§ On the Motion that the Speaker do now leave the Chair,
§ Mr. S. Crawfordsaid, that he had persevered for a considerable time in trying to induce the House to consider the Grievances of the people before they entered into a Committee of Supply. He wished it to be understood that while he would cease to persevere in this course, he did not give up his protest against the competency of this House to make laws or impose taxes, so long as the great body of the people remained unrepresented within its walls. He would add, however, that whenever the expression of the public voice became strong enough to justify the course, he would use every means allowed by the forms of the House to obstruct the voting away of the public money in the present constitution of the House.