Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-09

with better success, The nroea. a meg
was about to submit had At ,l;ss
limes been SUPPORTED by the uo. ,astsa'
ole of both branches Of the Is. s,iaea
t North-carolih and under s &
|:ien Of this respectable autbo'; s say
thought It his duty again to orr. !, \ I
the consideration Of. the house. W.; ! \ \
Hid in the following shape "'''a
Resolved, By Che senate an5u.
Representatives af tie q. States ,; ;,,s
|sress assembled, two tbisqIs.Ct bo q soy
5es concerning therein, that the fop,. 10y
|amandmcat to the constitution Of ' ~ !!
states, be proposed to The Lesi,,,,ss,l
|af The several states, which. WHOM =
led by tie Legislatures Of three G'a ss
ut tie said states, shall be valid h . NJ!
tents and pnrposes, as pars Of d. :. q :
constitutions ~' S'i'
| " For the parpose Of elleosiss D..
lscnfallyes III tat congress d fIpTY V
zach State shall be divided BY i. ~
I'ature into q number Of Districts -
% tie number Of Represeufat;ts' 1
| shich the states may be eati,l,5--..
district shall contain as nearly Is NJ.
quail numbers, which shall be dets,.'
q by adding to the whale Eunbs, /
rec persons. including those borr5,I
E,cryice for term Of years, andeygs|
tng Indians not taxed. tl,ree-sflhs 4 4
| tier persons. In each district. tho i
fed voters shall elect ore repressas
live
/ :" For the purpose Of ctosing el.Y
or President and President 4 i
II. States, each state shall be dniaeIb|
rs legislature, into anumber Of disna|
te1ual TO tie number of electors tosEt|
he state may entitled; each dste|
shall contain, as nearly as may be, scal
Ilambers, vii: II shall be detcmnstbI
bidding to the Whole number Of iIes mi
lsons, including those bound TO serve
IA term Of years, anf.ezcludiug IaGl /
mot taxed, three-ffths of aItotltr n
SONS. In each District persons quatss
to vote forrepresentatiye in the cayeI
Iof tie o.. States, shall choose one
Tor. The Legislature efeach state b
leave power toresu!ate the maana
iaolding elections, and making retuN
E,ile Electors. IN case al the elttt,
! hculd not meet 1T the time and D.
appointed for giving their votes, ID;
Erity of thc Electors met shall have p
i}5r. and forthwith proceed to supply
lracancy.
I A division Of the states into }
.Itricts for choosing representatives in
congress Of the U S. and into Dian
.lfor csoGsiag electors Of president
lyice President of the Q. S. shall
IpIace as soon as conveniently may
tier eash enumeration and appOtir
iof Representatives shall be made:
districts shall remain unaltered,l
ter tie succeeding enumeration
.Ioortioumeut 0! Representatives.
/ The resolution was twice read
IEerred to a committee of the wha!
! On motlon Of MIR. Easton,
Resoi ed, That the committee
iiitary asfaas be instructed to en'
10 the expediercy of providing
flor the printing and distribution
Irae Militia officers Of the several
I4nd territories. Of a suitable nai
Icopies of the militia laws ottae y.
ltse Rules aud Articles Of War, any
discipline adopted by the Y, ,.
! The cngrossed Till for TIE relic .,,
Henry Fanning; the epsrOs'e'i DBL
Ithe relief Of Martha Cole and c''
were seyeralIy read the third tue
passed.
Tie house, according to the oNe'
,Iihe day, resumed the consideration
1.-The report of the committee Of the '"
I'm the BIZ for carrying into eject
lcommercial convention with Great
tan.
! The question being on the agree
ito the amendments reported DJ tAei
lmittee of the whole
/ MIR. Forsyth defended the &C
.ltion be had Put upon the treaty. Y,
ltke strength Of which an a'a ,Saa
rs en- introduced in COMMITTEE
y ooie, fol combining the eqa" o','
ttldat.cs il Our ports to ye'S '. w.
..lrect from tie British terIiIO'''
lroFe. .oJ;Iyy
led at length, no sketch o. IT.
lis here attempted. r,.r Or, an
! Mr.. Robertson, Nh u',,,nc0cN
! Curhbert. opposed tlds c"p asdr,es.