Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-02-20
ALEX ANnRiA:
.S3TURD.qY FEBRU.4RYg0- 1912.
From OUR CORRESPONDENT AT wAsHIseToS

the committee of the whole which was
the object of consideration, another debate
arose yesterday on similar grounds 10 those
which in the Missouri bill were so amply
discussed few days ago. Mr.. Tayiormo-
we'd to amend the bill. by inserting, first,
proviso to prohibit involuntary slavery. ex,
cept as punishment for crimes, proved
by legal conviction Of the ofender-and Sc
condly, aproviso that all the children born
within the said territory, after the admls-
sion o it into the union, shall be free at the
age of twenty FIVE years. The FIRST of these
-provisoes was negatived by rs votes 10 IS
but the secondwas carried by exactly the
same majority IS to Is.
On this Mr.. Williams, of North Carolina,
rose, and said that he had voted with the
majority, in the latter question, for the sole
purpose Of obtaining the privilege OF mo-
wing for a reconsideration Of it. He ac-
cordingly moved that the question should
be reconsidered, in order TO have tull ex-
preston of the sentiments OF the house,
which had not been obtained, many mem
bers being absent. lie question OF 'hls
motion was taken by ayes ana noes ana
decided in the negative for it II, against
il 70.
on the question 'oi engro's,',s' "'' Jas
SET moved that 'he Dill s'o"'u NC ie'o'''
mlted 10 select comml'ee. "A co'''er-
sation followed this, which ended IN a mo-
tlon by Mr.. Lowndes, TO lay the Dill on Inc
table, IN order to have .all OF the house
tor the decision OF this important question:.
ne OIL from 'ne sena1e' au'ior'S'ns s'',e
forward on the report Of the committee OF
The whole, when The amendments by that
committee were concurred in, and with the
bill were ordered to third reading.
The house in committee, Mr.. II. Nelson
in the chair then took up the report of the
committee appointed TO investigate The ST.
tuation of the U. S. bank-when Mr. John
son CT Va. moved his promised resolution,
to instruct the judiciary committee to re-
port bill to repeal the act OF chartering
the u. s. Bank-and spoke long time in
support of it--and was followed in the
same course by MIR. Pindall, who in speech
or still greater length maintained the con-
s,itutional RICH, of congress to repeal iha:
cbarter-and the propriety OF lis doing so.
Mr. Lown,es EXPRESSED wish to make
so'''e ie'"',"s ufoi "is i'''''o"' '', :. '
ing rather late IN The Gay. postponed Them
to tomorrow (this lay. So the house ad-
iourned.
We WISH 10 attract the attention OF our
!: readers to The CONCERT au'er''Sco 'of ms
evening at tie Theatre. 1" the lovers OF
music ii promises great tteat.
Mir. Brenan is lately arrived from Eu-
rope, and in the large cities OF New ork,
Philadelphia &c. be has acquired such tame
as to establish him the first singer who has
visited his country. Mr. Hewitt, former
ly leader IF the New York and Boston
Theatres, ranks the FIRST as theatrical and
practical musician, and as performer on
the violin, exccllel BY none. Mr.. Ed
ward Brennan we understand, is an unco:n-
mon enc Bass singer.
We trus! the Theatre will be wei! and
fashonab!y attended, to induce such talen:
in the science to visit us often.
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