Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-11
TwENrY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
FRIDAr, JANUARY Z, 1912.
Tho Senate did not sit today.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATI'


luton, which adopted:
Resided, That the Committee on Commerce be
requested TO take into consideration the property OF
introducing bill which shall require all appoint
ments OF consular and commercial agents Of the
Government to he made from citizens of the United
States; ALSO TO inquire into the cxpedcncy of com.
pcnsatng such officers by fixed salaries, and not by
lees; and whether after dividing them into four clos
scs, with salaries according the Importance duties
and living expenses of their stations; the amount OF
fees now received will not be suffccn, to nay the
whole expense arising from such regulation.
PETITIONS.
From Oho.-By Messrs STOKEI.Y and GID.
DINGS.
MIR GiDDINGS presented memorial from cor.
tain legal voters ofLenox, in the county of Asht,.
bua, and State of Ohio pray ing Congress to repcnl
the laws regulating or sauctioning the holding or
transportation of persons slaves in vessels of the
United States sailing coastwise from one State to
another; and 10 pass laws protecting the rights of
NIL persons claiming or held slaves who may he
constituuonaly entitled to their freedom by going
sea, with the consent Of their masters beyond the
jurisdiction OF the State in which they are legally
held 10 be slaves.
Mr. w COST JOHNSON objected to the recon.
ton OF the petition, prohibited by n rule of the
House in relation TO petitions for the abolition of
slavery.
Mr. WISE supported the objection, strenuously
insisting that the memorial amounted a prayer for
the abolition of slavery board any American
vessel, whether public or private, in which slave
was carried three leagues out TO sea-a new shape
any thing heretofore attempted He held that the
deck of an American ship portion Of the ter
rtory of the United States, let her be in what part
Of the world she might.
MIR GiDDlNCiS replied TO the question of order
contendns that the memorial did not pray for the
abolition of slavery, and did not, therefore, come
within the rule.
MIR LEWIS WILLIAMS asked if the debate
was in order1
The CHAIR decided that i, was in order to dis
cuss the legality OF the reception.
MIR ARNOLD demonstrated, and insisted that,
unit! the Chair had decided whether the memorial
would bc received, and an appeal had been taken
from that decision, the discussion Of order.
The CHAIR, after taking some time To compare
the words OF the memorial with the words of the
prohibory rule, decided that the former part of the
memorial did involve prayer for abo ition and
therefore fell within the rule; but that the latter por.
ton, which prayed the passage Of laws protecting
the rights oil all persons claimed held rs slaves
who may be constitutionally entitled to their tree.
DOM" Did not; whereupon,
MIR GlDDINGS moved that this latter portion of
the memora! he referred TO the Committee on Com
msrce.
MIR CAMPBELL Of South Carolina, insisting
That tho question Of the reception of the memorial
which had been raised by Mr. johnson, of Maryland
was still pcndng, moved 10 lay that question on the
table
After explanations and inquiries, and pretty
warm coIloquy OF MIR Adams with the Speaker
The Clerk commenced the call OF the rol, on the
question of laying the question of reception on the
table; and Mir Adams name having been called
MIR ADAMS Undressing himself TO the Suea ker)
SAID he would NOT answer TO the question as It now
TODD.
The SPEAKER. The House will determine
whether the gentleman shall violate all the rules of
order not.
Mr. ADAMS. The Speaker was the first 10 VIC.
late them.
The roll having been called through, and the vote
being about TO be announced
MIR MATlIlOT rose and inquired of the Speak
err 1t there was not a rule Of thus House requiring
members who are present TO voiel He moved that
this rule be enforced, and would state for TIE nfor
nation OF the Hous that Aessrs Bovine ami Cor
don were within the bar when their names were
called, and did not vote, for reasons best known 10
themselves.
MIR BOW NE said he desired to say to this House
and to the learned gentleman from Ohio that al the
time his name was called he was in conversation.
and did not hear II. He was perfectly free TO vote.
de never lodged.
tlhe Clerk then called Mr. BIS name IN yshicb
he responded in the Affirmative
Inc SPEAKER stated that the gentleman from
ono MT NathIoi) had Informed the Hous. that
MIR Gordon was present, and had not answered 10
ms name, and had moved that Mr. G. be compelled
10 give his vote.
Mr. G FLOYD addressed an inquiry to the
Cnair' which was not heard and in reply to which,
Inc SPEAKER SAID 1t was for the House 10 ex
erci'e It's own authority in the case there was no
Ting IN the rules defining the process by which
members were 10 be compelled to vote
l'lr GORDON addressed the Speaker, but did
''' i"Sttu MS remarks; Inc House
scene oil much conuslon several members stimuli
ianeously claiming the floor among whom some
conversation arose. Of which the FIRST thLt could be
heard was as follows
The SPEAKER in repv 10 an innui,v of "a.
Adams, said the question before the House was on
ine motion to lay on the table the question of recep
non raised on the latter clause of the petition which
was not rejected by the rule.
MIR ADAMS. The question of receD:ion, Nv
ears made It sound, when before stated bv The
Speaker, Ike laying on the table.
Inc SPEAKER said the gentleman from Massa.
chusetts was not in order.
MIR ADAMS believed he was in order He
House. "
when ' pace
The SPEAKER said the question WINS y, tho
n'ouon OF the gentleman from Ohio (Nlr MathoD
relative to the vote OF the gentleman from ~ York
(Mr Gordon) M
MIR BRIGGS Opprehended that this was not the
tlme TO try the gentleman from New York fNr
Hofdon') IN The midst Of the call of the yeas and
nays, and hoped the vote would be declared
would he maintained
M GORDON asked to be excused from voting
Inc SPEAKER said this request was not in or
'ef; ana was about announcing to the II 5usc the
yorshtion- WV
Mr. GORDON, his name having arain b,en csr,.
cd by the Clerk, voted ia the affirmative
MIR WISE asked II the House insisted m ,b
votes Of all ollkc} There was another mernber Who
had refused to vote "
The SPEAKER. viii the gentleman from Wiz.
gina name the member
Mr. WISE. The Speaker has nlfeadv noncd
hm--thc gentleman from Massachusetts, MI
Adnms.) N'''
Mr. MATHIOT moved tina, the rules be enro,c.
40 ogalnsl the gentleman from Massachusetts, mir
Mr. STANLY hoped this notion would be most.
J,o'I unV' ihe hfst Monday IN December next
WI lcoh'lhued Mr. 81 and that he is not to be
overcome m ms way. We have tried hun before.
he announced. WV 'o'o "o"u
The SPEAKER then declared the vote Con lac.
ing on The table the question Of ,oc,r.,;,r - 4,
against inc petition, which also carries he pst,t,on
With 80 yeas lOi, nays sc, MS follows.
1EAS-mtesfs. Landlf w Andnws A,,,,c.
ton Athotlon, carton, Beeson, Bt.aek' Row
Aaron Brown, Milton Brown, Chat.5s Byoyvo'
burke, Samson II But.er Green w Caldwell. PAT
TICK Caldwel John Campbell WIN Cum.
hcllt lho's Campbell, Caruhers Cary Oh NM =,
Clifford, Coles, Daniel, Garrett Davis n !v1.n
Dean, DeOeuy Doln, Eastman, John q Fd,.,,s
Charles Floyd, Fornnnco, Thomas + tos,, :
Gamble, Gentry, Glmer, Goggin. WIN o Cioo,,c
tioroon, Graham, Green, Gwln, tIaborshotn. U,,g,s
Hays, Hopkins Houck, Houston HUBBARD. Hn,,o,
Charles lngersoll, Joseph Il IngersolI. William Z
Johnson, kclm, John Kennedy, Lane. Abtnber
Mcclellan, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay Notcb M
Ihomos Marshall, John Thomson Mason a.
thows, Mcdi.l, Meriwe,hcr Miller, Newhord. 0,gs
iey' Payne, Pope, Powell, Profit Alex. Randall
bedmg, Reynolds, Rheu, Rgls Roosevelt, S,ur
ders, Shaw, Sheppcrd, Vim Smith. Snyder. Soller
3t3ny; S!eenTod i Stuart Summers, Talaferu
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