Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-28

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opinion Of any other member, that he had
sincere disposition to accomplish the
object Of the proposition he had submit
ted. And should be fail Of his object il
appeared to him the first Monday in Febru
airy would be time enough to commence
what be feared would be most unprofit
able and unproduclive discussion. With
respect to the people Of Missouri, Mr.. L,
said it would be time enough for them he
presumed after the first Monday in Febru'
airy, or even after they had learnt the de-
cision of this house, to elect convention
and form a constitution without the au
lthority of Congress.
Mr.. Anderson, Of Kentucky, was oppo.
sed to the proposed postponement. The
discussion of this bill might well go OF
without reference to the object embraced
by the vote oil this morning, which had
inc bearing on the question whether or moi
one of the territories should be admitted
into The Union. With regard to the dis
cussion, which it was supposed would bt
disagreeable, Mr.. A. asked whether thai
on the report Of the committee this day
ordered 10 be appointed, would be less
seq The two questions embraced the
same points. Even the complete success
of the proposition of the gentleman from
New York could not prevent the discus
sion on the question which must arise
during the session on the admission Of the
territory of Missouri into the Union He
hoped the postponement would not take
place.
Mr.. Mercer, of. Virginia, was opposed
to SO long postponement as was proposed;
because the territory possessing the requi-
site population, SC. every moments de.
lay, considering the practice OF the 60
vernment heretofore, was an infraction Of
its rights. MIR. NJ. particularly desired,
when this question was taken up that il
should not be by surprise, ia such manner
as to deprive gentlemen of the opportuni-
ty OF expressing their opinions on it. He
himself had, he sad, al the last Congress
taken some pride in recording his vote
against The introduction OF slaves into the
territories of the Emitted States, because
that measure was within the fair scope of
legislative power. AT the same time he
considered it Inconsistent with the most
solemn obiigatioosto respect the cons;itu.
lion, for Cougressto clog the admission of
any independent safe into the Union with
any condition whatever, except that the
constitution formed for its government
should be republican. He concluded by
moving the I'd Mhday Of January as the
DAY TO which The lill should be postponed.
And, on the QUESTION, the order Of the
day on the Missouri bill was postponed to
the second Monday in January.
The Heuse llaen resolved itself into a
committee Of the whole, Mr.. Campbell, OF
Ohio inthe chair Oh two or three bills Of
a private nature, which were strongI,
supported by the Chairman OF the COM
mit,ee Of Ways and Means, (Mr. Smith,
OF Md and weie reported to the House,
and ordered iossbe eugrossed for third
reading. And the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10.
Mr.. Sergeant, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported bill for esiab.
hshing an unifofn system of Bankruptcy
thronghoutthe United States, which was
twice read aud committed.
Considerable business Of private ma
tnre was transacted.
FRIDAY, Dec. IL.
The Speaker laid before the House a
Letter from the Secretary of the TreasiI
ry, transmitting statement Of exports
IRON the United States during one year,
ending on the Both September, 1919; and
also letter from the Commissioner of the
Revenue, transmitting the annual state
ment of the proceeds Of the Direct Tax,
and Internal Duties. &c.
Mr. Rich, of Vermont. offered for con-
s'deration the following resolution;
ResotUed, That the committee Of claims
De instructed to prepare and report bill
providing for the distribution OF sum of
money among such. Of the citizens Of the
United States as lost their property 10
consequence Of the general conflagration
by the eDemy on the Niagara frontier du-
ring the late war;
And the resolution was ordered to lie
on the table.
On motion Of Mr. Whitman, it was
ReSotUed, That the Secretary OF War
|oe directed 10 report TO this House a
statement Of the expense Of furnishing the
Army OF the United States with rations
Tor the term of one year, ending on the
t4th of April, 1918, exhibiting the aver
age cost per ration, and also Of the ex-
pense OF furnishing the Army with ra-
tons; exhibiting also the average cost
per ration, for the term Of one year, I'M
der the provisions Of the law. passed on