Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-29
Abstract Of the Proceedings "a -
Twcnty-Hourth Congress. First -
SiOns
SENATE.
March 10.

SENATE.
March 10.
Ohio and Michigan.
After some discussion the bill to estab.
lish the northern boundary Of Ohio, was or:
dered TO be cngrossed and read third time
yeas SO, nays 3. :,
Mr.. Knight from the Csmmittee on Man.
ufactures, reported, wit amendment
bill to allow drawback on imported hemp
manufactured into cordage, with q recon-.
mendation of its passage.
The bin for the continuation OF the Cum'
berland Road was taken up, and after SUM-
dry amendments was ordered to be engross.
ed. 1t appropriates $200, 900 for conhna'-
ine the road in Ohio; 600, 600 for indnnn'
and s15O, 900 for Illinois. The expenditure
in Illinois to be limited to graduating and
bridging the road; without pledging Con-
gross for future appropriations to macaos'
mizc the road.
AboHion.
When the motion Of Mr.: Buchanan taat'
the prayer of the petition (ofthe cain quarter.
-ly meeting of quakers) be rejected, wns taken
m. MIR. Leigh withdrew the amendment
proposed by him on former day.
Mr.; Mckeah then moved to substitute tor
the motion Of Mr.. Buchanan, the following
That it is incxpedient at this time to legs.
late on til, subject of slavery in the District
Of Columbia" Decided in the negative
yeas 9, nays 81. The yeas were Hendricks
and Mexican.
Mr.. Mexican then moved to amend the
molten of Mr.. Buchanan by preceding It
with the following words :" That tits mex
pcdicnt to legislate on the subject Of slavery
in the District of Columbia :''yeas.3 3: Ewing
of Ohio, Hendricks and Mexican; nays ~.
The question then recurcd on the org.
nal motion ofMr. Buchanan, "thatthe prayer
Of the petitioners be rejected" Mr.: Calhoun
in the course. of some remarks said that ne
would not vote on the question, because y
was one so closely connected with that q
receiving the petitions, which involved the
Question Of the jurisdiction Of Congress over
the subject in the District and in the States,
Mr.. Preston and Mr.: Walker, both said thai
as 'they were oyerruled in their efforts to.pre:
vent the reception ofthe petitions they would
90. for the next strongest measure against;
them. Mr.. Davis Of Mass, In the course;
Of remarks which occupy column and q
half in the National intelligencer, sad ne,
would vote against tho motion 70 reject the
p,aucr, not because he had the least dispo.
sition to grant it; but because he was OF
opinion that Congress had juEisdiction ever
the subject in the District Of Columbia; and
thattherefore respectful petitions ought 70 b
respectfully treated. He was OF op.nion'
they ought TO be referred and areport %;
made upon them as upon all others. -
The following are the yeas and nays on
the question: 49,,
.Yeas-Messrs. Benton, Black, Brown,
Buchanan, Clay, Crittenden, Cuihbe1t, Ew-
ing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Grundy Haa,
Hubbard, King Of. Alabama, King Of Geor.
oia. Leigh, Linn, McKean, Moosa Nicholas.
Niles, Porter, Preston, Robbins, Robinson,
Rueges, Shepley, Tallmadge, Upton Tom.
| Inson. Walker, Wall, White, Wnght-s4.
Nays-Alessrs. Davis, Hendricks, knight
Prcniiss, Swift, Webstcr-6.
! So the prayer of the petition vas rejected.
Afier this decision, Mr.. Wobstefgayc DO
tice that he had in his hand sewers similar
petitions, which he had forbonie 10 HEesent
| til this from Pennsyl ylyania should be 1lsPo-
sed of. and that he should now, on ane e91y
occasion, present them, and move to dispose
Of them IN the way;in which it had been ms
opinion from the firstthat all suca pe.'uons
should have been treated; that Is, to refer e.
them to the committee for inquiry ana cop.
sideration. x gss...s -
NJ, Preston, from t.,c Committee on the
: ;hrarv. m made q report onthe subject ofthc
nnrchnse of the library OF Count Boutorip;
which was ordered to be printed.
The biIl for the continuation Of the Cum
berland road in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois,
was read a third time, and passed.
~ March IS.
Mr. King Of Georgia, asked and Obtained
leave TO introduce bin authorizing the con-
struction Of arail road through the pscllc
lands in Florida which was read twice,
and referred to the Committee on raDnc
Lands. ..z,., ..,..,.
i f.ha nnhlic lands was taken up, on p'os'on
# # Mr.. Mr. Ewing Of Ohio, who addressed tae
8. Senate n Of length on the character and nesss
i of the bill going at large into yafsety o.
i, Interesting ere statements and views Of n1e ~
naness - w March h1e. s
A5oEtios Petitions.
4 Mr.. Webster rose to present t'e Pesi-
!. tiors.