Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-25
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WAsnrNGrox, January 8. lsio.

Anolhcrwee has past away and bula little
has been done by The great men Of the Nation.
On Monday last after the journal had been
read HE Speaker announced tie standing com
mtlees Of the House
Mr.. Wise then Offered resolution declaring
tnal every abolition pelIlron presented should be
considered IS atjeclcd 10 and the question upon
the motion 10 receive them as lad upon lie iaJt
MI Wise moved % suspend Ihr lulr. Coz he
purpose Of enabling tie House 10 receive the
resolution This was Hed by yeas and nays aud
lost, not two thirds voting lor it--Dr Duncan
then moved resolution that the Eve New Jcr
sey members elected by the people wbo had not
broad seals to We commend them should be sworn
and seated. The Speaker decided lbt motion To-
be out Of oider Nuous reports wers then tc-
cclyed aud read to the House from the Heads Of
Departments. John Quincy Adams rhtn inlro.
duced a br for carrying into effect the provisions
OF the will Of j. SmtthsJn. committee Of 0
was appointed to receive, exaflne and repnr
the bill N Jeiad, The Speaker then laid before
The House package OF evidence IA The New
Jersey case. Mr. Randolph then moved Nv &c
ercuce TO the committee on elections Mr. Tur.
uey moved To refer also all other documents be.
fore the House TO The same committee he Spca.
ker decided that there was nothing else before the
House. d.. Duncan men oblaiHcd the floor to
oppose the motion Of reference, bat gave way ~
amolon 10 adjomn--
Tuc,dny--lhe first hour was spent in hnkt,ing
tho journal. that pant IN relation 10 DR.. Dnncans
resolutions not reading 50 woIl AZ some Of the
good people expected Il would, tho day before
They however failed to do much, the House re-.
(usr0g---yeas u nays S3--lo amend. Mr.
Coles Of Va now offered a resolution that oil pc.
tlllons touching abolition should be Iald upon tie
table without being debated, printed, read or re
Jstrrd
Mr. Wise offered his resolution again, bot the
House refused to receive IT, Mr. Chm Of Al,
abama moved that abolition petitions should be
roicued 10 a select committee without debate.
he House by decided vote refused 10 sus.
pend the rules to receive the resolution
Nh Sergeant Of Penn. moved that The ooh
ruo Of The House be- 80 altered ~ to allow lhe
daily presentation Of petition. lor twenty days
from date, Alter warm debate, the previous
questions was demanded and beng seconded by |
adjourned until Friday z VI.
Friday the House met, and after personal a. |
tefcauun between Bynum Jeulcr and Stanley N |
Which all hands received some hard words, |
Stanley made Use Of an insulting femark and BY |
mum called him Ppppg.
Genl. Kefm OF Peon tnen offered tribute Of |
respect to the memory Of Hon. ". W. Potter |
a member from Penn. who died previous 10 The /
meeting Of Congress. |, was one Of Tie Geaeals /
M Il brilliant efforts, and soolaed The feelings Of |
anger that ragcd around tie hall ike OIL poured /
upon the troubled waters
After concluding. the usual resolutions were
moved aud unanimously adopted. The House
then adjourned.
Saturday-Ihe House met and upon a motion Of /
Naddy Thompson 70 reconsider vote by which |
the ppnnng Of military map was laid upon the
table real tparriag mitch took place between
Mr.. Thompson and Albert Smith Of Maine
Snih proved Thompson TO be ~ the wrong by
the record and completely put the gentleman
down. Mr.. Jameson the new member from
Missouri nen announced to he House the death
Of BIS predecessor Mr.. Harrison aud after a
simple though touching trhue to his worth, move
ed he usual resolutions which were unanimously |
adopted. and the House adjourned
The Senate have done but little although they |
have progressed further than the House, the bdl |
% give up TO Mississippi The two per cent fund.
accrmug from Der admission IL TO The unlon was
ordered to be engfossed. Mr. CaIhouns bill to
cede the public lands within lEe limits Of the |
New States on certain conditions therein named
was referred to the committee on public lands -
motion was made 10 reconsider the vote If ref
ereuce and on this an animated AID personal de-
bate between Mesns Clay and Calhoun occurred
which ended 10 general exposition Of the faults
Of both Calhoun got the better Of Clay. and the
Senate adjourned over to monday u