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

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this restriction opened up the question: and produced
| sistance to her admission.
On the ed November, 1920, in the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, Mr. LowSDEs, of South Carolina from the
select committee whom referred the Constitution
formed for their by the people of the State Of
Missouri made report concluding with joint resolu
ton that the State Of Missouri shall be- and is hereby
declared be- of the United States of America and
is admitted into the Union equal footing sph the
original States, IN all respects rhdtepsr."
On the 29th Of November, 1920 similar resolution
reported the Senate from select committee and
it subsequently passed and sent to the House Of Rep
resentatives.
On the Goth Of January, 1921 motion of Mr.. CLAY
the House went into Committee Of the Whole the
luton from the Senate for admitting Missouri into the
Union, with cduea against the provision, if there be
any, which conflicts with the Constitution of the United
| States.
On oi of February the resolution was further
sdered and after much discussion Mr. Clay moved the
appointment of committee of thirteen consider the
Senates resolution and this being agreed to- the follow
/ ing gentlemen were appointed the committee, viz:
Messrs. Clay Of Kentucky, Eustis of Massachusetts,,
Smith of Maryland Sergeant of Pennsylvania, Lowndes
of South Carolina Ford Of New York Campbell Of Ohio
Archer Of Virginia, Hackey of New York. s. Moore of
Pennsylvania Cobb Of Georgia. Tomnson Of Connecticut
| and Butler Of New Hampshire"
On the 10th of February Mr.. Clay, from the above
committee made report for the admission Of Missouri
into the Union This report intended obviate the
difficulties caused by the restriction in the constitution
Of Missouri, and Mr. Clay earnestly invoked spirit of
harmony and concession.
The resolution attached to this report rejected by
| the House by a vote of 80 to s3.
FEBRUARY IA motion made to reconsider the
vote rejecting the resolutions and after long debate
was agreed to, 101 to GO.
Upon the question of agreeing to the resolution much
opposition manifested Mr.. Clay made earnest
speech Of hour, reasoning demonstrating, and
treating that the House would settle the question
The vote ordering the resolution to be engrossed
then TAKEN and decided in the negative: Yeas 50,
nays 49,
FEBRUARY 22.-In the House Mr.. CLAY moved the ap-
pointmen Of committee, to act with from the SEN
ate consider and report in regard the admission of
Missouri. Agreed to, l01 to 3d.
The following gentlemen elected the committee
on the part of the House, as follows: "
Messrs Clay of Kentucky, Cobb Of Georgia, Hill Of
Maine, Barbour Of Virginia. Storrs of New York. Cooke
OF Tennessee Rankin of Mississippi Archer of Virginia.
Brown of Kentucky Eddy of Rhode Island Ford Of New
| York, Cubreth Of Maryland Hsckey OF New York S.
Moore of Pennsylvania, Stevens of Connecticut Rogers
of Pennsylvania Southland of New Jersey Darlington of
Pennsylvania, Pitcher of New York. Sloan of Ohio Ran
doph of Virginia. Baldwin Of Pennsylvania and Smith of
North Carolina.
In the Senate the oath of February, 1921 on the
announcement of message that the House had appoint
ed committee of conference Mr.. SMITH, of South Caro-
lima, opposed it, and Mr.. BARBOUR of Virginia and Mr.
HOLMES of Maine supported it. The Senate concurred
by vote of 20 to J. and committee was appointed to
meet the House committee and the following gentlemen
were appointed:
Messrs. Holmes Of Maine, Roberts of Pennsylvania
Morrill, New Hampshire Barbour of Virginia. Southland
of New Jersey Johnson Of Kentucky and King Of New
York.
On the 2Gth February 1921 Mr. CLAY from the Joint
committee reported for the admission Of
the State of Missouri upon condition that the restrictive
clause in her constitution should be so construed as
to authorize the passage Of any law which any citizen of
any other State shall be excluded from the enjoyment
of any of the privileges and mmunities which such
citizen entitled under the Constitution of the United
States. This resolution is printed below.
Mr. CLAY briefly explained the views of the committee
and the considerations which induced them to report the
resolution. He considered this resolution as being the
same in effect that which had been previously reported
by the former committee of thirteen members and stated
that the committee the part of the Senate was unan
NOUS and that on the part Of the House nearly So in
favor of this resolution.
After debate the previous question was ordered
and the main question put, viz. Shall the resolution be
engrossed and read third time ?" 1t was decided as
follows:
For the third reading. Sc
against 81
The resolution then ordered to be read third time
this day, but not without considerable opposition.
The resolution was accordingly read third time and
put on its passage
Mr. RANDOLPH, in speech of some twenty minutes,
delivered the why he should for the re-
solution.
The final question then taken the resolution,
and decided in the affirmative, as follows:
iEAsMessrs Abbott Alexander Allen OF Tennessee
Archer Of Nd Archer Of Virginia. Baldwin Ball. Barbour Batean
ayy, Blacsege bloomfield rown Bryan,
Suieper cuthber Davidson Eddy Edwards Of North Carolina
Fisher foy Ford Gray Guyon Iackley Hall of North Carolina
eoks Jackson Johnson Jones Of Virginia Jones Of
Mercer Meteeif Montgomery Moore Moore, Neae,
OF virginia Newton, oreree Pinkncy Rankin Rhes Ring
New Jersey Smith Maryland smyh virginia North
southland Stevens Storrs, Swearingen, Trimbe, Terrell
"arhed Williams Of Virginia Caroinas7
1S-Mcsrs adams, Alien of Massachusetts
Daker Beerher oden, Brush, BuFum, Hampshire
campbell Case Casc Cook, Darlington Dennison
Dewitt Dickinson Edwards Of Connecticut
us ray, fogc Foot Forrest Fuller Gorham,
Gross Of Pennsylvania Hall Hcmph Hendricks Her
rick hbshaI Hobart lioseter, Kendall kinsey Kingsley La
throI Lincoln Lyermore Maay Mccullough Malary Marcand
Mech Monel X Moore Moscley Murray Nelson Of
Suse Parker Massachusetts, Phelps Phion Pitcher
runner Randolph Rich Richards Russ Sergeant
ssbee soan Street Strong Vermont Strong Of New York Ta
Tracey upha Van Rensselaer, saee Whit
| man, and Wood-3l. ' 800
80 the resolution passed. aud ordered to be sent
| to the Senate for concurrence
On the 18th Of February, in the Senate Mr. HOLMES
OF Name, from the joint committee Of the two Houses
reported resolution for the admission Of Missouri into
\ the Union which ra,d ond J,;l =. -