The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-23

10 the admission Of Slave State into the
Umou, ought 10 be referred TO selec, Com
mittees appointed by the Speaker.
Mr.. Bell withdrew his motion for The
present.
! slr. Garland, Of La. offered series Of
resolutions ON the same subject. and asked
for a suspension ef the rules. The motion
to suspend was uegatved.
The House then proceeded 10 the consid.
Grafton of the unfinished business Of Friday
last, which was Mr.. w. Thompson's motion
10 reconsider the vote for printing 20, 600 co.
pies of the Presidents message. Mr..
Thompson, in spirited and eaustlc manner,
took review Of the doctrines and recon.
meuda,ons of the message, and expressed
his unwilliDgness 10 aulhorise the printing
Of tie extravagan, number Of the document
proposed but on Mr.. Duucan's calling for
the previous question, Mr. +. withdrew his
motion 10 reconsider.
Mr. Adams introduced bill for appropri.
aiing the Smithsonian Fund TO Abe establish
z menl Of an Institution for the diffusion Of
kuowIedge, which vas referred to . CON
Inttee Of nine.
Mr.. Duncan moved tha; the Speaker
swear ia Mr.. Dickcrson aud bis Van Buren,
colleagues, from New Jersey, and that they
/ hold their seats until tho contested election
be decided. The Speaker declared the
motion not in order. Mr.. D. appealed from
the decision, but lie met with but few sup
poriers.
The Chair laid before the House num-
Der Of Executive communications, which
were referred.
Mr.. Randolph, Of n. J. moved a refer
ence of the evidence in relation 10 the cleo
iion TO tue Committee on Elections. On
tins motion, debate arose which continued
lntI the House adjourned.
At,he opening Of the session to-day, some
time was taken up in amending the entries
on the Journal Ct yesterdays proceedings
Petitions were thea called for, when
Mr.. Coles moved for suspension Of the
rules, in order that he might offer rcsolu
ton, providing that every petition or other
paper relating to the abolition Of Slavery,
,hail, On presentation, without action there
on, be LAID OH the table without debate.
MIR. c. was proceeding to make some re-
marks, w..en tirs Speaker SAID the question
was not debatable.
! After several Intellectual attempts to speak
10 the question, the motion for suspension
/ was negalived.
! Mr.. Wise then moved suspension Of
the rules, that he might again offer the res
auton which he introduced yesterday
which denied the reception Of abolition pc
lnions. Mr.. C's admitted reception The
one Mr.. w. said was u Southern, the other
a Northern resolution.
Mr.. Granger enqmgcd Of the Chair whe
iher the motion was IN order. He thought
the time of the House ought no; to be con.
sumed in attempts to stIfle, IN advance, pc.
uiions which had no, yet be presented.
! The Speaker declared the motion 10 order.
Mr.. Wise persisted IN his resolution, and
said be would make similar motion every
morning until he got distinct vote on lis
resolution.
Mr.. Adams believed there was rule Of
the House declaring that, when proposi.
ton IS once decided on, II is not IN order to
move again the same proposition. This res.
o!uiion bad already been decided, and the
gentleman might, as he had threatened TO
do, consume the whole time of the House
on this subject, if he was not prevented by
the rule 10 which he had referred.
The question on suspension was at length
taken and negatived.
Several messages we're received from the
President and referred.
My. Chmn, Of La, moved TO suspend the
rules, that he might offer a resolution tina!
all papers relating to the abolition OF Slave.
~, be referred, without debate, to select,
committee.
On this motion, Mr.. Granger called for
the Yeas and Nays, which being taken,
were Yeas II2, Nays 66, Not being two.
thirds, the motion was negalived.
Sir. Sergeant moved to suspend the rules,
IN order that be might move that the goth
rule be SO altered, that the daily presenta.
ton Of petitions be allowed for twenty days
lrotn THIS day.
THIS motion for suspension was carried.
Mr.. Byuum hoped no such resolution
would pass, as il would put It IN the power
Of gentlemen to bring forward their multi
,ude Of slavery petitions, TO the great annoy
ance Of the House. He hoped every South.
ern man, aud every Northern man with
Southern principles, would vote against it.
He called for the Yeas and Nays Oh il.
Mr.. Jeniltr said, no one would consider
Tim IS friendly to Abolition, but there were
great many other petitions besides those
which relate to Slavery. Ii was 10 afford
an opportunity for these to be brought for.
ward, that be should vote for The resolution.
Mr.. Stanly sad, that though he was Us
much opposed to Abolition petitions as his
colleague, he should vote for the proposed
resolution as he had sundry petitions for
pensions, laad claims, &c, which he des'f'
ed to have an opportunity of presenting
After continued debale OF somo length,
the question for suspendjng the rule, vas
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