Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-01

The Senate proceeded 10 cons 'er the mes
sage from the House OF Representatives.
nouncing their appointment OF committee
to meet such committee as may be appoint
ed by the Senale, on the subject of the ad-
mission of Missouri into the Cnioa; and the
question was on concnrriDg with the other
house in the course proposed.
Mr.. smith of S. C. observed, that fiom
the has,y glance be could give the subject,
he saw. no good reason for such proceed
ing on The part Of the Senate. There was
no dol or difficulty kere on the subject OF
Missouri. If there was any in the other
house, be had no objection to give then the
advice Of the Senate, if necessary, but it
could be no reason for the appointment of
committee on The part Of this body to con-
suit with them. Not being able to see the
expediency Of the course proposed, Mr.. s.
moved that the message lie on the table.
Mr.. Barbour of Va. remarked that the
time left to act on this matter was so short
that, little delay might defeat the object.
The subject was enc Of great importance
Mr.. B. said, and he hoped tbeSenate would
act on it Immediately. The course propo-
sed by the other house was not novelty in
the proceedings of Congress or of the En-
glish parliament, whence the most OF our
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ences were frequently appointed on subjects
of much less importance than the present;
and it was proper, that when the two hou-
ses do not agree on The principles of pub
lie act. there should be JOINT committee
to see il they can devise any course in
which the two branches would probably
meet. This was mere proposition for such
an enquiry, and he hoped the Senate would
accede to it.
Mr.. Smith said he had no opportunity to
see what the proposition from the other
house actually was, as it had just been re-
ceived, and once read. If the Senate were
straitered for time, it was reason for not
acting precipitateIy, and the Importance OF
the subject, which had been urged in favor
OF an immediate decision, was reason for
acting with caution. As TO the mode of pro-
ceedlng in Parliament, il did not apply 10
this case. If the other house had sent back
the resolution Of the senate for the admis-
sion OF Missouri. with an amendment, on
which the two Houses could not agree, a
committee OF conference would be pro.
per on the disagreeipg votes, but COM
miitee Of conference to settle original
principles was novelty. He hoped, at
any rate, that the Senate would allow a Int.
! tie time-even half an hour-to think o {
this proposition.
Mn Holmes, OF Maine, hoped that the
message would not be laid on The table,
The subject involved in it was sufficiently
embarrassed and difficult already, and he
should be sorry to see any additional inn
pedments thrown in The way. 1t was SIM
ply proposition from the other house for
committee Of enquiry into an all important
matter; and would 1t, be asked, be proper
Tor the senate to refuse it?
The motion to lay the message on the ia
BILE was.negatived
The Senate then concurred in the propo-
sition-ayes 20, NOES 7; T. Messrs. Holmes
of Maine, Roberts. Morri. Barbour, South
ard, Johnson OF Ken. and King, of New
York, were appointed, 10 pursuance there
of the committee on the part of Senate.
INDIAN TRADE.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill further to continue in force, (until
June 1899 } the act for establishing trading
houses with the Indian tribes.
Mr.. Trimble, of Ohio opposed the bill
and The present system Of Indian trade, at
much length; and the bill was defended by
Messrs. Holmes Of Mississippi, and Johnson,
OF Kentucky, principally on the ground that
it was too lale now to go into revision Of
the system OF Indian trade at the pre,ant
session.
Mr.. Tnmble proposed to amend the bill
by adding thereto the following section:
find be 1t further enacted, That the Su-
perin:eadant of Indian Trade shall not
hereafter purchase any goods Tor the Iu-
dian department. except for such factories
as the United States are bound by treaty
TO continue; and that The president OF the
United States be, and be is hereby, author
lied to adop: such measures as may be ne
cessary and proper, to have the funds and