Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-12

MIR. l.. said the views he had express |
ed were founded on ile,beliei thai Nilsson
ri MAS now, 10 all inlenis and purposes,
"A Stale. But, he said, IL he did not be-
leve, that, under The act q! last session,
Missouri is a slate already il he thought
she was only a state ia fact aud not a
state IN right, he should have the same
opinion as he had now expressed. She
has her own Government, Legislature &
Judiciary, and. exercises all the rights Ut
IA sovereign state. ln this case, as in The
other, he should think it inexpedieni to
pronounce on the constitutional question
because, should That clause be excepted
from the recognition, il could >be rein
stated on her becoming a state, without
the power OF Congress To prevent II and
the question must al last be decided By
the Judiciary, the only competent tribu-
nal
Mr.. l.. here concluded his remarks, re-.
serving for IA future occasion the answers
to objections which he might not have
anticipated. And,
Gu motion of Mr. Sergeant, the com.
miitee rose, and-'rhe House adjourned.
THURSDAY, DEC. z.
The engrossed bill to alter The time of
holding the District Court for the District
of Mississippi, was read third time,
passed and sent 10 The House of Repre-
seutaiives.
MIR. COBB gave notice OF lis intention,
so soon as the question now under con
sideration in committee of the whole,
should he finally disposed of, TO call Tor
the consideration OF his propositions cun
iempiaiing a rei,encl,meht of The expen-
ses OF the government.
MISSOURI.
The House then resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole, MIR Nelson. OF
Va. In the chair, ON HE resolution declar
luton on an equal footing with the other
S,a'es of,he Union. And The question
having been again stalled
Mr.. SERGEANT rose and delivered a
speech, occupying upwards OF two hours
time.
After Mr.. Sergeant sat down, on mo-
ton of Mr.. SlorIs. The committee rose
and the Honse adjourned.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8.
MIR. Campbell, from the committee on
Private Land Claims, reported bill 10
extend The time tnr locating Virginia
Military Land Warrants, aud returning
surveys thereon 10 the General Land
Office; which vas twice read and com
mit,ed.
The Speaker laid before The house a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
transmitting. in obedience 10 "A result
ton nf the House Of Representatives Of
the 2S.h u't. suudry statements, shelving
the amount OF moneys drawn from the
Treasury, for the War and Navy Depart
ments, from The 30ih day of N0ven Der.
1919, to the 18Th day Of November in
slant an account of transfers made dur
ing she last recess Of Congress, from one
appropriation 10 another, aud the aggte-
gate amount Of payments made durps
The same period, by The Treasurer, az
agen, fer lie War an'i Nav. Departments,
during the aame neriod.
MISSOURI.
The house then again resolved Itself
into committee Of The whole, Mr. Hii
IN the chair, Oh the resolution drcla,in.
the admission oil Missouri inio She Uuion
on an cqual iooi!na sinh the Original
states
Mr.. SToRRs. ofNcw York. in spceell
| ct about al hours lruglh, assigned ihc
reasons which would induce him 10 vote
against The resolution.
MI Il. BARBOUR, at Virginia, in a
| speech OF somewhat greater length, defend.
right of MIssourio The form Of admission
into the Uni-n.
Irhese Speeches will be reported ]
When MIR. Barbour concluded, there
seemed moi 10 be disposition III ANY per
son TO rise
MIR. !Snyth, of Va. said that he wish
ed 10 present his views on lie suhject,
but was mol prepared tu do so this after
noon. He therefore asked that Tie COM
m.ti.e sh"nid rise, a"d ask leave to sill
again. The committee, however, refused
TO rise.
MIR. Archer, of Va. said that be, TOE,
wished t. add ess lie House on This qnrs-
ton but was p.evenied from dong so
t. day by bodil, In0isposition.
Another melton for tie committee 10
rise was nega,red.
At length, however, after one or Two
more reiusals, the committee roe and re
ported Tie resolution to the House aud
after several Intellectual aite@pts. mo
ton al length prevailed 10 lay il OIL The
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