Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-11
Suburban. January g.

Mr.. Walker presented The petition OF cn'Zehs o u Mhs-
aissinni for alterations in the mail routes: referred 10 the
Conmitlee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. Wright presented the memorial OF W.: A. laws
Offering to The Government certain copies OF The U. 3
Laws: ordered to be printed.
Mr. Noryell introduced a bill supplementary 10 an act
n,ovidinp for the adjustment Of land claims in the town
of Detroit and Territory of Michigan: read and referred
10 The Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. MKean said he hoped. IN these Times Of e1uaor.
dinarv resolutions, it would not be thought presumP,u-
ons in him 10 offer some small evidence that even he,
humble as he was, was not wholly irrcsolu,e; he there
fore proposed to lay the resolutions which he held IN MS
hand, on The table, to come up IN lheir ofaef:
1. Rcsoiosd, That Congress possess no power under
the Constitution 10 abolish slavery where 1t exists IN any
Of the States of the Union.
9 Resolced, That it is inexpedient, at this time, 10 lie.
gislate ON the subject of slavery in The District Of Co.
lumbia. 49,.
On motion of Mr.. Allen, the petition Of James Smul:
lev for relief, on which The Committee ON Military At
fairs bad reported adversely, was recommi.ted 10 The
sane committee. =.
Mr., Robbins introduced the resolutions Of the General
Assembly of Rhode island, etc. demonstrating against
the admission Of Texas into the Union Of tile U. States
laid on the table.
reported q bill for the relief of Philip Legare, uccompa.
MED BY a report: read, and ordered to be printed.
Mir. buchanan gave no,iee that he should, on Monday,
introduce a bill to repeal duties on certain imports.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard,
R,,olp.d. That the Secretary of the Senate c%ompile;or
cause TO be printed for the Use Of the Senate an alpha
betical list Of all the petitions for private elaine which
have been presented for the last twenty years, with the
action Of the Senate on each.
On motion Of Mr.. Oavls, -
ordered, That the Secretary Of the Navy cause 10 be
printed en- edition of two thousand copies OF the report
embracing Professor hassler,s survey Of the coast tor
the use Of Government and Tor distributor.
On motion Of Mr.. Wall,
Ordered, That the papers relating to a certain survey
of Princes and other bays, be taken from the files and
referred. -
The consideration OF MIR. calhoun 8 resolutions was
MIR: Morris spoke at length in favor of an amendment
offered by him to the amendment proposed by MIR. Allen
to the third resolution. This amendment was rejected
Y.as-Messrs. Davis, Knight, Mexican, Morris, Prem
tiss. Robbins, Smith of Indiana, Swift and Webster-9.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bnysrd' Benton, bisGk, SroTm'
CLAYTON, Cuthber,, Fulton, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lump
hin LYON. Merrick, Nicholas, Niles, Pierce, Preston,
Riyes. Roane, Robinson, Smith Of Connecticut, Strange,
Walker, White, Williams, Wright and Young-52. :,
Nessrs. Norvell and Sewer subsequently came IN, and
asked leave to record their votes, which was objected TO.
The question then required on the adoption of MIR.
Smiths amendment, as amended by MIR. Allen, and re-
;ected. with an understanding that It was to be offered
and appended to the resolutions after their passage, ana
which reads as follows:
ssTbat nothing in the foregoing resolutions is intend
al IN recognise the right of Congress 10 impair, IN any
manner, the freedom OF speech or OF she press or , ,h,
c;sizens of the several States, within the States respect
lively. ... Tia s,o,,;o, or ,be
third resolution as amended
Mi. Bayard proposed to further amend it, BY striking
an, The words dseveral States Of this Union, " and to in
sert from the Constitution, =" The people Of the United
S,.te.." on which question he asked the yeas and nnys,
when there appeared for i, 8, against it "a, as follows:
Ysa,-Mesas. Bayard, Clayton, Davis, Knight, Prem
,;,s. Smith Of Indiana, Swift and Webster-s.
Eaus-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Black, Brown, Bucha-
nan. Calhoun, Clay of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hub.
hard. King, Linn, Lumpkin, Lyon, Merrick, Mexican,
Morris, Nicholas, Niles, NorvelI, Pierce, Preston, Rives,
Ronne. Robinson, Sewer, Smith Of Connecticut, Strange,
Upton, Walker, White, Williams, Wright and Young
I'm taking the question on the adoption Of the third
,a.,I,,;,n. Ina vote resulted ne Eollows,
Was-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Blnck, Brown, Duclo:
nan. Calhoun, Clay Of Alabama, Calhbert, Fulton, Hub
bard, King, Linn, L%umpkin, Lyon, Merrick' Nicholas
Sewer, Smith of Conn, Strange, Walker White Vii
Msu.-Messrs. Buyard, Clayton, Davis, Mexican,
Morris. Prentiss, RuggIes, Smith Of Ia, swirl, Upton,
M, Preston moved that when the Senate adjourn, 1t
adjourn 70 Tuesday next, which was carried.
ihe Senate thea went into the consideration OF Exc
c,iive business, and afterwards adjourned.