The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-06-18

miiiee on the Judiciary, to ask leave to
make statement 10 relation TO o memorial
which had been presented some days ago
BY Mr.. Adams from one Lysander Spooner,
complaining olthc conduct Of Judge u Lean,
and demanding his impeachment. The
memorial had not been read, but was re.
ierred, wlthou, knowledge Of IFS contents.
The Committee were unanimously OF 0pin.
ian that had the memorial been read the
House would at once have come to the con.
cluSiun Of the Committee, that il ought not
to be entertained. The Committee have
thought It necessary therefore al once 70
express their opinion on the subject, before
lhey draw their foil Report on II, ~ order
10 do away any wrong impression that
may have gone abroad, having come to the
unanimous conclusion that the petitioner
has no ground whatever 10 complain Of 10.
Jury, or any thing that can derogaie from
the character of Judge VI Lean, or that
can lessen the high character which he has
hitherto enjoyed.
hr. Afford, Of Georgia, rose and moved
n reconsideration OF the vote by which the
House, at . o'cloek last nigh, ted passed
the Pre- emptiou bill. He was friend, he
said 10 the principle Of Pre- empiion, but
ihis bill, so hastily carried through the
House, can be considered as unthing else
than u bill to give the Public Domain to
The new States. Il allowed any person,
Young or old, black or white, who was on
the land when the bil passed, to obtain a
pre-. emption right. So, If man had eigh.
teen ehidreu he might have 50 many pre-.
empiion rights. Indeed, Mir. A. considered
the Public DOMAIN as gone, unless the
House retfacled It's steps.
An enquiry was made, whether the bill
had been sent TO the Senate. The Chair
answered that IT had. II was then sad,
the bali was cut Of the power Of the House.
The Char oyerruled this objection. Mr..
Afford hoped the bill would be sent for
The Char insisted that the motion 10 70.
consider was in order. Ma. Smith Of In.
dnua, took an appeal. The previous ques.
ton being called on the appeal Mr. 5. With.
drew his motion.
Mr.. pctfIkin revived 1t, aud some conlu.
sion arose. After some time the bill was
obtained from the Senate, with the sigma.
iure nf the Vice President aud taken to the
Chair 70 await the signature Of the Speak.
or. Mr.. Afford commented with increased
severity, on the hurried manner Of pushing
this bill into law. A demand for he pre-
yious question On the Reconsideration WA
carried lis TO "a, and the question Of re,
consideration WIS., finally pega,lyed l03
votes 70 so. The bid was thcrcupon sign
ed BY the Speaker aud sent to the l'res.dcnt.
The House then sent again into Com
mjl:ce of the whole on The Sub treasury
hill, and Nr. Cushlng renewed his Speech
upon il, which hc continued until the recess
took place, and afterwards concluded il be
tween j and o'clock. He vas followed
rs Mr. lowell, 0f Name, III support of the
bill, for half an hour, ehen he gave wny
Tor q motion tina, the Committee rise aud
report progress. The House Adjourned
II the Senate, MIR Henderson introduced
a resolution au.housns loan of public tho.
uey nov "a The Bank al Natchfa 10 the
sufferers b. the late Tornado, Tor lige years,
With adequate security, 10 90 amoua, not
exceeding $500 GOO. which vas, twice read.
The debate on the Bankruptcy bill was
NJ IN resumed, and Messrs. Strange, Wells,
Noryeil aud Walker took part N il. The
IIausc adlaurcd. on motion q Mr.. Lump.
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