The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-03-11
SYNOPSIS
Congressional PROCEEDINGS
Thursday, Jdnudy IA, 1896.


SENATE.-The bill for the reefof the suffer.
ers by the FIRE in N. York. was passed, and sen.
10 the House for concurrence.
After debate OIL Mr.. Benton's resolution for set.
ting apart the surplus revenue for objects Of forth
hcation, &c. the Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.-After some uninportant business
was transacted, the House took up in Committee
of the whole the bill from the Senate for the re-
lief OF the sufferers BY the fire in New York and
the rest OF the day was consumed in debating il,
This bill simply proposes 10 extend the times for
the payment of bonds given for duties on goods
destroyed by the fire.
Friday, January Is.
! HOUSE.-A bill 10 extend the Charters of Ger.
tain Banks in the District of Columbia, till the first
day of October next, was considered and ordered
TO be engrossed for third reading. And the
House adjourned 10 Monday.
Monday, January IL.
SENATE.-A message was received from the
President, containing information in relation to
our French affairs called for by Mr. Clay resolu-
ton in relation, of a few days before. After dc.
bate the Message and Documents were referred
10 Com. on Foreign Relations.
HOuSE.-The Message and Documents above
referred 10, were also transmitted TO the House BY
the President. After being read they were refer
rcd 10 Com. on Foreign Relations, and 10000 CO.
pies ordered 10 be printed. Mr.. Mckeon made
several Intellectual attempts TO introduce set Of
resolutions approving of the determination Of the
Executive not to give explanations"
Mr.. Adams presenteda petition from So women,
Of Observation-Disclosures. Mckennan, of Penn. pre-
scented two petitions from Citizens of that State
and MI Slade presented petitions from j26 wo-
men in the State Of Vermont, OF 1886 men Of YER
mont, of citizens of New York, and of the officers
and students Of Oneida Institute, N. Y.-aIl pray
ing for the abolition of slavery IN the District Of
Columbia. Mr. Hammond objected to their re-
cepton but, on motion of Mr.. Pnckney the cues.
ton OF reception was laid on the table.
Petitions and memorials on other subjects were
then presented by Messrs w. P. Shepherd, aud
Deberry, of North Carolina.
Tuesday, JGauary 10.
SENATE.-The whole day was spent in dis.
cussing the motion of Mr.. Calhoun, not TO receive
the petitions from Ohio and Pennsylvania, for the
abolition of slavery in the District OF Columbia
HOUSE.-Atter the presentation of sundry re-
solutions reports of private nature from COM
mittees, &c. the House again entered into the de-
bate on the subject of receiving and referring the
various petitions for the abolition of Slavery in the
District Of Columbia, which continued until the
hour Of adjournment.
Wednesday, January 20.
SENATE.-No business of Importance trans
acted this day.
lIOUSE.--Mr. Pinckney, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported bill for the erection of a
Marine Hospital in or near Wilmington, n. c.:
read twice, and committed.
The question of receiving and referring the abo-
ltIon petitions, was again discussed until the hour
for taking up the orders of the day arrived.
The engrossed bill from the Senate, to extend
the charters of certain Banks in the District of
Columbia, until the first OF October, was passed.
After debating the bill for the relief of the suf-
ierers by the fire in New fork, without taking any
question on it, The House adjourned.
Thursday, January 81.
SENATE.-Mr, Tyler offered the following re.
solutions which, on his motion, were ordered to
be printed
Resolred, That to alter, change, or abolish the
right of property ~ the District of Columbia, with
out the consent Of the owner, would be unjust and
despotic and in violation OF the Constitution of the
United States.
ReS0lred further, That even with such consent.
to interfere with the subject of slavery, not only
without but against the consent of the People of
Maryland and Virginia, would be in fragrant yio-
laton Of the public faith, AN abuse of trust confer
red on Congress by the ccsSlon, aud hazardous to
the peace and security Of these two States
RsSOlrcd further That such proceedings would
sap the foundation Of our const tutional system.
which is based on the condition of things as thew
existed at the time Of the adoption of the Consti.
luton, which clunol be altered in 50 material