Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-29
Consress---2d Sess.
Saturday. D,cember 20, 1885.
IN SENATE.

The Fres dent communicated report ;rom the ilca.
snry Department in comrgncc with The provisions OF
the Of March y 1881 for the relief at sundry inso
vent dsbora Of The United States. Laid the table,
and ordered 10 br printed
hlr. Williams Of Miss gave notice that he would TO-
morrow Introduce 4 bill 10 plain and amend the act
for the appointment Of commissioners 10 adjust titles TO
lands undrr the ld article OF the treaty Of $780, with
the Chocaw Indians.
Mr. Clay cf Alabama gave notice that Ec would
10 ask leave 10 introduce t &c provide for
the renqnshlen, Of The 1Gh sections granted for the
Of schools, and the location OF other lands in lieu
thereof
The Choir communicated report from ti.e Commits
sioncr of the General Land Dics, in compliance with
resolution Of the Senate, relative 10 The quantity Of
ursod lands; which was referred to the Committee OH
the Public Lands
hjr Upton offered lie following resolution, when
WAS considered arG adopted:
Re.0'red, TN.: The Committee Pensions be in.
srucicd 10 inquire into the expsdcncy OF establishing an
agency for the payment 81 rrS"ns At indianapolis la
Mr. Robinson gave r"licc tina; he would 10 morrow
ask leave introduce bill 20 establish land Office al
Peoria, in !Il!nois.
On motion Of Robinson, the Senate proceeded 10 tie
consideration Of Executive business after which,
Mr. King, leave and III pursuance OF notice given,
introduced bill grant to Stat and incorporated com.
pamies engaged in the construction OF roads and canals
the right o.. way through the public lands Of The United
States.
The Senate then adjourned 10 Wednesday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mir Wis. concluded his remarks on the Swarlwout
when hir CIsnan obtained the floor, and, on his mo-
ton, the House adjourned.
The fist business in order the motion Of Mr.. Ad.
ans, to refer petition presented Ivy hl' day or two
since praying the establishment" nternailona relations
with tayti, The Committee Foreign Affairs, wil!
instructions consider and report thereon.
MIR. DromgrGe, on the occasion. having ca!rd
for division VI the question: 1t was now taken on he
motion Of reference and decided in The affirmative, with
Out i Division.
The petition having been thus referred, The question
REQUIRED on the instructions.
hr Adams reiterated hat he had before stated
reason tor moving thus Instruct The Committee
Foreign Relations, VIZ the declaration from the chairman
thereof. DIR Howard that If these PETITIONS sent
to that committee nothing would be heard Of them
MIR. A contended that TINS was case peculiarly DE-
handing the consideration V that committee; and
he proceeding discuss the subject Of Abolition
petitions and the they disposed Of By the
Hnnse--
The Chai: called him 10 order.
MIR. Adams again proceeding in the strain,
vixen he again called order By the chair. AS Mr.
4. vas again about 10 proceed
Mr.. Bynnm selh if j:r gentleman thus suitrrcd
10 60 hr hoped gentleman vi the slavehoGlng
portion OF The House would he permitted 10 hin
Mr. haams. enphaiicaliy, II hope so. SIR Aficr !
pause: Only open yonr mHrths. gentlemen; that IS ali
ask, and you may mitch You please v
The Chair said to Mr. A The gentleman viii con
fine himself TO The question before the House.
MIR bynum. ! oteri 10 the gratIeman's proceeding,
unless by Special leave of III" House" !: sc have rules
burn them.
Mr. Briggs lIcn moved that The gentleman have lcavc
10 proceed; which i'u'Iru
Mr. Hopkins called Tor tie yeas and nays which
ordered.
MIR Briggs Ny motion is, that the gentlemen have
leave 10 proceed IN oTG"T
The Chair Oh course. 1ha. is The parliamentary
form.
The question ,hsn taken and decided in the
aifirmsliveye.s ia. nays az, as follows
PraS-Nessrs Henry Allen, Anderson, Andrews
Birdsal. onh borden, BouIdn, Briggs, Buchanan
William y Calhoun Casey Chambers Chids. Clark
Cleveland Corwin. Cranstcn Cushing, Darlington
Dawson, Da"irS, Dnun. Evans. Everett, Ewing r
Fletcher, l. Fletcher, Fiilnura, Fry, J Garland Rice
Garland. Gittirgs. Giascock, Goode. James Graham
William Graham, G,anlIand, Grant. Graves, Grenne
Haley, Harlan, Harper, Hastings, tnwes. Henry srod
Hoffman, Thomas 3 jackson, Jahcz Jackson, William
Cost johnson. Nathaniel Jones, Kennedy, Lincoln
Lonms, Marvin, Samson Mason, Many, May. Max
well, Rober, Mcclellan, McKennan, hlenefre, Mercer
Mitchell, Matthias Morris Calvary Morris, Mayor Moves
Parmenter, Peck, pckens, Potts S frenllsa Putnam
Rarjen, Randolph, Reed, Ridgway, J"hu k'b"r:ron
Edward Robinson, Runsey, Russell, SaIrurstal Saw.
yer, Shelter, A. II ShePperd Shields, Sibey, SIadc
Snyder Soulhgate. Spencer, Stany, Stuart. Stone,
Slraon, faiinrrro, TayiUr Tri!Inghast, To!and, I'm
dcrwood, Vandcrvcer AIbe5, 5. White. John White
Wkiiilesey, Lewis Williams. Sherrnd Williams, Jared
w. Wliams Joseph L. Williams, Christopher II. VII.
lans. Wise. Word, and Yorkc- Ia.
.Iays-arssrs. Athert"n Banks Beatty, Bsirar, Bick
nell, Boon, Byrum John Cahoon, John Campbell,
Chapman, Coles Conner, Crazy, Crockett, Cushman.
Duncan, Harrington, Griffin, Iiamer HARRISON Haynes
Hopkins, Robert NJ T. Hunter. Joseph johnson, John
W Jones, keim, James Nj. Mason, Martin, Mckay,
Abraham Mcclellan, Miller Montgomery Morgan Sa
muc W. nrris, Noble, Parker. Paris Payntrr Petri
kin. John II Prsnuss, Shrpor, SwearIngen, Titus Tur
ney, Wagner and Websier-47
v len the name Of Mr. Adams was called that gen
t!rman and said he desired be excused from voting
and his name was passed over.
go the leave asked granted.
Mr. Adams then went TO contend that the Com.
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the merits OF the petitions cent 10 them assign
the why they did mol deem it expeGrr report
or the other II was novel preleusUn set up
by that committee that they not obliged to consi.
der report look into petitions ind resolutions Of
State Legislatures TO account 10 the House Why they
refused TO perform The duty entrusted to them 1t was an
arbitrary assumption Of power by the committee and
respectfuito the House. which committed such subjects 10
them, because they thereby deprived the House of the
opportunity of considering them Itself He designated
this OF conduct Of the devices abrigc and
suppress the rgh: OF petition Ii was for this he
hal moved The instructions, TO compel that
mitree TO report the petition, their for
reporting. He did not presume that he should be
piled to- as he had doubt the previous question would
be sprung; but II any response made, he supposed
it would be 10 the mGtires Of The petitioners This
however, was an assumption of Inference the part Of
the House. which, if carried out would 90 destroy the
right of petition altogether except far pleased
the will OF the ma jority. This assumption Of
arbitrary power OF the most detestahle character
Mr. A then adver,ed 10 The question Of Abolition and
in the Of his remarks e ssd that the great men
of the Revolution AboIitionists George Washing
ton among ,hem and il any dared 10 deny that he
vas he Mr.. A would prove it,
The Chair called Mr.. A. 10 order
Mr.. Wise, at the same moment: DENY il ihoroughlv
Mr.. Adams. thank The gentleman for his denisI =
will prove It, BY his last will and testament George
Washington emanc!p ated all his slaves.
MI Wise. Because he had no children.
The CHAR again nlerposed and said this discussion
entirely oul Of order.
Mr.. Adams. Then ! take the position that George
washington was al Ah"!iilonis in The most extensive
rt the term.
The Chair again interpreted
MI Adams al line same ins,,nt-D,ee tho oa,,l.,n.,