Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-07

, Mars. Messrs. Baldwin. Gaillard,
lKi,chel, Logan, Maclay, Mitchili, Moore,
/ plumsr, Smith OF Ten. Tnrner, and Wor-
}thiagtou--ll.
The following are the yeas and nays in
the house Of representatives. on the ques'
ton, :. shall the bill be rejected :"
YEAS. MetIrs. Andcrfon, Bard, 3ahets, bedineer,
Backledge, Bake BIounr, Brown, Butler, Caey,
Claiborne, CLARK; ]. Clay, M Clay, C!opton, Conrad
Dawfon, Early Eppes Garnett, Goodwin, Cray Gregg
Haley, Hamilton, Holmes, Jones, Kenan, Leib, Mac
Farland, Marion, Matters, n. R. Moore, T. Moore.
mo. Morrow, Mum!ord, R. Mellon, Newton, Ohm,
Pugh, J. Randolph, T. M Randolph. Rnsa OF Penn
Richards, Summons sandfOrl, Seayer, Sloan, Smile'
+ Smith, S. Smith, Southland, Spaldny, Stanford, r. n
schon,pfsn, TFigg, J. Whisehill, r. WhitehiIl, D. h.
Williams Wilton, VIM andWnhon or.
NAYS. MefIrs. Alfton, Barker, Beton, BidweI. J.
Campbell, Chandler, Chstendcn, Cox. Crownnit'e'd'
Dana Darby, Davenport Diokion, Elliot, Ellis, Elmer,
Hough, Iackfon Kelly, Lewis, lyon, Mac Creepy ler
Morrow, Mofcly, J. Mellon, pitkcn. Quincy, kuiiel,
Satlv SchuKenan 7 G. Smith, Stanton, Sscdman, Stur-
ses rasgart, Tal:naage, 7 enney Fhon'a T. w lhomp-
ION, Tracey Vaa Ren1elear, Varnurn, Wadfworth,
Wickes, M. Williams, and n Williams. 81.
Tuesday, Aprill.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas the house
came to resolution to meet at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. for the residue of the session.
Mr.. Early from sh- joint committee OF
the two HOUSES, made report OF the bust.
ness expedieas 20 be transacted durlag this
session.
Mr., 7. Clay, made arepors on comrnu
nication from William Ta,em, stating that
he is possessed Of various drafts. books
and papers which would be highly useful
TO the government Of the United States,
and concluding with resolution author.
ising the secretary at war TO make such
purchase Of the same as he may think ex.
pedent, and appropriaiog inc 'susn OF
-----.dollars to be applied to this pur-
pose.
Mr.. T. Clay said he presumed from the
disposition manites,ed-by the house, there
was little probability Of their acting upon
this subject during the presen. session.
He therefore moved the report should lie
on the table, and be presented which was
agreedto.
On motion Of Mr.. Jackson, the house
resolved itself into q committee of the
! whole,
Mr.. T. G. Smith in the chair,
| On various bills relative to the Michigan
territory.
Various amendments were made to
these bills.
Mr.. Jackson. moved to increa.esthe sa-
larry of the, governor, from two thousand
to three thousand FIVE hundred dollars,
which motion was disagreed to without q
division, as was motion to augment it te
three Thousand.
A motion to allow two thousand five
| hundred dollars was disagreed to, ayes 1 s
when two Thousand were agreed 10.
In fixing the salaries of the judges, Mr..
Jackson proposed1o allow the chief Judge
1900 dollars.
Motion lost.
1t was then agreed TO allow one thousand
| dollars, ayes 40, noes IS.
AndHlhe same SUM to associate Judges,
ayes AZ, noes 40.
The salary of the secretary was fixed 8,
900 dollars, ayes So.
The committee rose and reported their
agreements to the bills, with sundry amend.
ments, in which the house concurred.
MIR. Varnum said'hs observed provi.
| sion in one OF these bills authensing the
admission Of the people of the territory
as state into the union, whenever their
! numbers should amount 10 40, OoO.--H.
wished TO kaow on what principle differ.
ens rule was applied to this territory from
that applied to the other tsrritories.
Mr.. Findley aoved to strike cut the
seesion. Heobseryed that when their po-
pulstfoa amounted tn 60 600. they must be
admit;es. Uatil that period under ;he
Preseht acts, the power of an earlier ad.
mission was disc: eIionary with congress.
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