During the following session ( 1819 -- 1820 ) , the House passed a similar bill with an amendment , introduced on January 26 , 1820 , by John W. Taylor of New York , allowing Missouri into the union as a slave state .
During the following session ( 1819-1820 ) , the House passed a similar bill with an amendment , introduced on January 26 , 1820 by John W. Taylor of New York , allowing Missouri into the union as a slave state .