The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-29

been generally conidercd as too abGrasf in II.
nature and as covering too broad a field of d;C.
quihtion. Ii would likewife be his win ,o
Withdraw one or more of the remaining r.io.
buttons, and to propofe fucb notifications of
the reit, that II ihould be admitted thew Dre-
tented new queitIons to the confederation of the
Houfe; and he ihould then only ak th,, M,
fenfe of the Houfe ihould be taken on referr;ns,
the reiolutions thus modified. Prefuminc thar
there could be no objection in the HouCa =,
making fuch difpoftion of them, he y,v. No.
tice that be would, on Tuefday next. if an
opening offered, move to refume their confd..
ration for the purpofe of making this difpo6,ion
fthem.
The Houfe refolved itfef into a cornm;,,..
OF the whole on the bill continuing for a f,Irther
time the act for fhfpending commercial inter,
courfe between the U. S. and certain part, Of
St. Domingo. -
The committee, without debate, rofe and
reported the bill, without amendment. which
was ordered to be engrolfed for third reading
on Monday.
The Houfe refoved itfelfn,o a committee If
the whole, on the bill authorizing a grant of
land for the purchafe OF hoipital at Nar,hrz
sc.
The ffR fiction, appropriating certain Dor
ton Of land for the purchafe of A hoipital. Vas
patied over without anmadveriior
The fecond fettion fixes the iaisrv Of tb4
judges Of the Mlfippi territory.
Mr.. L1tlmore moved to fix the Eaary of each
judge at 5000 dollars.
This motion as well as fi,hf quent motions
to allow the judges loco and I.ioo dollars were
dilagreed to-when the fun OF 1900 doI,a,s
was agreed Io-Ayes 5s-Noes 25.
The third fetlion extends the right of f,f.
frage generally TO tie citizens of the MiECTio
pi territory, without regard to the poleilion Of
a freehold.
Mr.. Early moved to frike out this reejon.
He declared himfelf friendly to the nr:ncirlr
But he was of opinion that CongrefS did rot
poiiefs the power of extending it to the inbab;-
tants of the MiGifTppi territory. In the att.
c'es OF cetfion from Georgia to the u. States.
It was fipu'ated that this territory ihonld he
under the fame POPULATIONS with thofe aDpii,a-
hle 70 the North Weftcrn territory, with TIE
Jingle exception Of that liquidation which rela,-
ed 10 very. Thofe ftipuatioas made il re-
quihte for the ele6tor of representative TO
poheiS freehold etate. Confdering this az
one of the fundamentalterms of the contract he
did not believe the U. S. pofefIed the power Of
annulling it.
Mr.. baltimore obferved, that If Congrefs had
no power TO grant Other privileges to the pco.
pie of the Mfilhppi territory than thofe ftipu
lated in the compact with Georgia, it was clear
that they had already violated il. One of its
Populations was, that when the inhabitants of
the territory fhould amount to 5000 they
ihould be admitted to the enjoyment of the f-
cond grade o. government. And yet it was
well known that they were admitted to this pri-
vilege at an earlier day.
MIR. Sloan oppoftd the motion.
On motion of MIR. BidweI the committee
rofe, that further time might be allowed TO con-
iider the fubie6t-Ayes So.
The Houfc refolved itfelf into committee
of the whole on the bill providing for the fur
veying of the COATS of the u. S.
After agreeing to appropriate $4,000 dollars
for this Purpofe-the committee rofe, and the
bill was ordered TO be engroGed for a third
reading on Monday.