The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-12-16
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE,
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Mr.. TarnRm pr scented 20 The Senate
the Instructions Of the stale of Massa-
chuset,s TO their Senators, to use their
cxertions 10 procure repeal OF the com.
pcpsalion law.
The motion OF Mr.. Bar6oar to =
mend tic CoBstituiiCr, was real Sc
coud time and commute 20 Mrs. Bar
bcur, Roher,s, Daggett, Mason of n, Ill.
AID Brcwr.
Tuesday, Dee. 10.
MIR Troup, frcm Georgia and Mr..
Goltsbhoush from Nd. appeared aud
,o4 K ,&cir seats.
J hc Two senator's frcm Indiana.
" aller, Iaylor ana Jane Noble, Che
set of her admission into the Union
having been consummated) produced
their credentials aud were quarfed.
HOUSE OF RErRESENTA1 IVES
Hedne6dGy December IL.
Mr.. N;ddleron, from So Ca. and
Mr.. ROof, from New York, appeared
this day.
MIR. Forsyth oil Geo from the com.
miiiee sppointed to lay before the Pre-
siGert the resolution request sting the
President to lay before the House
statement OF the proceedings Of the
Commissioners of Claims, reported that
he committee had performed Ina: duty.
CORPS OF INvALIDS.
MIR. Johnson of KY. from the coma
mittee on military affairs, reported "a
bill Tor the relief Of the inErm, disabled
aud superannea.ed officers ard soldiers
of tie army Of the United States OF the
revolutionary war, and of the late war,
and of militia disabled in the late war.
] his bill contemplales the establish
nient Ct Corps Of Invalds I he bill
was twice read and committed
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
MIR. Wide oil Geo. from the commit.
mittee TO whem that part of the Pre-
sidenl's Message was referred, madea
report
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
MIR. Pieke0S, Of N. c rose to FRO =
pose an Amendment TO the CONSTITUTIONS
of the United States; on which having:
on former occasions expressed has
views, he would now only remark, thas
only once had the question ever been
really tried in this House, and that was,
at memen, of great public embariass.
meni, not favorable TO a mature Gelibe--
ration on its merits, This was the first
fair occasion of presenting the subject
fully for consideration. Several Of the
states had, since the first agi;stion of
The question in The House, given, to the
incubation. among which were Massa.
chusettss North Carolina, and Virginia;
ard i! had, at one session, received The
sanction of the Senate of the u. S. II
ever there was a period favorable 10
proper amendment Of the constilutior,
II was tue present moment, when VIC
are literally at peace, al home and a.
broad. Mr. p. then introduced the FOL.
loving resolution
Reso1Ved, by The Senate and House
Of Representative Of rhe United SfatciN
If .AmerirG, in Congress assembled, two
thirds OF both Houses concurriDg there
in, That the following smendment To-
the constitution of the United States be
proposed to the legislatures Of the Sc
veral S,ales, which, when ratified by the
Legislatures of three fourlbs d the
said States, shall be valid, to III inteDts
and purposes, as part Of the said con.
slitulion.
For the pUrpose Of choosing Of Re-
personalities in The Congress of tie
United States, each State shall be di.
yided, by its Legislature, Into num-
jcr OF DISTRICTS equalto The number oE
Representatives TO which the State may
be entitled.
Each district shall contain, as nearly
as may be, eqaal numbers, which shall
be determined By adding to the whole
oumber Of free persons, including those
bound TO serve for term Of years, and
exclnding Indians not taxed, three flths
Of sil oihcr persons.
In each district the qualified voters
sb7ll elect one Representative.
For the DuEDosc Of chooeiro TLoet.4