Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-10
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inc Tor the incorporation OF the Colonization
Society. The motion was negatlved, yeas
10. nsys 20. The bill for prescribing the
currency in which payments to the United
g,strs may be made, was taken up. Mr.
Riyes supported il at some length. Mr.
Morris opposed IT, Mr. Benton opposed H.
Mr. Webster made some remarks against, in
which Mr. Calhoun concurred, and on mo
lion of Mr. Preston il was laid on the table
bv a vote Of 2oto l6 The public land bill
was taken up and further debated, and a.
meudcd. MIR Clay moved TO strike out the
Alb sect;oa, which gives rights OF Preemp-
ton, and before the question was taken the
Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, the
States were called for presenting petitions
MIR Adams said be had some abolition petit
lions 10 present, and asked leave Of the
House 10 address them in favor OF motion
10 have them read A motion TO suspend
the rule to give him leave was negaliyed,
yeas "A, NAYS l24. Mr. Adams presented a
memorial from citizens OF Philadelphia III
onoosition 10 the annexation Of Texas, which
he asked 10 have read The Chair having
examined the paper said sthat il related 10
slavery, and must be laid on'the table.
Mr. Adams appealed from this decision
The Chair said, that II was only necessary
10 glance a, the petition to see that II halls
within the order Mr. Adams 81 deny H. "
Pie Chair. .ordern Mr. Adams asked for
the yeas and nays on his appeal, and they
were ordered. Mr. Phillips asked the read
ing of the petition: if it was not read, he
asked 10 be excused from voting on the ques-
ton. The Chair stated the question again
nj length and directed the memorial to be
read in order that the House might decide
upon the appeal. The memorial was read
Ii is from an antsavery association of the
CITY and county of Philadelphia, demonstrate
ing against the recognition oil the IndePend-
ence Of Texas, as a violation of the immuta-
Bile principles of national justice, and repre-
senting that the insurrection IN Texas was
insligated and supported by citizens OF the
United States; and that It's main object was
10 open a vast save-market in that country,
and 10 give a new impulse both 10 the Tor
eien and the domestic slave-trade. Mr. Mer-
Ger stated il as his opinion that the memorial
did not come within The spirit OF the order OF
the House, and that theAdecision Of the
Chair was erroneous Mr. Halves renewed
the motion to lay the appeal and the whole
subject on the table. The yeas and nays
were ordered on this motion and were--yeas
l3l, nay 62 MI Adams presented petit
ton from 200 citizens of Kingston, town
in his district, praying the abolition Of slave
nv in the district Of Columbia He moved
that il be read The Chair remarked thai,
The order did not permit the reading of the
petition Mr. Adams | appeal from that
decision. Not one word in that order d.
reefs that the petition shall not be read
The Chair stated the question. Mr. Jarvis
moved that the appeal lie on the table -
agreed to- Mr. Adams presented several
other petitions Of the same Sort the reading
of which he required and the speaker hav-
ing decided as before, Mr. A. appealed. and
ON motion, the appeal was, in each case, laid
on the table Mr. Williams Of Key, rose to
make notion MIR Adams with warmth,
MIR Speaker, ! claim the floor, without in
terruption. am presenting petitions. Mr.
Adams retained the floor. until he had pre-
scented some dozens Of Abolition petitions,
Anti Texas petitions. &c from Maine, New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and other States;
upon each OF which he raised the same
question, and appealed from the decision Of
the Chair. In each case. the appeal was
laid on the table without count Mr. Ha.
ley, of Connecticut, presented remon-
STRANGE from 200 citizens Of New London,
against the abolition of slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia by Congress. Many Alb
clifton petitions were presented from Yer
mont and N. York.
Mr. Granger presented the petition of more
than 1900 merchants and citizens of n. Y.
praying for the establishment OF National
Bank. II was referred TO the Committee on
Commerce.
In the Senate. on Tuesday, Jan. 81. re-
port was received from the Secretary Of the
Treasury. respecting the claim of the U. S
against the Bank of the U. States. MI
Davis, from the Commiliee on Commerce
made report adverse 10 the bill from the
House to authorize the employment OF boys
in merchant vessels A motion TO take az
the bill TO designate the currency in which
payments may be made TO the United States
was negatived--yeas l6, nays 20. The
land bill was taken up, the question being
on MIR Clays motion TO strike out the 4lh
section. which gives TO squaiters the right o.
ed the bill. at some length. Mr. Bayard fol
lowed 10 opposition to the bill. After som,
further debate, the amendment was negativet
yeas %. nays "a. Mr. Clay moved to a
mend so far as to restrict the privilege tc
squailers on lands which have been survey
ed. The motion was lost-yeas 20, nav:
%. Mr. Black moved to restrict the benefit.
oil the bill to citizens of the u States Tn,
motion was agreed to- yeas "a, nays 81
Mr. Walker moved TO confne the nriyileg,