Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-03-15


lowing resolution, which lies ono day for
consideration
Rcsolrcd, That it is expcdicnt, the States
of Maryland and Virginia asserting there.
TO, to rctrocedc the District Of Columbia to
those States, with such reservations as may
be necessary for the Government.
This resolution was on subsequent day
postponed to the first Monday in April. No
thing else of public interest came before
the Senate from the Sd to the 9th March, the
date OF our last accounts, except the subject
of abolition. In the course Of that time
Mcssrs. Goldsborough, Swift, Hubbard,
Buchanan, Brown, Grundv, Morris, Kent,
Ewing. Calhoun and Clay spoke. 1t is not
stated of the most of them in the report
which We have received which side they
advocated; but the yeas and nays publish
cd below will shcw. On the 9th the petit
ton of quarterly meeting of Quakers
from Pennsylvania being under considcra.
ton, the question made by Mr.. Calhoun,
"Shall the petition be received?" was deci.
ded in the affirmative as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buch.
anan, Clay, Clayton, Crittcnden, Davis,
Ewing, of ILL.,, Ewing, Of Ohio, Goldsbor.
ough, Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Hubbard
Kent, King of Ala, King Of Ga. Knight,
Linn, McKcau, Morris, Naudaln, Niles,
Prcntiss, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggcs, Shep.
ley, Southland, Swift, Talmadge, Upton,
Tomlnson, Wall, Webster, Wright.-36.
NAIS.-Messrs. Black, Calhoun, Cuth-
bert, Leigh, More, Nicholas, Preston, Por-
ter, Walker, Whitc.-l0.
The question being next on the motion OF
Mr.. BUCHANAN, to reject the prayer Of the
petition,
Mr.. Clay Offered an amendment assign
ing reasons for the rejection, which was
postponed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Feb. 25.-Thc House rcsu-
med the consideration of the report on the
contested election from n. Carolina. Diff
tcrcnt nsot;ons to postpone were made, but
before any question was taken the hour for
the consideration Of morning business cS-
pired. A motion was made to take up the
Executive Patronage bill, and decided in the
affirmative by the casting vote OF the
Speaker.
There being two motions pending, one to
refer it to tho Judiciary committee, the other
to refer it to a select committee, third mo-
ton to refer it to the committee of the whole
on the state of the Union was made and
passed.
The bill for the relief of the sufferers by
fire in New York was taken up and opposed
by Mr.. Pierce in long speech.
Fco. 26.-Thc morning was again spent
in Considering the case of the contested c.
lection without any question being taken:
Mr.. Graham, the sitting member, wished
further time to collect testimony. Some OF
the committee were Of opinion he had been
allowed time enough. Others were of a
rho romo;ndcr Of tho day was spent up
On pr;vatc bills.
Saturday, Feb. 27.-Thc morning was
again spent in debate upon the proPricty OF
allowing further time. to Mr.. Graham to
collect testimony; and the remainder of the
day in considering private bills.
'Mondav, Feb. 29.-Thc House resumed
the consideration Of the question q order
which vas pending last Tuesday, in regard
to referring all petitions and questions on the
subject of abolition in the District OF Go.
lumbia to the select committee appointed
for that purpose under Mr.. Pinckney's res
olutien. After some debate the appeal
which had been made from the decision OF
the chair was withdrawn.
Numerous petitions were presented. Af:
ter which
kIr. Patton presented letter from the
Governor Of Virginia., transmitting certain
resolutions on the subject Of the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia, and
sent to the Chair the following motion, IN
relation to the communication
l. Resolred, That Congress has no con.
stitutional power to abolish slavery in the
District ofColumbia or in the Territories of
the United States.
2. Rcso1red, That any act Of Congress
having forts object the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia or the Territories
Of the United States, ought to be regarded as
affordingjust cause Of alarm to the slave
holding States, and bringing the Union IN
to imminent peril.
The Chair decided that the motion was
not in order, inasmuch as the resolution
adopted by the House on the subject had
committed "evcry paper and proposition
on the subject Of abolition, to the select COM
mittec appointed under that resolution. ,
From this decision Mr.. Patton appeal
cd.
Mr.. Patton spoke in support Of the aP-
peal.
MIR. Wise followed on the same side.
The Chair having decided that the re-
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