Whereupon, a motion was made to amend the amendment by striking out, after the words “port or place,” the words “without the limits of the United States,” and insert in lieu thereof, “for sale.”
A division of the question was called for, and that it be taken on striking out; and, on the question, Shall the words be struck out? it passed in the negative,--yeas 6, nays 22, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Baldwin, Bradley, Ellery, Jackson, Israel Smith, and Samuel Smith.
NAYS.--Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Armstrong, Breckenridge, Brown, Cocke, Condit, Franklin, Hillhouse, Logan, Maclay, Nicholas, Olcott, Pickering, Plumer, Potter, John Smith, Stone, Venable, Wells, White, and Worthington.
On motion to agree to the original amendment, it passed in the affirmative--yeas 21, nays 6, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Breckenridge, Brown, Cocke, Condit, Franklin, Hillhouse, Logan, Maclay, Nicholas, Olcott, Pickering, Plumer, Potter, John Smith, Stone, Venable, Wells, White, and Worthington.
NAYS.--Messrs. Adams, Baldwin, Bradley, Ellery, Jackson, and Israel Smith.
_Erection of Louisiana into two Territories._
The Senate resumed the second reading of the bill erecting Louisiana into two Territories, and providing for the temporary government thereof; and a motion was made to amend the bill, by adding the following to the new section, adopted as section eighth:
“_And be it further enacted_, That no male person brought into said Territory of Louisiana, from any parts of the United States or Territories thereof, or from any province or colony of America belonging to any foreign Prince or State, after the ---- day of ---- next, ought or can be holden by law to serve for more than the term of one year, any person as a servant, slave, or apprentice, after he attains the age of twenty-one years; nor female in like manner, after she attains the age of eighteen years, unless they are bound by their own voluntary act, after they arrive to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, or costs: _Provided_, That no person held to service or labor in either of the States or Territories aforesaid, under the laws thereof, escaping into said Territory of Louisiana, shall, by any thing contained herein, he discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up in the manner prescribed by law.”