r driibs rate con.
sd, ra,on .fthai h.l. This " a. due Ia tie
House and I" the ua,iun. II was unworthy If
the House Ia bind Itself tn day, IN cider in
sn,u members on to diligence aud d.spatch.-
The & 1t duty of,hc Hn,,se was 10 attend Ia
the public business. He was. therefore, OPP
posed 10 fixing a day for ADJOURNMENT, at pre-
sent.
Mr.. Tod Of Pa. observed. that. If the reso-
luton must pass, he hoped arguments at
little more force and Consistency WOULD hr
advanced IN It's fav~r. When tha House sent
for Mr.. Edwards, it knew that no csrtaioty
respecting The time of his arrival could be
a'tairad AT that time. and nuthing had occur
=, ii tn change the uncertainty on thu subject.
Ii" replied Ia Mr.. Li,rrmo,e, and observed
that, in that affair, this House was not tn.
court, but. as far as it could become So, the
accuser. II had given all the weight il could,
tn the charges submitted. IL had directed MS
committee Ia proceed in the investigation, and
it was bound in consistency to allow time for
the return OF its messenger. unless il meant to
suppress the investigation altogether.
Mr.. Webster said that III had not been pre-
sent when this motion was brought up, nor
had any other member of the committee OF
investigation. But, in regard 10 one interest
ing topic which belonged To this discussion, he
remarked, that The Huuse was >appriz.d that
the officer of this House had been deputed in
quest OF the witness, and. as he understood
| the matter from the stat.mr given nv the
member from Illinois, barring accidents. h-
presumed that he may br expected 10 he here
by the esd s4lh of the month. Bni as far
rs he understood il, MIR. w. said, the House
was az able now to form "A Judgment of the
probable time ofthe arrival of Mr.. Edwards,
as it could be "A week hence, as, in the Yves
tern country, traveller might often outstrp
the mail, and in all probability no intelligence
would be received Ofthe arrival of the mes
| senger at the place of residence Of the person
| summoned, earlier than the eSrd or cath ~
the month. II seemed 10 him, Mr.. w said
that the best course would be- now tn fix =
period for adjournment, so far remote, a. To
give the party summoned An opportunity TO
come here. and be cxa mined. touching the sub
ject. To tixa period for adjournment. earle.
than that, woud he wholly Inconsistent with
all That had been hitherto done. He thought
a period should be fixed. however important
the subject of Inquiry might he, beyond which
the Hohse would nat wait. for the arrival &c
MIR. Edwards, some DAYS beyond that a,
which il had been suggested he uiIght arrive.
| SC.
Mr. Forsyth ofGe"rga agreed entirely with
the gentleman from Massachusetts, in the g.-
neral view he had taken of the subject excpp,
that he thought, for the present, il would he
best to lay the resolution on the table. He
Knew there was strong disposition i'm the
House 10 adjourn hut, Tor himself he could
not vote, for an adjournment, till the in
divdual referred To should either have arrived,
or it should be ascertained that he would not
come.
Mr.. Webster replied, that the objection tn
that course was, that no farther Information
was to be expected, with any probability. as to
the coming of M. F.. before the esd or e4;h
Of this month, and, from this time 10 that, he
House would be in precisely the same situation
that il is now.
MIR. Stewart of Penn. was opposed to fixing
on any day at present. Information might
by some accident, arrive before the time men
| toned, which would enable them 10 do H.
But liking m the day now would also have a
tendency to protract the discussion Of The TIA
riif IN the other House, and was calculated 10
defeat that measure.
| MIR. Tracy Of N Y. moved to lay the rcsolu-
ton and amendment on the table.
| Mr.. Allen of Mass. called for the Yeas and
Nays on this motion, which were ordered !;
and the question of laying il on the table was
decided.as follows: Yeas 90 Nays 81.
SO the resolution was ordered 10 lie on The
liable
The engrossrd bin making an appropriation
Mississippi Rivers, was read a third time.
Mr.. Williams Of New York, demanded the
Yeas and Nays on the question ofts passage
and they stood as follows Yeas lis, Nays
60.
message was received from the President
of the United States, transmitting a report of
the War Department, containing list Of all
brew cited officers, their lneal rank and breyet
rank; when they were brevetted; and the a
| mount paid to each and when paid which
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Livingston, from the Committee nf In
VestIgatiOn IN the case of Ninan Edwards,
stated that that committee had received from
tlon IN reply to the memorial Of Mr. Edwards,
and asked that it might be printed which
was ordered accordingly.
| BEAUMARCBAIs' CLAIM.
The House then went into COMMITTEES of
the whole, Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, in The chair,
on the unfinished business ofyesterday, which
was the report of the committee 10 whom
was referred the claim Of the representatives
of NJ. de Beaumarclais.
MIR. Livingston, of Louisiana, who was by
custom entitled 10 the floor, having yesterday
moved for the committees rising) then rose,
and delivered at great length his views in ia
vor Of the claim.
MIR. Randolph, Of Virginia, delivered his
views IN opposition to the claim and conclud-
ed his speech by moving that the committee
rise, report progress, and ask leave to sit gain
win view that leave be refused.
Inc question on the committees rising be-
ing linen taken, was decided in the afirma-
"vG-Ayes lO5, Noes 40.
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