The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-06-24


viduals from the United States. Dispensing with
this exemption, 1t was thought, wonId tend TO dis.
courage purchases merely for speculation, and be
otherwise Of general benefit.
The Bill was passed, after some debate.
The B!ll to regulate the Deposi,es, &c. as it
came from the Select Committee OF Nine, was de-
bated until the adjournment.
HOUSE.-Afier some private bushes, the Com
mlttee OF the Whole was again engaged in the
consideration OF the Bill to establish he Northern
Boundary of Ohio, and the Bills for the admission
OF Michigan and Arkansas into the Union. Upon
these Bills the Committee Of the Whole continued
IN session during the totOLe night of the 9th aud
until half past eleUtn o'clock on the merit day, when
the Committee rose and reported the Bills 10 the
House; and the Members, worn out with fatigue
adjourned the House over 10 Saturday.
During the night and morning, numberless
motions were made 10 adjourn, and for the rising
Of the Committee, but were all lost. The follow.
ing extracts from the proceedings, at different Pc
RODS of the night and morning, will give the rea
der an idea of the scene which prevailed during
the session, as well as the reasons why i! was SO
Internationally protracted:
Mr. Phillips said it was now past midnight
Exhausted in body and mind, he could not feel
t.-l il was his duty to remain and consent TO the
percpltate action by which 1t was evidently IN
tended TO force through the committee two bills OF
the importance of those under consideration. lie
therefore moved that the committee rise.
The motion having been put, there were ayes
IL noes 92-not quorum
Mr. Sewer requested Mr.. Phillips TO withdraw
his motion.
Mr. Phillips said that it. with knowledge Of
the fact that quorum was not present. he could
DC persuaded to withdraw his motion or to refrain
from insisting that the Chairman rise and ftport
the fact TO the House, according to its rules, for
the purpose of acting upon Bill TO ADMIT STATE
INTO THE UUIoN, he should feel himself unworthy
OF the place he held
The Committee then rose and reported the fact
that they were without quorum
Mr.. Reed moved an adjournment.
Mr. Adams requested that the hour NEAR o.
clock might be noted on the Journal.
The Chairman said it was not in order.
The question on the adjournment being taken,
the vote was-ayes "a, noes Js.
There being d quorum, the House went into
committee upon the Bill for the admission Of Ar
kansas.
A motion was again made that the committee
rise, and The vote was, ayes Is, noes 95--not
quorum; and the members having been counted,
ll2 were reported present.
The committee rose, and reported thatthey were
without quorum
A motion was made To adjourn, which was lost.
A call Of the House was ordered, at near half
past one O'clock and was proceeded in, till, at a.
bout half past four, / Il members having answered
and several absentoes having been sent for, aud
brought Up in c4st0dp Of the Sergednt-at-drms, a
motion TO excuse all the absentces prevailed, and
the doors were opened.
Many amusing but unimportant incidents &C.
CURED.
Mr.. Adams moved TO smend the bill by nitro
ducing clause " that nothing in this act shall be
construed as an assent by Congress 10 the article
in the Constitution Of the said State in relation to
slavery and the emancipation OF slaves"
This motion was debated at some extent by
Messrs. Adams, Gushing, Hard, and Briggs, in ia.
yor Of it, and Mr.. Wise against; and was mega.
t,yed, at about four O'Clock in the morning, by a
vote Of % to -.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, moved at o'clock In
the morning, that the Committee rise, and report
thetgo Michigan and Arkansas Bills TO the House.
Mr. Use then rose and addressed the House
e, length, in opposition to the course OF the ma
iority IA pressing this question upon a House,
sleepy, tired, and drunk. he was opposed to the
motion that the committee report the bills, and
said he would speak til 10 O'Clock, when the
House would be under the necessity OF dropPln.
the subject, it not special order for Fday.
Mr.. Wise several times gave way to motions
that the committee rise, which we're lost without
a count.
AT half past nine, Mr.. Wise having yielded the
floor, Mr.. Mckennnn suggested that, as the men,
bcrs were much exhausted, the committee should
rise, with the understanding thatthe House should
then adjourn til. tomorrow, when The gentleman
from Virginia would resume his remarks.
/ Mr.. Wise said ii was true that he was in an un-
/ fit condition to continue his remarks; but IT was
near ten o'clock, and he had 1t in his power to
have his Will over this subject, and, so help him
/ God, he would persevere, ii he died by #.
Mr. Wise proceeded IN his remarks till ten
o'clock
Mr.. Chambers, Of Kentucky, then rose, Mr.
Wise having temporarily yielded the floor, and
called upon the Chair to decide whether the com
miltee could continue To set, IT now being ten o.
clock the hour assigned by the Rules tor the House
to meet, and the Speaker to take the Char.
Mr.. Wise said he would ask the Sergeant-at
Arms, where now Is the Speaker OF the House.
In his room," was answered by some one.
Mr., Mckcnnan asked OF the Char, as cues
ton of order, whether it was not the duty oil the
Speaker to take the chair, every day. on the arr
val of the hour OF 10 O'Clock
The Chairman said that he should not under
take in his present place, (of Chairman OF The
Committee of the Whole to decide any question
in reference to the duty of the Speaker OF tht
House.
Mr.. MeKonnan then moved that the committe,
rise, for the purpose of deciding in the House tina
question.
Mr.. Bell said he did not know, nor wa. it ma
tcral to what he rose to say, what object could b
accomplished by prolonglng the present sitting
but it was, in his opininn, the duty of the Commit
tee TO rise in order to decide the question of orde
now raised A majority of the committee migt
indeed oblige the committee TO continue IN session