The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-08

RECRUITING.
The resolution tiem toe other House 10 sus.
pend The recruiting service was considered,
and ordered to be read Inird time.
MISSOURI.
The resolution which passed the other
House last evening, 10 admit The State O. Mis-.
souri, into the Union, was received, and read
twice by general consent.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the
said resolution.
Ailer an unsuccessful attempt by Dir. Mo
con, TO strike out the condition and proyise,
which was negali,ed by large majority, and
lew remarks oy Mr. Barb,ur, 10 support OF
The expectancy oil harmony and concession
on this msmenlous subject, the question was
taken on ordering the resolution 10 be read a
third time. and was decided IN the atbrma-
tive, by ltoloIiowing vote /:
fEAS.<tlessrs Barbour, Chandler, Eaton,
Elliot, GailIard, Holmes of Me. Holmes Of
Miss. Horsey, Hunter, Johnson OF Ken. John
son OF Lou. King of Ala Louvre, Parrot,
Pleasant, Roberts, Southland, Stokes, Talbot,
Taylor, Th2nas, Van Dyke, Walker OF Alb
Williams ctAlss. Williams OF Ten.-26.
NAYS.-Messrs. Daaa, Dickinson, King
of n. Y. knight, Lanmap, Macon, Mills, No
Bile, OILS, Palmer, RuggIes, Sanford, Smith,
Tichenor, Trmble.
A motion was made to read the resolution a
third time forthwith, but it was objected 10,
and, under the role Of the Senate, OF course
ii could not be done.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-Aiter the discussion and recon-
mitment of several bills, the House took up
the report of the military committee, on the
amendments OF the Senate, TO the bill for
REDUCING THE ARMY.
An amendment was proposed for adopting
General SCOTS army regulations, when in &C
tual service, which was agreed to.
! A motion was made 20 strike out the Major
General, which occasioAed considerable de
bate, but eventually rejected-ayes 73-nays
| 70.
A motion to strike out the Judge Advocate
was more successful the House agreeing 10
the same without division.
| After some etfectual attempts further 10 a.
mend the bill, the amendments OF the Senate.
as amended by the House, were agreed to |;
and ordered TO be returned to the Senate for
concurrence.
RELIEF BILL.
The bill from the Senate, for the relief Of
the purchasers of public lands, was further
discussed, and alter passing the following a.
| mendnent, the bill was ordered TO be ensross-
ed, as amended, and read third time
SEC. A. find be 1t further ena cted, That in
all cases where complete payment of the
whole sum due, or which may become due,
for any tract of land, purchased from the u.
States as aforesaid, shall be made on or be
fore The day of deduction, at the
rate OF thirty seven and half per centum
shall be allowed on the sum so remaining I'm.
paid.
MIR. StorTs, from the joint committee ap.
pointed on the subject, made report of the
business which il was deemed proper for Con-
gress to act on at the present session.
SPANISH TREATY.
Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia, from the commit
tee on foreign relations, reported bill for car
rying into execution the treaty between the
United States and Spain which was twice
read and committed.
FRENCH SHIPS.
The bill for exempting French ships from
certain duties, was read third time, aud pas
sed without division.
AUCTION DUTIES.
Mr. Boldrpin moved that the House 90 in
to the consideration of the bill for laying du-
ty on Auction Sales. Rejected, 50 to AZ.
NAVY BILL.
This bill, which goes to reduce the appro-
priation for the increase Of the navy, from one
to half million, was, after some conversation,
ordered TO lie OH the table.
Several other bills were discussed, but not
de6nltiyely acted on when the House adj.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. %.
HARIAEN