The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-31

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Objection bring made. Mr.. wi.emo.
ed 10 suspend die rules: shirh n,.,;..
presailed--sras liz. NAYS %. AZ,
Mise's resuiuiicn uas llssn agreed IN
Monday, Jan. 81. This bsiEg he ~.
grlsr day far lh- Tsrrpuaa ii pe,,,.,.
and memorials. great numhsr were ~
srnled. and EariOusly disposed II. WL,.
lhe stale of Massachusetts ass called a..
on fnr petitions. Mr.. Adams rase and ,.l.
ed leave 20 make a statement 10 he Lnu.s
which leave sss granish BY lie YGtrs n
iwo Ihirsss ri The msnhers prsssni. Mr.
Adams then proeeeded 10 state a coD,,.
derahls lrnglh lie views which hr enter.
tanned ON The subject Of abnlilinn and An.
ii-slareTy memorials. and 81 he duty a.
himself and ii the House in Tesa,d a
them. In the course of his speech Al,
A. took oeessinn 10 say. hal he mss mo-,
prepared 10 grant The prayer OF these me.
MORALS. Sith the exception Of those
which demonstrated against the anner,.
lion ef Texas Hhieh he nnw considered
oul Of The queslonl and those which nray.
ed against the domestic slave-lrade BE-.
tween The states. THIS he hal avowed
IRON the moment he presented Tire fir,,
petition six years ago. Ills opiniaa, n.
ssid. was M. changed. thnugh II nigh,
pnssibly hr altered by q full and free dis.
eussion ofIhe whole subject in The House.
Al present. however. he distinctly said 20
The House. aud 10 The world. that, il The
vote should be taken IN morrow on pro.
position for abolishing slavery in the dis.
Tiei ri Columbia. he should rofe against
IT, lie wished the sboliIionisls aud The
anti slavery men. ss urll as Others, dis.
IIne'ly Io understand this.
Tuesday. Jan. 90. The bill from the
Senate providing fur the reduciion and
graduation al the price Of the public lands
came up for lis fret and second reading.
Mr.. Casey moved iis commitment n The
committee on public lands; and Mr.. Lew
Is Williams moved It's commitment ta the
select eommiliee appointed an The public
lands. On lhIs question Of reference q
debate Of snme length arose. Mes,us.
Casey. Shields. Hsynss. Parker. Boon.
Chapman. Ewing and Cushing advocated
ns reference IN the committee On public
lands, and Messrs. Msnsfse. Robertson,
l.. Williams. aud Lincoln, 10 The sslrc,
committee.
Mr.. Montgomery expressed himself
opposed 10 both releTeners, though Il he
must vote for one. he sss in favor Of re-
ference TO the select cumnulee. hut BE-.
liesing such bill To be Unconstitutional,
he moved To lay IL on The table. and de.
handed The yeas and nsys which were
ordered.
Me-. Llncoln moved rall Of the hous,;
the call was proceeded in. sbseniees
were called. sxrusrs received. aud . mo-
ton msde 10 execute the 9Th rule Of the
house prospecting taking into custody ab-
ssnIees not excused Further proceed.
Jugs 10 the call were then suspended.
The question vas then taken on Mr..
Montgomery mnI,"n 10 lay The bill on
the table. and decided in The affirmative
yeas log. nsys %.
The voirs &c the North Carolina dele.
CATION were
Ksas-Aisssrs. Deberry. Hawkins.
Graham. Montgomery. Renehsr, Saw
yer. A. II. Shspperd. q. Shepard. Stan
ly. and l.. williams.
Nays-Mr. M'Ksy.
.7bsaa--Mss,rs. Bynum and Conner.
So the bill to graduate the price Of the
public lands was laid on the table.
On leave, Mr.. Sawyer preserved me.
mortal from The Legislature of North Ca.
rolina. requesting the representatives
from that slate To exert their influence in
procuring an appropriation to reopen an
outlet Ia the ocean al the lonl 81 Nag's
Head. and on his motion. IL vas referred
TO The C 'mmIItee on commerre.
Wednesday. Jan. %. Mr.. Bronson.
from the committee an the territories. re-
ported bill To authorize the people OF
Iowa In fnrm = constitution aud STATE g"-
vernment. and ior The admission Of such
state intn the Union.
Mr.. Prtsikin moved Ia reconsider the
vote "f Yesterday. by WHICH the Senate
bull Gnr the grsdus,'un anil reduction oi
ths pr,ce Of the public lands mad been
ard IN the table; and The question beng
ordered IN be iaken by yeas ard nays.
iir. w. Cost Johnson moved call OF
the house, which call was proceeded IN
hIl 2O3 members were in attendance.
Tie question vas then tskrn, and derld'
ed IN the negause-yeas 0s. nays %.
The hrtsiig0iion.--1he committee
Of investigation mo the j, falraIIons o'
The late Collector d the port 81 New