Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-02

might know the exact force Of heIfiion, and
how far it might be relied en- WereIhe rea-
SONS which induced him to move these rcso-
iutions at this time.
s. A desultory conversation took place as to the
ability of the Executive to give tic infornlati-
on called for in the secondresolution, in which
Messrs. Tallmadge, Thomas, Dana, Quincy,
Chandler, Durell Aston, Upharn, and smi-
4 lie took part, when the resolutions were agreed
to without q division.
An engressed Bill fertile Incorporation of :
Baptist church in the city of Washington was
passed, &C to IS.
On motion of Mr.. Poinderter, the House
went into committee of the whole on a bill
to extend the right of sufrsgc IN the Missis:
sippi territory, and for other purposes, Mr..
Masters in the chair
Mr.. 1rouh withdrew his motion for striking
out the first section Of the bill, with view tc
give the gentleman from the Mississippi ter
ritory an opportunity Of making the bill less
obiectio nable, and for that reason solely.
Mr. Poiade1ter, to accord with the wishes
of the representation from Georgia, moved
an amendment which limited the right of suf-
frage to freeholders and holders of land by e.
quita ble titles; which was agreed to without
a-division.
Mr. Bib moved that the following proy;si-
on be inserted in the bill:
P1ouded, That this act shall not take eff.
feet till the assent Of the state Georgia shall
have been signiGed thereto.
Which motion was negatived, e8 to 10.
The bill being gone through, tie committee
rose and reported it.
Mr.. Bt65 wished the proyiso he lad moved
IN cpnlnittee.ofzhe whole. TO be now added
10 tie bill
The Speaker said the house must first de-
oiae upon the amendment made in commit
tee.
s Mr.. Poindc9ser said that as tie gentleman
from Georgia Nj. EiJ6) had declared an in
tention to oppose the sill in tote, If lis provi-
SO were not agreed to, he should now be OPP
posed to the amendment which he himself
had proposed, and which had been adopted in
committee, as it had been offered with sole
view to the accommodation of the gentlemen
from Georgia; and as even after this compro-
mise, they were still determined to oppose
the. bill F,e therefore wished it'now,to be de
cided on in It's original shape. which was most
agreeable to the wishes Of his constituents.
The question being taken by yeas ard
nays On concurrence with the amendment
of the comn,i,see Of the whole there were
Ayes 70 Nays ~.
On each ofthe questions some debate a.
rose, 10 which Massrs. Poindexssr, Quincy
Bacon, Sloan, Smile, Cook Rhsa ct. )Ly.
Gu and Holland generally supported The
right CT congress 10 legisla.e on The sub
ject without he ccpseai Of Georgia, and
advocated he political ezpedieney Of ex-
tending the right of suffrage as originally
contemplated BY he bill, SC that every
free white male uhabilsni, who had paid
taxes 6 clonths, and been resident 10
the territory IL months previous TO the
election, should be entitled 10 vote for re.
presen'atives in the legislature.
Messrs. Bbb, Troup, GARDENER, Gard
ner and Rowan generally denied The right.
Of congress to legisiase ca the .ubjec, in
violation Of the compass enie;ed INFO with
Georgia a, The time Of her cessien cf the
territory, in,isnatsd thsiths territory would
soon become a state, when she could hs
the qualifications of her own voters, aud
added that, in the mean time, there was
abundant evidence other elections being
properly conducted from The talen.s and
responsibility Of her representatives.
The house Adjourned without taking a!
question On Mr.. Bibb's proyiso.
Thursday, Novex6erae.
Mr.. Lewis, frem the committee 10
whom was recommi,,ed the b5li for erect
ing a bridge over the river Potomac, re
ported the bill with amendments; NE ssoa2
material ct which makes the shares OF the
stock personal instead of real pro3s5syl Z /