State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-06-28


States of America, and admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the original
States, in all respects add, "whenever the
people OF said State, shall by n convention
duly elected, eXpunge from its present Con-
stitution SO much thereof as prohibits the
General Assembly from passing laws for
the emancipation of slaves without the
consent of the owners and shall also pro-
| vide in aud by said Constitution that no
negro or mulatto. born in, or brought into
said State after its admission into the Union
shall be held or transferred as properly, or
in any way subjected to slavery or invol-
untary servitudc, unless in punishment for
crimes committed against the laws of said
State, whereof the party accused shall bc
duly convicted"
After some conversation, and considcra-
bic confusion,
The motion was rejected.
Mr. Wise then Obtained the floor, and
expressed his determination to speak till
ten O'Clock, (the hour when the session Of
the House, according to its rules, must be
opened by the SpeaIier) if he died by the
effort. With various Interruptions, he per-
severed to that hour.
Mr. Chambers, OF Kentucky, then rose,
Mr. Wise having temporarily yielded the
floor, and called upon the chair to decide,
whether the committee could continue to
sit,t now being ten O'Clock, the hour as
signed by the rules for the House to meet,
and the speaker to take the chair. After
various notions, and the refusal of the
committee TO rise, Mr. Wise resumed his
remarks, and continued till after eleven.
Mir McNennan obtained the floor. The
members of the House were, he said, evil
dently all worn out by this proracted sit
ting; many had not slept, and others had
not broken their fast. All had need OF re-
pose. We have (said hey fought the bill
manully, and done our best to stave off tie
decision upon it. | hope the committee
will rise and report the bills, and that we
shall adjourn over till tomorrow.
The conmittee rose, aud reported the
bills, and House then adjourned over to
meet on Saturday, at the usual hour.
MoNDAY, June l3.
House. The Michigan aud Arkansas
bills came up for final action. Mr. Adams
spoke long aud zculously against the boun-
dury part of the former. When he con
cludcd, further debate was cut off by the
previous question, and the bill was ordered
10 third reading, l5S to As.
The Arkansas bill was then taken up:
and Mr. Adams moved the amendment
which he offered in committee, withholding
the assent of Congress to the slavery arti-
Gle in the Constitution of that State. Mr.
Williams, of Ky. moved the previous
question. Mr. Adams said he had not
Welded the floor. The chair decided that
hr Williams was entitled to the floor. MIR
Adams appealed: and the previous ques-
| ton being applied instantly, the decision
| OF lhe chair was sustained. The question
was then taken Oh the third reading of the
bill to-day and carried.
Beth bills were thcreupon read third
time, and by means of the previous qucs-
ton passed forthwith.
| TUESDAY. June Ii,
! House. A joint resolution fixing on the
4th OF July as the day Of adjournment was
adopted.
| WEDNESDAY,, June 10.
SENATE. The joint resolution from the
| House, as above, was concurred in.
THURSDAY, June 16.
| SENATE. The dcposite and distribution
bill under consideration. Mr. Wright
moved to separate the objects by making
two bills, negatived, 81 to %. MIR Wal
ker moved to amend so as to make the dis
tribution according TO the representation in
the Senate and House of Representatives
Agreed to, % %. On motion of MIR Wal
the bill was so amended as TO require the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO appoint one
deposite Bank only in each State. The
bill was finally ordered to be engrossed
yeas 40, nays 6. According TO this bill the
! surplus revenue Of the U. 5. is to be di-
vided among the several Sta;es quarterly
for one year, after deductng $5000,000 to
be retained i'll the deposite banks.