Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-01-17

ing for the recision Of the resolutions Of
iered by Mr.. Atherton, Of New-tiamP-
shire, last month. Mr.. Wise moved that
the petition be referred to the Committee
Of the Whole House on the State Of the
! Union, with instructions TO rescind Mr..
! Aihcr,on's resolution, and the adoption
of another resolution, which shall not
admit of laying abolition petitions OH the
table. A debate being about to spring
up, the petition and resolution, under tho
rules oflhe House, lio over for another
occasion.
The motion made by Mr.. Wise is de.
bateablc, and will cause debate when it
comes up.
/ MIR. Adams presented several memo.
rials praying for the abolition of slavery
in the District Of Columbia for the an.
! nexation of Texas-for the abolition OF
the slave trade IN the United States, &c.
&c. He stated the character Of cnch
resolution, number ofpctItloncrs DC. and
every word he was allowed to say under
the rule of the House.
\ Mr.. Adams also presented several me.
MORALS. asking for the resembling Of the
resolutions adopted by the House on the
10Th Dec. Mr.. Adams moved the re.
/ ference of those memorials 10 select
committee, with instructions, to make q
report for the recision of the resolutions
complained Of
On motion, Of Mr.. Dromgoolo of Va.
all said memorials were laid upon the
table.
| Nlr. Adams also presented a memorial
! from citizens of Boston and its vicinity,
asking for the removal of the seat Of
| Government to some point north Of its
present location, where the principles Of
| the Declaration of Independence are not
! treated as mere rhetorical flourish.
Mr.. Adams demanded the yeas and
nays upon the motion to lay upon the
table, which wero ordered. The vote
stood, ayes los, noes 53, and the motion
to lay ON the table was therefore carried.
II Mr.. Adams also prescntod q memorial,
which caused some excitement in the
House, praying for several objects, and
among them for the abolition of that
article in the Declaration oflndependence
which said "that all mon were born free
and equal" and also for the appoint
ment by the Speaker Of tho House Of a
Committee on Color, who shall examine
the pedigree of each member Of the
House for Tire purpose OF reporting to the
House whether the member has any
African blood in him, and if not pure
t and unadulterated Anglo-Saxon, that he
, shall moi be allowed seat in the House
5 The petition also prayed that certain
parts OF the Constitution be burnt by the
, common hangman.
Mr.. Dromgoole said that the memorial
was evidently intended to ridiculed the
House, and therefore moved "that the
petition be not received"
IN Mr.. Adams demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered, and the rcli-
tion was rejected, "a ayes, to III noes.
Mr.. Adams presented as many as fifty
petitions, praying for almost as many
J objects. He was upon the floor moro
: than an hour.
II Mr.. Curtis, during the day, presented
I memorial asking Tor rocision of tho
i resolution offered on the l2'h of Deccm
Eber. The memorial was headed b,
o VIM. c. Bryant. Mr.. Curtis stated brief
= the objections Of the memorialists to tn
y resolutions, which were the indecel
N haste in which they had been pushc
&c through the House, and the badness c
the resolutions themselves.
Mr.. Curtis was cut short in giving hi
statement of the resolution by the rule
lie moved the reference to the Com
mi;tee ofthe Whole. The motion ant
;. the petition were laid upon the table.
. In SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. 8. Seve'
S raj petitions were presented and referred
: The Land Bill.
$ This Bill was again taken up.--Wr
/ Crit,enden who was entitled to the floor
: spoke at length in opposition to the bill
When he had concluded, Mr.. Merrlck IN
t tma,cd his intention Of addressing th,
r Senate OIL the subject, Tomorrow.
r After n brief Executive session, TIT
s Senate adjourned.
u IN HOUSE,
III Mr.. Hunter asked leave TO present re
y solutions fixing the manner of receiving
; cusiom.housc duties, &c, which wa
granted.
I'll Mr.. Cambrelcng, fr,m the Commi,tc
OF Ways aud Means, reported bill mall
ing appropriations for the civil and diplc
! matte expenses of the Government, f.
:, the year 1880.
; Also bill to amend the act TO author
u izo the issue Of Treasury notes to mc'
the current expenses ofthe Government
T. Iapproved 2lst May, 1888 committee
:, aud ordered TO be printed.
= This blfis intended to extend the a
:" of Limitation in regard 10 Treasury Note
. Bv The law of last session, allowing Sl
:, 600 900 to be issued, the time was limilS
y" =, 10 the LIST ofJauuary, 1899, and none cou
:, :! be seu, from the Department at that tim'
>" The amendment a,ljws until the lst I
}. June, 1899 for issue of tho Treasul
=, notes not now in circulation.
'" All the bills for tho support oi u
Government for 1889, have now bee
81 reported.
I" The House then proceeded TO The COZ
~ silcratlon of tho resolution OF Mr.. Can
'0 brclcuc 10 refer the Message oi the 1T