Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-03-17

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ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
subject Of the abolition Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia, the question being
on the petition Of the Society Of Friends,
assembled at Philadelphia.
MIR. Grundy made some observations,
in the course Of which he stated that, II
an abolitionist found his way into Ten
nessee, they would know how to deal
with him.
Mr.. Morris professed great horror at
hearing in the Senate chamber, any
thing like excuse or palliation Of Lynch
law.
Mr.. Grupdy repeated what he had
said, somewhat more at length.
Mr.. Morris replied that the cxplana-
ton had not made the sentiment more
tolerable.
Mr.. Kent and Mr.. Ewing then spoke
very briefly on the subject, after which
On motion Of Mr.. Calhoun, the SEN
ate adjourned.
tomorrow to close the debate.
In the House, Mr.. Boon moved to
suspend the rules in order to receive the
reports Of the Committees; rejected.
SHIP LAUNCH.
MIR. Jarvis stated that a ship Of War,
the Columbia, was 10 be launched to-
morrow, at I2 o'clock, and that many OF
the members who had never Witnessed a
similar spectacle, wished to have an OPP
portunity to attend it. lie therefore
moved that the rules be suspended for
the purpose Of enabling him to move that,
when the House adjourn, il adjourn to
meet TO- morrow, at 9 o'clock.
The motion to suspend was agreed 10.
Mr.. Hall, ofVermont, moved to amend
the motion, so as to adjourn till Thurs
day.
MIR. Brown moved to lay the motion
and the amendment on the table. Lost.
The yeas and nays on the question
were called for and refused.
The amendment was then adopted, and
the motion, as amended, was agreed TO.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
the House rejecting MIR. Bynum's mo-
tion to allow the petitioner, in the case of
the North Carolina contested election,
to appear before the House, by counsel
on the main question, was taken up.
MIR. Spangler gave his reasons for not
making the motion to reconsider.
MIR. Grinnell opposed the motion; and,
before he concluded his remarks,
The Chair stated that the hour Of one
o'clock had arrived, at which the special
order must be taken up.
Mr., J. A. Shepperd moved to suspend
the rules in order to continue the consid-
GRAFTON Of the subject; but the motion
was not agreed to.
The New York bill was then taken
up, and passed by vote Of Ia to "a.
Mr.. Pearce, Of r. ]. moved to amend
the title Of the bill, 50 as to read as fol-
lows:
Gan act to relieve and confer exclu-
sive benefits upon certain merchants and
importers in the city Of New York"
Mr.. Wise asked whether the question
was Gebate cable.
The Chair replied that it was.
MIR. Wise then moved that the House
adjourn. Lost.
The motion to amend the title was re :.
jected, and the original title agreed 10.
The House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mar. 9,
sundry bills from the House of Repre-
sentatives, were read twice by their IT,
ties, and committed to appropriate CON-
mittees.
The resolution submitted by Mr. King
directing the Judiciary Committee to en-
quire into the cxpediency of giving the
District Of Columbia the right Of sending
a delegate to Congress, and to place it
on the same footing as the territories,
was taken up and agreed to.
The consideration Of the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Preston, as to the re-
PROCESSION Of the District of Columbia
with certain reservations Of the Govern
ment Of the United States to the States
Of Mary land and Virginia, was postpon~
ed until the first Monday in April next.
On motion Of Mr. Hubbard,
Resolved, That the committee Of PEN
sions be instructed to inquire into the
expediency Of restoring all those now
living on the Pension List under the act
Of March 9Th, 1918, who were stricken
from said list in pursuance Of the act Of
May lst, 1920. And in case any of
said persons have obtained annuities un-
der the act Of June 7th, 1882, that the
said committee be instructed to inquire
into the expediency Of providing by law
for the payment to such persons the PEN
sions TO which they would have been
if they had not been stricke en- |