Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-29

of REPRESENTATIVES OF the UnHea otateS
of america in Congress assembled, t7vo
thirds of both Houses eoneurring, That
the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several states as an
amendment to the constitution OF the
United States; which, when. ratified by
three fourthss of the said Legislatures,
shall be valid to all intents and purposes,
as a part of the said constitution, to wit +:
No Senator or Representative in the
Congress of the United States, shall,
during the time for which he was elect
ed, be appointed to any office under the
authority of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. LiUcrmore. IL was
Resolved, That the committee on the
post office and post roads be instructed
10 inquire into the expediency of making
alteration in the law that gives the right
of Thanking to members and delegates
tof Congress.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasu-
nv, transmitting a statement of the num-
Der of acres of land sold at the several
Offices from their institution to the 30th
September last; rendered in obedience
to a resolution of the House of the 10th
instant; which report was laid Oh the
table and ordered to be printed.
ADMISSION OF MISSOURI.
The bill to authorize the people Of
Missouri to form constitution and state
government, and providing for the ad-
mission of such state into the Union, be-
ing the first order Of the day, was an
nounced by the Speaker.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the eonsidera-
ton of the bill be postponed to this day
week, with the view Of waiting the de-
cision of the Senate on the bill now be-
fore them on this subject.
This motion brought on an animated
debate of considerable length, in which
the propriety of waiting the movements
Of the other House, or of proceeding
now to consider this bill, in which there
were various details to be considered
and decided, besides the principle now
under debate in the Senate, sc. were
discussed.
/ The motion to postpone the bill was
supported by the mover and Messrs.
LiUermore,i Clagett, and CRshman and
the postponement was opposed byMessrs.
Scott, Lo7oadeS, Brush, Cook, Floyd,
and Campbell.
The question was at length decided in
the negative, by yeas and nays:
For postponement 81 S..
| Against it SO
1t was then moved by Mr.. Holmes,
that the House go into committee of the
whole on the said bill but, before the
question was put on this motion, the
House, about 4 O'Clock, adjourned,
TUESDAY, JAN. IS.
SENATE.
| Mr.. Otis addressed the Senate this
day, at considerable length, in reply to
MIR. Pinkney, and in favor of the restric-
ton on Missouri.
Mr.. Smith, of S. G. has the floor, and
Will speak Tomorrow On the same sub
ject.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES.
On motion of Mr.. anderson, it was
ordered that the clerk provide, for the
use of the committee on the public
lands, certain maps of those states and
territories which include any of the pub
| lie lands.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, the resolu-
ton laid on the table by him yesterday,
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States, was taken
up and read, and committed to COM
mittee of the whole House.
| On motion of Mr.. Allen, of Ms. it
| was
| Resolued, That the committee ON the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of providing by law for Sc
curing to the several pensioners of the
United States the benefit of their pen
sions, by exempting any moneys which
may be paid on account, from foreign
attachment, set off, or other laws in the
respective states, by which such moneys
may be intercepted before the actual re-
ceipt Of them by such pensioners.
Mr.. PHELPS offered the following reso-
luton for adoption:
RESOLVED, Tha! the committee on the
post Office and post roads be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of provi-
ding by lazy, that moneys received fol
postage shall be paid directly into the
Treasury of the United States, and that
the post-master-g general Of the United
States shall annually report to Congress
a list of all contracts which he mayhave
made within TIE preceding year, for the