Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-07
SENATE.
THURSDAY, MARCH q.

DAY, VI a kCH y.
MIR. fi"g, Of New York, called up the
memorial OF Major Gen. a. Jackson, now
lying on the table, with the view only OF
moving tlI't II be printed.
On this motion a few Observations we're
made as tn The propfIeiy of first reading
this memorial, which Was objected to on
account of lis length The consideration
OF the subject, hnwrver, was INTERRUPTED
by The arrival from the House OF RRpre-
seH'aiises os message announcing the
passage OF the
MISSOURI BILL.
THIS bill is thai which has been sn
long debated in the House Of Represents
aiiycs, and contained the provision re-
strlctiug >!averv.
he bill WAS, on motion of Mr.. Bar
bonn, immediately taken up and read
hrsi aud second time aud, al his insian, e
also. Was then forthwith taken no as i'm
committee Of the whole.
MIR. Harbour then moved 10 amend the
bill by striking om The Prouiso recurring
Tie new State 10 Intrrdict slavery within
ITS limits. The sobjcci, he said, had
been so fully discussed, aud so often
passed upon, and lie yeas and nays re-
corded on II, that he thought il uaneces-
sary to say any thing on lie subject: aud
he should forbear even The asking Of The
yeas and nays upon il.
MIR. Bang, OF New York, said he was
perfectly ready Ia concur in the senii
r,eni expressed by the gentleman from
Virginia. lie had no idea of pfoduciny
d. lay IN bringing this matter To- "a cDncIu.
sion, which only would he The effect OF
discussion but was ready 10 concur IN
any course which would lead 10 It's speedy
Termination.
Alr. Horsey said, that, having been ne
cessariiy absent Wien this Question MAS
before decided, he wished now 10 be in
duiged with all opportunity Of recording
his vote.
HE yeas and nays we're accordingly
ordered 10 I've taken, and stood as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Eaton.
Edwards, Elliot, Gailiard. norSpy Hunter
johnson OF Ky. Johnson ofLou Kipg of Aiab.
LanmdlI, Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Macon, Par
rot llnkhey, Pifssauts, Smith. Stokes Tho
mas, Van Dyke. Walker Of Aidb. Walker OF
Geo Williams Of Miss Williams of TeHm ~.
NAtS-alesNTS. Butrill, Dana, DirkeIsop.
hmg OF \. y. LO"Iie, Mcllen, morrill,, Noble
OTIS, Roberts, Rnggies, Sanford, Taylor, Trim.
bic WiIson-I5
Mr.. Jhom0s then proposed 10 amend
HE bill by inserting therein a section dp-
claring he inliih Ton Of slavery in lie
TER it0r1eS Of tigr United States Nnrh Of
30 degrees 30 HiInuirs n rth Latitude
THE same as was previously proposed by
The Scnaie 10 be added 10 the Maine Billy
lhis motion WAS agreed 10, without
debate.
TIE amendments were then reported
from the committee OF the Whole, and
ihe first OF them Was coucIurcd In wiIl-
oui II division.
To the second (Mr. Thonias's) MIR. Trim
bic proposed an amendment, which was,
To slrlkc out Tie part thereof descriptive
OF The territory from WHICH slavery is 10
be exc lmded, ANA IN lieu thereof, TO insert
the following:
All that art of Louisiana West Of the Mis-
'issippi, coded by France te theUDited States.
except tie stale OF Louisiana. the territory ill.,
Guided ~ the proposed State OF Missouri and
HE Aikansaw territory East of the 18th sr
Ditb degree OF longitude sgfeeably to Melishs
map"
Mr. TrimJie said he would not have
Diiercd This amendment, hui will, lbe
hope That some agreement 0iigLt take
place between The two houses, and in I've
belief That thai amendment embraced
on which The two houses ulglI
mile Oh This subject. Wlienwe 20 MO
lie territory which was uniuhabiitdai the
date OF tie Louisiana frFsIy, and is set
very lev, lie brlieyed, emicr-
ained scTGpirs rs 10 i've cUmHitulional-
~ OF The restrictions. FOR his part he dd
'ol see Oh What principle Tie cUnslitu.