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

"hlch ne spoke from personal KNOW
ledge, particularly as the Missouri state
will possess both sides of the Missouri
river, which runs nearly through its
middle from its east to its western boun-
Diary.
This motion was negatived; and,
after some other amendments necessary
to make the parts of the bill conform to
each other,
The question was taken on ordering
the bill, as amended, to be ebgrossed
and read third time; and decided by
yeas and nays, as follows:
Ayes--Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Eaton, Ed
wards, Elliott, Gaillard, Horsey, Hunter john
son, ofkcntucky, johnson, of Louisiana, King,
of Alabama, Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Parrot,
Pinkney, Peasants, Stokes, Thomas, Van
Dyke, Walker, of Alabama, Walker, of Geor-
gia, Williams, of Mississippi, Williams, of Ten
| nessee-24.
Noes-Messrs Burrill Dana, Dickerson,
King, of New-York, Lanman, Lowrie, Macon,
Mellen, Morril, Noble, Otis, Palmer, Roberts,
Iiuggles, Sanford, Smith, Taylor, Tichenor,
Trimble, Wilson-20.
FRIDAY, FEB. Is.
Several bills received second read
ing in course; and two or three were
taken up and further postponed.
The bill for the admission of Maine
into the Union was read third time as
amended (by incorporating therein the
provisions respecting state government
for MissourD passed, and sent to the
House of Representatives for concur
renee in the amendments;
And then the Senate adjourned to
Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, FEB. II.
MISSOURI BILL.
The House then again proceeded, III
committee of the whole, Mr.. Raidzuiu
in the chair, to the consideration of this
bill, and the amendment proposed there
to by Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. Simkins, of S. c. resumed the
debate, and spoke more than an hour
against the Restriction.
Mr.. Demnison, of Pennsylvania, took
the other side and spoke some time i'll
support of the Restriction.
Mr.. Taylor, of Virginia, next rose,
and spoke more than an hour against
the Restriction.
Mr. Rich, of Vermont, spoke nearly
the same time in support OF the Restric-
ton; and
On motion of Mr.. Lozvndes, (who, by
usage, has the floor the committee then
| rose.
FRIDAY, FEB. l8.
| Mr.. Cook submitted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on the
public lands be instructed to report a
bill allowing to each of the officers and
privates, or their legal representatives,
of the Illinois regiment, organized by the
state OF Virginia, for the reduction of the
| British posts northwest of the river
Ohio, during the revolutionary war, who
| have received no share of the land set
! apart by that state for that regiment,
quantity of land equal to the amount all
ready received by part ofthat regiment,
and according to the principles upon
which that allowance was regulated by
the laws of Virginia.
| Some conversation took place be-
tween Messrs. Cook and Campbell, OH
1 this resolution, in which the latter pro-
posed, and the former agreed, to modify
! the motion, so as to direct the committee
to inqaire into the erhediency of the OBJ
iect, instead Of instructing them to re-
port bill.
| The resolution was then, on the mo-
ton of Mr.. M'Coy, ordered to lie on the
table. ..-..
Mr.. 1leigs, of New-York, moved for
the consideration of a proposition sub
mitted by him, few days ago, for
making certain appropriation of the
Public Lands (for the gradual abolition
Of slavery j and was proceeding to as
sign reasons why he thought such pro-
position ought to be adopted, when the
Speaker suggested to him that, in NOV
ing for the consideration of any propo-
sition lying on the table it was not in or
der to debate it. From this decision
Mr.. Meigs appealed to the house; and,
the question being put, the decision of
the Speaker was affirmed by large
majority. The question was then taken,
on Mr.. Meigs's motion, to proceed to
consider his proposition, and decided in
the negative, without a division.