Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04


Tenn. Mccoy, Metcaf, Neale, Newton, Over
street, Parker, of Va. Pinckney, Pindall, Ran
dolph, Reed, Rhea, Simkins, Slocumb, B.Smiths
of Va. A. Smyth, Of Va. Swearingen, Terrell,
Tucker, of Va. Tyler, Walker, of N. c. Viii
hams, of Va.-42.
So the house concurred in the amend
ments of the senate to the bill.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8.
The Journal of the proceedings of tho
House on yesterday being read,
Mr.. Randolph rose and intimated an
intention no7v to move the House to re-
consider their vote yesterday, by which
they concurred with the Senate in strik-
ing the restriction from the Missouri bill.
The Speaker declared the motion out
OF order until the ordinary business Of
nc morning, as prescribed by the rules
of the House, should be disposed Of
From which opinion of the Chair, Mr..
Randoith appealed.
The question being taken on the cor
rectness of the decision, it was affirmed
by the House.
The House then proceeded in receiy-
ing and referring petitions; when, petit
tons being called for from the members
from Virginia,
Mr.. Randolph moved that the House
retain in their possession the Missouri
bill, until the period should arrive, when,
according to the rules Of the House,
motion to reconsider the vote OF yester-
day on concurring in the first amendment
proposed by the Senate to the bill afore-
said, should be in order.
'Fhe Speaker declared this motion out
of order, fo2 the reason assigned on the,
first application Of Mr.. Randolph on
this day. r..
+ After the ordinary business of the
House was disposed of,
Mr.. RANDOLPH, being in the majority
on that question, moved the House now
to reconsidep, their vote of yesterday, ip
which they concurred in the first amend
ment proposed by the Senate to the Mis-
souri, Bill, which was to, strike out the,
Slavery Restriction. .s'4 -,
Mr.. Archer, of Virginia, seconded the
motion.
The Speaker, having ascertained the
fact, stated to the House, that the pro-
tceedings OF the House on that bill yes
terday, had been communicated to the
Senate, by the clerk, and that the bill
not being in possession of the House, the
motion to reconsider could not be enter
tanned. 1tegs
Whereapon, Mr.. RANDOLPH submitted
the following resolution
Resolved, That, in carrying the BILL entitled
!" An act to authorize the people of the terrific
Try of Missouri to form constitution and state
government, and for the admission of such
state into the Union on an equal footing with
the original states" after meanber from Vir-
GINA had given notice Of his tentiol, to move
reconsideration Of the question decided last
evening, in which the said member, viz. Mi. Ran
dolph, voted in tie majority on one of the
amendments of the Senate thereto, the Clerk
is guilty ola breach of the privileges Of a mem.
Der of this House under the Rules thereof. 49,
And the question being put whether
the House would now consider the said
resolution it was decided in the mega
tive--ayes 81, noes II.
Mr.. RANDOLPH then. submitted the fol-
lowing proposition; which lies on the
table.
aThst so much Of the 37th rule as allows
reconsideration of any question, by motion of
any member of the majority on such question,
on the day succeeding that on which such ques-
ton be taken, be expunged."
A message was received from the
Senate, announcing that they had reced-
ed from their amendments to the Maine
bill; but asking further conference on
the subject of that bill for the purpose
Of making a necessary verbal amend
ment-to insert March, " $780," instead
of March "next," as the original bill
was drafted.
Mr.. Randolph moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed, and proceeded at
considerable length to offer his reasons
for wishing to prevent its passage; when
Mr.. R. was called to order, by MIR.
Lipermors, for deyiating from the ques-
ton under debate. '14 Guy
The Speaker decided that Mr.. Raa-
dolhh was not out of order.
Mr.. Livermore appealed from the de-
cision of the Chair but before the ques-
ton was put,
Mr.. Randolph withdrew his motion for
the indefinite postponement of the bill.
The conference was then agreed to-,
and soon after Mr.. Holmes reported taa
amendment as above stated, which was
agreed to BY the House, and the bill was
thus finally acted ON.