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moved that i, have its second reading a

il os in Committee of me Whoie.
Mr.. Clay, of Kentucky, moved to amend
the bill by Limiting the poslponcmen; tine
fourb instalment to the States to the lSt OF
January. lS4O.
On this motion a debate arose,
in which Messrs Clay OF Kenluc.
ky, Wright. Niles, Preston, Calhoun,
Benton, Tallmadge, Rives, and Brown
participated.
On motion Of Mr.. Preston the sn5je
was postponed till to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Dec. Is. The Speaker laid before the
House Of communication from The Secre,a
ry Of the Treasury, in answer TO a resolu-
ton of this House Of The Goth Of June last,
transmitting report Of all the information
which could be Obtained as to the use OF
steam engines, The accidents and loss of
life and property which have attended their
use, together wi h various speci6cat ons on
the subject.
Referred to select committe and prln.
ted. The committee consists of
Messrs. Sergeant, Hamer, Campbell, Of
S. c., Phelps, Menefee, Yell, Borden.
Mr.. Wise offered lbe following resolu.
lions.
Resozusd, Tha, Congress has no power
10 abolish sInvery in the District Of Colum.
ba, or in the Territories ofthe United States,
whether such power in said District or Ter.
7itorieS be exercised "dS means or 1oiih The
rieu Of disturbing and orerthroving Slavery
in the States" or not.
Rssolcet, tn. C,n5r's' AS power
to abolish the slave trade, or prohibit the
removal Of slaves between the States, or be.
tween the States and the District Of Colum-
bia or Territories of the United States, or
between the District of Columbia and the
Territories Of The Uni:ed States.
Resohred, That Congress cannot receive
or consider petitions for the exercise Of any
powers whatever over the subject OF slavery
which Congress does not possess.
Resolred, That the laws of Congress
alone govern in prescribing and regulating
the mode and manner in which fugitive
slaves shall be apprehended, and their rights
to freedom tried, in the non. .slavekoldng
States, District OF Columbia, and Territories,
and the mode and manner in which they
shall be restored or delivered 10 their own.
ers in slave States.
Resolred, That Congress has no power
to impose upon any Stale the abolition Of
slavery in its limits, as condition Of admis-
sion into this Union.
Resolued, That the citizens Of the slave
holding States Of this Union have the con.
s'ltutonal right voluntarily to take th'er
slaves to or through nom -slavehol1ing
State, and to soourn or remain temporarily
with such slaves, in the same, and The slaves
are not thereby, ipso facto, ,cmancipatcd and
The General Government is coastuiionally
bound to protect The rights Of shareholders
to their slave prooerty in non-slareholding
States and all laws of non-slaveholding
States in conHic, with the laws of Congress
providing for such protection arc null and
VOID.
On The motion TO suspend the rules to in
troduce these resolutions the vote was, yeas
l13, Nays 96, not two thirds; so tie motion
was lost.
Mr.. Ca'hoon Of KY. then asked leave to
offer the following resolution which, was
rc1d for information:
Resolued, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed 10 report bill ma
king it unlawful. for any person 10 aid fugi.
i've slaves in escaping from their owners,
and providing for the punishment in the
courts Oft United States of all persons
who may be guilty ofsuch offence. and
hat they be further instructed TO report bill
making i, unlawful for any person in the
aon.slaveholding states of this Union TO use
any means to entice slaves from their own
ers, aud providing for the punishment in !
he cours oftho United States Of ull Per
sons who may be found guilty Of such Of. |
fence.
On the noion to suspend the rules to
grant leaves, ayes SO, nays lO7.
5. S. Reese was elected chaplain Mr..
Slade moved to supend the rules 10 intro.
duce resolutions against the trade in slaves
IN the District of Columbia, and between the
states Motion lost So to 1877.
Dec. ii. Mr.. Calhoun, cf Mass. pre.
'en,ed several petitions on the subject of the
abolition Of slavery, &c.
Mr.. Wise objected TO their reception,
md made the poLt ofordcr whether the
csoluion adop'ed by the House did au.
horlze lhr reception of,hcse petitions.
The Speaker said the point had been de-
lied in previous years, and under reso!u-
ions Of similar tendency. The resolution
i'd authorize the reception of these pet;.
ions.
AIR. Wise btlieveI the decision of the
>harlo beln conformity with the resolution |
III he h'd AIKEN the appeal that the opinion
feach member might be known. {
Several members spoke in favor Of the |
ec;SOn Of The CHAIR Mr. p;cLors ,lo,o T