Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-14
CONGRESS.
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In SENATE.


The PTrsIceni comuIuni aied 10 the
Senate repor, of the Secretary of the
Treasury made i'll pursuance ut rcsplu-
tion OF the Senate oil The 3 of Aprll last.
stating The eNpepsrs of hold,ug Indian
conferences asi'l making ir.2 les. lie ex
peGScs oi Indian trade, &c. &c. from the
declaration If Independence.
TAr Prrsi;ieni also laid before The Sc
nate detailed report OF the Secretary OF
War, OF the amount ot Indian anuui.e~,
| Sc. rendered in obedience 10 resolution
OF the Sc"a,e al the l9h April ias,.
Mr.. IrimjLe, having Obtained leave, IN
| troduced, agreeably TO notice, a bill 10
provide Tor the appointment OF cuuuis
sioutrs Ia lay out Il canal IN the State OF
| Ohio: Ohc same as was before thr Sc
nate al the last SESSION. and the ball MAS
tMicc read, by general consent, and re-
| tered.
MISSOURI.
The Senate then resumed the console"
| ration Of The resolution Tor the adinis- ion
Of Missouri into the Uniou ; the question
being on tie following pfoviso, offered
| yesterday by Mr.. Eaton
PrOEidcd That nothing herein contained
shalt he 40 Construed a. 10 give the assent ot
Congress 10 amy provision in tie constitution
OF Missouri il any such there be, v.hic.I contra
vrues that clause in tie constitution of The u.
States which declares that lie e" citizens at
each state shall be entitled 20 All privileges and
Immuniiies @! citi2cns ~ The several StageS d"
Mr.. hiHS, OF n. \. observed, Thai the dPci-
| sion had been deferred Yesterday al his le.
gus ~. Fer himself, hr c0uls! discote no good
ell CT which the pIoviso would produce. SuCh
"a dt CiaTatiOn Could not weaken The effect OF
tas repn2rani Article OF tie Constitution adop.-
ed by Missouri, OF al,er IN aHN respect, he con-
ceised, the qneS;iOl a. II already stood before
! the Senate concerning the admission OF the
new stale. lie therefore could not. viewing IL
as he did, assent 10 th!s proposition.
Ms UlS0R, OF NV jersey, eli, red the fol-
| l'wirg substitute, by way Of ainehdracHi TO the
| proposition Of MIR EsioH which, Nh w. said,
won!d "''swe: bet'e' his view OF the subject.
| brIng more specific aud particular tiia,I the
| pTo'lso ALREADY tierrd
That nothinS herein coniaii ed shall be
| construed az giving tie assent OF Congress 10
so much ct tiS constitution OF The state OF
Missouri making IL the dnty OF the legislature
at SAID stale 10 pass t'aW - prevent tree
| negroes aud snnla toes, from coming 10, and
settling in, SAID state, uDdeI any protest what
soever,' as may be repugnani 10 that provi-
ion at The couS / ut1H at Tie United States
winch presrtihes that the citizens of each
taie shall be entitled 10 all privileges aud I'M
muuiIies of ciUZ rs ~ the several states"
ar Eaton 'aid, Ia viSh was shat Congress
shVn'a a'oid ewing '.ny opinion at all on The
doubtful clause COR ANY pa ticuar clause Of tie
Constitution - Ais. ouri; and the amendment
offered 10y Mr.. WIlso, differed from Ills own il,
II
feature 10 the g. nsti alton which WAS declared
undchnowledgcd.. IDLE did not think iiis
coniSe so II -siDle "a tue one sn:geSied hy his
Own motion. and therefore could not accept
the amendm' ut III lieu OF his.
blr. PtnltAey was 81 posed TO the amendment
Offered by Mr.. WiIs0u, because the clause
which il polluted Oui was rot before Congress
10 any manner whatever aud III would &C
company the resolution OF admission with 10
opIIion on that clause, even Shonld the lesl>.
latare OF Missouri iecis!aie 10 the utmost verge
OF the clause. The first amendment being
general, he hal no obeciinn toit.
TN The unrSiiOn Ia agree TO MIR Wilson's a.
mendmrnt, The Senate divided, aud there sp.
peared o OILY in the affirmative 30 il was re-
Jrcted, aud The question recnIred on The pro-
viso offered bv Mr.. Eaton
Mr. Smtfh ! ~ u t!Iis amendment as IN fen
siTe a"d therefore had no strong objection 10
IL, bnt as he saw nothing in Tie coh.iituiion
OF Missouri which WAS not republican, aud
con'ormable 10 The constitution OF the u. ).
ana OF tie correctness of which Opinion he
was convinced, without assuming any thing
OH The score OF talents, he could sa;isl any
member Of the Seuaie, he could not vote Tor
an amendment which implied dOsbl Of the
consiiiulinDaIiy OF that document.
The question was then taken on adopting
MIR EGions proviso. aud was decided in The
negative. by yeas and says as follows:
YtAS-MessTs. Brown Chandler, Dana, Eaton, Ed
sp2, HoTsey, Hunter, JohHsUn OF Louisiana Ring OF
Alabama. Lloyd, PaTfott, PDkDey, Ia, Tor Thomas
Mississippi. Phi.
NAYS messfs Barbour, Burrin, Diekerson, Elliot.
Johnson, OF KeHineky, King Of New Yoik, LanJnan,
LowIie, Macon, Mills, MOTTil. Noble, Oiis Palmer
Pleassnis, Il. bcrls, Rugges, Sanford SMITH Talbot
Iichsnor walker, Of Georgia, Williams, Of Tennessee,
Wism.-99.
The question being then stated on the reso-
| luton Itself
| M. Smith made few remarks, TO say that as
| IL seemed 10 he The wish OF the Senate TO take
! the qnesiisa without debate lie would not
thwart that wish, although il NIGH be expect
| ed OF him from his situation OF Chairman of
| the committee which reported the fesulution
! 10 euter into some defence OF il against the
! objections which had bean indicated. AS
mcmber from The southern states he was Teav
| dy 10 naiItSln the ground lie had assumed
| bat would yield TO The desire fOr a uniel dc
cision unless called out by gentlemen on the
| opposite side.
| AIR. BuTiH of X Island one the commit.
1 tee whirh reported the resolution and from
| which he disSeBied. felt himself called on by
| what had passed, as no other gentleman seem
| ed disposed TO do so, TO submit some remarks
| in ylndtcatiOn OF his reasons for opposing the
resolution. He then entered into an atpn.
| meut which occupied about half an hour, L.
| establish the repugnamce Of the constitution
| Of Missouri 10 the cOn,tItuiiOu of the United
states The Necessity iOr Congress TO decide
! on u ; aud the pIopfiety OF remandiug tn
constitution 10 the. new state for revision, Sc
I (Nlr BIS iemafks will be fully reported IN a
| tdy or two NheB ne had concluded
Mr.. Smith. al ). & iuiimaied an Intention OF
replNips bat, as lie wuUId have 10 refer e.
| several constitutions and other authorizes, ~
| he course ct his argument. he asked a short
! time 10 prepare them, aud moved the post