Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-07

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ed the bill to go back to the committee,
| in hopes that they might so shape it as
/ to obviate the difficulties alluded to, and
unite the voice Of the Senate in its favor.
Mr.. Is. concluded his remarks by NOV
ing that the further consideration Of
the bill be postponed to Wednesday !;
when, if his present motion succeeded.
he should offer the following motion:
"That the bill entitled bill decla-
ring the consent Of Congress to the ad-
mission of the state OF Maine into the
Union, be committed to the committee
on the judiciary. with instructions so
to amend it as to autlloris.' the people
of Missouri to establish state govern
men! and to admit such state into the
union upon an equal footing witt, tue
original states in all respects whate-
YER"
The motion to postpone was opp"sed
at considerable lngth. by Mr.. Mellen,
Mr. Otis, and Mr.. Burriil, sprcessively
"n the ground Of The improperly OF de-
laying The bill, and alsv as taken in
| connection with the motion of which
| tlr. Barbour had given notice. The
inexpedency of coupling the two sub
jccts together in one bill and, incident
ally, the question connected with the
Missouri bill of certain restrictions, &c,
entered into the debate.
Mr.. Barbour replied, and entered at large
into the merits and the defence of the pro-
| position which he had disclosed his intention
of Offering, and INTO the question which grew
out OF it, touching the right of imposing con-
| A further notice of the debate will be at
tempted hereafter.
The motion strictly before the Senate be-
ing simply to postpone the cons Iteration Of
the bill to Wednesday, it was assented to
generally By those gentlemen who had cppo-
sed the object Of the postponement. and was
agreed to without division,
The bill which had passed the House of
Representatives on the same subject, was re.
CeiFcu dHd LII" OH tIc ldpic Wien
The Senate went into the consideration Of
Executive business after which
They adjourned.
Tuesday, Jan. 4.
Mr. William Pinkney, Senator from the
state of Maryland. appeared this day and
took his seat
Mr. Williams, of Tenn. from the com.
mittee on Military Affairs. to whom bad been
referred the bill from the other house, ma
king partial appropriation for the Military
service of 1920, reported the same without
amendment.
Mr. Sanford, from the committee Of FL
nance, made an unfavorable report on the
petition of Joshua Nevill, which was read.
The bill from the House of Representa-
tives for the admission of Maine into the y.
Mon, was taken up and read twice, and re-
lerred to the committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on the }u-
dietary, to whom had been referred the bill
from the other house, for the establishment
of circuit court in the District of Maine,
reported the same without amendment.
Mr.. reichnor gave notice that he should,
on tomorrow, ask leave to bring in bill to
provide for the better organization Of the
Treasury department.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Senate then proceeded, according TO
the order of the day to consider the resolu-
tons, submitted on The 28th Of Dec. by Mr.
Logan, ofKy.
The resolutions having been read, Mr..
Logan rose and addressed the Senate about
an hour IN support of the several features Of
his ropostion-arguing to shew that the
enquiry was necessary just, and constitution
al. I'VE shall publish his remarks at large,
as soon as practicab!e]
Mr.. Wilson, of N. J. called for a division
of the question on the resolutions ; and, no
further debate ensuing,
The question was taken on the first reso-
luton, and decided in the negative-ayes IL,
noes a.
The question was then put on the two re-
naming resolutions, successfully, without
debate, and also decided in the negative,
without division but few voices being
heard in the affirmative.
The resolutions offered yesterday, by Mr..