Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18


Moines the question taken ordering the bill,
amended I, be engrossed and read third time by the
following vote:
Arrs-Mcrs Eaton Eua-is Elliott Galard
oIe Hunter y9hnsoT q o. king
Thomas Walker q Aabams Walker Of Georgia wiam
Burial, Dana S1 gts SsS kRs Of ps New York Ian
Ruggss, SANFORD Smith, Taylor Tchenor Trimble, Wson2c"
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read third
time tomorrow.
Mr. Macon, Of North Carolina, and Mr.. SIXTH, of South
Carolina, were the only Southern members who voted
against this clause.
FEBRUARY lS.-Iu the Senate the bill for the admission
of Maine into the Union read third time as amend
ed by Incorporating therein the provisions respecting
State Government for Mssour passed. and sent to
the House of Representatives for concurrence.
FEBRUARY 2S-In the Hosse Of Representatives mo-
ton made to disagree to the Senate amendment for
uniting the two bills Maine and Mssouri and carried
yeas 90, nays r.
On question OF the Senate ninth amend
ment THAT restricting slavery north of 36o S0 except nth
IN The State Of Missouri the was in the Affirmative
yeas l59, nays IS.
The result Of several days labor total disagree
ment between the two Houses both in regard to the
stricon Missouri and the restriction north of $50 30
The Senate had refused reeeae from its amendments
FEBRUARY 28-The Senate was about to adjourn, when
the Clerk of the House of Representatives presented him
self at the door, with message that the House of Repre-
sentatves had insisted their disagreement to the amend
meaS Of the Senate to the Maine bill
Mr. THOMAS then moved that committee of conference
be appointed confer with the House Representatives
on the subject
Hereupon warm debate took place. Mr.. KING, of
Alabama, and Mr.. SMITH were in favor Of adherence
which forecloses conference Mr.. KING of New York.
spoke in explanation; and Messrs. BARBOUR, THOMAS
JOHNSON, of Kentucky, LowRIE, morrill, DANA, EATON
MACON and MRLLRs supported the conference
The debate resulted in this that motion for defer
ring the question negatived and the Senate voted
without opposition but without dividing request
conference with the House of Representatives.
The Senate then baoted for managers thereof their
part; and Mr.. THOMAS, Mr. P1ScKSEY, and Mr. BARBOUR
were duly elected. ~.
FEBRUARY 2S.-In the House the question disagree
the Senatos amendments the first eight sections of
the Maine bill, connecting Missouri taken and
| ried-yeas 81, nays IS.
And the ninth section, limiting slavery to 3eo 30,
also disagreed to-160 to a.
So the House insisted its disagreement to the whole
of the Senate's amendments to the Maine bill.
On motion of Mr.. HOLMES the conference proposed by
the Senate to the dsagreeng votes Of the Houses
the amendments the Maine bill agreed to- and the
following members appointed Messrs. HOLMES TAYLOR,
LowspEs, PARKER, of Massachusetts,, and KINsEY.
The Missouri bill further considered and the ques-
ton concurring in the amendment of Mr. Taylor re-
strieng slavery within the State of Missouri was
red-yeas "a, nays &C. The Missouri bill was order
ed to be engrossed for third readingyeas 49, nays a.
Mr.. SroRns moved an amendment providing for the
exclusion of slavery north of SO s0 but withdrew it.
MARCH 1.-The final proceedings in both Houses took
place.
On motion Of Mr. BARBOUR, the provso in the Missouri
bill restricting slavery stricken out.
The proposition of Mr.. THOMAS restricting slavery
north of $50 30 agreed to- and the bill as amended
was passed and sent to the House.
HOUSE, MARCH AFTER long sitting and earnest de-
bate the propositions of compromise submitted by the
committee of conference the question first taken on
striking out the restriction on Missouri
Mr.. LowNpEs briefly supported the compromise and
earnestly urged decision of question which would
give tranquility to the country.
Mr.. HOLMES followed to the same effect.
Mr. ADAMS, of Massachusetts, favored the restriction
and Messrs. KISsEY, STEVENS, and MERCER explained
why they should vote against the State resrcon and in
! favor Of the Territorial restriction, 1880 3O<.)
The main question was then put concurring with the
Senate by striking out the slavery restrieonin Missouri
and carried, yeas co. naysS7 as follows:
m coacrrg Messrs Abbott Alexander Tennessee An
ier Archer Maryland Archer Virginia BALDWIN, Barbour
Louisiana Cobb Cooke Crawford cowe cubret Cupcp
Cuhber Davidson, Earle Eddy Edwards Carolina
k.n Rsy o oHa wn zones s4 , 5ssfs
Delaware Mclean q Kentucky Mason Meiss Mercer Mctcaf
nn Randolph Esne @ ke o.
s@ ss a Smith R 81 Virginia. an m sT Of # asT
North Carolina stevens stor stroher swearingen Terrell Trim
North Carolina wsrse Williams Of Virginia. Williams Of North Ca.
| roliua--et.
New York. Baker Bateman Beecher oden Brush Buum Butler
q New HAMPSHIRE Campbell Clagc CLARK, Cook, Crafts Cushma,
Darlington Dennison Dewitt Dickinson Dowe Edwards Pennsy
yahia ocr Ford Fuller
Pennsylvania Guyon iackcy Hall Of New empk,
Hendricks lerrick isham Hester Hoeer Kendall Knsley,
athroT Lincoln Linn Lvermore Lyman Macay Msary Mahand,
Mech, r. Moore Moore, Mcneil Norton Moey Murray
Of Massachusetts, Parker of Massachusetts Patterson phon
Pitcher Pluer Rich Richards Rchmand Rogers Ross Russ saI
Slsbee Sloan southard Street. strong
Rensselaer,, Wallace, Wendoyer, Whitman, wood-S7.
/ The main question was taken on concurring with the
Senate in inserting in the BILL in lieu of the State restrc-
on the clause nhbitng slavery in the territory north
of So 3 north latitude, and decided the arma-
4 tive, by yeas and nays, as follows:
insptia9 saJitae: York. Allen Of Ten
nessce of Maryland Baker Baldwin Batcman
Butler Of New Hampshire, Campbell Cannon Cage
Crafts Crawford Croc Cubrc, Cupeppe Cushman
Cutbcrt Darlington Davidson Dennson Dewitt Dickinson
Eddy Edwards Of Pennsylvania Fay Fisher Floyd
Forrest Fuller Fullerton Gross Of Guyon aey,
Hall OF New York, Hardin Hazard iemphi Hendricks errck
Iibshman Hester Hill Holmes ostetter Kendall Knslcy,
Kiusey Lathop Little Lincoln Linn Lvermor Lowndcs Lyman
Marand Meg Mercer r. Moore Moore Monell
Moee Murray Nelson Of Nelson OF Virginia.
Richmond Rnggod Robertson Rogers Ross Russ
gean sibee, Smith Jersey, Smith
rand smith Of North Carolina southrd Stevens so Street
Strong Vermont New York. Stroher Taylor