Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-02

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was twice read and committed.
The bill from the Senate, for the relief of
the legal Representative of John o'Connor,
deceased, was read the third time: when,
some debate ensuing on its merits /;
The bill was, on motion Of Mr.. Storrs,
committed to committee of the whole
| House.
MISSOURI BILL.
The order Of the day being announced
from the Chair being the unfinished bust
| ness of yesterday,
Mr.. Hill renewed the motion which he
| made yesterday, that the committee Of the
whole House be discharged from the further
consideration OF the Missouri Bill but the
motion was not sustained by a majority Of
the House.
Tue House then again resolved itself into
committee OF the whole, Mr.. Cobb in the
chair, on the said bill.
Mr. Storrs. of New ork, moved to amend
the bill, BY inserting in the 4th section i'm
mediately preceding the restrictive amend
nent adopted yesterday the following pro-
viso.
That in all that tract Of country ceded by
France to the United States, under the name
of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty.six
degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, ex-
cepting only such part thereas is included
within the Limits of the state contemplated
by this act, there shall be neither slavary nor
involuntary serviiude, otherwise than in the
punishment of crimes whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted /: Provided,
aIavays, That any person escaping into the
same, from whom labor or service is lawfully
claimed in any state or territory of the Uni
ted States, such fugitive may be lawfully re-
claimed, and conveyed 10 the person claim
ing his or her labor or service, as aforesaid.
Mr. Storrs supported his amendment in a
speech Of considerable length embracing,
incidentally, in the range of his remarks, an
examination OF the right of imposing the
Slavery Restriction on Missouri.
Mr.. Randolph next rose, and spoke more
than four hours, against The amendment, and
the topics connected with it, the subject
of restriction, &c. When he had concluded,
(about half past four o'clock.)
An Intellectual motion was made for the
committee to Use.
Mr. Beecher, OF Ohio, then took the floor,
and proceeded short time in speech on
the subject, when he gave way for motion
for the committee to rise, which prevailed,
and about o'clock,
The House adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Monday, Feb. %.
One or two reports were made by the com
mittee OF claims, on private petitions, which
shall be noticed when acted on by the Sc
nate.
Mr. Williams laid before the Senate two
resolutions of the Legislature OF Mississip-
pi relative TO the establishment Of ports OF
entry at the mouths of Pearl and Pascagou-
"a rivers.
The report Of the committee of claims on
the petition of Aquilla Giles was taken up,
but, on motion Of Mr.. King, of N, Y. was
ordered to lie on the table.
MIR. Lloyd, OF Nd. submitted for consider
alton the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee on public
lands be instructed to enquire into the expe
dlency of making appropriations of public
lands for the support and encouragement OF
literary institutions within the limits of the
old states, corresponding with the provisions
which have been made ior the same purpose
within the limits of the new states.
The motion lies Oh the table one day Of
course THE MAINE BILE.
The Senate proceeded again to consider the
question on recedng from the amend
ments made by the Senate, and disagreed to
by the House Of Representatives, to the bill
for the admission Of Maine into the Union.
These amendments embrace two distinct
measures-the one admitting Missouri into
the union-the other prohibiting the future
transportation of slaves into the territories
of the United States.
The question of order, depending on the
last adjournment, was, after few remarks
on it by Mr.. Wilson, by vote of 22 to IT,
decided in favor nf tho d;v;s;b;l;tu xsf Tho