Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-02-07

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This created much fluterine umons a.
pigeons OF the administration. Mr. r.. we
COLE said that as the letter had no, boz. o'V ~
mally communicated to the House !, vi
not IN order 10 refer TO il. Mr. Gr,y.. ,r A
ofirredl 10 read itirom.b place. Mr ST.
Of Maine, said he could moi until h. had I''"'
pealed from the decision of the Chair !, IL
had been given that the letter could r o''sn
referred to. After some desultorv COM. W
sallon the House adjourned ''
The abolition Quiefus in Cong,,s
addition 10 the standing rules oftbe Ho,. ~,
Representatives, adopted BY thai bod~
Tuesday, is in the following words = '"
Resolved, That upon the pressn,o,;o.
any memorial or petition praying for the sS
clifton Of slavery Of the slave trade in ,"'
District, Territory, or State Of the Uo; Sy
and upon the presentation Of any re.oln,;o"'
or other paper touching that subject Tho ~
ception ofsuch memorial. petition. rs.oIa
ton, or paper shall be considered as ob;..
ted to, and the question of its recep,ion I'm
be laid on the table. without debate q, r..
Their action thereon
That no petition, memorial, resolo,;o,
or other paper praying the abolition of ,l,,'
cry in the District OF Columbia or anv Ga.
or Territory. or the slave trade between II.
States or Territories OF the United State, !.
which il now exists, shall be received bs
this House. or entertained 10 any way whsi.
ever"
The FIRST part Of the above is the original
resolution offered by Waddy Thomson.
| (Whig) OF South Carolina. The second
part was moved as an amendment by WIN
G. Johnson. (Whig) Of Maryland, and cur.
ried by vote Oils 10 los The vote on
the whole resolution. as thus amended, was
ia 10 I0S.
MIR Johnson's amendment was offered a,
substitute for the following. proposed By
John Quincy Adams
Every petition presented by the Speaker
or by any member, with brief verbal s,ul,.
ment OF It's contents. shall be received, unla
objection be made 10 It's reception for special
reason; and whenever objection shall b
made TO The reception Of n petition, the nam.
ofthe member Directing, and the reason d
the objection. shall be entered upon the Jour
nal. The question in every such case Shall
be, shall the petition be rtjecfedi and no De-
tItion shall be rejected but by majority d
the members present"
This proposition Of Mr. Adams had been
offered as substitute for the original rese
luton brought forward by Waddy Thomp
son.
Every member present from the slavehoI
ding States voted for the amended resolu.
iion. except -four. viz:-Messrs Bell and
Geniry Of Tennessee, and Messrs Ander.
son and Underwood OF Kentucky, all o.
whom are Wings. Every Wing from th.
non-slave holding States. except Mr. Prufi
Of Indiana, voted against the proposition
The following Van Buren, men from nor
slave-holding States voted in favor of it, viz
Messrs. Smith and Paris, OF Maine Alher
ton, Shaw, Eastman. and Burke. from New
Hampshire Monianye. Kemble, Jona,
Fine, Prenliss. Earl. and Strong from New
York Torrance, John Davis, Gerry, Ran.
say Nj Culloch, and P,.triken. from Pennsyt
vania; Weller. Medill. Parish. Taylor
Leadbe,ler, and Swecny, from Ohio TOal
rs.
The sum ofihe whole manner, as it res
poets politics. stands thus -
Wing Nays from slaveholding States, 4
Van Buren, do. 0
Wing Yeas from non-slave-holding states,
Van Buren, do. rs
Several members were absent
Wednesday. the House, all motions
in reference 20 printing were disposed OIL and
MIR Davis Of Ind (loco) moved that he
House proceed to the election of PrinleI.-
After considerable skirmishing this resou
ton was adopted, and Blair and Rives ofihe
Globe (locos) were elected, they having 10
out OF 207 votes.