Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-04-04

he had pefSeVereu 10 inc last moment
in his jealous opposition to it. Mr.. K.
said he should deeply regret the failure
of this measure for, said he, | know OF
no measure about which we ought to be
more solicitous than the passage of that
bill With regard to the particular bill
before the Senate, he thought its passage
almost a matter of course. But, he
should wish first to see the fate of the
other. With regard to the objection to
making one measure dependent on
another, by tacking them together, &c,
that, Mr.. K. said, was an argument which
the gentleman from Illinois could answer
better than he could. He had no hest
tation in expressing his belief, that, if
the bill were now postponed, it would
present itself hereafter under circum-
stances more favorable to its passage
than at present.
Mr.. Edwards said, ifthe Senate alone
had to decide on the Land Bill, he was
willing to concede the probability of its
passage. But, last year, it passed Inc
Senate and failed i'll the other House ;
and he had reason to think that the
probability of its doing so at the present
session Was greater than it was at the
last.
Mr.. 7im5le moved to lay this bill on
the table with view to reconsideration
of the postponement of the Cash Sales
Bill.
The motion was negatived, 10 votes
to IL.
The question on postponing the In
diligence Bill to Monday, was then de-
cided in the affirma alive, II to Ia.
THURSDAY, MARCH Q.
Mr.. King, of New York, called up the
memorial of major general A. Jackson,
now lying on the table, with the view
only of moving that it be printed.
On this motion a few observations
were made, as to the propriety of first
reading this memorial, which was OBJ
jected to on account of its length. The
consideration of the subject, however,
was interrupted by the arrival from the
House of Representatives of a message
announcing inc passage Vi
THE MISSOURI ELL.
This bill is that which has been so
long debated in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and contains the provision
restricting slavery.
The bill was, on motion of My. Rar-
bour, Immediately taken up and read a
first and second time; and, at his instance
also, was then forthwith taken up as III
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Barbour then moved to amend
the bill by striking out the Pro0iso re-
curing the new state to interdict slavery
within its limits. The subject, he said,
had been SO fully discussed, and so often
passed upon, and the yeas and nays re-
corded on it, that he thought it unneces-
sary to say any thing on the subject :
and he should forbear even the asking
for the yeas and nays upon it.
Mr.. King, of New York, said he was
perfectly ready to concur in the senti-
ment expressed by the gentleman from
Virginia. He had no idea ofproducing
delay in bringing this matter to con-
clusion, which only would be the effect
of discussion; but was ready to concur
in any course which would lead TO- its
speedy termination.
Mr.. Horsey said, that, having been
necessarily absent when this question
was before decided, he wished now to
be indulged with an opportunity of re-
cording his vote.
The yeas and nays were accordingly
ordered to be taken, and stood as follows /:
YEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Eaton, Ed
wards, Elliot Gaillard, Horsey, Hunter, John
son, of ny. johnson, of Louisiana, King, of
Alabama, Lanman, Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Ma
con, Parrot, Pinkney, Peasants, Smith,
Stokes, Thomas, Van Dyke, Walker, of Ala
bama, Walker, of Georgia, Williams, of Mis-
sissippi, Williams, of Tennessee-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Burriil, Dana, Dickerson,
King, ofN. Y. Lowrie, Mellen, Morrill,, Noble,
Otis, Roberts, Ruggles, Sanford, Taylor, Trim
BILE, Wilson'S.
Mr.. Thomas then proposed to amend
the bill by inserting therein section de-
claring the inhibition of slavery in the
Territories of the United States north
of Sc degrees so minutes north latitude,
the same as was previously proposedby
the Senate to be added to the Maine
BILL
This motion was agreed to, without
debate.
The amendments were then reported
from the committee of the whole, and
the first of them was concurrcd in with
out division.
To the second (Mr. Thomas's) Mr..
Trim6le proposed an amendment, which