Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-15

vided further, that nothing herein coot,i,os
shall be construed TO take from the sa;I
state of Missouri, when admitted into ,b;'
Union, the exercise Of any right or pow.s
which can now be constitutionally exerc;s
ed by any Of the original states.
The question bci"g then stated an
ordering the resolution tu be read
third tine
The names Of the members were call
ed over. The Clerk having Come +,
the end of the list was about to nm
nounce the result when
MIR. Kent, whose delicate state If
health scarcely enables him to att,ps
the house, and who was not IN the hou,.
when his name was called, rcquestH
leave to record his name.
Mr.. Jackson, under The same eli,
cumstances, except that he was within
the walls of the house when his namf
Was called, though not within Inc bar
made the same request.
The Speaker offered to receive their
votes, if there was all unanimous Gun
sent to his rccci,ing'them the rule ri
tho house eremptorlly requiring tia,
no member should vote OIL any Uue,.
ton unless he was within the bar Of Ii.
house y hen his name was called.
Objection was made to their voting.
1t was evident, from the sensation
which filled the house. that the vot,
was a close one, though It's result had
not been announced.
Mr.. Clay finding that the objection
to these gentlemen would not be with.
drawn, moved to suspend the rule Of
the house which forbids a change of the
rule without one days notice, in order
| to suspend or repeal the rule which for.
bids these gentlemen from voting. AT.
ter a while, however, he withdrew his
motion, relying OH the magnanimity Of
some member of the majority to move
for a reconsideration of the question.
The result of the vote was then pro.
claimed, as follows:
For the third reading 80
Against it SO
So the whole resolution, amendment
and all, was rejected.
Mr.. Livermore, who had objected to
the above contested votes, then gave
notice, that he should, at l9 O'clock to
morrow, move for a reconsideration d
this question, that every member NIGH
have an opportunity of voting on it,
And then
The House adjourned.
On Saturday last, Immediately aftt
the report of the committee on the Mis-
souri, subject
Mr. Butler nf New Hampshire, sub
mItted the following resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate, and House
Representatives. Of the United States q
.amcrlca in Congress assembled, Tha
the people Of Missouri be, and the
hereby are, authorized to form a neV
constitution, or to alter the constitu
ton which they have already formed
presented to Congress, in such way ant
manner as they may judge most pro-
per, and submit the same to Congress
for the purpose of being admitted int
the Union on an equal footing with the
original states.
| Mr.. Tomlinson said, the proposition
of the gentleman from N. Hampshire
was certain entitled to the deliberate
consideration Of the house, and for TN
purpose of affording gentlemen an op
portunity To examine the proposition
Mr.. L. moved that it be laid upon tn
table and printed.
The motion was agreed to.
1t is presumed, frnm what passed
that Mr.. Butler aud Mr.. Tomlinso,
dissented from the report made BY TIT
committee Of which they were mem
bers.1