Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-23
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Pr peasants salO, INds IA VIZ
NJ nnder the present laws, had pow.
d'ns employ the military force in this
%w ne had no power whatever SO
? 'spDploy the naval force.
o. co. Van Dyke, desiring to take any
..s.ssry measures for the protection
cubic property, would not oppose
o. Fill as it stood, since the naval force
tAs not now at the disposal of the Presi
Sa at for the purpose. He thought,
es 'Ssver, that some provision ought to
a' ,,ade for the prosecution of persons
limiting these trespasses.
'O @'hs bill was then ordered to be read
4 bird time, and was read third time
"A passed. lit wants only the sigma
' Of the Presidentto become law]
W The bill for granting pre- emption
4 ..bt TO n. Osburn and W. Doak, was
Fan no, and ordered to be engrossed
., third reading.
i One or two other bills were read
4 .,ond time, & one or two further post
i tuDed.
4 MIR. Smith, from the committee on the
judiciary, reported an amendment to
,hs spportionment bill, in the words
following:
Be it further enacted, That as the re-
Ems Of the Marshal of the state of Ala.
hama are not complete, Tin consequence
oft6s death of the former Marshal, who
commenced the enumeration in said
state, nothing in this actcontained shall
he construed to prevent the state of
Alabama from having three represent
atiyes, if it shall be made to appear to
Congress, at their next session, that the
said state, at the time of passing this
act would have been entitled to that
number, according to its population, and
The ratio hereby established, if the said
returns had been complete.
The Senate then proceeded to con-
slider the said bill and amendment. The
latter presenting itself for consideration
and the question being on agreeing
thereto
There arose debate thereon, brief
sketch ofwhich is proposed to be given
on another day.
The question being taken on agreeing
to this amendment, the votes for and "a
ninstit were as follow Yeas 81, Nays 8
SO the amendment was adopted
The question was then again put on
striking out 10000, as the ratio-(the
repetition ofthe question having become
necessary by the recommitment of the
bll)-and was decided in the affirma-
tive, BY yeas and nays, 25 to 90.
The ratio being blank, the question
was taken on filling it with $4,000, and
was decided in the negative, without
debate, by yeas and nays-ayes Is, noes
50.
Mr. Findlay moved to fill the blank
with $4,000
Mr. Eaton moved AZ 900.
MIR. Barbour, inasmuch rs a large IA
ito could not be obtained, was disposed
to take such an one as would preserve
the old states their present representa-
ton; and therefore moved So 500.
Mr. Rodney moved So, 900.
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, moved 81 900
Mr.. Johnson, of Lou. moved Al coo.
Mr.. Elliott, of Geo. moved 10000.
The question was taken on AZ 900, &
usgatived-ayes 10.
The number 46, 600 was also rejected:
ayes IA.
The number IS 900 was also rejected:
ayes IL, noes 27.
Mr., Eaton moved $4,000, which was
also reiected.-ayesS
The question was taken On Al 900, &
also rejected--ayes l2.
The question was next taken on So
500, and also negatived--ayes Is.
The number Sc, 900 was then tried, on
notion of MIR. Barbour, and lost-ayes
TO-
The number 1000 was next tried,
and rejected.
The question was then taken on S.
900, and also negatived, without count
On motion of Mr.. Holmes, of Maine,
the vote on striking out the ratio of 40
GOO, was then re-considered-ayes q;
aud
The question being again put on
striking out the ratio of 10000, las the
olIlcame from the other house. it was
decided, by yeas and nays, in the mega
1--WE, as follows: yeas 2l, nays Is.
The bill was then ordered to be read
third time, as amended, by the fol>
lowing vote: yeas 81, nays 10.
And the Senate adjourned.
Pr0essdings on Wednesday, Feb. 20.