Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-14
COyGRESsIONAL.
February 1, 1889,
IN SENATE.

of The staff. Mr.. PgARoE spoke hriehy w ''o %
,he prayer Of the petition, commenaed tue eq"a"ha ',
10, az ibe pay and expressed the hope that a oa'
would speedily be reported aud CONSIDERED upon "
subject. H.. "a
denlials OF his colleague. Hon. ). H. Sour'AHp'
announcing his reelection TO ihe tn,I.a Stdtes oe"'
II. foy fonT wears from the 4th OF March next
laid noon the table a.d ordered TO be printed.
? One hundred aud more House bhI' were feieffeh
10 their Appropriate committees.
e several repor,s were made nom the committees.
Mr.. BrSreS called up his bill for tue armed oeen-
patton of Florida. Mr. BENTON spoke a, leeeoa III
favor OF the bill, which is one ofoousiderablc impof-
isancr, involving an appropriation of 3,2O0,OOo acres
ofland besides other expenditures OF money. j he
Bill should be entitled an aci TO protect ten thou
sand armed citizen soldiers from a few huncied 10
dams.
The debate was continued at length between
Messr. Linn. BrNTos, aud pRrsToN, aud on mo
ton Of Mr.. BENTON, the bill was made the ofd.f
OF The day Tor 10 morrow,
After an executive session the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
This morning the House met At eleven instead Of
twelve o'clork. as heretofore.
Nearly an hour was occupied by n debate on a
motion Of Mr.. Adams TO amend the Journal. 10y pht
cling thereon, n statement oil iacts Ia relation To a me
mortal presented yesterday BY Mr. MooRh. Inc
memorial was from inhabilaLts OF the District OF Co
lumbis, asking Congiess not to receive petitions rom
the States on the subject OF slavery within the Dis
trict. Mr.. MooHr had commenced speech on the
subject. for which he was called TO order and The me-
,norisl laid on the table. 1t was a statemcst ofthe
facts which Mr.. ADAMS wished to be entered ON
the Journal The moliop 10 amend was inaliy lad
on the table.
Mr.. HArsI made an Intellectual motion to sts
pend the rules for Tie purpose ot going into con,'
,nittee of the Whale ON the Presidents message.
The House then passed 10 the consideration OF un
finished business of the mornins hour, being the mo
ton to allow the Committee on Ways and Means to
correct an errot IN their lale report on the state oil
the finances.
Mcssrs. BRroos and {. MARytN spoke in cpposi.
ton TO the report. until The exir. ton OF The mor-
ping hour. Without coming 10 any decision
thereon, the char announced the orders OF the day.
The Senaie's bill fof allowing a draw back upon IN
ported hemp, when nanuiaciured into ~cotdhge,
mud exported. was taken ur. read twice and commit
ted.
Also. n number Of other Senate bills.
On moiian OF Mr.. GAMBBELrNG, the House went
into COMMITTEE Of the Whole, with view OF dis
posing oil the Army Bill.
Mr.. CAim1uN, Of Mass. being entitled To the
haor, made some ttitf ronmks on the subject
OF the amendment relating 10 the public Afmo-
fies.
Mr.. W,ppr TnoMrsoS followed. He denounced
the course and policy OF the Administration as dc
oeitlul, and changed its supporters with hnving viola
ted every pledge They had made from tho commence.
Nut ~ tit ihifif hh"h w ttt IiNNtH' ~ "
entcfed into y long argument TO shew that the llbcr-
ties OF the Country were in danger, and that viz
a. ally the people would never elect another Chiei
Magistrate. He alluded TO the numerous office hoi-
ders who are held is SO many enlisted soldiers, bound
90 obey The " Ill Of their masters. lie ad,ericd also
to the liberty OF the press, which he maintained did
not exist. lie alluded To an instance which had tome
under his observation, when u country paper with
500 subscribers, had been induced TO advocate the
principles Of the Administration Tor the palIry n
mount OF $3.50 woril, OF public printing. lie said
It was under the cry OF retrencbment that General
Jackson came into office, and II was under the same
motto that lbs followers sought TO deceive the pub
lie.
He was stll speaking when this rcpt I, vas closed.
The House OF Representatives melton Tuesday fof
the frs, time tins session AT eleven O'Clock, a. M.
Instead Of at noon as liihettu. The change OF
hour. was made, II is 10 be presumed, Tor the purpose
Of expcdlting the progress OF public business.
There was 4 slim attendance, and more than an hour
was spent without doing any thing, OF he slightest
iinpottance-aiilongh, there was n scene got up
which caused a good deal OF fan.
Mt. Adams moved 10 ameud the journal so as to
make 1t show that Mr.. Ely Moore. who Yesterday
presented a memorial from a number OF c,tizeus of
this district, demonstrating against the reception OF
petliious for the abolition of slavery lrom other quar-
t~rs, was interrupted while stating the contents o.
the memorial, and called TO order, aud thtreupon,
was Obliged 10 take his seat, and the memorial was
laid on the table without any further action Of the
House.
lie was proceeding TO speak rather exclusively
when the Speaker called himio order.
Mt. Adams, " | call for the reading OF the Jour
nal, the rights Of The people Of tins Distinct have
been tramplel under toot.'
Order. order - Was shouted on all sides.
The Speaker, The gentleman from Mass. will
take his seat
Mr.. Adams continued still to speak The noise
was so great that lie could not be heard by any OF
the reporters.
A c~ol,oquy followed. in which Mr.. Speaker and
Mr.. Adams, were the principal parties.
The Speaker observed rather quietly. that surely
the member from Massachusetts must perceive that
the chair was only enforcing the rule.
W.. Adams, " | perceive no such thing" loud
laughter. and considerable confusion aud uproar.)
The Chair, - the gentleman can by general con-
sent make his motion 10 morrow,"
? Dir. Adams, :. general consent, oh. pooh pooh
every body knows how ippracticable At IS to obtain
,ha,I'
Another roar OF laughter, and another chorus of
% order.'
The res, of the proceedings on this matter were
so confused and valueless that it would be waste OF
time, paper and INK 10 notice them, The motion
was laid on the table.
FfBRuARy 5.
IN SENATE.
Mr.. MoRRis offered 10 the Senate a rsnlu,ion dc.
claring that the cit zens OF the United States have
. good a right 10 petition upon the subject of The
Slave tiade, the Alb jluion Of Slavery in ,he Dis,,,,t
MColumbia, upon the adj mission Of any new slave
Stale into the union. as upon any other suhiect-
Vhe resolution calls upon The Judiciary COMMITTED
TO answer certain enouirers as TO the night Of Congress
10 abolish slavery in the District and territories. Ii also
propounds certain other enquiries in iegarl to Slave
~ and the Government.