Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-28
TWryTv-ssyTn coNGREss---Ist SESSION
JI'eGucsday, LaHaary 22
IN SENATE.

UtG4csdaY, january .
IN SENATE.
Tho c,,ow;nG resolutions submitted by Mr.. Clay Of
Alabama Yesterday, was taken up and agreed To-
Resoircd, Tina, the Committee on the Judiciary be
instructed ia INQUIRE Into the cxpcdcncy OF providing
bv law for a stereotype edition OF the laws OF the Io,
IN embrace all laws of general nature.
Tho resolution submitted yesterday hv Mr. !lender-
s,n was considered and adopted
III, hill for the relief Of certain persons therein
named was taken up lis third reading, and alter inc
,;,l vas ,mendrd was read third time, and passed
''' va ORDERS OF THE DAY.
IT, hin for the relief of Thomas H. Owen and Jno
w SL;amore and others, taken mp in Commit
Toe of The Whole and after some remarks by Messrs
ROBINSON, iOUNH, ana ~ r+A->' Was o'"ie
10 be ia'a T Tm IN ISpEpEyDENT TREASURY BILL.
Was then taken up, and MI BLCliASaN spoke al
eat enrth and with much ability, in defence OF the
IN and in reply to Mr. CLAY, who rejoncd and ailer
some further remarks from Mcssrs. BUCHANAN,
CLAY of Kentucky, and WALKER,
On motion of Mr. HENDERSON,
The Senate ADJOURNED.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tho ousstion before the House the proposition Of
A. TunursoS of South Carolina 10 amend the rules:
| And the proposition OF Mr.. ADAMS, as substitute
| for the above in the following words:
EorcJ That the following be added TO the standing
rules Of this House, 10 be numbered the 2st:
..rvcrv petition presented by the Speaker by any
member with brief verbal statement of its contents
shall be received unless objection be made 10 its rece
lion fo specal reasons; and whenever objection sa's
c made to the reception OF petition the name oil hc
member Directing, and the reason OF the objection, sai
no entered upon the journal: The question IN every
shall be. sla The peUa be cctcd3 and no
reported from the Committee OF Ways and Means a
bill making appropriations for the support of the army
for the year $780, which read twice and referred
to the Committee of the Whole House on the state
the Union.
Mr.. J. w JONES also, BIZ leave introduced detailed
statements accompanying The bill; which ordered
10 be printed.
Mr. R. GARLAND inquired the use of ordering any
printing, or how would be done
i Mr. J. W JONES said the object in having il order
ed now was, that so soon the order taken for
having the printing DONE printer elected 1t would
be ready to hand over for immediate execution.
Mr. J. SAID that the public service Indispensable
CURED that the appropriation bills should be- considered
before the end of March; and i impossible that the
members could even inform themselves of estimates
and other matters which they should know t,he print.
ing Of these bills and estimates be provided for
and thought it high time that the House should 30 into
the consideration Of bills and, rs a nrccssary
preparatory step facilitate action en- them he would
offer resolution providing for the printing thereof
Mr.. then introduced his resolution proposing 10
empower the Clerk TO have the necessary printing exc
cutcd under the conditions as hose Of the rcso
i lu:ion Of lSla.
Mr.. r. GARLAND said he would not object TO the
resolution Of the gentleman il he would 50 modify it as
10 authorize the Clerk TO have it Goae upon the most
moderate terms, and to apply only the bills and do
cmmcnts now necessary TO be printed
! MIR. JONES SAID he willing 10 modify his reso
luton to make II apply only 10 the bills reported and
statements accompanying.
Mr.. X. GARLAND objected, without he would con-
| sent to all the conditions
! AIR. JONES said it was impossible, he believed 10
adopt any modification of his proposition TO meet all
the objections Of gentlemen; if he accedcd 10 this there
were members ready TO urge Others. He had modified
II so as 10 the of present necessity 10 meet
tic views of the gentleman from Louisiana He thought
II better now to move suspension Of the rules
| MIR. BRIGGS suggested 10 NJ. Jones 10 effect his
object to have the necessary printing executed that it
would be better to move reconsideration Of the vote
ordering the printing Of the bills, and then so amend
that motion 10 authorize the Clerk have said bills
and statements printed II would require majority
only TO effect that object, but would require vote of
twohirds 10 suspend the rules effect the same pur.
pose MIR. b concluded by making the motion 10 re-.
consider.
Nj X. GARLAND objected u any indirect manner
OF appointing Printer The resolution goes 10 give
The Clerk te power TO appoint that officer when was
the duty Of the 10, :, to do So He was opposed 10
giving this power 10 Clerk, unless the modification
suggested by hun should b. adopted of giving those
who would do II on the bes, terms.
Mr.. BRIGGS pressed his motion for reconsideration
but at the suggestion Of
Mr.. }. W. JONES that such motion would not be
in order,
Mr.. BRIGGS withdrew il.
Mr ADAMS was about proceeding in his remarks,
but vas appealed 10 by
Mr. SERGEANT, who wished to get the conscn, of
| the House to report from the Committee on the Judi
cary bill in amendment Of the act for taking the next
census
Mr. PETRIKIN objected. He had much Of the
business OF his constituents unattended to, and would
not consent to give any right to introduce business
from other sources, unless all were put the same
footing.
| MIR. ADAMS claimed the floor, and proceeded in his
remarks not with the view OF discussing the subject of
the petitions, slavery slave trade in any FORM be-
cause It would occupy too much time; but TO show his
objection to the proposition of the gentleman from
South Carolina, (Ilr Thompson by which he said
would be impossible TO know what petitions to receive
or what to reject TWAS impossible he said, to keep
this subject of slavery from before the House. no mat
ter what precauon gentlemen adopted for that purpose
II would necessarily upon other propositions than
abolition petitions. The subject Of entering into com.
mercial relations with Hayt would bring the whole
matter up tor discussion. He charged the Southern
gentlemen who introduced the resolutions suppress
these petitions, with all the delay of the public business
and for the discussion going before the House
1t was not BY his instance that this delay caused
had been frequently attributed him at previous SEES
sons He did believe that If there was a proposition
before them immediately 10 abolish slavery IN the Dis
rict OF Coumba there would be found ten TO vote for
It, lie Tor one, was not prepared 10 20 for il, he had
at the previous session stated nor did he believe that
his friend from Vermont, Mr.. Slade who had so ably
auNoei'tu le cause OF human rights was prepared 10
vote for IT. he took for granted that he was from
his remarks he thought if gentlemen wanted to alay
the agitation, they ought 10 introduce such PROPOSE
ton, and see what vote it would get Mr.. A. then
examined the character Of the different propositions
before the House, some of which were Of such ma
ture, nc sad as to suspend the question of reception of
these petitions between the earth and heaven, or the
earth and another place
lie then compared the nature of the proposition now
before thcm with that of the last session The propo
NAIL Al
petitions a least the Speaker then decidedly but this
goes much farther II proposes to make it permanent
rule OF the House 10 operate for two sessions, effect
that they shall not be received 1t this proposition
to which was chargeablc all the dscusson and he hoped
would not again be laid at the door of the Abolition
Ists ne hoped the day would come when he would be
enabled to give his views at length the great ques.
ton involved which he said would not be on petition
tor the abolition of slavery in this District but on more
important subject He adrertcd at tho same time to the
controversy going between four of the States of the
Contederacy, which, he said now almost on the
verge OF civil war this very question: Of which the