Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-03

house letter from the Secretary Of
the Treasury, transmitting statement
of the funds applicable to the redemp.
ton of the stock created by the act
providing for the indemnifcation Of
certain claimants of public lands in the
Mississippi territory, passed the SlH
March, 1914, rendered in 0bediencet to
a resolution Of the cath instant; which I
letter and stalt ment were referred TO (
the committee of Ways and Means.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Feb. /.
MISSOURI.
On motion Of Mr.. Clay, the house then a.
gain resolved itself into committee of The
whole on the resolution Of the senate decla.
ring the admission of the state OF Missouri
into the Union, and the amendments prop.
sed thereto.
The whole day was spent in animated de.
bate and interesting proceedings. As full
account of the whole proceedings will be
published hereafter, we shall attempt at pre-.
sent to state only what was actually done.
The amendment moved by Mr.. Foot was,
10 strike out the proviso OF the resolution
from the senate, and in lieu thereof to insert
the following:
"Provided. That 1t shall lie taken as
fundamental condition upon which The said
! state is incorporated in the Union, that 50
much of the twenty-sixth section of the third
article OF the constitution which has been
submitted 10 congress, as declares, it shall
be The duty ofthc general assembly "top pre-.
vent free negroes and muIattoes from CO.
ming 10, and settling in this state, under any
pretext whatsoever" shall be eIpunged
within two years from the passage Of this re.
solution, by the general assembly OF Nilsson.
ri. in the manner prescribed for amending
said constitution"
Mr. Storrs had moved 10 amend the a.
mendment, by striking out the whole Of it,
after the word "Union," in the third line,
and inserting the following:
"And TO be Of perpetual obligation On the
! said state in faith whereof this resolutions
passed by congress- that no law shall ever
be enacted by the said state, impairing or
con'ravening the rights, privileges or immu'
mites, secured TO citizens of other states by
the constitution Of the United States: find
provided further, That the Legislature act:
ing under the constitution already adopted
in Missouri as a state, shall as convention
(for which purpose the consent OF congress
is hereby granted) declare their assent, by
public act, to the said condition, before the
next session of congress, and transmit 10
congress an attested copy Of such act by the
first day of the said session.
After much debate, the motion OF Dir.
Storrs was negatived, 20 votes TO 81.
Dir. HackIey then moved to strike out all
Mr.. Fools amendment, latter the word union
and insert in lieu thereof the following;
"And to be Of perpetual obligation on the
said state, Gin faith whereof this resolution
is passed by congress) that no law shall e.
yer be enacted by the said state, to preVenI
such free negroes or mulattoes from entering
into, and settling in, said state, as may De
citizens Of any of the states OF the unIon'
And provided further, That the Legislature
acting under the constitution already adoP''
ed iu Missouri as state. shall, as couyen-
ton, { for which purpose the consent OF ION
gress is hereby granted) declare their as
sent, by public act, to the said conoi'lo';;
before the pext session of congress; anu
transmit to congress an attested copy OF suen
act by the first day OF the said session:
After debate, the motion Of Mr. Hackle'
was negatived, 20 to 66.
Mr.. Cobb then moved the amendment
previously suggested by him, viz. to sumo
out so much of Mr.. Foots amendment o.
follows the word g Union" ard msef' j"
lieu thereof the following
That the Legislature Of the s'a'e "
Missouri shall pass no law imparIng '''
privileges and iminunities secured 10 INC
citizens of each state, under the FIRST clau'.
OF the second section of the fourth article %
the constitution Of the y. States.