Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
January 25.

| January 10.
Dir. J. @. Adams presented a petition
from sundry ladies, citizens OF the dts'rIct
represented by him, praying the abolition OF
slavery and the slave trade in the District OF
Columbia.
Mr.. Hammond rose to move that the Pc
ton be not received. :,
| Mr.. Adams. claim the floor, ami shall
not yield it. Imove, sir, that the petitioh 10
referred to select committee OF this House.
with instructions to rcpor: thereon:
Mr.. G!ascock rose and asked IT the gen.
,clnan was in order.
Mr.. Adams called the gentleman to order,
and proceeded. address the House, SAID
he, at this time, on account Of the suspension
of decision on my appeal from decision
Of the Chair, which appeal had the honor
of making some weeks ago. By that ue.
cision It was determined that motion OF
reception is dcbateable.
Thee stated that the gentleman was
not in order 10 debate point of orGcr made
on former occasion.
Mr.. Adams said, It is not the question OF
order which it is nay purpose to discuss.
The chair has decided that motion to re-
ccire a petition is debatc:b,o, and that the
45th rule does not apply to il. Under that
decision claim the floor, and shall proceed
to support my motion that the petition be
received.
The Chair said the gentleman was in or
der to discuss that question.
After various motions and some debate,
Mr.. Adams said that it was for the pur-
pose ofrefcrring the petition to a select COM
mittee that he moved its reception. ltcame
from l06 females, with request that ne
would present and support Il. His wish
was that the petition should be received, and
referred to q committee, who should make
a report to the House, which should show
satisfactorily to the petitioners why the
prayer of their petition ought not to be grant
ed. He looked uponthe representation OF any
petitions with which he might be entrusted
to be an imperative duty, which nothing
should induce him to decline.
Mr.. Miller moved that the motion Of re.
ception be laid on The tabe-agrecd to.
Mr.. Adams presented a petition signed by
sundry citizens Of Western Pennsylvania,
praying the abolition Of slavery and the
Slave trade in the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the motion of
reception on the table-agrcod to,-ayes
149, noes ,45.
Mr. Adams said he had Still another peti.
tion on the same subject, signed by 400
citizens Of Indiana county, Pennsylvania.
He supposed that petitions might be present.
ed by members of that House, although they
did not come from their immediate constltu.
ents. He did net know any Of the individu.
ais whose names appeared on this petition,
but he would present any petition the Ian
guage of which he should deem respectful.
After speech of some length, Mr.. A. mo-
we'd that the petition be received.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, the motion Of
reception was laid on the table.
Mr.. Gushing presented three petitions
from surdry inhabitants Of Massachusetts,
PRAYING the abolition Of slavery and OF the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia, the
reception of which he moved, and advocated
at some length. He stated that ne would
make no motion in reference to the time tor
discussing the question. He would be per.
fectlv content, if the House would assign
certain day for the consideration Of the ques.
ton. He gave notice, however, that, unless
the House took this course, he should imrne.
diatcly present another petition, and then
;oin conclusions with the gentleman from
Georgia on the question whether the non'
reception of petition was an encroachment
on the right Of petition.
On motion of Mr.. Hammond, the motion
Of reception was laid on the table.
Mr.. Gushing then presented petition
from sundry inhabitants Of Massachusetts,
PRAYING the abolition Of slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Hammond objected to the reception
of the petition.
Mr. Gushing spoke at length in support
of the motion to receive the petition, gong
into an elaborate constitutional view OF the
right of petition, and maintaining that a re-
fusal to receive petitions was equivalent to
denial of the rig ght of petition.
Mr.. Garland, of Virginia, spoke IN reply
to the remarks Of the gentleman from Mas.
sachusctts.
On motion of Mr.. Hammond,
The House then adjourned.
January &c.
Mr.. J. @. Adams, from the Committee
on manufactures, reported the following re.
solutions, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and he is hereby, authorized to
make the sale of the plates engraved for
the treaties on the growth and manufactu.
res of Silk, BY Dr.. James Measc, under
L. Ill., 6a..,.n.&a&.,,nn Is