Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-31

reunions were presented, under general consent,
Mr. ADAMS Of Massachusetts.
Mr. POPE, OF Kentucky.
Amongst Others, MIR ADAMS presenteI a peti.
ton from Wheeling, praying that the free negroes
OF the country should be sold as slaves or carried
OFT OF me country. Mr. A. said he presented i, out
Of regard 20 the right Of petition.
Mr. SIANLG objected 20 the reception Of ,ts
petition. tie thought Il contained a proposition as
ahhoUcnt 10 al sense Of justice ami humanity o., the
proposition 70 .Iherats all the slaves IN the county
Mr. FILLMORE moved that the House r,c~ss..
20 the consideration Of the resJ I,Ion ofsre1 by E,
yesterday, and laid on he table, fixing tie Tina a.
which toe revenue b!. sGoIid be taken o.. q con-
mittee.
This rsso u,on could not be obtained for pg.5.i.
cat on IN Tuesdays proceedings
Mr. +. now modified the reso. .ti1l 10 resda,s To-.
lows:
Rssoirsd That on Friday mex, a, u o'erg.z ".
all debate IN Committee ofthe Whole House. gg ri.'
No. u, shall cease, and the committee sla the
proceed 10 vote on the amendments then pers.ng.
or that may be offered 10 slI bill and he same
shall then DO reported 10 the House win sget
amendments. as may have been agreed % by The
committee Pr0rided, That nothing IN this re.9'..
ton shall prevent the committee from reporting the
bill 20 the Honso at an earlier hour # t shall tn.uk
proper.
Bot tho mover Of any amendment NAV make a
bret explanation, 20 which there may 10 bret
Tf9ppnsc, but no such explanation or response s1s
exceed ten minutes each, ard not more thar tvcn.
" minutes sns. be gwen 10 any one amendment
Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS objected TO the inter
paftoi the resolution, as contravenfug the rules o
the House. Besides, he wished 20 know who gas
70 dsisrm.ns what a brief eIgIanat on VAST IIr
moved a division on that part Of the resolution.
The SPEAKER said that the last part Of the re-
solution certainly came boo cDnn,c, with, and ir fac
. changed, the rule Of The House.
Mr. hchhf rose and bugZos ed gY Air F,.In1r
70 modify ms resolution ~ striking out Friday ant
inserting Saturday.
Mr. FILLMORE. Il 50 happsns. ro,, s,,,
cause or Other, that there were many members re-
guont absent on a Saturday, aud mus, alice I
Friday 30 at IC1st as 90 DISPOSE Of the M ID.
week. move the previous question.
Mr. PlChENS tths Jeirs, he said, a very Did
p0rtaut OlIl moved call Of the House.
4 But the House refused to ordera call.
= And tic Speaker being about to out the .t,,
on scgundug The demand Tor the previous as,,oo.
Mr. MCKAY insisted that be had novel bi,
mcndment before tlc previous question was en- lie
/ and nat therefore, the question should Uo TAX,
upon H.
The SPEAKER said he had Understood the ge
Ieman not as absolutely moUiug his amendner
pui rs suggesting o asa modification Of the rssoff
, ,,on' winch TIE gentleman from New York "
FIlmcrc) had declined o. accent
d Much conversation took place as IN the ouss,i,
o Jae', after which, the amendment Of Mr. NIX.
was regarded by the House MS having been forma
:. ~ Wadc bers tho motion wus submitted for a
n previous question.
!, Ahu me question recurring on tho demand for d
=. previous question, % was taken, aud decided I'm 1
!, Affirmative Ayes iOi noes so.
y So there was a second
I, Anu lne moin question was ordered 10 be take
~ Wm.h nam question was, fest, on the smendn,
- 9i Mr Mckay, striking out Friday and insert
~ ~ Mf MILLER, Of Missouri, asked the yeas a
m nays on that motion; which were orjey,J n,
f beng tsken, were: Yeas 81, nays lOI. ~
's Sc the amendment was rejected
Y. And the question then recurring on the reso
re ton WV ''''
sc Mr. MEDILL asked the yeas and nays; VIII
were ordered. WV
ne Mr. PROFFIT desired to be informed bv