Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-28

ccn, RuSgies, Rd7carl2, Lea&e; S@isss
and Johnson, of Louisiana, took part,
A motion was made by Mr.. Smith, TO
postpone the further consideration Of It
to Tuesday next; which motion was ne
gatived, (ayes Is
The subject was then postponed &c
tomorrow.
FRIDAY, FEB. IS.
On motion of Mr.. BurriN, the Senate
then proceeded to the consideration Of
THE MAINE BILL.
The question being on the motion Of
Mr.. BurriH, (not Mr.. Morril, as here
tofore stately to REcEpE from the
amendments OF the Senate, which en-
brace provisions for the admission of
Missouri, and for excluding slaves from
the Territories
A discussion arose on point of order,
respecting the division of this question,
Gas yesterday directed,) SO as to separate
the question respecting Missouri from
that respecting the Territories it being
contended by Mr.. BurriH, that the
whole amendment was an unit, the
second part depending on the first, and
therefore indivisible.
The President, (Mr. Gaillard,) avail
ed himselfof a rule of the Senate, to SUBJ.
NIT the question to the decision of the
Senate. And, after debate, in which
Messrs. BurriH, Otis, Bcr6our, Wak-
er, of Alabama, Lozvrie, Macon, Ro-
6erts, King, of New-York, Smith, and
Alorrii, took part, the question apparent
y becoming more difficult in the course
of the discussion, it was at length de-
terlnined, ON the third trial, that the fur
Their consideration of the subject be post
poneI to Tomorrow.
MONDAY, FEB. 90.
The Senate proceeded again to consid-
err the question on receding from the
amendments made by the Senate, and
disagreed to by the House of Represen-
tatiyes, to the bill for the admission Of
Maine into the Union.
These amendments embrace two dis
| tinct measures the one admitting Mis-
souri, into the Union---the other prohib-
ting the future transportation of slaves
into the Territories Of the United States
The question of order, depending on
the last adjournment, was, after few
remarks on it by Mr.. Wilsou, by a vote
Of % to II, decided in favor of the d.
visibility OF the question of recession
from the amendments of the Senate.
| The question was hen.taken, without
debate, on rcceding from SO much of the
amendments of the Senate as provides
for the admission Of Missouri into the
Union, and decided as follows.
| Esr receding-Messrs. Burrill, Dana, Dick
erson, Horsey, Hunter, King of New-York,
Lanman, Lowrie, Mellen, Mofril, Noble, Otis,
Palmer, Parrot, Roberts, Ruggles, Sanford,
Tichenor, Trimble, Van Dyke, Wilson-21.
.agdinst receding--M essrs. Barbour, Brown,
Eaton, Edwards, Elliot, Gaillard, Johnson, &c
Kentucky, Johnson, of Louisiana, King, cf
Alabama, Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Macon,
Pinkney, Peasants, Smith, Stokes, Taylor,
Thomas, Walker, of Alabama, Walker, Of
Georgia, Williams, of Mississippi, Williams, Of
| Tennessee-23. |-'
So the Senate refuaed (eyery member
Of the Senate being in his seat to recede
from this part of its amendments.
The question was then taken, also
without debate, on the -ecedms from so
much as regards the inhibition of slavery
in the Territories of the United States
north of So degrees so minutes north
latitude, and decided as follows:
| YEAS.--Messrs. Barbour, Elliot, Gaillanl,
Macon, Noble, Peasants, Sanford, Smith, Tay-
lor, Walker, of Georgia, Williams, OF Misses
| sippi.-1l.
! NAYS.-Messr5. Brown, Burril Dana Dick
crson, Eaton, Edwards, Horsey, Hunter, John
son, Of Kentucky, johnson, OF Louisiana, King,
ofAlabama, King, of New York, Lanman, Lcake.
| Lloyd, Logan, Lowrie, Mellen, Morrill,, Otis,
Palmer, PARROT, PinlSney, Roberts, Rugg!es,
Stokes, Thomas, Tichenor, Trimble, VanDyke,
| Walker, Of Alalrama, Williams, of Tennessee,
! Wilson.-33.
So the Senate refused to recede from
this or any part of its amendments to the
bill for the admission Of Maine into the
Union.
| On motion of Mr. Bar6our, the Sc
1 nate then determined to insist on the first
clause of its amendments and, on mo-
ton of Mr. Roberts, it determined, in
like Manner to insist on the latter clause
of its amendments. And The Secretary
was instructed to inform the House OF
Representatives accordingly.
| The Senate was about to adjourn, when
the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives presented himself at the door, with
a message, that the House of Represen-
tatives had Insisted on thci1 disagree
ment 10 The amendments Of the Senote
! 70 the Maine BIZ. See abuve.J