Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-24

'"ss @'e'"s "S'S o"VuSS'ioHaoy lust, We!
alter expensive journiss from distan, p,r,s -,
The Union, loss Of lime, and heavy expenses ia.
Cured by residrnce here, session after session
the claimants have been sent home dishear,srL
ed and ruined, because Of the wan, NJ o..
There is an accumulation Of business tor ~"
present session now pressing for the a,tpn,;oa
Of his House.
1t has been said by one OF the wises, aud h.,
OF men Of our Country, shat lime is one os
the greatest blessings give To man." Sir nm
on reflection, who Can doub' the truth Of III.
saying? Waste OF time is, then, one Of Tho
efea,ese sins Of which maa CO" be guilty.
Waste Of lime IS one Of the grra,es, Sos IS
which the patriot can be guilty, if by s,ch
waste his couulrv suffers. Vase of i'm. i
ere o! the grsaicsl sins Of which the Rem
srutati'es Of the prople Can be gully, if h,
snch vase thtir constituents ssffer iriu,.j,s
and even cruelty. The ime Of Congress is Tho
prop.r:y OF he UGied SIs,es. and berefore
no, to b. pass1d away in HOLIDAYS. Fnr ,be.@
reasons, am ready 10 record ny ,olc apai,s.
the passage Of tie Resolution.
Mr.. WHtTTLEsEY uoscrved, hau il had bse,
understood thu bill and repor, would b,va
bee" laid uoon b. tables Of the members hi,
morning; but such hsd not been the casc :,
though he beIie'ed request 20 ha, rGccr w.s
mad to the public PRIMER. The bill to which
he alIuded, he said, contain d only four n,,.,,
aud might he conceived, have been (u,n;.bsJi
as required. He proceeded TO observe. with
reference 20 b. qpcs ion b. fore The II use. IA,
probe bly, he bill and other documents ninh,
b. furnished 10 morrow morning; when. if the
resolution from The Srna'e were adop,pd bv N.
House, ,he House would not lie N session. ia
also sid, that he oopcurrrd IN ooiuior with ,bs
gentleman who lssi spoke Mr. RI a, 20 N.
valuc 20 b. sci upon the time Of Conpt,,s,
which. in common with him, he Conceived
10 he be properly Of The pubic. lie said tina,
there were numerous bill. which had been be-
fore Congress FOR four or f.c yrars. Many q
them had hcea passed by the House, and moi
by the senate; and some by he Srna,e, and
no, hy the House; and>he asked il member,
could reconcile il with their sense of Justice 10
the various claimants to suffer their slrairs to
he again neglected until The la.,er part Of the
session, and perhaps deferred to succerdinp
Congress ~ was The rule Of the House thu,
private claims, by petition, nr otherwise, nigh.
be presented on TWO days Of tie we,k-lo sit
Friday and Saturday. IL was, how,vrr, he
practice of rhe House to adjourn over from
rhLr.day 10 Monday-lhus depriving p.li lon.
or, Of The days specially assigned TO lbem AS
| the time proposed TO BE- afforded 10 Com,
mittees by adjourBn' ~, he would sp2eaI tC
he gentle man fran Kentucky (Mf. Johnson
ard inquire wne;htr there were evri mn,e fr>
ports given in, in CONSEQUENCE If long i'd.
journments than short ones In addition we
| nave reason 10 expect the repof OF lhs Com.
| m;tee on elections in the four cases in contest.
| I'd seats. There were also reports expected
| from the Committees 10 whom thr PIE. ldens
Message was referred. He, Therefore feared
that, among the important ma'iers, The clsims
| Of indi, idoais might be put Fl /" the close u
| the se,s,'n, and perhaps postponed IL another
| session Up,n this view Of the subject, hr frli
il an imperative duty to oppose the resolution
for an adjournment. After some rrmaks With
respec, TO the heavy pressure Of business he.
fore 'h- Commi lees. in particular that upon
Elections, before which there wee four con-
tested cases, as we'll as the other business to be
broosh under The consideration OF I've House,
h. concluded by repeating hi, dissent from ne
resolution, ard his de erminaion 10 vote sg'inst
the proposed adjournment.
Nix CAMpERLENG ,,id hat il mus he horre
In mind h,' The accumulation Of the pubic
husirc IS VS. such as to r. nder l. ute ly impos'
sible for m"mbe's Of that house TO rome 70
decision upon questions submitted to 'hen
cons deration; WITHOUT being shordrd time 10!
discussing the merits Of them Ne would only
oil 10 their attention he FAT Of the hroa OF
peHi"ns which continually poured upon the
House, and which petitions we're Of course re-
frrred 10 The various committees in order 10
be reported upon. And how he desired 10
know; could an opportunity be obtained OF as
GER aiming what wa h. proper course to DC
pursued respecting hem, Without sufficient
time being allotted for delarr. ion pei us .
reporting TO The House? For those reasons ne
was in favor Of an ad ipurnment, as proposed oy
the resolution from the Senate.
The question b ing taken by yeas and na''i