Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-23

protest.
The pe ndng question being that heretofore raised BY
Mr.. Drompoole Shall this resolution be received :
Mr. C. j. INGERSOLL inquired of the SPeake
whether this question could be postponed for the pu'
pose of moving that the House go into committee:
The SPEAK Err said such motion would not be II
order at this time, there being subject before th'
House
Mr.. STEENROD desired 10 be informed what woult
be the effect of motion 10 lay the resolution on thu
table
The SPEAKER said the resolution was not yet il
possession of the House; and therefore such motor
could not be entertained
Mr.. STEENROD inquired whether motion to lay
the question of reception on the table would be IN order
The SPEAKER said that such motion would be
in ORDER and decided that, should IT prevail the paper
Tor protest) would not be IN possession OF The House.
Mr. STEENROD submitted that motion.
Mr. BARNARD asked the yeas and nays, which were
ordered; and, being taken, resulted as follows:
Yeas -Messrs. Anderson, Atkinson, Beardsley,
Belser, BENTON, BIdlack, f. J. Black, Jas Black,
Blackwell, Bosser, Bower, Bowlin, Boyd. J. Btin-
Brown, Burlington, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Cary,
Ca,ln Reuben Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman,
Chapprl, Clinton, Cobb. Cross, Cullom, Dana, Da-
MEL, r. d. Davis, John w. Davis, Denn Dillingham;,
Dou glass, Dunlap, Elmer, Fnr'es, FickIin, Foster,
French, Byram Green, Hale, Hamlin HARRISON, Hays,
Henley, Herrck, Iloge, Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard,
Hubbell, Hughes, Hungerfod, J. b. Hunt, Jameson,
G. Johnson, A. Johnson, G. w. Jones, Kennedy,
Preston King, Labranch, Leonard, Lucas LumPkin,
McCauslen, Naclay, Mcclellan, McClernand, hlcCon.
nell, Mcdowell, Mckay, Mathews Moore, j. Morris,
Murphy, Norris, Owen, Parmenter, Emery ID Pot
ter, Purdy, Rahbun, David S. Reid, Reding, Refe,
Ritter, Robinson, Russell, ST. John, Saunders, Thos
II. Seymour, David l.. Seymour, Simons, Simpson,
Sidell, J It. Smith, T. Smith, Robert Smith, Steen-
rod, steson, John Stewart, Stiles, Stone, Strong,
Sykes, Taylor, Thompson, Weller, Wentworth, VIII
Hams, Vie, Woodward, Yost-ll6.
.Nays-Messrs. Adams, Barringer, Barnard, NIL
ton Brown jeremiah Brown, Carroll, Chiffon, Cling
man, Col'amer, Cranston, Garrett Davis, Deberry,
Deet Dckey. Dickinson, Fish, Foot, Florence, Frck,
Giddngs, Willis Green, Grnnell, Order, Hardin,
Harper, Hudson, Washington Hunt, Joseph r lnger-
soil, Irwin jerks, Perlay B. Johnson, ID. p. King,
McIlvane, Edward J. Morris, Moseey, Nes Newton,
Paterson, Peyton PhrnIx, +. r. Potter Ramsey,
Charles NJ. Reed, Rogers, Sample, Schenck, Senter,
Severance, Albert Smith, Stephens, Thomasson T'b-
bats, Tilden, Vance, Yanmeter, Vnton, White, Win
lhrop, w. Wrigh.-59.
So the question of reception laid on the table.
Mr.. JAMESON inquired of the Speaker, whether
the fact of the yeas and nays having been taken,
would spread The paper upon the Journal
The SPEAKER said, in his opinion, it would not
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The SPEAKER announced, that the next business
in order, was the call of the States for petitions
And the pending question, in this order of business
that raised by Mr.. Adams Saturday last, wit
Mr.. A. had presented a memorial from citizens Of
adoption Of such amendments 10 the Constitution of the
United States would forever dissolve the people Of
that Stale from all further connection with slavery J;
which petition the Speaker had decided came within
The provisions OF that rule which prohibits the recep
Of any 'speton, memorial, resolution, other pa
per- praying the abolition Of slavery in the District Of
Columbia or any State Territory the slave -trade
between the States Territories Of the IT, States
which it now exists"
From this decision Mr.. Adams (takng the exception
that petitions of similar import hal, during the adm
ustration of Mr. Speaker White, been ruled not 10 fall
within The said provsion) appealed. The Speaker
had expressed his readiness to hear argument on
tile subject, and TO investigate the stated by Mr.
Adams; pending which question, the House had ad-
journed.
And the question recurring IN the form IN which
il is SET forth
The SPEAKER stated that the calling Of the roll
Of States for petitions the next business in order
and he remarked that when this order of business was
last before the House, petition was offered by The
gentleman from Massachusetts,, (Nlr. Adams) which
the Chair was of opinion within the rule forbid
ding the reception of certain petitions The opportunity
which afforded by the adjournment of the House,
had enabled him 10 examine the subject much more
satisfactorily than he had the power to do at the time
the petition offered and he found, as far as prece
dent went that petitions OF this character could be
entertained by the House. Upon an examination OF
the rule of the House in reference to abolition petit
tions, he found the rule to be this that no pet tons
praying for the abolition OF slavery in the District OF
Columbia, in any Of the States of the Union where
slavery exists for the suppression of the slave
trade among the States, should be received or enter
tanned in any manner whatsoever The prayer OF TINS
pet ton was that Congress would pass such laws,
or propose such amendments of the Constitution oil
the United States would separate forever the pe-
TONERS and the people of New York from domestic
slavery and it appeared TO the Chair that the me-
mortal did not come within the letter of the rule; and as
it was rule that restrictive in its character, the
Chair did not feel at liberty to give 1t an Interpretation
beyond that which the rule itself would Indicate
Upon considerations therefore, the Chair decided that
the petition did not within the operation the rule
/! And the petition being thus before the House, Mr.
ADAMS moved lis reference to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON said, that as lie was not
,illng that petitions praying for dissolution OF the
Union should be received any tme he objected 10
be recep tlon Of this petition.
MIR. ADAMS. The reason of the gentleman does
lot apply. This is not petition for the dissolution oil
tie Union, but for the adoption by Congress Of an
amendment 10 the Constitution of the u States The
rsson assigned by the gentleman therefore, IS not
rtson for the rejection OF the reception oil tins pet'-
tim. | move its reference to the Committee on the
Judiciary, TO whom similar petitions presented at the
Isl Congress were referred
Mr.. THOMPSON moved that the question OF recep-
tim be laid on the table,
top were ordered; and, being aken resulted as fol-
loys:
fas- Messrs. Ashe, Burrnger, Beser, Bidlack, +
j. Back, James Black, Blackwell Bossier, Bowlin,
Bod, Jacob Btinkerhoff, Brodhead, Aaron V. Brown,
Mllon Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell, Campbell Reu-
benChapman, A. A. Chapman, Choppell, Chiffon,
Clieman, Clinton, Cobb, Cullom. Daniel, Garrett Da'
Wis, John ". Davis Dean, Deberry, Delett, Dickn
son Douglass, Fickn, Foster, French, Gilmer, Willis
Gre,n, HARRISON, Holmes, Hopkins, Houston, Hu-
bard Hughes, ChaIesJ Iogersol'; Jameson; &C. Cave
King Labrsnch, Lewis, Lucas, Lumpkin, McCauslen
Masiy M9Celnand Mcconnell Ms Mo,nsv Mshay
Nor, Peyton, Emery d. Potter, David S Reid, Relic
Rhetl Ritter, Russell, ST. John, Saunders S SheI
Smtl, Sleenrod Stephens, Stiles, Stone, Strong Toy
or 1ho%a;son, Thompson, TbhH, Vs., Weller d1 Went
.yan-Messrs Adams, Anderson, Barnard, Boards
ley, b1,on jeremiah BroDn BI Rs% Gary bs Ua
Dickey, Dillingham;, Dunlap, Elmer, Farlee, Fish
Florente, Foot, Frck, Gddings, ByT,m Green, GI
der, Hale Eamliu, Hardin, Harper, Herick, HubbeIl
Undsor Hmm erford Washington, Hunt, James