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sui hbcN- ne Soulh Carolina de-
Legation have already consulted to,e-
Their. and agreed TO have a meeting a,
8 O'Clock, m the committee rom OF The
District Of Columbia.
The Speaker here said tina, the gen.
tieman from Vermont had been remind.
ed by the Char that the discussion of
slavery, a. existing within the States.
Vas not IN Older; when be was DESTROYS
10 read paper and it was objected to.
The Chair bad stopped him; bu. the OBJ ).
lection had been Withdrawn, and MIR.
SIade had been suffered TO proceed: he
Was now about To read another paper,
and objection was made; the Chair
would. therefore, take the question ON
permitting Il 10 be read.
Mr.. Robertson, Mr.. Rheu and
Others, rose and addressed the Chair: n
good deal Of Confusion prevailed; por.
ions OF the Southern member, we're
leaving the hall.
Mr.. Rhett rose 10 o.der. He asked
a the gentleman from Vermont had +,
night to discuss the question Of slavery
Ia Virginia. He ,hoagtt not. aud he
inyited the whole Southern delegation.
from all the slaveholding States. TO NEE,
forthwith IN the comIniiiee room Of the
District.
The Speaker again recapi,ula,cd and
'iudicsled the Correctness OF his own
course. as being dictated by the. rules
Ui she House; hat his per,oaai feeling,
had been might easily be couiec,ured
had 1t been ia his power to restrain :be
discussion, he should promptly have
exercised the power. but II was not.
MIR. Shade said the paper he wished
10 read was an act Of the Continen-
tai Congress OF 1884.
Tue Chairwas about to pu, the ques-
ton on leave, wben
Mr.. William Cost johnson incurred
oil the Clair whether !, would be Ia or.
der Tor the House TO vote that IN. u,n.
deman from Vermont be no; per,ui,tc a
To proceed:
The Chair replied it would not.
Mr.. Mckay. of y. c., said that the
gentleman had been pronounced out Of
order an discussing slavery an a.. States.
aud the rule declared that. when a
member was so pronounced by the
Chair, he should take his seat. and Il
any objected 10 his proceeding again,
be should hot do so, unless by leave OF
the House. Mr.. Mckay did now oh.
Ject 10 the gentleman from Vernon,
proceeding any farther.
Much confusion arose, many mem.
bers rising at once.
The Chair read the rule referred to-
and SAID that, Is IN objection had now
ior the first time, been made under thai
rule 10 the gentleman's rcsuming hi.
speech, the Chair decided that he could
not Go SO without The leave Of tie
House.
Mr.. Slade said he had been permit.
ted to read the papers he had read. and
to proceed and comment on them
lie had been doing nothing for these
twenty minutes past. but by leave OIL
the House.
The Chair directed Mr. Slade to take
his seat until the question on leave
should be put.
Mr.. Slade said he should not discus.
slavery In Virginia, aud be asked leave
10 proceed as in order.
On this question. Mr.. Allen, Of Yer.
mont. demanded the Yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. RencheT moved an adjourn.
ment.
Mr.. Adams and many others rose
and demanded the Yeas and NAYS on
adjournment. They we're ordered and
taken, and resulted, Yeas LOG, Nay.
63.
Most Of the seats of Southern mem.
bcrs vacant.
So the House adjourned.
Mr.. Campbell, Of South Carolina
'aid lac had been appointed. as one OF
The Southern delegation, to announce
mat all those gentlemen who repre-.
senied slaveholJing States were invited
10 attend the meeting now being held
ia the District COMMITTEE Room.
HOUSE oT REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, DEC. 81.
SLVERP ~ TIE DISTRICT OF CO
LJ-DBII
Mr.. Patton, OF Vrginia. asked the
Consent Of the House to offer a resolu.
lion.
Mr.. Adams objected.
MIR. Patton moved a suspension OF
the Rules. 10 enable him 10 oiTer the re-
solution.
Mr. Coshman called for the yeas and
nays; which were ordered.
Mi. 9iddle asked II the resolution
was debatAble;
The Chair replied that, when intro
duced, 1t would become 80, but was not
so now.
The sOts H., the suspvnsion Of tbs,
Rules, 10 enable Mr.. Patton TO make
his motion. was decided by yeas and
nays: Yeas lbs. Nays 60.
So the Rules were suspended.
Sir. Patton then offered the follow.
ing resolution
RssOlefd, That alI petitions, memorials. and
papers touching the nbolitiou oG slavery. OF
the buying. selling. or transferring Of slave,
80 a"y state. District. or Territory Of the q
n'aies, DO lad uPpu the table. without bsin1
De Dated. printed read Or referred and tbai