Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-07

| tY, IN the territory OF Arkansas.
The House then resumed, in COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Baldwin in the
chair, the consideration of tho restrictive
amendment proposed to the Missouri
Bill.
Mr.. Randolph rose, and addressed the
committee nearly three hours against
the amendment; but had not concluded
his remarks, when he gave way Tor
motion for the committee to rlsc; and
The House adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEB. 3.
SENATE.
Mr.. Ruggles, of Ohio, laid before the
Senate sundry resolutions of the Legis-
lature of Ohio, requesting the Senators
and Representative in Congress from
that state to oppose the admission OF
slavery into any Of the territories of the
United States, or into any new state
which shall be hereafter admitted into
the Union; which resolutions were read
and ordered to lie op the table.
MAINE AND MISSOURI BILL.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of this subIcct-Mr. BurrlP8 motion
Offered Yesterday still under considera-
ton.
Mr.. BWriN withdrew his amendment
for the purpose Of allowing different
amendment to be offered; when, ac-
cordingly,
Mr.. Thomas, Of Illinois, submitted
the following additional section, as an
amendment to the Missouri bill, which,
it will be recollected, it is proposed, by
report OF the Judiciary committee, to
incorporate with the Maine bill, viz:
ind be it FURTHER enacted, That in
all that tract of country cedcd by France
to the United States, under the name of
Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six
degrees and thirty minutes north lati-
tude, excepting only such part thereof,
as is included within the limits of the
state contemplated by this act there
shall be neither slavery nor involuntary
seryitude otherwise than in the punish
mem of crimes whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted. ProUidea,
Arrays, That any person escaping into
the same, from whom labor or service is
lawfully claimed in any state or terrific
ry of the United States, such fugitive
may be lawfully reclaimed, and convey
ed to the person claiming his Or her Ia
Der or service as aforesaid"
The amendment having been read,
the further consideration of the subject
was, on motion of Mr.. Thomas, post
poned to Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House spent some time in COM
mittee of the whole, on the Missouri
bill. Mr.. RANDOLPH spoke for some
time, in continuation of the argument he
commenced yesterday. When he con-
cluded, the committee rose, on motion of
Mr.. Hardin, who is, according to usage,
now entitled to the floor; and
The House adjourned.
SATURDAY, FEB. S.
HOUSE CT REPRESENTATIVES
After the prescntment and reference,
as usual, of sundry petitions
Mr.. Meigs, of New-York, submitted
the following preamble and resolution
for consideration, which being read,
were, on motion of MIR. Walker, Of N .
c. ordered 10 lie on the table -
Whereas slavery in the United States
is an evil of great and increasing magni-
tude; one which merits the greatest eff
forts of this nation to remedy: There
fore,
Resolyed, That o committee be appointed
to inquire into the expediency of dcvotlng the
public lands as fund for the purpose Of
| LIST. Employing a naval force competent to
| the humiliation Of the slave trade
| ID. The emancipation Of the slaves in the
United States; and
Sd. Colonizing them in such way as shall be
conducive to their comfort and happiness in
Africa, their mother country.
THE MISSOURI ELL.
The House then again resolved itself
into committee ofthc whole, MIR. Bald
zcin in the chair, on this bill.
Mr.. Cook resumed the speech which
he commenced yesterday, in support of
the restriction, and in continuation oc-
cupied the floor about two hours.
Mr.. HemhkiH, of Penn. ncxtrose, and
spoke more than an hour in favor of the
restriction; when he gave way for mo-
ton for the committee to rise; which
prevailed and
The House adjourned.
MONDAY, FEB. Z.
SENATE.
Mr.. Trimble laid before the Senate
certain resolutions of the legislature Of