Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-23
Chrisana river the city Of Wilmington in the State Of
Delaware together with the estimates of the said eag


by is, requested 10 inform the Senate what Office Bena
min +. Garry holds in the Cherokee nation. under what
law he was appointed, and at what time, what salary he
receives and whether he has any time received any
allowance in addition to his salary and how much; stat
lug particularly the whole amour, he has received each
year.
Resoired, That the Committee the Post Office and
Post roads be instructed TO inquire into the expediency
of establishing mail fion Butler in Butler coun
" 10 franklin, IN Venango county ia the State of Penn
sylvania.
Mr. White prefaccd the introduction of his rcsolu.
ton with some remarks, which followed by Mr.
| Grundy in reply
On motion OF MIR. Clay,
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The petition heretofore presented by Mr. Adams from
citizens OF Massachusetts, praying for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia aud the questions
growing out of the same were motion of Mr. Hawes
| Further postponed until Thursday next.
A message was received from the President of the
United States by MIR. Donelson his private Secretary
Mr. Mason OF Va, asked the unanimous consent of
the House TO take up the from the President
No objection being made, the Speaker laid before the
House, the message from the President of the United
States.
Mr.. McKeon submitted preamble and resolutions re-
ierrng the message aud documents TO the Committee
Foreign Affairs, &C.
Before the resolutions read
MIR. Mercer inquired whether they were in order,
The Chair replied in the affirmative.
MIR. Pinckney asked for the reading of the documents
accompanying the message, but subsequently, withdrew
the request.
MIR. Mason, of Virginia, said was his intenlo 10
move that the message and documents be referred the
|
could not be sufficiently advised the subject by
hearing The papers read; and he thought every step
which taken this subject, should be marked by
the most mature elaboration.
MIR. Mckeon remarked, that his resolution conteni.
plated a reference to the proper committee.
Mr. Williams, of ~ c., requested that the documents
accompanying the message be read, which done.
| After the documents had been read by the Clerk
Mr. Mason OF Virginia, moved that the Message and ac
comPanyng documents be referred the Committee ON
Foreign Affairs, and printed.
| MIR. McKeon said he should not eubarnss that mo.
his ltlf
question preference decided he would ask the House
to take up the resolutions.
Mr. Iiawcs moved that andc XII conics
be printed
Mr. Mason moved take the questions of reference and
printing separately.
The motion TO refer then agreed TO- as was that of
MIR liawes, to print twenty thousand extra co pies
Mi hckcon then asked leave Of the House 10 submit
! his resolutions
! Objection being made, Mr. McKcon moved to suspend
the rules OF the House, and asked to have the eso
lutiens read This was objected to.
| Mr. Mckcon then remarked, that he was DESTROYS of
submitting the resolutions he had to the Chair. He
was aware that the rules Of the House did permit
hun to offer them at the present moments but as they
related to affairs with France the House might be dis
posed to have them read II the day for the present.
alton OF petitions He had but little prospect But he in
formed the House the resolutions approved the determ
nation of the Executive branch of this Government not
to submit TO giving explanations; he should take an
early opportunity of presenting them to the House. He
then withdrew the motion to suspend the rules.
The House then resumed the presentation of petitions
and memorials.
Mr. Adams presented the petition of certain inhabit.
ants OF the State of Massachusetts praying the abol
ton of slavery in the District of Columbia
| Mr. Hammond regretted that the gentleman had
thought proper TO present this memorial He felt con-
strained to move the question of consideration
Mr. Adam, said he presumed that the question was
subject to the decision upon the appeal taken by him on
former occasion, from the decision of the Chair.
MIR. Pnckney wished, in order that gentlemen might
have an opportunity Of presenting their petitions to
make the motion that the preliminary question be laid
the table.
Mr.. Adams said, the appeal which he had taken from
the decision of the Chair a former occasion, was
founded on DESIRE his part that the subject should
not be discussed the whole of the dav
apart for the presentation of petitions With these
views, he was willing TO allow the gentleman from South
Carolina to make the motion that the subject be on
the table, to be taken and decided the same Time
with the other petitions.
| MIR. Pnckney then moved TO lay the motion on the
table.
MIR. Hammond inquired whether the motion of his col
league was in order The petition having been re.
celyed, there was nothing to lay the table
| The Chair said that the motion in order. The
gentleman from Massachusetts had moved that the petit
ton be received TWAS competent to lay that OH
the table.
Mr. Adams presented similar petition 10 the forego-
ing, for The abolition of slavery the District Of Cou-
Mr. Hammond again moved the question of rcconside-
ration. He gave notice that he would make the same
motion In every similar case, until he could procure
direct vote on the subject.
The preliminary question postponed until tomor-
Similar petitions were presented by Messrs Calhoun.
Lincon Grennell and Jackson of Massachusetts, upon
which the question of reception made, and ON mo-
ton OF Mr.. q. Lee, postponed until tomorrow
Mr. Slade presented memorials praying Cor the abol-
ton OF slavery and the slave trade in the District of
Columbia, of one hundred females of Cornwall in the
State OF Vermont of four hundred and tweDty-sx fe-
males in the county OF Madison in said State of three
hundred and trty.sx male citizens of McConnelsyle
in the State of New York, and Of the officers and stu
dents oil Oneida Institute; in said State which he moved
should be referred to select committee
| Mr. Glascock moved that they be not received
Mr. Gideon Lee, moved to lay the motion on the table
which was agreed to.
MIR James of Vermont presented a petition for the
abolition OF slavery in the District of Columbia
Mr. Hammond demanded the preliminary question of
reception, which motion laid on the table
Messrs Wardwell, Chaplin, Page, r. C. Fuller, Van
deTpoel Turri Cambreleng Gillet, Lay, Russell, Nc
keon, and Hazeltine, of New York
Mr.. Wardwell presented a memorial of sundry nba.
bants OF the State OF New York, asking for an appro-
praton OF money TO be expended in the of
harbOr at The mouth of the river ST. Joseph in the
Territory of Michigan. Also similar memorials for The
Improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Sandy
Creek and of Salmon river, Mexico Bay Lake Ontario /
dnas praying the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia.
MIR. Hammond demanded the question of considera
ton.
Mr.. G. Lee moved that lie preliminary question of
nonreceptloD be laid on the table which was agreed to-
Messrs. Parker Schenck, and Dckerson, of ~ Jersey
Messrs. Potts and McKennan, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. McKennan presented two memorials from citizens
of Pennsyvania of which prayed for the abolition
OF slavery and the other for suppression of the slave
trade IN the District Of Columbia
MIR. Hammond moved that they be not received
MIR. Gideon Lee moved TO lay the motion on the table
Mr.. McKennan asked for the yeas and nays OH the
question.
Mr. Wise moved call of the House; which was lost
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