Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-12

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lieved, refu,ed. He did not mean TO ,c,,.i
Of any thing, bat to place before the House -.
situation III which the minority stood. f..
Chairman would do Them the ius;icc 10 s
that they had not bcen irss const2n, in ~
attendance. or less devoted TO the Dublic IN.
es's than the majority; and he wo9ld ,.L.%
liberty 10 cali his attention TO an in,itsn ,.;'S
occurred in The House when ths ,en,r, n.' '
made-and il, in the statement, he comm;,,S,
any error, The gentleman would co,rrc, h,I
w hen he tonk his seat at TIE openirr 3 I
House on that morning, the Chaifmsn Wiz
his usual courtesy 10 the members Ct the C,rn
miliee, Came round to him, and said he re,,,.,
ted that he had not met him in COMMITTEE ,r,,
morning. The reply was, that he, Mr.. D p,
GREETED it also, for he had been in the CONN.
lee room three different times; had gon. IN.
the Senate, sc. in pursuit Of him, and had =,
forwards sen, the Messenger for him--s,.rn
ing as reason for his anxiety, that the N,,,,
Bill, with an amendment from The Senate, then
lay upon the table, and required to be acted
upon. He then said, not on that accom-, h..
he wished to submit 10 Mr.. d. hi. repor, mo-,
the state of the Finances. The reply Wa, h,.
he MIR. d. had never heard the suGi,c, i
making such report mentioned S,forr, and
that, at any rate, he could not be conslar,,d -,
committed 10 any of the doctrines il coa;suA
Mr.. ID. in conclusion, said, he knew itw.,
no, in order now TO discuss that report, and h.
would con,ert himself with the s.nrIr rrmor!
that with most Of the doctrines contairciinj
Il: disagreed, and from the conclusions wLr.
were tnere drawn, he dissenteG entirely.
MIR. Brent rose, and stated, he fit binNi
compelled, as u member Of the COMMITTEE q
Ways and Means, TO ask the indulgence Of ID.
not, said Mr.. b., have made any remarks. after
what has fallen from he honorable eea'l,n.
from Massachusetts, Mr. Dwight wann.
for one observation Of the Chairman Of he
Committee of Ways and Means, Mr.. McDt
tie, That genti"man stated, in the coarse 0,
his remarks, it was singular, bot a fact, b..
upon the day he submitted rhr repor, Upunf.
nanccs 10 the committee, the three mgm1Y
who are on it as friendly to the AdmIni>'ra.
ton were absent. Cannot refrain from expnn
ing my regret that the gentleman IMr. MtDl
should have SO expressed himself.
Mr.. McDuffie here rose ia explanation, .ri
stated that he did not intend, by that ubam.
tion, to cast any impu!alioD upon the ihr
members, or attribute 10 them auy impnIU
mo i've in their absence. lie only meant to 4.
count for tie singularily Of his presenting lie
report when only the opponents Of tie Atmi'
nislra'ion were present in committee.
Mr. Brent, in continuation, observed, IN
perfectly satisfied with The explanation o. Ih.
honorable gentleman, end it is such al ~
pecled, from the polite and honorable cOursed
that gentleman. towards the members c ID.
Committee, since he has presided over Il.
certainly nave never said any thing 10 induce
belief that the report wa, made without a"'hI'
rity from majoriy Of the Committee: norn
see what motive the Chairman could have
had to act in that manner. a mgiority Of lh'
-oou"i,tvr are opponents 20 the p'esrrt NJ
minislratioH, and think with the Honorable Syn'
t'eman-and with some Of the principles lad |
down in the report concur-so that a report
would certainly have been agreed 10, r't'
The minority had attended.
Before take my seat, must state, tat
had no in,imalion from the honorable Chat
man, MIR. McDuffie that he intended Io''5'
nit report upon the finances Of The r.n'r
NOR die ever hear or know of such reP'H
until after it was made. The Chairman will % |
me the justice to say, that, Immediately upon
my hearing that such report had been maze
called upon him, and asked him il II "sF'"
and expressed to him my regret that b"
been made without my having an o2poruni'
% examine il in Committee. mus, say"
'ont ludins, that, although though The "2''
lad been hurried, and it ought 10 haze Ne'
10 full Commltee for cons' 'c'a
ion, ! am satisfied the honorable Chairman
Mr. McDuffie did what he conceived 10 u
lis duty.
Mr.. Sprague said, The statements Of ms ~
colleagues upon the Committee Of Way an
Means, Mr.. Dwight and Mr.. Brcnr preclude
he necessity Of his troubling The HOns' vi"
many remarks. Until the Chairman Of 70,
addressed The HoUsc jgst no''h
ad not heard that il had ever been sail .'-'
he repor, IN question was not agreed 10 ~
majority Of the Committee. He td '''"
DUBBED that il was assented to by "e"
rom what he knew Of their senlincS'' a.
resumed they were in perfect accordante n W..
he doctrines contained in the report. IL.
onorabIe Chairman has stated that he d,a''
TO single member OF '1' I'T,
liltee his intention to submit, that repoH, :;
as impossible, therefore, that The lfeoo' -"
ne Administration, upon that Con"'"'
ould have absented the nselves, from az! Pr
ions rDnrerf Moi one IF them artIclpst"