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

, of Louisiana for the time being, and hi.
successors in Office, two tracts Of land il
the County of Point Coupee.
For the relief of Richard Matson.
Concerning the lands and salt springs
to be granted to the State OF Missouri,
for the purposes of education, and for
other public uses.
These bills were all twice read. the
first being laid on the table, and the
others referred to the proper standing
committees.
NeU Rules Of Proceeding.
The house then took up the resolution
of the Senate concurring with the joint
committee, reporting two new rules,
one OF which is, that no bill shall be
presented TO the President for his sig
nature on the lastday of each session OF
Congress, the other, that no bill shall
be originated in either house during tn
three last days OF the session.
This subject produced some debate.
Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Warfeld, Mr.. Ed
wards of N. z. supported these new
rules: and Mr. Baldwin, MIR. Rhea, Mr..
Alex. Smith of Va, opposed them upon
principle.
The arguments for and against these
rules must be SO familiar as not to need
to be reported at large. In the course
of the debate
Mr.. Baldwin, of Penn. expressed his
apprehension that the remedy in this
case would be worse than the evil, On.
the last day of the session, if it were a.
dopted, neither house would have any
thing whatever to do. That part of the
proposed rules, he said, reminded him OF
certain law of the state of Maryland,
directing that there should be no outside
rozrS to the fields of corn.
Mr.. Warfeld, of Md. was in favor of
the new rules. But he could not see
the force OF the allusion which had been
made to the law of the State of Mary
land. Perhaps, he said, there was such
law in force in that state some years
ago, but it was altogether of partial
nature Itapplied only to that part of
the State which was contiguous to the
State of Pennsylvania: 1t was thought
well, it appeared, to have no out rows
in that quarter.
Mr. Alex Smith, Of Va. moved to a
mend the resolve, SO as to qualify the
the restriction proposed, limiting it to
bills ''of public or general nature"
This motion was negatived; and
The rules were agreed to, as reported.
Apportionnaent Of Representation.
The house then resumed the conside-
ration of the unfinished business of yes
terday, (the apportionment billy
Mr.. Taylor modified his motion, made
on Monday Of this week. 80 as to sub
stiiute the word five in lieu of the word
seven, after the word forty, so as to
make the ratio of presentation forty
five thousand. and on that question he
called for the ayes and noes, which were
thereupon ordered.
Here arose further debate, extended
to a greater length than we have room
for to day; and which will therefore be
reported in our next.
When the questson being taken on
the motion of Mr., Taylor, it was decided
as follows-Yeas 81, Nays llS.
So the house refused to agree to the
ratio of forty-fve thousand.
Mr. Condict, of n j. then moved to
strike out the word forty, and insert in
lieu thereof the word thirty mine; and
on this motion the yeas and nays were
ordered, & taken as follows Yeas Sc,
Nays 100,
So Mr.. Condict's motion was mega
tived.
Mr. Randolph then moved to fix the
ratio at $4,000; when,
After some debate, the House adjourn
ed, without taking the question there.
on.