Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-10
EXPUNOfNG MISCONCEPTIONS

EXPUNGfNG RESOLUTION
Mr.. Benton offered his expuneino rosolu.
lion IN the ramc form Ms at the last session Of
Congress, aud it was rcnd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
MI Adam presented the petition OIL Page
and ~ other cnzcus OF Silver Lake, Susquc-
hanna county, State Of Peftts,fvurirT, rrHytup-
or The abolition Of slavery aud the slave treds
IN tho Dslicl Of Coiumbis.
Mr.. a ddins NOV tlol nc said prfiion be
rel rrcd to the connittuc on The District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Pickcns asked TO- the d,cison Of tho
Chair, upon the construction OF the rcsuluiton
reported from the select committee appointed
ON the subj Ct Of slavery in the Dsnict Of
columbia al thu last session Of Con rcss By
'""l resolution oil memorials aud other va.
pers r'lotlng to this subject had been ordered
to IIe Oh tue table, without being referred or
printed. Mir F. wished 10 know what wo,dd
! he the destiny of these petitions under tina, re.
suiuliun.
he Speaker said it would he matter for
the consideration Of tho House. After rrCr.
ring - such aulho.iicis ne he could fnJ bo
had come 10 the decision that the opcrntion oS
The resoluton referred to, ceased With the Inst
sessIo" Of Con ress. The question, however.
was one for tho House 10 determine.
Mr.. Pirkens snid he could not consent that
hose petitions should be referred 10 any stand.
ing committee Of the House. He obi cited.
therefore, To The proposed reference Of ihe nc.
tnorln prosecuted by the eenileman from Ma.
Sachusetts, and he called for the yeas aud nays
on that motion.
table.
Mr.. Cushman called for the yea. and nays
on The last motion, which were ordered.
tihc name Of Mir. w. Thompson, Of S.
Carolina, Mi r. 1856 aud inquired whether
the act Of rceording his vote on this motion
would imply that he assented 10 the Rxcnp1ioy
Of these petitions al oil
The Speaker said that the question of re-.
ccplion could moi now be entertained, the pc-
uion actually being at the present time in tho
possession ct the House.
Mr.. +. ihereupon asked 10 be excused from
voting, and the House accordingly excused
hin.l
And he vote, having been taken stood
( Yeas, ll6-nays SO.
! So the petition was laid on the table.
Mr. Davis asked the CONSENT of the House,
AT thi4 time, 10 take up and consider rcsolu.
! lion heretofore offered by him, providing tina,
all r. solutions, petitions, inoInor al and other
papers, which mi hi BE- otfred during the pre-.
sent session oil Congress, in any manrcr re-
! Iailng 10 N" abolition Of slavery aud be slave
trade in the District Of Coluuhia, or in any Of
/ ihc territories Of the Uoiicd States, should, on
presentation, be laid u.on the lube without
J being reac, or ordered 10 bo printed and With
/ ont debntr.
Objections having been made, Mr. D. moved
a suspension OF The Rule.
Mr. Owens called ior the yeas and nays on
thai motion.
A roun, having brcu ,lk"n on the motion
. I ,T NJ Inpra th,~e Tn.,rcA mn,
Ting.
Mr.. Adams askod whether the question was
dcba,rnblc2
The Speaker said II was not.
Mr. Adams said he would submit 10 tho
mover ofthr mniion 10 suspend the rule, who-
lhcr h. had not better postpone the considrta.
lion If this question until some iulnre day in
stead Of discussing il to-day, which was petit
lion day 7 He (Nr. A } was wlliiu- that tn.
rcnllcmnn's proposition should be fully md
rhorou bly, discussed. and he hoped il " ould
be 50. But he did not think this was The prop
per Time for he discussion.
Mr.. AuIhony said that, IA gentlemen had
been So anxlous 10 come hero To-day, and as
there was no quorum present he wished 10
know who was away for this reason he NOV
ed call Of the house; which noion prevail
ed, ayes II, noes 65.
So the house ordered the cali
Ne ro!l haNlh2 O'en lnefCupOn caIlCd, l7U
members answered to their names, when
Gu motion Of Mr.. =. Whtlcscy, further
proceedings in the c. Il wee suspended
And the question on the motion - suspend
: the rule was then taken and decided in the ne.
enVc. So the house refused TO suspend the
= rule.
PROTECTIVE rUTIES.
The unfinished business Of the murnin 9
honr was the resolution heretofore offered BY
, Mr.. Fry, insiructing the committee on ngrI-
culture to enquire into the exprdiency OF lm'
mcdairly ahoisI ing the duties on foieisu
grain or on bread stuff, &C all kinds.
t To which resolution two amendments had
, been heretofore of red
FTsl, hy Mr.. Adams To amend BY inserting
tho wurda " aud also an foreign COAL suit, and
G ron"
An secondly by Mir. Williams Of North Ca
rona by inserting the words land sugar"
| MIR. Anthony addressed the house al soma
= len -th IN opposition 70 The resolution.
. Mr.. Johnson. Of Louisiana, snid that, as tht
question immediately before the house was %
n the adoption Of the amendment proposed tC
/ iuclud'' the article OF sugar, it was his wish tc
offer few observations. Blu, by way Of test
my The sense Of IN House, he would move Il
e ay the whole subject Oh The table which mo
lion prers,ht
So he resolution and amendments were lax
: on the table.
;. ~ SENATE TUESDAY, Dec. 27.
=, MICHIGAN.
message was received from the Pre- ,deD
: Of tho United States on ths rut ret Of The $ al
= Of Nllchigan. The message rcctes some Of IN
principal provisions Of The sc, OF ihe las, sos
-ion b. whi'h the President wa vested viii
~ authority, on rec iYing evidence OF the ace pt