Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-08

OUT Vi ofucf, iof the reason assigned 0r
the first application of MIR. Random
on this day.
Mr.. Anderson, from the COMMITTEE
on The public lands, made an unfayora
BILE report on the petition Of Charles II I
Du Pasquiet' and other SWISS emierants
in the United States, (praying a grant
Of land on certain conditions) which
Vas read and concurred in.
Mr.. A. from the same COMMITTEE
made All unfavorable report on the Ne
tition of James Shields, Accompanied
by bill for his relief.
Mr.. Sergeant from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill to coutinna
in force the act of March 5, 1919. " r.
protect the commerce of the United
States, and to punish the crime Of pira
cy."
These bills were severally twice read
| and committed.
Mr. Livermore, from the committee
on the Post Office and Post Roads |
| made an unfayorable report on the pc
tticns Of Joseph Timberlakc, of John
| Hutchinson, of Thomas Macy, of Alex
ander Barr, of James Sweeny, of VIM
Trough, of T. F. Vaught, of JOS. f
Sprague. and Of sundry Inhabitants Of.
DeleN are, on behalf of the Postmaster
at Georgetown, Del. which report was
| read and ordered to lie on the table
Mr.. Randolph, being in the MAORI.
ty on that question, moved the House
now to reconsider their vote of yester.
day, in which they conCurrrd in the
first amendment proposed by the Sc
nate to the Missouri bill, which was to
strike out the Slavery Restriction.
MIR. Archer, of Va. seconded the mo.
ton.
The Speaker, having ascertained tie
fact, stated TO the House, that the pro-
ceedings of the House on that bill yes
terday, had been communicated to the
Senate, by the clerk, and that the bill
not being in possession of the House,
the motion to reconsider could not be
entertained,
Whereupon, Mr.. Randolph submit.
ted the following resolution:
Resolved, That, in carrying the bill,
entitled San act to authorize the peO-
pie Of the territory of Missouri to form
a constitution, and state government,
and for the admission Of such state in
to the Union on an equal footing with
the original states" after member
from Virginia had given notice of hls
intention to move a reconsideration OF.
the question, decided last evening, in.
which the said member,viz Mr.. Ran.
doIph, voted in the majority on one OF
the amendments of the Senate thereto,
the Clerk is guilty of breach Of the
pri, iIeges of member OF tins house
underline Rules thereof.
And the question being put whether
the House would now consider Vac SAD
resolution 1T was decided in the mega
tive-ayes 81, noes II.
MIR. Randolph then submitted the
following proposition which lies on
the table:
..That so much of the 57th rule as al E
lows a re. consideration Of any question:
by motion of any member of the mao
rity on such question, on the DAY sue
ceeding that on which such question Ce
taken, be expunged."
A message was received from tDe
Senate, announcing that they had re-
coded from their amendments TO 'be
Maine bill but asking further con-
ference on the subject Of that BILL l'r
the purpose of making a necessary Ser'
bal amendmrnt-to insert Maf'i
$780," instead of March {" next ID
the original bill was drafted'l IN
MIR. Randolph noved that the OIL
be indefinitely postponed, and proceed
ed at considerable. length to offer Ms
reasons for wishing to prevent lis Pas
sage; when ,u Mr.
I.ivermore, for deviatinS from the qu'S-
ton under debate. ~
The Speaker decided that Mt hA"
dolph was not out of order -.
MIR. Livermore appealed from t tnS
decision of the Chair, but Oslof' vi"
question was put, ,otiop
Mr.. Randolph, withdrew lbs 'n 70 the