Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-01-10

the reference Of the petition OF Mr. Bryant ana 0lne
10 the Committee of the Whole the state OF Tue
Messrs Fletcher, Briggs Grennell, Cushing, neeu
Lincoln Parmenler, Calhoun, ana Sailohsai'' - '
sacbusetts. 80. r T ,;e, 6
We,herbee and G3 others, women OF Boxooroos"' ao
sachuset,s; of Sarah Brigham and 2o3 diners
Wailhanl, Mass of Ruth Bowker ana - UvIe,, .rd
men of Sudbury, Massachusetts; Of Sally WOODS u!o
40 others women of Dunslablc, Mass all praying y"
lle abolition slavery in The Dis,c, OF COLUMBIA a"o
of the slave trade between the States Also, VI.
ton of Joseph W. Cross and AG Others OF
Mass for the rejection of all proposals Tor Tue NUM-
zion of any ne " State whose constitution may ,oe'
slavery Of Joseph w. Cross and 40 others Of nv
rough Mass. for the abolition OF slavery III ''e N
trict Of Columbia a ;,bs
GMr Adam, presented memorial from sundry ihha'
bitans of Boston, in the State Of Massachusetts ashn
Congress 10 remove The present seat VI M,h
from the District of Columbia to some poI". ,nnd
where the principles of the /" Declaration o. 'nG' ;"
-nce" nre not treated as "mere rhetorical h'ui'sh'
After alludnp 10 a memorial presented al Inc iast $40
sion from inhabitants of the District 10 'a!o, VI VI A.
PROCESSION Of the to the States OF 'Hg'aia A.
ryland but on which there had been no aG''o" Ia r
observed that the memorial now Presen'ec' "ouIu M
nish an opporluniiy of considering 30 serious au i
po1,ont subject tie wished The House 10 cons.uei ~
as proposition for a compromise. h''er so". ha
remarks which owing 10 the noise were Inauu,o,' -.
moved It's reference 10 select committee win 'suuo
lion 10 consider the same, and report on the consu
tional power of Congress 10 Iecede Inc DS'fc' l" '
States from which it taken And, on 'hal "'0''o"'
he demanded the yeas and nays ,;oo,
MIR VIM c. Johnson moved 10 lay the whole suo]ec'
on the table on which motion the yeas and nays oehs
ordered WERE yeas los, nays So; SO II was iao o" VIC
table. ,
Mr. Adams presented another memorial oil humot'
Gus character asking the appointment OF co'nn
nm collar o whom Should be referred all office holders
and members of Congress- for the examination OF e'f
respective pcogeesi said committee 10 tePT't on I
same and in all where the parties sha' DC I"u"
= FrIIOr
they shall be expelled from office and their places h'eo
by persons Of pure Anglo Saxon blood ,
MIR Adams was about 10 make some remarks o" VIC
subject, when
Mr. Dromgooe rose TO ask II the memoil", nav 81 70.
received as If not he would raise the question Of re-
ception lie considered The memorial as an evident H.
dicule Of the House. to-, %
The Speaker stating that it had not as yet been re-
Ceired- .,:
Mr. Dromgoole raised the question Of reception
MI Adams denied that The memorial was IN The eas.
dsrespeclu TO the House, and demanded The yeas ana
nays on the question Of reception; which, beihg o'ueeu'
were-yeas u, nays ia
So the House refused 10 receive
MIR. Adams inquired, as The House had refused 10
receive, whether The motion to refer would oe eheteu
on the journal:
The Speaker replied that il would not the memorial
being in The possession of the member.
MI Adams said if it was in order, he would move
the printing OF the memorial that the House might see
what il was they had refused 10 receive.
The Speaker SAID lhat snch mo''oh "a' NV -
order.
MIR A. then made request that il be entered upon Inc
journal that he had made the motion 10 PRINT
The Speaker decided The motion to be out oil order'
MIR. Adams presented memorial from 'he eta'e OF
Maine asking the House to rescnd the resolution OF
Drce mber l2lh Also. in favor OF the recognition oi
Hayli Mr.. moved the reference OF The latter Por.
ton Of the memorial to the Committee on Foreign al
fuirs with instructions 10 report resolution IN ia'of
thereof.
Mr. Dromgoole moved to lay that motion on The Ia
bic; which agreed to-
Mr. Adams then moved reference Of the former pos-
ton of the memoria which,
On motion of Mr.. Dromgooe, was also laid on the
table.
Petitions were further presented by
Mr.. Lincoln, Of Massachusetts
Messrs harrington, Cushman Williams, and Athcr'
ton, of New Hampshire, &c, DC.
The House adjourned.