Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-06

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A report was received from tho G.
cretary of war on the petition Of ~
bert Swartw0ut. which had been resar
red to him. expressing the opinion ,ha.
the petitioner is entitled to relief NV "'
sporting the negotiation of certa; S
Treasury Notes for the use the Ona"
ter Masters Department of the ARM,
during the late war; The report ."5
petition were on motion of MIR. SamS
ford, referred to the military oommit
tee.
On motion Of Mr.. King Of New.Yo,k
at the request Of MIR. Barker, who hos
a petition depending before a commits
Of the Senate connected with the frar
sactions respecting the loans during tLo
late war, it was
RssoJred. That the Secretary of III.
Treasury lay before the Senate COW
of the letter from @. w. Campbell
Secretary of the Treasury, to Jacob
Barker, dated May Cd, 1914.
Mr.. King ofNew York, called m
the memorial of Maj. General
Jackson now lying on the table, with
the view only of moving that it be prip.
ted.
On this motion few observations
were made, as to the propriety of first
reading this memorial, Which was OBJ.
jected to on account Of its length. The
consideration of the subject, however,
was interrupted by the arrival from the
House of Representatives Of a message
announcing the passage of
THE MISSOURI ELL.
This bill is that which has been 50
long debated in the House of Represen-
tatives, and contains the provision re-
stricting slavery.
The bill was, on motion of Mr.. Bar
bour, Immediately taken up and read
first and second time: and. at his in
stance also, was then forthwith taken
up as il committee of the whole.
Mr.. Barbour then moved to amend
the bill by striking out the Proviso re-
quiring The new State to interdict
slavery within its limits. The subject,
he said, had been so fully discussed, and
so often passed upon, and the yeas and
NAYS recorded on it, that he thought it
unnecessary to say any thing on the
subject and lie should forbear even the
asking for the yeas and nays upon it.
MIR. King OF N. Y. said he was per-
fectly ready to concur in the sentiment
expressed by the gentleman from Nir-
ginia. lie had no idea of producing
delay in bringing this matter to con-
clusion, W hich only would be the effect
of discussion i but was ready to concur
in any course which would lead to its
speedy termination.
Mr.. Horsey, said, that, having been
necessarily absent when this question
was before decided, he wished pow to
be INDUCED with an opportunity OF re-
cording his vote.
The yeas and nays were accordingly
ordered to be taken, and stood as lOl-
lows:
Mcssrs. Barbour, Brown,
Eaton, Edwards, Elliot GallIald'
Horsey, Hunter, johnson of Ken J0nn'
son of Lou. King of Alab. hannah
Leake, Lloyd Logan. Macon, Parrot
pinkney, Peasants, Smith, stokes
Thomas, Van Dyke, Walker OF AiaO'
Walker of Geo. Williams OF bliss
" ilIiams of Tcn,--e7.
NAYs-Messrs. Burrll, Dana
Dickerson, King Of n. \. Lo"rIH
MeIIen. Morrill,, Noble, Otis, Roberts
Ruggles, Sanford, Taylor, lr'mOS'
Wilson--l5 1
Mr.. Thomas then proposed 20 al'' 1:
the bill by inserting therein a Secujn
declaring the inhibition of SLAYER! III
the Territories of the United o' ave-
north of Sc degrees so min. \. iaL' lns
same as was previously proposed Dy ,"s
Senate to be added to the MAINS
Billy uitbopt
debate. no,.ted
The amendments were then rtpO' oSJ
49, o,,,,;ttoa of the whole, anu
the first of them was coneu't'0
without division. ;, NJ
To the second (Mr. Thomas gL I
Trimble proposed an ameDdlne"' vi loo