Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-06

ercise il, as well in regard TO tue Courts
this district as to the other courts eslahli:A.
ed by the authority of the U. States.
! The motion OF Mr.. Nelson was agreed :,
and a committee of FIVE ordered to be ~
pointed accordingly.
Mr.. Rich rose TO say, that, in con,s
quence of the great length of time wbi,i
has been taken up in discussing the pron,
sed reduction of the army, and other sn,
jects, and the limited period of the pr.ss,,
session, he bad come to the conclusion NJ.
| to ask for the further consideration At \.
present session. VI the resolution which /,
had submitted, some time ago, proposy.
I the prohibition OF the importation of cpr,s
articles of foreign growth OF manuiac,w.
He hoped, he said, that he might be inin
ged in the further remark, that being hl,
satisfied, that, should the condition Of H.
country remain unchanged. lis Resources
must gradually melt away and disappe,,
be should, ifbere at the next session Of con.
gress, at AM early day call the attention
of the house again TO this subject; &, should
he not be here, if he had any influence with
bis successor, il should certainly be en-.
ployed to induce him to move for the con.
sideratica Of the subject.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday, fsbruary2.
The house again resolved itself into com.
| mittee OF the whole, on the senate's resoIu.
ton for the admission of Missouri.
The following amendment. proposed on
yesterday by Mr.. M'Lane Of Delaware,be.
ing under consideration. viz. TO strike out
the proviso to the resolution, and in lieu
thereof to insert The following:
"Prousded, That nothing in the constitu.
ton OF the said state of Missouri shall be
construed to authorize or make it obligatory
on the legislature TO pass any law denying
to the citizens of each state any OF the prI,
vilegr and immun'ties Of citizen. in the Sc
veraIsta,es. And provided further. That
no law OF the said state shall be construed to
deny to the citizens of each state any OF the
privileges and imm unities of citizens in the
several states"
A long debate took place. not so much on
this particular amendment, as on the whole
subject OF the evils OF slavery, the rights Of
the south, the balance of power, the nature
of the obligations and benefits Of the union,
all which will appear in its proper place
hereafter.
The question being taken on agreeing to
the proposed amendment, the chairman pro.
no unced the division to be in the afirma.
i've, IS votes 10 10.
The committee then rose, and reported
the anne ndment to the house; and the ques
ton being put on agreeing to the amend
ment reported by the committee Of the
whole, the vote was as follows;
Yeas, 70
Nays, Ss
So the amendment was rejected.
Dir. Storrs then moved to amend the reso-
luton OF the senate by striking out the whole
of the de.laratory clause. aud inserting 10
lieu thereof the following
"To be admitted into the union as one OF
the u. States, on an equal footing with the
United States, on the first day OF the next
session of congress: Provided, That it shall
oe taken as a fundamental condition upon
which the said state shall be incorporated IN
to the union, and to be OF perpetual obiisa-
ton on the said state, in faith whereof this
resolution is passed by congress that no law
shall! ever be enacted by the said state, i'm
pairing or contra yening the rights, PrIvI-
ieges, or iRmunIties. secured by the U. ).
10 any persons who now are or tereaitermay
be citizens OF other states, OF 10 prevent such
persuDs from removing to.4- settling IN said
State; .lnd provided further, That Tie IesisIi-
tu'e acting under the Constitution ALREADY
adopted in Missouri as slate, shall, asa
convention, (for which purpose the consent
of congress is hereby granted declare
their assent. by public act, 10 the >ah
condition, before The next session OF con.
gress; and transmit to congress all atie'ted
copy OF such act by the first day OF the next
session OF congress-
Mr.. Clay moved to amend the motion BY
striking out the words g on the first Gay Of
the next session." where they FIRST occur;
and the motion was agreed to-7S votes 10
II.
Mr.. Floyd moved to amend the amend
ment 50 as TO make il read " citlzensot me
United States" inste al Of" citizens OF 0!hfr
states" This motion was negalved.
MIR. Roberts move 10 amend the proposed
amendment, by striking out OF II The WORDS
" or to prevent such persons from moving 10