Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-29
UOJSE.-DEcEuBEH II. 1888

HOUSE.-DEcEMBER II, 1898.
The Senate did g.ot sit to-day.
On motion Of Mr.. Cambreleng, the House went
into Committee Of Whole TNr. Howard IN the
Chair) upon the bill making appropriation, in part,
for the contingent expenses OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives for 1880.
The bill reported without amendment and
ordered to be engrossed, and subsequently
was passed.
Mr. CnA5Inrns. Of XIV, offered Resolution
authorsing the Committee OF Claims to employ
Clerk: agreed TO.
The House was called, by States, for petitions
and resolutions.
On motion of Mr.. CUsuIyG, the papers reia-
tive TO the Onegon Territory were taken from
the files and referred to The Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
ABOLITION AGAIN
Mr. CALUoUS, of Mass, presented an abolition
petition which, under the rule, was received md
laid the table.
Mr. WISE objected to the reception of the peti-
ton and said he would make it a point Of order,
whether under the rule the petitions were recog-
Missed being received.
The SPEAKER said the question decided
last session by q vote Of 40 to 81. under the
Resolution of the . lth December The decision
that the question Of reception could not be
made, but that the petition nast be. when pre-
scented, laid the table without debate. He
made the decision
Mr.. WISE appealed from this decision, and
spoke in opposition thereto.
The resolution of Mr.. pATroS, he said, was
adopted n temporary measure, to cut Oft the
debate then pending, which had eyasporatcd the
southern members much that they Withdrew
from the hall determined to resume their Is
ia it, until the matter was settled. The Patton
resolution only agreed to as a temporary OK
pcdient. The South never intended TO give up
the question of reception. They deny the right
of Congress to rcccirc these petitions. lie con
Cured with tho Chair in his construction OF The
rule |, was the intention OF the Atherton rcso
luton to rcceirc Abolition petitions, and fully t.
recognise them. The momcnt petition was
"prcscntcd'' under tho RGlc, It was, IN fact re
ceiued. Bat the South would never assent t
this. They might well Yield the whole qnes
ton The Elnancpator might raise shout o
triumph at this result.
Mr.. RIvEs, of Va, was in hopes TINT the House
could get on quietly under the resolutions ct The
18th December. The southern people, with M
exception of n few fanatics, would be SATISFIED
with that resolution. He hoped the decision O
the Chair would be sustained. Since our North
crn brethren have gone so far on the SUBJECT
further than was expected ot tiiem--he nope
there would be no farther ditivalty in the mat
ter, and that the House would be satisfied and In
country also.
Mr. PIcrENs maintained that there was IN c:
sential difference between tlls and any other rt
solution heretofore adop. /. The first quesho
was leave to present petition, and the secon
was the question OF reception, and the SPeakc
was obliged to present the question of reception
He never would have v-,sd 'pr the resolutions,
they were in the ioc.l nj Mr.. PATToN's resol'
ton. In the form adopted the petition Is pr
sented. The member has leave to present III
petition Bat the question of reception Is n
decided bv it, because, without further actio
thereon, the petition is laid on the table. Tn
was in effect a rejection of the petition. Nj
PICKNEY's resolution and Mr.. PATRONS yiosdt
the question of reception. AMI he could new
support them. The question OF reception w
vital to the South; and Southern man,
accorded his thanks TO the gentleman. tlr. AT
ERroN) for the manly manner II which he h
met the views Of the South, III framing these r
solutions The gentleman from Virginia wou
be corsact If tho resolution OF the l3th Dee ~
the same with the Pickncv or Patton resolutla
--bu, there vital difference. He was e
tircv satisfied that the resolutions did not reco
nize the reception Of the petitions.
After some remarks from MessTs. GLasco
and RoBERrsox. Mr.. TAYLOR, OF \. y. noved I
previous question, which was seconded. 1
decision of the Chair sustained, yeas II
nays 6.
The call was continued for peti,isns and re-
buttons.
The bills from the Senate for the relief of
Fairbanks and Thos. Simpson. we're read twI
and referred.
The Senate's joint resolution for the appoi
ment of 4 committee on the library was agre
TO-
The House adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.-DEcryBER 18th, 1898
Mr. BENTON from the Committee on Fiuan
made an arcumentatiye and detaile,! report
the operation of the proposed bill for reduci
and graduating the price OF the public Ian
which was read. On motion OF Mr. HCBBAl
10000 copies were ordered TO be printed
FOURTH INSTALMENT.
The Bill reported from the Committee on
L. al, non,
the payment of the Fourth Instalnent due To
States under the dePosito act of June, 1886, v
taken up.
The question being the motion Of Mr.. CT
OF Ky. to amend the same to postpone
payment till the LIST January $40.
After word or ,~o from Mr. PRESTON. in
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