Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-30

Union, and upon the presentation Vi any
resolution or other paper touching thai sub
jec:. the reception ofsuch memorial, pen
lion, resolution, or paper shall be consld-
cred as objected 10, aud The question ol i'>
reception shall be laid upon the table With
out debaIe, or further action thereon.
Mr.. Chinn demanded tlieye and nays,
which were ordered.
Mr.. c. said that, before the question
was taken, lie would ask that a resolution
which he would send to the Clerks table.
and which he inteudrd 10 offer in case OF
lhe rejection of The other, might be read
for information.
The Speaker said it could only be read
by leave.
The resolution was read as follows:
Resolved, That all petitions, mclnori.
ais, resolutions, and addresses of every de-
sciiplio. touching The abolition Of slavery
in the District OF Colurnhia,n in :ae States
or Territories, or in any NAME: relating
to The existence of slavery or The slave
trade in the Uuilcd States, be referred.
without debate, 10 select committee, with
instructions to consider aud report thereon.
Mr.. Adams, (who is very imprrIeclly y
heard by the Reporters on The right Of the
Chair.) was understood to allude to The
act, HAT motion to suspend Ihe rule for
iii, Introduction of the same resolutlonun.
lruduced originally by the gentleman lrnn
Virginia, Mr.. Wise) had been twice re.
jccled by The House. And with view to
prevent the motion beinS again brought
up, and moved the indefinite postpone
nenr of the motion to suspend.
The rule applicable 10 this motion was
Then read as follows:
"iVhen question is postponed lndcbn-
ilely, the same shall NOT be acted upon
again during the session"
The speaker said it WIS not in order tt
make motion for the indefinite postpone
mcnt Of motion to suspend the rule.
After some debate Tic Chair announced
The decision as follows: yeas l2o, iuays Il.
so two thirds not voting therefor, the lu!e
wss moi suspended.
Auimpurtant amendment was made Ia
The Rules and Orders of the House Of Re.
representatives. today, for which the friends
Of freedom of action by The Representa-
lives Of the people arc greatly indebted IL
Mr.. Hoffman, of N. Y, and his associates
on ihe select committee on that subject,
who proposed it to the House. 1t con.
sists IN this: hat whereas lith"rto the Pre-
viuus Question, when decided iu The aliir-
maI,ve, has cut of all pending motions TOR
amendment as we'll as all debale,it is here
after to cuI OF Debae only, aud to bring
The House 10 direct question on each
pending amendment, in their parliamrnla-
ry order. The House will therefore he no
long, subjected as heretofore, to the ne.
ressity of adopting or rejecting measures
Of consequence proposed 10 them, without
having first had an opportunity 10 amend,
alter or add To them.
IN SENATE.
After The transaction of morning busi
ness, the independent Treasury bill was
taken up. When MIR. Clay, of KY, after
some remarks, moved that its consitlcra-
ton be postponed until Monday, tho 9th
lust. which was disagreed to-ayes l6,
noes 26. The hill was then taken up, and
several amendments, proposed ny MIR.
Virgin, were adopted. An amendment
increasing the compensation of lhe receiv-
er at New York to fuHr thousand dollars,
was concurred in. An amendment was
then offered 10 increase the salarics of The
receivers in philddel phia and New Orle-
ans; but before The question was taken, the
Senate adjourned.