Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-24
From ths Aiadisonian, Jan. %.
CONGRESS

On Friday, the first business in order WAS m.
motion of MIR Campbell TO lay the question Of "a.
eepon In relation to the petition praying the es,a
l'shmeni OF commercial intercourse between thu
country and Hayti on the table. MIR Campbell made
short exposition OF the reasons which induced hin,
to persist in his motion, notwithstanding the re
monsirances Of some OF his friends lie believed
the petition ~ an incendiary character. and
identified with abolitionism. The motion was car
Rcd. The presentation OF petitions of various pur
port 'nen proceeded qnlcty-those of an abolition
tendency being disposed Of in tho usual manner
until 1t became the turn Of Mr. Adams. lie pre.
sen'ei memorial from certain colored inhabitants
OF Boston, praying that co,ored foreigners msb, bc
put on the same footing of rights OF property. &c
with white immigrants; also a resolution from an
anti slavery convention assembled IN Philndelpbi,
putting the eliims OF the slaves on grouni. some
wha, similar To the wrongs which caused the Re
v"lu'i'n. difficulty here arosa on point O, or.
der raised by Mr. Wise, bot was termin,,ed soon
by vote taken Ivy the ayes and noes-,he que,
ton Of reception beng ield on the table bv A vote
OF 100 10 So.
Among several memorials on different snbi.e,s
Nlr. Adams also presented one purportins ~, L
from certain cz ms ut Grorsii, protevin, nr,,r.,
his appointment At the head of the Commute. of
Foreign Af,irs. IL spoke % high terms of his
euniog and services, and prolesscd the most ex-
allied respect for lis character, both public and
private; hut at The same tine declared trni he was
an ctcd wih a monpm tuia On the subject ct ahnli
ton, which utterly J'>qpali6.d him Cor tbs position
he occupied on the Committee of Foreign Affairs
At the present iunCtuTe of our foreign relations
Nr Adams moved the reference ut the net Z on TO
the committee of which he Is charm n with insttu.
tons to eject chllrman. Amid much conra-on
attempts bv different members 20 speak and cries
o. Order and rni-ing sions of order. MIR Adam.
insisted on his puv &c 10 sp.,k IN his own de fence
against the charge ot ncompcteney made against
MN, not only IN the memorial but hy gentlemen
on the floor. Mr. Htbcrsham made frequent at,
temptS at an explanation, hut was carried down
MIR Holmes rose to point OF order, on tho ground
that the memorial was hoax, aud his assertion
wnS confirmed 10y MIR Uhbcrsham who il n citize,
OF the county from which It purposts 10 come /,
had been shosn To him nearly a week since bv NJ,
Adams, and he (Nr H. afer careful ex,mina
ton ot tho document and ct the sign,turrs had
pronounced me whole affair hoax. Mr. Marshall
moved that the House would hermit the rentlrm,,
from Massachusetts, 10 vndicate himself frou the
charges made against him. Points OF order were
again raised, and, finally, motion to Law the pro
position OF Mr. Marshall on the table, winch wa,
negauved. Again, questions Of o der vY,r. prr-
pounded toy Mr. johnson and MIR Wisc. and we
leis the House when MIR Johnson was eypf,in no
one point raised by hin. We have thought II nm.
necessary To detail the minute questions of order
'ha' were ShIeu as they possess bat little interest
Tor reader oil Congress proceedings, and, in mos,
cases, arc Almost unlntelisible except to persons
lamiiariy conyersint with the perycrsion Of para.
mentsIy law, which now governs the House.
The Senate nlso was employed in the rccention
OF pr'i'ons Mr. King presented resolutions from
the legislature OF Alabama assigning the reasons
why that State would not accept the share OF the
proceeds oi the public binds apporiOned to il by the
distribution act. MIR Clay then introduced ye,o.
luton directing division ofIhat part of the proceeds
refused 10y any Stat" among those that were willing
to receive It. Mr. Evans called up the Treasury
no'e OIL, hut we way for MIR Aliens speech on
the resolution offered by him some DAYS since At
the CONCLUSION of his remarks Mr. Rives submitted
substitute which was ordered to b, printed. The
consideration of the Treasury note 6ill was then
resumed; and, before the Senate adjourned the bi
was ordered 10 he engrossed for third reading.