The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-12-27


'' Preniiss, and Swift, as to the increase o
70 the abolisIonisis, and ITS cause. II you wisI
m to make abolilionisis, lie said, just go OF
l. and pursue the course you have adopted.
,e The petition was finally LAID on the Ia
;. ;. bic, by ayes 25. noes 10.
: On Thursday aud Friday the Bill
i tn restrain the circulation Of small notes i,
Is the District Of Columbia, and for other pur.
i poses," almost exclusively engrosscd the
. attention of the Senate.
= This Bill embraces but one section and
n proposes that after The l0:b day of April,
: 1898, It shall be unlawful for any individu-
j nj, company, or corpora,ion,'to issue, pass,
or tn offer to pass within The District of CO.
Iumbia, any note, check, draft, bank bill or
, any other paper currency of n less denomi-
nation than five dollars; and if any persun
or corporation shall violate the provisions
of this section, The person so offending shall
be liable TO indictment by the grand jury of
the county whhn the district ,ohere tie of
fence shall hau. been committed. The per-
son or persons so offending are also to he
hned IN sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
and one half of said fine is to be appropra-
ted for the benefit Of the county where the
offence shall have been committed.
The debate was of very exciting char
acter and nearly all the Senators spoke Ell
lher in favor or against it. The opponents
of the Bill finally left the Senate Chamber
and it was passed, Ayes 30, Nays 90.
In the House.-Mr. Briggs, of Mass. and
Mr.. Everett, Of W., success,veiy decIm-
ed serving on the Committee of Ways and
Means, in the place Of Mr.. Fletcher, and
were excused by the House. Mr.. Pope, off
Kentucky, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Slnde, of Vermont, caused
great excitement in the House on Wednes-
day, by offering n resolution to instruct the
Committee on the District of Columbia, TO
report bill for aboIisI,ing slavery and the
slave trade in the DISTRICT, and by some re-
marks which he made on the Slavery oues
ton. A number Of Southern members left
the Hall at the iiIstigaiion Of Mr.. Wise,
of Va; shortly after which the House adj
journed.
"A meeting Of Southern members of Con-
gress was held in one of the Committee
rooms, the same evening, and in accordance
with their resolves, Mr.. Patton, of Va, the .
next morning, offered resolution to The ef-
Iect that all petitions, memorials, aud other !,
p"pers referring to the abolition of Sla-
very and the slave trade, be laid on the tu-
BILE without being read. printed. debated, or i,
referred, and that no further action what
soever be had thereon. Mr.. Patton made
few remarks, declaring that he offered the
resolution in the spirit of peace and bar- =.
mony ; and for the sake of preventing ex-
;iiement, as he said. moved the previous
question. Mr.. Adams rose under great ex- .
'I'ement to oppose the motion, but was not r.
allowed TO proceed. He caused great up- l
oar IN the House, before he took his seat. y
The resolution was passed by a vote of l22 =
'yes, to "A noes. When the name of Mr.
Adams was called, he rose and with great n
Emphasis said, (" hold the resolution to be Il
violation OF the constitution of The United u
'Iates--of the right of my constituents and -
# the people Of the United States to petit =;
of my right to freedom of speech al
$ member of the House, For more pr
etaled sketch Of the see mes in the House So
nd the proceedings of the Southern mem- '"
ers, our readers are referred to the let -.
'r OF the correspondent Of the N. Y. Even or
y Post and the following article, in an tie
ther column. at
MIR. CambreIeng from the Committee of T.,
Ways and Means, Oh Friday morning, re.
'rted bills for making Fwtifeations for fo,
S3S-for the support of the frmy for 1898 up
land for remltting the duties upon goods ce'
'stroyed dy fire in New York in Drcem- i"s
r 1885. This last bill has already passed :"
G Senate. Each Of these three bills was of
nd twice, Il referred TO the Committee of up
c ,chote House on the state of the Union. rer
MIR. Smith, of Maine, Chairman of the ,uc
of Commerce, reported a bill -,
the Reorganization of the Treasury De- The
rtmed', and also Bill providing for the cir
l'stment Of boys in the Merchan, Service. ST"
nth Bills were read second time, and 'o'
d on the table. ~,
Nearly one hundred private bills were re- are
r,ed TO the House from the differen,
auding Committees. Iha
The House then resolved itselfinto Com wei
ttec of the Whole on the State of;be Un-