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which he had hoped the house was fully

Some conversation passed on this mo-
ton, between Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Lowndes, on the propriety of proceeding
to act in this house, on the Recommended
ton of the committee, before the senate
had given the pledge required of them
of first adopting the report by receding
from the amendments to the Maine bill,
in which Mr.. Taylor opposed so pro-
ceeding, and Mr.. Lowndes was in favor
of it; inasmuch as it would be wrong TO
put in jeopardy satisfactory settlement
of this question, from an adherence to a
mere point of etiquette and order; that
the house could not fear that the senate
would adopt the recommendation to re-
cede from their amendments. as the COM
mittee of conference was unanimous in
their report, with the exception of one
member from this house, MIR. Taylor
and became US further as the disposition
,, Vi the senate to admit Maine could
not be doubted, they would have
no motive to adhere to their amendments
if this house should adopt the report, SC.
| A long debate took place on the ques-
tion Of printing, or rather on the question
whether this house should act on the I'd
and Sd propositions of the committee of
conference, before the senate had acted
on the lst. Those against acting imme-
diately, and in favor of the printing, were
Messrs. Taylor, Livermore, and Whit
man. Those who opposed the printing,
were Messrs. Lowndes, Holmes, Kinsey,
Sterrs, Randolph, Brown, Strother,
Campbell, and Parker, of Virginia.
| The debate had continued about three
hours, when Mr.. Reecher Withdrew his
motion.
The house then resumed the conside-
ration of the amendments Of the senate
| to the Missouri bill.
| The question was divided SO as first
to betaken on striking out the restriction.
Mr.. Losundes spoke briefly in support
tof the compromise recommended by the
committee Of conference, and urged with
great earnestness the propriety of teci-
sion, which would restore tranquility 10
the country---which was demanded by
fevery consideration Of discretion, Of mo-
Iteration, Of wisdom, and of virtue.
Mr. Holmes followed in short
speech, nearly to the same effect.
F Mr.. Adams, of Mass. spoke at some
length in favor of the restriction, and
against compromise.
+ Mr.. Kinsey, of New-Jersey, and MIR.
Stevens, of Connecticut, respectively,
explained at large the reasons which
would induce them to vote against the
state restriction, and in favor Of the ter
ritorial restriction.
MIR. Mercer followed on the same side
with great earnestness; and had spoke
about half an hour, when he was COM
PEELED by indisposition to resume his scat.
The previous question was then called;
and the house sustained the call by los
votes.
The main question was put on concur
ring with the senate on striking out Of
the bill the slavery restriction on the state
tof Missouri, and decided in the affirm
alive by yeas and nays, as follows:
| For concariug--Measrs. Abbot, Alexander,
| Allen, of Tenn. Anderson, Archer, of Md. Ar
cher, of Va. Baldwin, Barbour Bayly, Bloom
field, Brevard, Brown, Bryan, Burton, BurweI,
Butler, of La, Cannon, Cobb, Cooke, Crawford,
Crowell, Culbreth, Culpepper, Cuthbert, Da-
wilson, Earle, Eddy, Edwards, of n c. Erwin,
Fisher, Floyd, Foot, Fullerton, Garnett, Hall,
of N. C. Hardin, Hill, Holmes, Hooks, johnson,
Jones, of Va, Jones, Of Tenn. Kent, Kinsey,
Little, Lowndes, Mccoy, McCreary, McLane,
of Del. Mclean, of Ky. Mason, Meigs, Mercer,
MctcalG Neale, Nelson, of Va. Newton, Over
street, Parker, of Va. Pinckney, Pindall,
Quarles, Randolph, Rankin, Reed, Rhea, Ring
gold, Robertson, Settle, Shaw, Simkins, Slo-
cumb, Smith, of N. j. Smith, of Md. D. Smith,
Of Va. A. Smyth, Of Va. Smith, of n. C. Ste
vens Storrs, Suother, Swearingen, Terrell,
| Trmble, Tucker, of Va. Tucker, of S. C.. w.
| Ter, Walker, of N. c. Warield, Williams, of
| Va. Williams, of N. Csc.
! Against neutrality-suspicious.. Adams Allen,
| of Ms. Allen, of N. Y. Baker, Batelnan, Beecher,
Boden, Brush, Buffum, Butler, of N. II Camp
bell, Clagett, Clark, Cook, Crafts, Cushman,
Darlington, Dennison, Dewitt, Dickinson,
Dowse, Edwards, of Pa. Fay, Folger, Ford,
Forrest, Fuller, Gross, Of N. Y. Gross, of Pa.
Guyon, Hackley, Hall, of n. Y. Hazard, Hemp
HILL Hendricks, Herrick, Hibshman, Hester,
Hostetter, Kendall, Kinsley, Lathrop, Lincoln,
Linn, Livermore, Lyman, Maclay, Mallary, Mar
! chand, Mech, II. Moore, S. Moore, Mcneil,
MOTION, MoSeiey, Murray, NelSOJl, OF MS. Far
ker, of Ms. Patterson, Phelps, Philson, Pitcher,
Plumer, Rich, Richards, Richmond, Rogers,
Ross, Russ, Sampson, Sergeant, Silsbee, Sloan,
Southland, Street, Strong, Of VT. Strong, ofN.Y.
Tarr, Taylor, Tomlinson, Tracy, Upham, Van
Rensselaer,, Wallace, Wendover, Whitman,
Wood.-S7.
The question was then stated on the
second amendment of the senate; when