New-York tribune., 1842-01-06
BY This Mornings Southern hail.
Abolition Peiitions-Ar. Roseveit'" Eva
sion OF votinz--nr. Arnold again iE re-
pIy To 7He.srs. Burke and East,uaR-
General Confusion, &c.
Washington Cor;espodesce Ns~-York Tribune.

In the House OF REPRESENTATIVES TO DAY,
M Hunt gave notice-leave for lis introduction
having been reiused-oi proposed amsncmentte
,he Constitution Of the United States rendering the
President ineligible after the term OF four years.
4 conversation arse as 10 ,he priority OF bust
ness, Mr.. ADAMS earnestly insisting that the Aoo-
!ition petitions. some days since laid over Tor de-
bate, were 10 " the business iz order..Ihrse were
/ an&lly taken up. The arst protesting against the
adoption OF anv rule stigmatizing Abolition peti-
tons. MrADANs had moved 10 refer 10 selecf
+ Cornmirtee OF nine. Mr.. MERIwgragR r now moved
instructions to that Committee to report general
system OF rules and 10 consider the expediency OF
abolishing the Previous Question, 81 re-estaolish-
Ing the hour rule, and the rule TO take bills ou.
OF the Committee OF he Whole
Some conversation il points o; order, snd
/ MrNW among others, coateaded that this
amendment cut Of order, being irrelevant to the
.ubiecto OF the proposition.
The SPEAxER oveFrued the point OF order; from
this decision, Mr. WISE appealed, which appeal.
however, after some remarks be withdrew, and
moved 10 lay the whole subject the table which
motion Mss carricd-Yeas ll5; Nays ga.
Mr.ADANs then, fred with his Abolition zeal,
which to-day glowed warmly as ever, insisted
that the petitions of the same character, about
dozen OF which had been laid over t.r debate
should be takenup; which was accordingly done
and Mr. GAMBLE OF Ga. moved to lay them ali on
the table. This being too summary disposition
of them, Mr.. ADAMS called for Division OF the
question and to each separately, ard
called the Yess and Nays on the first question
The roll had been called and the about 10
be announced, when
Mr. SrASLY inquired of the Speaker, at wha,
stage Of the vote it was in order to make members
present vote There certain supporters OF
Van Buren,, originally, who we're desirous to make
political capital oat of this question, who some.
times voted one way, ard sometimes the other
who had not now voted Mr.. ROOSEVELT from
New ork City, he said was one of the number.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT inquired ii the gentleman want
I'D 10 know his sentiments on this sabect2
-il. - laELi. W. L "o'i IhS S~''@'N'''1" %
u. Mr. S. did not succeed in bringing Mr.. L.
10 vote; and the first petition laid on the
3le, by Yeas l03, Nays 81. The next petiton was
disposed OF in the same manner, the yeas and nays
being called Yeas lO7 Nays SO. The remaining
petitions were seyerally laid the table, without
calls of yeas and nays.
During this whole proceeding confusion rcigned
triumphant throughout the House, usual when
thi. susiect is brought forward, many members en-,
deavoring simultaneously to obtain the floor, nu-
merous questions Of order being raised, and Mr..
ADAMS exciting much laughter by his sarcastic
course of remark particularly with reference 10
the course of Mr. w. johnson, who after NOV
ing that the report on rsles, and the subject OF
their permanent adoption be made the special or
der, had suddenly moved to lag the subject on the
table thu. leaving the 2lst rule in full force-,c
10 submit, until Two third. vote can be obtained
TO take up tho subject from the table. The sub
ect Of Abolition having thus been disposed of,
Mr.. ARNOLD succeeded in getting the floor, and
moved reconsideration Of the vote of YESTERDAY
on the reference Of the Tariff avowing his objec
10 be to reply TO Mcssrs. BURKE and EASTMAN o
New Hampshire He however, in very patriotic
speech. disclamed willingness to consume the
time Of the House and retard the business of til,
Nation, and proposed meet the Speaker and
few Members-none need come who were inds
posed to-ater they had taken dinner, and h,
could reply to the furious assaults that had beef
made not only on himself, but his State and con
stituents by the gentlemen from New Hampshire
while they would otherwise be doing nothing, ant
the House could then proceed with its regula
business tomorrow. Cries of ''go on - 'gooa,
were heard and the House manifesting disposi
ton 10 hear him the subject, Mr.. A, in
heated tone and nlunner, commenced reply IL
defence of himself his State and his constituent.
and in part consisting of offensive personalities IL
the gentlemen from Ncw-H Hampshire. He wa.
called order for rrelevancy. The Chair over
/ ruled the point of order, and decided that the de
bate having been allowed so wide range could
not now be restrained. Anappeal was taken from
that decision and was debated, in connection with
successive points OF order, for about en hour, and
without decision of the subject, the House ad
In the sEsArE, Mr.. YouSG introduced & bill
which was twice read, and referred 10 the Com
mittee on Public Lands amend The
eighth section of the Distribution Act as 10
! gige the Governor, of the several States, the
power Of selecting the lands ceded to their pec.-
i've States for iaternal Improvements.
The following Bill, were passed bill allowing