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

II On motion of Mr.. Cook, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary Of war
, be directed to lay before the House Of
Representatives the several Typographical
4 reports that have been made to the war de-
partment, in pursuance Of Instructions 10
| that effect, respecting the practicability o.
uniting by canal the waters OF the I'LL
nois river and those Of Lake Michigan,
and such other information as he may be
in possession of on that subject.
On motion Of MIR. Rich, OF Vermont, il
was
/ Resolved, That the committee on revo-
lutionary pensions be instructed TO enquire
into the manner in which the act OF the
| 18th OF March, 1918, has been executed /;
ascertaining, as far as may be practicable,
the class or classes of cases which it has
been construed TO embrace, and such as
have been excluded from its provisions !:
whether the objects contemplated by its
passage have been, or probably will be,
effected by the operations Of the law; aud,
| If not, whether ii be susceptible OF such
amendments as will insure the accomplish
| ment OF those objects; that in case il shall
be ascertained that, from fraudulent prac-
tices under the law, for which no effectual
remedy can be applied, or from any other
cause, The original objects Of it are unat-
,ainable, the said committee enquire into
the expediency of its repeal.
On motion Of Mr.. Morton, it was
Resolved, That the committee Of ways
and means be instructed to enquire wheth-
er, in any case, further time than is alrea-
Idly prescribed by law, ought to be allowed
for the redemption of lands sold for direct
taxes, and purchased, pursuant to law, for
aud in behalf of the Uaited States.
RESTRICTION ON SLAVERY.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor, of New York
the House proceeded to the consideration
Of the resolution yesterday offered by him,
in the words following, 10 wit:
Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the expediency of pro-
hibiting by law the introduction of slaves
into the territories of the United States
west of the Mississippi.
Mr.. Taylor said, it was not his purpose
TO go into any discussion of the merits OF
this proposition; nor, he believed, would
any discussion assist the end he had in
view. If compromise Of opposite opin-
ions was to be effected, it appeared TO him
better that committee should be appoint
ed to examine into it, and make their re-
port; and that the question should not be
moved in this House until the committee
should have expended their best efforts
on this object.
The question was then taken, without
debate, on agreeing to the resolution, and
decided in the affirmative, without di.
vision. A committee Of seven members
was ordered TO be appointed accordingly.
Mr.. Taylor then moved TO postpone
until the first Monday in February next,
the order Of the day on the bill authori-
sing convention Of the people of Mis-
souri,, for the purpose Of forming consti-
tuition and state government
Mr.. Lowndes said he thought the day
which was proposed for the postponemeni
was too distant; and that the question
whether any compromise could be effected
might be decided in much less time than
that. He could hardly suppose that the
glimpse of the possibility of compromise
which had appeared, ought TO induce the
house so long to postpone the consideration
Of this measure. He did not desire to act
on the subject Immediately, but wished it
to lie on the list Of orders of the day, un-
til the house was ready to take il up.
Mr.. Livermore, Of New-Hampshire,
observed, that the Missouri question was
of great moment, and deserving of full
consideration, and one that was unfortu-
nately calculated to excite irritation. He
therefore hoped that it would be postponed
to late day in the session, that other bu
siness OF pressing nature might be first
disposed of. 1t could not be material
whether Missouri be made state this day
or at the end Of the present session.
Mr.. Scott, delegate from Missouri, said
he hoped that the proposition to postpone
till the first Monday Of February would
not succeed. 1t was of vast importance
to the People Of Missouri that an imn1edi
ate decision should be made on this ques-
tion. If the bill passed at an early day
the people would then have time to meet
in Convention, form their constitution, or
ganize their government, elect members to
a general assembly. on whom it would de-
volve to choose senators to the Congress
OF the United States. If, on the other
hand, the bill ultimately was lost, it was
equally necessary that the people should
be 5000 apprized Of its failure, that they
might have time to act for themselves.
aud frame form Of government. which
he was convinced they would do, without