Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-29

may be payable on statue Of Gu 49,"
Washington. to be imported from y az
rope, executed by the MARQUIS Canora
for the state of North Carolina.
MIR. Il:mb!e communicated 70 .
Senate certain resolutions Of tbe i is
gislatare of Ohio, in favor of ,La -
couragement Of domestic manufar,n '".
and of appropriations tor roads and ~
nails. d.
Some other subjects were partial.
acted on and postponed and ,be A.:
malnder have been already noticed
January &c.
Several reports were made on nr;ro 90,
claims, which We're read, but not der;
ded, and a number Of petitions wern
received and referred.
A resolution. offered yesterday. h,
Mr.. Walker, of Alabama, to ins,rnc,
the committee on public lands to ON
quirc into the expediency of establish
ing two additional land Offices in tha
state of Alabama, was taken IN and
greed to.
The resolutions of Mr.. Dickens,
for amending The constitution were fin,
Their postponed to tomorrow and
The Senate then resumed the copei
deration of the Missouri Question.
Mr.. Smith of S. c. addressed n,
Senate, at considerable length, in oppo.
sition to the Restriction, and in reoIv
to it's advocates when he had con-.
claded,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Wednesday, January &c.
Mr.. Williams, of N. C. made unfs.
vorable reports on the petitions eff Sam
uel Demarest and Abraham Forbes ::
the former of which was concurred in.
and the latter ordered to lie on the ia,
bic.
On motion eff Mr.. Ross, Of Ohio, it
was
Resolved, That TIE committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instruct.
ed to enquire into the expediency of 50
altering the mai! route from Lebanon
to Xenia, in Ohio, as TO pass through
Spangsbornugh and Ridgeville.
On melton of Mr.. PindalI, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads be instruct
ed to enquise into the expediency Of 50
altering tie post route from Clarks'
burgb, in Virginia, to Marietta, in Ohiq
as to pass by the way of Sistersvills,
and cross the Ohio near the mouth Of
Middle Island.
On motion Of MIR. Woodbridge it
was
Reso!red, That committee be ap-
pointed TO enquire whether any, and II
any, what further provision may be me-
ccssary TO give effect to the provisions
of the treaty of BrownstoWn, in the
territory of Michigan.
Mr.. Butler, OF n, Il. submitted a
proposition to alter the time OF meeting
in the morning to II O'Clock; which,
after a few ubser, ations from several
gentlemen, was ordered to lie on Inc
table.
The House then again went into COM
mittce of the whole, MIR. Baldwin ID
the chair, on the
MISSOURI BILL.
The proposition under cons'dera,lo'
was an amendment, offered yesteras!'
to the ed section of The bill, by NJ
storrs, subst antially to alter the lImls
of the proposed state, so as to MAKE MAKEUP 'rS
Missouri river the northern boundar!
thereof; with the view OF drawing q
line on which those in favor OF anu
those opposed to the slave restrIc'lU Oh,
might compromise their v'ews-.ri' 10
reasons therefor, as we'll as those o. u
theirs. for and against the propoSl'iO"'
will be given hereaitcr.] no .,
Mr.. Storrs rose and withdrc" 'lle a
mendment which he had offered yer ttsf
terday. and in lieu thereof suO'l''''''
the following: s,.s5,
find provided further, and it is n ";tbsI
enacted, That, forever hereafter ne'I Wv
slaverv nor involuntary servitude (eA
cept in the punishment OF cr'l d"I,
whereof the party shall have been ut ou' !.
conyicted) shall exist in the terI III, :!stI
the U. States. lying north OF 'he GOV a
degree of north latitude, and "es' y
the river Mississippi, and the D0u a9ts.
ries nf the state of Missouri, As e0.'