Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MrLEWlS WILLIAMS. on leave, submitted a
resolution TO refer the report Of the Commissioner OF
| the General Land Office to the Committee on Pub.
Inc Lands, and 10 print certain maps; which was
adonted.
Mr. HUNT sent to the table copy Of the Joint
resolution introduced by him on the l7ih Deem
her, lSio, proviing for an amendment, Of the Con-
sttuon, limiting the President to one term OF Of
| fee.
Objection was made 10 the reception Of the reso-
| luton a. this time, by Mr. We Ter OF Ohio.
MIR HU Nj said ne had hoped no objection would
have been made 10 the reception Of his resolution
n'smnch a II was the same precisely submitted by
! him year ngo. A. the short session, he became
satisfied action could not be had upon it, without in.
jury 10 other great and important interests. Eat he
would now give notice, that when in order he should
present he proposition, and should at an early day
| of the session. call il up for consideration.
| Mr. WELLER, presumed, that, because the reso-
luton was offered year ago, It was no GOOD reason
why /, should bc received now.
MIR ADAMS called uphis motion TO print an adj
dtona number of extra copies of the report Of the
Superintendent ofSarveys, for the use oithe super
lniendent.
MIR HOPKINS inquired wha, would be the ex-
pensel
The SPEAKER, on inquiry of,b. Clerk, said
that the expense would not exceed S25
Mr. HOPKINS moved TO amend the motion TO
print by inserting proyso that the expense should
not exceed S25.
The question was then taken on the motion TO
,.
The SPEAKER announced that petitions would
be the first business in order.
MIR ADAMS asked fthe question on his motion
to refer certain petitions to select committee would
not have the preference.
The SPEAKER said that there would be some
difficulty in determining whether the presentation OF
petitions or the question the gentleman from Mas
sachuseus clled for should have priority. He
would however, suggest 10 the gentleman that Il he
would suffer the presentation OF petitions 90 on,
AL IL HuLa o.
and the other business would then come up.
MIR ADAMS perslsting, with much warmth, in
claiming the priority for the question OF reference to
select committee OF the petitions be referred to n
discussion onsu d, in which Mcssrs. AdIms, Meri.
weiher Wise and Winthrop, took part, resulting in
Mr. wise's moving to lay the whole subject on the
table.
This motion was carred-yols rs, nays 50 but
deciding the fate Of only nj the petitions and
the Speaker saying that there were about twenty
more Of them that had also been laid over under tn e
rule on giving rise to a debate,
Mr. GAMBLE moved TO lay them all on tho ia
bic, aud called iof the yeas and nays on the motion;
which were accordingly ordered
Mr. ADAMS demanded the division of the qucs.
ton, so as to take It on the first petition of the list,
The question was accordingly first put on laying
on the table the petition Of sundry citizens Of New
York, proving for the repeal Of the 2st rule (Which
prohibits the reception Of Abolition pstitionsO and
also, praying that Congress will not stiymntize or
repudaIe petitions Of that mature, or put them on
diiiercnt footing rom other petitions This question
having been decided IN the affirmative; yeas 1913
nays 81,
Mr. ADAMS called for division of the question
so as to take II separately on each petition. lie
SAID no would not however, call Tor the yeas and
nays on each.
MIR sfANLY, however, called for the yeos and
nays on the next petition in order, and having been
ordered they resulted yeas lO7, nays 49,
Inc question was next taken separately on some
eght OF zen similar petitions, all Of which were luid
on the table. After which
MIR ARNOLD rose and moved the reconsi.l.r,-
ton OF the vote taken yesterday ON the anendne
! Of Mr. Aihefton to the resolution Of MIR Fiilmofo.
Tor referring that portion Of the Presidents messlg &c
relating 70 the subject Of the tariff TO the Commit
tee On Manufactures. Mr. A. made this motion win
a we" ol geiuns an opportunity 10 reply to the re-.
marks ot Messrs. Anterior and Burke MIR a
| having made fow observations,
AIR WISE inquired whether tho question Of 70 :
consultation wos dcbnteabe; the House having. Nv
he Pi'VIoli question on the resolution, evlnced
a deiermn ton u put an end 10 the debate ,nL
whether It was not Tor tho House to decide wbetbc,
wool1 20 into the question Of reconsideration al
The SPEAKER decided tina, NJ, A,,otd h,d
right 10 60 on with his remarks ''''
mr. hNNOLD proceeded to give his re,sons n,
wishing tn address the House III tb,s t,oos II,
nWse" nag been ass1ilcd, but he did not roen,d
WA" IT'S 9ialci however and his consutpsnts bn,
been most lerociously ussled and via, 'll.
'han nll, his D'mocritic constituents had L..n ~.
sM'ed, as men that could neither read nor ,.,,,,
? NOW, no was placed IN this pfedcamont. Cbc al,
not rise az defend his Democratic Constituent ,.t,
were thus ossaied, II would be said hat he sio,e
was owing n political bias ''o''
Mr. BURKE inquired ofihe gentleman frono Ten
nos.ec % all his constituents who were n",,i.
, read and write were Democrnu7
, MIR ARNOLD snid he would show the ps,,.,
man presently when no came to that p1rt of h,
subject that his Democratic cons,i,ne,. u,
rs learned as they we're in New Homnsb,,o II
remarked Just now that the gentlemnn had been ~
cecdngly unfortunate on this occasion. for in ne
sailing his Mr. No constituents, he had as,ailed on
y ut his own fdends. There was once. said NJ
G an lrshman Of the name Of Burke Ed,n,nd ~ a.
ne believed, who was very distinguished o,s,o
and Statesman. There was also another Ruiz
ScoIchman, who was distinguished in anotber I,n,