Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-01-25
CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
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THURSDAY, Jan. Us

THURSDAY, Jan. To-
The Senate then, according to the order
Of the day, took up, as 10 committee OF tn'
whole, the bill TO provide for the admls
sion Of Maine into the union, win the a
mendment reported thereto by the com
mittee of the Senate. This amendment
embraces provisions for auihorlslng the
formation OF constitution oil state govern
ment for Missouri, without restrlctlon.l
Mr.. Roberts moved TO recomInit lhe
bill TO the committee, with Instructions Sc
TO modify their report, as to leave tue pi'''
.s II came from The house OF representa-
tiyes. a provision for the reception OF the
state Of Maine only into the Union.
This motion gave rise TO debate, IN
which Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Lloyd and Mr..
Macon opposed the motion, and Mr.. no
berts. MIR. MelIen, Mr.. Burrill aud Mr..
Morril supported it
When. on motion, the Senate adjourn
ed. and the debate will be resumed to-mor-
row.
FRIDAY, Jan. IA.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the subject of the Maine bill, Gas pro.
posed 10 be amended by adding Missouri
TO it'll and the proposition made by Mr..
Roberts, to recommit the bill with insiruc-
tons TO the committee to separate the two,
and report Maine in distinct bill, as il
came from the other house.
The debate on this question was resii-
med. The motion for recommitting was
opposed by Mr.. Barbour, Mr.. Logan aud
Mr.. Smith, and supported by MIR. Otis,
Mr.. Roberts, and MIR. Dana.
The question thereon was then takenb by
yeas and nays, and decided 10 the mega
tive.
YEAS-Messrs. Burrill, Dana, Dick
erson, Horsey, Hunter, Lanman, Lowrie,
Mellen, Morrill,, Noble, Otis, Roberts,
Ruggies, Sanford, Tichenor, Trimble,
Van Dyke and WiIson-iS.
NAYS-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Ea-
ton, Edwards, Elliot, GailIard, johnson,
of XIV. johnson, OF Lou. King, of Alabama,
Leake, Logan, Parrot, Pinkney, Pleasauts,
Smith, Stokes, Taylor, Thomas, Walker,
of Alabama, Walker, of Geo. Williams, OF
Miss. Williams, of Tennis.
So the motion was negatived; the senate |
thus refusing TO separate the conjunction
of the two states of Maine and Missouri.
And the Senate then adjourned to Mon
day.
MONDAY, Jan. IL.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Illinois, gave notice,
that he should, on tomorrow, ask leave TO
introduce bill by the title of A bill to
prohibit the introduction of slavery into
the territories Of the Uuited States north
and west of the contemplated state Of
Missouri
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the bill providing for the admission
of the state of Maine into the Union, as
proposed TO be amended by the annexation
of Missouri. And the said proposed
amendment being under consideration
Mr.. Edwards offered an amendment,
having in view the principle Of comprom-
Use (by the exclusion Of slavery from the
other territories of the United States1 -
but subsequently, withdrew it to give 40
opportunity for the following motion:
Mr.. Roberts moved 10 add to the
amendment (whereby Missouri is pro-
posed to be admitted to form constitutiou)
the following proviso:
" Provided that the further introduction
into said state of persons to be held 10
slavery, or involuntary servitude, within
the same, shall be absolutely and irrevoca-
bly, prohibited"
This motion was supported, at length,
by Mr.. Roberts, opposed by Mr.. Elliott,
and supported by Mr.. Morrill,.