The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-05


49,. ..a ,ha, The Secretary Of The Treasury 49,
eeis, anI ~ The House copies Of all me c,a nd
na.rcs between the Treasury pepaItne' - Ihe
Pui,,iam Al Price, late District Attorney ~ VI
,,nS States for the southern district OF New loss,
nsIs,on 10 any boDd bonds executed py lns -
nr;,ies az said Swariwout for the Iaiinis
ahce Of his duties as nies OF ali bonds executed
a. ,be United States by the sureies OF said S"ai''
On motion Of Mr. SEVAN, ON.
p.oJ,,d That the Committee on thei Post ohce
IL De-, Road. be instructed 10 inquire into the expe-
5a,, ~ authorizing under suitable regulations, post
m..rers IN receive addition to the postage now Pasa
IL ,ch amount OF letters carried by mail destined to
he sent abroad be required 10 be paid TO packets
o steam ships for their transportation TO foreign ports
and such amount also may be required to be paid Tor
their transmission into foreign countries which add-
,onsl amount shall be paid by the postmaster OF the
mort from which such packets ships may sail to The
agents or persons by whom such letters may be iof
wsrded.
On motion Of Mr. LINCOLN,
Reso!ped That the Secretary Of War be directed 10
communicate to this House statement OF the quantity
and description Of which, since the conclusion OF
the last with Great Britain, have been procured ana
distributed to the States and Territories respectively
pursuant to an act making provision Tor annng ana
eqapping the whole body OF militia oil the uhhed
States, passed April %, 1908 and, Also TO state by
what rule Of apporionmen the arms nave oeen asrpu
ted the manner and times in which the returns oil the
militia have been received from the States and Terrific
ries; whether those returns have been made annually,
and in default of such annual returns what rule has
been adopted in making the distribution; and Tor what
number of years any OF the States have neglected 10
make such returns and also, that the Secretary
muhicate this House abstract Of the latest returns
OF the lumber Of militia in the States and Territories
respectively, with their dates together with an abstract
Of tine quani,y and dates OF the issue Of arms upon
such returns
On motion Of Mr. LINCOLN,
Rssoiped, That the Committee on the Militia be in
sructed to inquire into the expediency Of providing
by law that the distribution Of procured by virtue
Of the act "makDg provision for armng and equip
ping the whole body Of the militia Of the United States
passed April 49, 1905 should be made according to the
superintendent Of the Representatives OF each State aud
Territory IN the Congress Of the United States, or by
some other rule Of apportonmeat which shall pract-
cay be more equal and just among the different States
and Territories IN respect to their population, subject
by the laws Of Congress and Of the States and Terrific
ries respectively, to enrolment in the militia, and the
active performance Of military duty therein
On motion Of Mr.. LINCOLN,
Rcsoloed, That the Committee on the Militia be in
struced TO consider the expediency Of increasing the
annual appropriation by Congress for the purpose OF
providing arms and military equipments for the whole
body OF the militia Of the United States.
On motion Of Mr. GRENNELL.
f9esotued That the report Of the Secretary Of War
Of the 23d Of December last on the subject Of the
claims OF the State Of Massachusetts for militia serv
ces and expenditures during the late with Great
fairs
Mr.. CALHOUN, Of Mass offered the following
which, under the rule, lies day
Resot0ed, That no order, resolution or rule Of this
House upon the subject Of petitions, shall apply to res
olutons from State legislatures.
On motion OF Mr.. TOUCEY,
ResoUed, That the Committee for the District Of Co.
umbia be instructed TO inquire into the expedency of
establishing territorial Government for said District.
On motion Of Mr. HALL,
Res0lDei. That the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads he instructed to inquire into the expe
diency Of authorizing the Postmaster General to
tract Tor carrying mails in steamboats, packets other
wise, between the United States and foreign countries.
and also between points without the limits Of the Uni
ted States, under snoh regulations and restrictions
shall be deemed necessary and proper.
Mr. EVERETT Offered the following, which, under
the rules, hes day: ...
Pesof1ed That the Secretary Of War be directed to
lay before this House statement Of the number o.
troops from The army and marine corps militia and vol
unteers. employed in the Seminole since its COM
mencement, their terms of service the number killed
and wounded and also a statement of the amount OF
moneys expended in said war.
On motion Of Mr. CRANSTON, =...
ifesoued, That the Committee on the Post Office
and Post Roads be instructed inquire into the expe-
diency Of amending the law in relation to ship letters,
90 as TO make the duty Of the captain or other person
having returned ship letters them tho post
master OF the port where he shall arrive.
Mr. STANLY offered the following resolutions
Resolved That in the opinion of this House petit
tions praying for the abolition of slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia in the Territories or In the States
with view" Of affecting slavery within the Dis
tric of Columbia, or in the States, or in the Terri
tories ought not to be received, entertained, or con-
sidered by the House
Resolred That Congress has no right to do that
indirectly which 1t cannot do directly, and that the
agitation OF the subject OF slavery in the District OF
Columbia, or in the Territories, or in any manner
with view of disturbing or overthrowing that insti
tuition either in the District of Columbia, in the
Territories, or in the several States, is equally
constitutional, and beyond its legislative competen
cy and IS an infringement of the rights of the States
and breach Of the public faith on which they en-
tered into the Confederacy.
Resolved, That all attempts on the part Of Con-
.gress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
or in the Territories, or TO regulate" the removal
of slaves from State to State to discriminate be-
tween the institutions Of one portion of the Confede-
racy and another, either with view of disturbing
overthrowing that institution in the District of
Columbia, or In the Territories or in the States are
in violation Of the Constitution destructive of the
fundamental principle on which the Union Of these
States rests and beyond the jurisdiction of Congress-
and thai, as such, no petition, memorial, resolution,
proposition paper touching relating in any way,
or to any extent whatever to slavery aforesaid or
to the abolition thereof, shall be entertained con-
sdered by this House.
Resolred That "the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the Government for
redress Of grievances secured by the first article
OF the amendments TO the Constitution, does not give
10 cllZenS OF nonSlaVeholdlng states the right to
petition Congress 10 interfere with abolish slavery,
eoher in the District Of Columbia, or in the Terri
tories, or in the Sates inasuch slavery is denied
BY the citizens of the saveholding States to be
grievance" and was not so considered at the time
Of the formation Of the Constitution.
In offering the resolutions, Mr.. SrANr.Y said his
object was to supply the omissions in the resolutions
which caucus No 2 had made. Those now offered
BY him contained the substance of those which eau
Gus No. had agreed upon, and afterwards recon-
sidered.]
On motion Of Mr. HARLAN,