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earnestly urged decision Of question which would Civ.

xr. Adams OF Massachusetts,, favored the Restriction
ana hess,s knsey Stevens: and Mercer. explained VII
tney should vote against the State restriction and In fave
. OF the Territorial restriction, Use o SOL
The main question was then put concurrng with IN
Senate by striking out the slavery restriction in Mssou
and carried, yeas 90, nays 81. as follows:
. For eoneurriag Ncssrs. Abbott, Alexander Allen
Tennessee Anderson. Archer. OF Maryland Archer, Q
Brown. Bryon. burton. Burveil Butler, or Loaslsns
Cannon, Cobb. Cooke, Crawford Crowe Culbreth, Cul
Pspes ouhoert; Davidson, Earle, Eddy. Edwards. o
nett, Hail. Of North Csroua, Hardin Ill., Holmes, Hook,
johnson, Jones Of Virginia, Jones' OF Tennessee Kent
Rnsey, Little. LO~adss Mccoy, McCrcary, McI.anc,
Delaware, Mclean, of Kentucky, Mason, Meiss Mercer
Metea Neale, Nelson Of virginia Newtou overs trect
Parker Of Virginia Pnekney, Pudal. Quaries, Randolph
Rankin Reed Rhes, Riusgold Robertson, Settle sssw
land smith, Of Virginia, A. Smyth. OF Virginia. Sniil
oil Moth Carlna, Stevens s,o s;r,ther, Swet o.
csr. T wss Of North S S.Saos S Ws, Of sSS
laios, of Vrginia, Williams. of North Caroiua-9o
d9anH Cont.'riag: Messrs Adams, Allen, Massachu-
den, Rrush pullman. Butler OF New Hampshire Camp.
bell Clsgeti, Clark, Cook, Gratis. Cushman Darlington
Denn:on Dewitt. Dickinson D,owsc. Edwards Of Penn.
York, Gross Of Pennsylvania Guyon Hackcy Hail. ofN,w
York, Hazard, Hamphl, Hendricks Hcrriek, Hibsham,
heister hos'et'er, Kendall Kinsley, Laihrop Lncoln
Linn Liyermore. Lyman, Maclay. Mail.ty, asrchand,
Aeech r. Moore S. Moore Maneil, Morsou Mos,ly MUIR,
ray Nelson Of Massachusetts, Parker OF Massachusetts
Paterson Phelps, Philson, Pitcher, Pumer, Rich, Rich
Ssbee, Sloan, Southland, Street. Strong Of Vermont
Strong ofNew York. Tarr Taylor Tomlinson, Tracy In
ham. Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, wendover Whitman
Tho main question was taken on eoucurrio, Win a.,
Senate In inserting in the b in lieu Of the State res,ric
oo the clause inhbitng slavery in the territory north of
40 ~ norh latitude and was decided in tho affirmative
| by yeas aud noes, As follows:
For in'erfino the substitute Me,srs Allen of Now
York, Allen Tennessee Anderson Archer OF Maryland
Bojen, Brevard, Brown, Brush BRYAN Butier oI NJ
Hampshire, Campbell, Cannon, Case, Cagett, Clarke
Cooke Cook. Crais, Crawford, Crowel Culbreth. Gull
son. DeSitt Dickinson, Dowse Earle Eddy Edwards of
Pennsylvania, Fay. Fisher. Floyd Fooe, Ford Forrest
pa,er Fullerton, tiTos' Of Psnnsylvana, Gu,on ackey
crrck, lbshman, Hester. Hill Holmes IIostetter
Kendall Kent, Kinsiey, Knsey L,throp, Ittle Lincoln
H '"n, Lrs re Lo"nde' Lyman, Macay, MeCrcary
Mateh'nd Mason, Megs Mercer, Il. Moore, s. Moore,
Mcneil Morton, Moseey, Murray Nelson Of Mas. Mel
sou OF Virginia, Parker OF Mass Patterson, Phil.on
Pitcher Plumber, Qiaes, Rankin Rich, Richards Rich
moud, Rnggold Robertson, Rogers Ross Russ Samson
Sergeant, Settle, Shaw Silsbee Sloan Smith of Now Lar
tey' smith OF Maryland Smith of North Carona South.
OF New York, Strother Tarr, Taylor Tomlpson Tomp
kins, Tracy, Trimbe Tucker of South Carolina upbam
Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, warfeld, Wendovcr Williams
OF North Carolina, WooI-l34.
Againa ii Messrs Abbot Adams Ale,spd.- Allan
OF Massachusetts,, Archer Of Virginia Barbour IsuGnm
burton 3urwel Butler Of Louisiana Cobb, Edwards OF
Now
York. Hall OF North Carolina Hooks johnson Jo,.s NJ
virginia, Jones Of Tennessee Mccoy MetcaIf NeoIc
Hs~ton 0veIsree Parker Of Virginia Pinckney, Pin,
dali Randolph, Reed, lhea Simkns Slocumb Smith
Of Virginia, Smyh OF Virginia. Swearineton Terriil
Tucker Of Virginia Tyler, Walker Of North Carolina VIII
la ofYa.-42. ""
So the House concurred in tho ans,dua,. a. =,
Senate TO the bill. W "e
Thus the exciting question ended for the session
and heb authorizing the people of Missouri to form
Constitution for State Government became law on the
9th March, 1920 " " 'ne
The bill for the admission of Maine became law ON
Tue III March, 1890 to take effect from the 18th of the
same month. ~
Ii will be that Mr. CLAW had no moro a,.,or :;
,hs Goa promise than any other member who voted for IL
lie had earnestly opposed the restriction on Missouri a.
had Mr. Randolph, Mr. Barbour and Mr. A Smytb or
Virginia; Mr. Reid, of Georgia; Mr Piuckney, and Mr.
Lowndes, Of South Carolina; Mr. Baldwin of
and other eminent members
In the Senate the restriction was advocated nv Mr.
Roberts OF Pennsylvania, Mr.. King, of New York Mr.
Otis, OF Massachusetts, aud other prominent Senate and
was opposed by Mr. Barbour, of Virgins; Mr. johnson
South Carolina, and Others
THE SECOND MISSOURI COMPROMISE.
In the Constitution formed by Missouri there was n
Clause requiring the legislature pass laws prohibiting tho
emigration OF free people of color into the State; and this
lance TO her admission 800
On the Esd November $780, in the House of Represen
tatves Mr. Lowndes Of South Carolina from the select com
mittcr To whom referred the Constitution formed for
their government by the people of the State of Missouri
made report concluding with a joint resolution ulh,t
the Slate o Missouri shall be, and hereby declared TO
be- one OF the United States of America and is admitted
INTO Tie Union on an equal footing with tie original States
in all respects whatever.
On the 10Th OF November, 1920 a similar resolution
was reported to the Senate from select committee ami
1t was subsequently, passed and sent TO the ous, of Rem
| resentdtves r
On the 10Th Of January, 1891 on motion Of Mr. Clay
the House went into committee the whole on the reso
luon from the Senate for admitting Nssturi ;ntn ,h
Union, with edeh against the provision if there b..
any which conflicts with the Constitution OF the United
| States. '' '"''e'
Ga the 22d Of February tho resolution VIVA G,,b.r o,
sidercd and after much discussion, Mr. Clay moved the
appointment OF committee of thirteen To consider the
SeHates resolution; and this being agreed to- the follow.
ing gentlemen were appointed the committee viz:
Nessr! Clay of Kentucky. Eustis Of Massachusetts,
S"' OF Maryland, Sergeant of Pcuns lvina Iowndcs of
South Catolna Ford Of New York. Campbell. of Ohio Ar
cher OF Virginia, IIackley of New York Moore of Penn
syvani, Cobb Of Georgia, Tomson of Connecticut and
Butler of New Hampshire.
On the 10th Of February W. Clay from the above COM
nt'ee male report for the admission of Missouri into
The Union This report intended obyiao the dif-
cniies caused by the restriction in the constitution of
mony and concession.
Ths resolution attached to this report was rejected by
| the House by vote Of 80 to SO.
FEBRUARY ia motion made to reconsider the
vote Rejecting the resolution and after long debate il
was agreed to, l0l to &C.
Upon the question of agreeing the resolution much
opposition was manifested. Mr.. Clay made an earnest
speech oil an hour reasoning demonstrating and entreat
| Jug thit tie House would settle the question.
lhe vote Oh ordering the resolution to be cngrossed
was Then hken and decided Ia the negative: Yeas 81
| NAYS SO. - ~
FEBRUARY 22-In the House Mr. Clay moved the sp {.
P'"uhent oi committee, to act with from Sen
, 70 consider and report in regard the admission Of
| h,-a"nr Agreed to, iOl To 66.
The following gentlemen were elected the committee on
| Tie part OF the House, as follows:
meSSrs Cliy oil Kentucky, Cobb OF Georgia. II III Of
Mane Barbour Of Virginia, Stors of New York Cooke Of
tennessee Rankin of Mississippi, Archer of Virginia.
brown OF Kentucky, Eddy ofRhoJe Island Ford Of New
dork CulOrcth o! Maryland, II ,ckloy of New York. 4
moore OF Pennsylvania Stevens of Connecticut Rogers of
a Sonthard of New Jersey Darlington of Pcnn.y
fitcher OF Ne~ York Sloan oil Ohio Randolph of Virgin
H. Baldwin OF Pennsylvania aud Smith of North Carolina
In I g Senate on the 9th OF February 1921 on the
announcement Of message that the House had appoint
Cd committee OF conference, Mr. Smith, of South CARROLL
no. opposed H. aud Mr. Barbour, OF Virginia, and SIR
Holmes, OF Maize, supported it, Tho Senate concured
oy vote OF 20 TO u aud committee appointed to
meet tho House Committee aud the following gentlemen
were appointed.
Messrs Holmes Of Mime Roberts Of Pennsylvania,
Morrill, OF New liinpshre, ubJur Of Virginia Sjutht rd
York.
On the 2Gth of February NJ f,oc, ,Lo