The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-15

whole, on the bill for admitting the. Terri.
tory OF Orleans into the Union as state.
Mr.. MIXERS proposed amendment was
before the Committee the last time the sub
iect was under consideration = and the que
ton OF course now REQUIRED OH the same mo-
ton.
Mr.. Barry and Mr.. Bacon opposed it.
The auendmen, was disagreed to by
large majority.
Mr.. Garry then proposed the following
amendment TO the bill:
Provided, That fhe United States here
by reserUe the hosver Of Altering the bounds
81 said territory, so as NOT mafe,iaNy 70
diminish rs e.rEent, erceht so far as relates
20 that horton ofit situated south of the
S1st degree Of north latitude, and east of a
hne drawn along the middle Of fhe Iakes
Pm CHAIRMAN, Maurehas and the rfver
I6ervtHe 10 IFS junction 7v,th the Missis-
sfhfi, The hcgver over which is here6y er.
hressiy reserved to the United States. to
be DISPOSED Of i'm any manner that n,av be
deemed hroher.
After some conversation, in which Mr..
Shelley declared his intention of moving
The amendment which follows, and MIR
P"indexter expressed his approbati O. il.
Mr.. Barry withdrew his amendment to
make room forit.
Mr. Skc6ey then moved to insert the fol-
lowinSin place Of tina, par OF the bill which
prescribed the boundaries of the future state
:" All that territory now Contained within
the limits ofthe territory of Orleans. excent
that part lying East of the river IbpryiIle
and line to be drawn along the middle of
the lakes Maurepas and Pontchar;rain to
the ucean"
M Bib6 stated, that if this amendment
was adopted IS he h ped il would he b.uld
eau up resolution which he had submitted
few days ago for appointing committee
t. enquire whether The terri ry West of the
re dido should be added 20 thu Mssis.ip,I
tsr'rory, or assume he form of territorial
government. This would become an after
question for the House to decide
Mr.. fright IN Mr. Rhea opposed the
amendment on the ground that the treaty
OF 1908. with France, guaranteed to the
Undivided territory OF Orieans a right O
become a state. &c on the same conditions
with the other sta.es
M Bf66 and Mr.. Ely supported the a.
mendnent on tie ground of the s-xnediency
OF leaving that part of the territory, the
right 10 which the President had declared
should be subjec, OF future egoria,ion in
such state as would enable the u. 5. to
negociase respecting il.
Mr.. She6ey's motion was agreed to
Ayes So.
M Miller moved an amendment m the
BIZ ing to restri the right of Suffrage 10.
white males He did It the ground. tina
the mixed population o. . e ms was So nu-
merous that they might elect person of CO
Tor to the National Legislature wi h whom
Mr. M said he should feel no inclination to
act.
MIR. Po'nderter stated the fact of there
being in Orleans many of the description of
people called Creoles, Who were very veal
thy and respectable, &c.
Mr. AhHer'S motion was negstived-
Ayes IL.
The period for the election Of a Convent
OH was fixed at the Sd Monday in Septem
Der next, and the time of It's meeting on the
LIST Monday in November
The committee rose and reported the bill
as amended, which was ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading tomorrow.
Adjourned at half past four.