Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-19

gentleman should have thought proper 10 OIL
fer this amendment, which had the air OF
treating his proposition with contempt.
There was reason why different treat
mept should hav. been extended to him /;
and be had hopes, that the gentleman. TO
oblige him, would Withdraw bis proposed a.
mendment,
Mr.. Floyed said, that the gentleman from
Now York was one of the last whom he
should have thought of treating disrespect-
fully. To oblige him, he would withdraw
hi, amendment. AT the same timehe thought
it good one, and that some such must ne
cessarily be part of any plan Of the kind.
Tie question On laying the resolution on
the table was decided IN the affirmative, IS
to IS.
The house then, on motion OF Mr.. NJ
Lean. proc eeded to the consideration OF the
resolution submitted by him some ti"e ago.
Resolved. That The secretary Of the trea'
sury be directed to communicate 10 thls
house statement of the bounties and al
lowances paid to fishing vessels each year
from the commencement OF the government
TO the present time.
Mr.. Nelson, Of Mass. moved to amend
The same by adding thereto the following:
"And Of the quantity Of saltilnported an
nualIy, and not re-exported with benefit Of
drawback, also the amount Of duty annual
" collected on the same during the period
aforesaid"
This motion TO amend was negatived by
small majority.
Mr.. Nelson, of Mass. then moved to q.
mend Mr.M'Lean's motion by,adding there.
to the following:
And Of the quantity Of salt annually
imported into each state and not rs-export-
ed with benefit of ORA back, also, the a.
mount Of duty annually collected on the
same in each state during the time aiore-
said"
This amendment was agreed to; and the
resolution, as anne nded, was then adopted.
Mr.. Edwards, Of N. C. waived, for the
present, bis intention, to make motion on
the Missouri subject according to his notice
Of yesterday, partly because he had little
hope of success in the motion, and partly
because it was probable sone motion might
be made more palatable to the house.
Mr.. Clark, of ". Y. submitted the fol-
lowing motion, accompanying it with some
remarks in support Of it.
ResolDed by The Senate and House of Re-
pressntatiues Of the United States of .4merica
in Congress assembled. That Missouri shall
be admitted into this Union on an equal
footing with the origina states in all re
spects whatsoever, on the first Monday in
December next: Provided, That previous
to the said first Monday in Dece mber next,
Missouri shall have expunged from her CON
stitution the following clause, to wit: " II
shall be the duty of the Legislature, as soon
as may he. TO pass laws 10 prevent free ne
! groes and mulattoes from coming to or set
thing IN this state, under any pretezt what.
evel." And that on said day, certified CO.
pies Of said constitution, SO amended, shall
be delivered to the president of the senate
and speaker of the house OF representatives,
Of the United States.
On the question to proceed to the cons-
deration of this resolution, it was decided
in the Affirmative, by vote::of 60 to as.
Mr.. Clark not desiring the resolution to
be acted on to day, moved to lay it on the
table; and the motion was agreed to-ayes
70.
The Speaker then announced the unfnish.
ed business OF yesterday, being Mr.. Ran
dolph's resolutions respecting the legality OF
the electoral votes; and on the question will
the house now proceed 10 the consideration
of these resolutions it was decided in the
negative, by majority Of about 80 votes.
On motion of Mr.. Cooke, the house re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Hugh Nelson in the chair, on the bill to
equalize the pay of officers Of the army.
Mr.. Cooke explained to the house, much
in detail, the amount of emoluments now re-
ceived by the officers Of the army. &c.
The consideration of this bill, and the
questions on filling the blanks with the vari.
Gus sums proposed. involving discussion OF