Washington sentinel., 1854-03-01
determined in the afimative-yeas

(See Journal House of Representatives, pages
256, 257.)
So the House of Representatives insisted upon
their disagreement to all the amendments of the
Senate, and notified the Senate thereof
In Senate February 2S, 1920.
On motion by Mr.. Thomas,
Resoluea, That the Senate ask conference on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses on said
amendments.
Ordered, That Mr.. Thomas, Of Illinois Mr.
Pinkney, OF Maryland; and Mr.. Barbour, Of Virgil
MIA, be the managers at the said conference on the
part Of the Senate.
Ordered That the Secretary notify the House
OF representatives accordingly.
III House of Representatives, Fe5ruayy 90. 1890
Resoired, That this House do agree to the con-
ference, &c, &c.
Ordered, That Mr.. Holiness of Massachusetts
Mr.. Taylor. of New York Mr. Lowndes, of South
Carolina; Mr.. Parker, Of Massachusetts; and Mr..
kinsey, of New Jersey, be the managers at the
said conference on the part of this House.
The House of Representatives then took up the
bill 10 authorize the people of the Territory Of
Missouri TO form constitution and State govern
ment, and for The admission of such State into the
Union on an equal footing with the original States
&c See proceedings on the Journal Of House of
Representatives, pages 260 to 27O
This bill for Missouri was then passed (see page
269) and sent to the Senate, March /, 1870, and
which bill was passed BY the Senate, with amend
ments, on the I'd Of March, and sent back 10 the
House Of Representatives. On the reception of
which in the House of Representatives, the man
ayers of the conference on the disagreeing votes
on the amendments to the ..bill providing for the
admission of the State Of Maine into the Union
made report (which is in Journal of the House
Of Representatives. page 275,) recommending
1st. That the Seuate recede from all their
amendment, to the bill for the admission Of Maine
and
I'd. That the bill Of the House of Represents
tives to enable the people Of Missouri to form
State government, &c, should be so amended as
TO strike out the clause prohibiting slapery i,s the
State to BE- formed and TO insert new section pro-
hlbitng slavery IN all that territory ceded by France
to the United States, underthe name Of Louisiana,
which lies north of $50 30 north latitude not IN
caded acifhin the limits ofthe Stdfeof Missouri &C.
The said report was read, and ordered TO lie on
the table. -
The House then took up and proceeded TO con.
slider the amendments proposed by the Senate to
the bill 10 authorize the people Of Missouri TO form
a constitution, &C., &c; "a and the said amend
ments being in exact conformity to the report or
recommendations OF the Committee of Conference
herein recited,' the question was first taken on
striking out the clause prohibiting slavery in Mis-
souri, and carried in the acknowledgements CO. navs
81; and, secondly, the question was taken on in.
serting the new section prohibiting in the Terrific
RES, &C, north OF 3o' 80, and decided in the
afirmatve-yeas l34, nays AZ as given in The
manuscript, and as stated on the journal Of the
House OF Representatives pages 277 27S--mand
so all the amendments being concurred in the bill
was passed by the two houses
:, IN the House Of Representatives of the United
States February 2y 1s20.-The House took Up the
amendments made in Committee of the Whole to
the bill TO authorize the people of the Territory
OF Missouri 10 form constitution and State gov
eminent, and for the admission of such State into
the Union on an equal footing with the original
States, and concurred therein, with the exception
of the following amendment
" And shall ordain and establish, that there shall
be neither slavery nor involuntary scrvitude in the
said State, Otherwise than in the punishment OF
crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted: Provtded always, That any person cs-
Gaping within the same, from whom labor or ser.
vice is lawfully claimed in any other State, such
fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed