New-York tribune., 1841-06-10
REPEAL OF THE GAG LAW.

Congress has been the resembling ny the House o
taves of the Rule of 1889 by which all petitions and memo
ras addressed by the People that branch OF the Govern
1nent which NAV relate to Slavery be unceemonios
Rejected without consideration hearing, or even
This arbitrary and extraordinary provisionxressy contra
yrnng that clause Constitution which declares that the
Right of Petition shall not be impaired and einenty calcu
lated TO foster and namc the spirit which threatens the dis
solution of the Unioahas been stricken from the Rules OF
Congress- The following the this important qlcs
YEAS-(For Rescin1ing the RUlc)
MArSE-E. II. Allen, Brons7n Fessenden, L"Icfeld
LoceU A. Marshall Benz. Randall.
NEw-HAMPsHIRE-None.
Vrnxoxr-Everett HILL, Mattocks Slade, loung-o
MAssAcHusErrs-Adams,E Baker Borden, Briggs, Bur
nell Calhoun, Gushing, Hastings, hudson F0r~e"' oa
tonsall WnthroI-l2
RHODE IsLAxp-Cranston, Tilnghast-2.
Observation-Disclosures Brockway, Osborne Smith
Trumbull, Wilams-6.
NEw-YoRK-Babcock, Barnard, Birdscyc Blair, Borne
Brewscr Clilds Chi,,endcn, John c. Clarke Staley ~
Clarke Clinton r. d. Docs Doig, Egdert Ferris Fill
more c. A. Floyd, j. q. Floyd A L. Foster Gates G0r
don GIeig, Hunt, Linn, Nc C2eian McKeon. Maynard
Morgan, Partridge, R00SeUeA, S6mord Iomllnson, va"
Buren, Van Rensselaer,, John Young-35
NEw-JEnsEr-Aycrigg, Halsted, Maxwell, Randolph
Stratton, Yorke-G.
mock Fo,uancc Cuisine Henry, IngersoH Irwin, rwin
James Lawrence Warchand PtrDer, Ramsey, Sergeant,
Simonton, Snyder, Toland-l9
DELAwARD-Nonc.
MARYLAXD-Alcx. Randcfl-l.
ViRGISIA-Botts, STUART.
NORTH CARoLISA-None.
South CAkoLINA-None
GEoRGIA-None
LoUIs1ANA-None.
MIssIsslPrt-None
ALABAMA-Nenc.
OHIo-S. ]. Andrews, Cowan Gddngs F. g. Goede
aJathiot Morrow y. &. Pendeton Ndgway, Russell
Stokeley-10.
Observation-Disclosures
IsDlAN,-Cravens, A. Kennedy, Lane, H. w. lhohP
SON Wallace-5
MIcHlGAx-Howard-l.
NAYS-(Against Rescinding)
NAME CHGord-l.
NEw-HAMrsHlRE-Athcrton Burke. Eastman he""9'
Shdw-5.
VERMoST-None.
MAssAcHUsETrs-None
RHODE IsLAND-None
Npw.YoRK-Houck, Oliver, Riggs, Ward, liood-5.
NEw-JRRsEY-Nonc.
PrsysrIvAy1A-Bidlack, Gerry, Jack Kcim, NceAara,
Wcst6rook-6.
Drt,warr-Rodney-l.
M.pyAXp-E Cos, johnson, l. d. Jones j. P. kcnne-
DIV, j. r. Mason Pcarcc Sellers, J. w HiLiams-1
VIncIxIA-Barton Cary, Coles, Gimcr, Goggn, Goode,
Harris Hays, q. ". Hopkins, Hunter, H"d0r., j: ~
Jones' Mallory, Powell Stcenrod, Summers laha'erto'
Wse-l8.
Deberry Graham, Mckay Rayncr, Rencher Sd""aerS
Shepherd Stany, Washington-l2
SourH CARoIiNA-Wm. Butler T. I. Caidce", Joh"
CampJcN Holmes PickeRs, hhet, Rogers. SHmter-6
GroRcIA-Aord, w C. Dawson, 7. F. Foster, Gamble
Habcrsham King, Meriwether, Nisbet' "arre'-9'
Acknowledgment
LOUISIANA. B. Darson, Moore
Onlo-Dean S. Mason, MedW Weller. r.
KryrucKY-L w. Andrews, Boyd, W o. Butter a.
Davis, Green l. r. Aarshan' -Pe' O"''!' - - I
son. Trplett-l0.
Trsxrssrr-Arnold, 4. Y. Brorn, NJ. BrOcn, W. B.
Can,nbcl r J Campbell Cauthcrs Gentry, 4 MsCIeHan,
J,nyncv VaueTson c. H. Williams Jos. l.. Williams-l2
NllssouRI-AiHer, J. c. EdrGrds-2
ABSENT.
PgxxsYLvAxn-JohnE Edwards, Cooper, vacancy-3.
VIRGINIA BGnkS-l.
NoRrH CARoLIxA-Lewis Williams-l
SourH CARoLlNA-S II. Baier-l
A1ARAMA-Houston Le,ris, Payne, ShtedS-4
LouIsIANA-E d. Whitc-l
OHlo-Dean, j. Hastings, Mattews, Sseeney Morris.
KExrucRy-Sprsg. White (Spcakcr) did not vote
INp1ayA-J. l.. Whte-l.
TExNrss sEE- Care J0hnSoa-l
ARKASSAs-CroSS-l.
ILLlSoIs and MIsSissIPrI-Not representa-"
Opposition Members in Itaics.
YEAS lle NAYS lo4 Absent 20; Speaker did not vote
two States unrcprescnted Had every been full and
every Member voted the result would probably have been
Yeas l2l, Nays lol, or very nearly.
Wings III the affirmative -.---.Sl o'pposuo' uo' -
Wings in the negative 40 Opposition do 30
Wings absent o. voting Opposition do II
Wings from the Free States the affirmative II Negative
Opposition do.----3l do 20
wings from the Slave S,atcs.----- do.---- do AZ
Opposition g $1,000 do do 80
We have thus analyzed the clearly possible
both politically and sectional, leaving every draw
his own nirrcnccs.
70 The STREETS Of New-York in vlanous condi
The filth partly in layers and cutters and parity in
heaps the latter woty dilapdaed and fast resolving
their original eemen,> The odor of of thorough
unbearablc. Oh Mcs>rs Street Inspectors where