New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-22
Bv This Mornings Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
81 11lg I:EFoKTER OF TIE NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE
Dtsnosal Of "thc Protest" of the General
| Ticket Case (for the present)-mr. Ao-
ams-Petitions, &c. &c.
WasHr.cyos, Wednesday, Dec. 90
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES to-day, MI.
HoUsroy, on leave, introduced a bill to reduce
and graduate the prices Of the Public Lands 10
settlers and cultlvators.
Mr. STEWART, OF Pa. introduced ]olnt resol'l-
ton directing the conditional transfer OF the stock
Of the United States in the Chesapeake and ONO
Cana! Company to Maryland, and to :" "aslng-
ton Georgetown and Alexandria, SO as to secure
the early completion OF the Canal to Cumberland.
Mr.. ]. Z. iNGERsoLL presented memorial
from citizens of Florida questioning the right OF
lis Delecate, Mr. LEVY, to his seat IN the House,
OF, the ground of his being an alien; which, at-
ter remarks by Messrs. LEVY, ]. R. IsGERsoLL,
HousroN and others, on melton OF Mr.. a. v.
BRows, was laid on the table.
Mr.. LEVY. desirous of full investigation of
the subject in proper manner, offered resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on the Judiciary
to investigate the subject; but at the request of
several members withdrew the resolution
The resolution of Mr.. G. DAVIS on the subject
OF the rights to seats of the general-ticket men,
bers, modified at the suggestion OF Mr.. ELMER,
so as to instruct the Committee on Elections to
INQUIRE and report en- the certificates of elections
or other credentials of all the members returned
to serve in the House, and whether elected in
conformity to the constitution and laws, was
taken up.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved to lay the resolution
on the table, but subsequently, withdrew the mo-
ton.
The resolution was then, under the operation
Of the previous question, adopted, by Yeas las,
to the following Nays
Black Bosrs7, Boylin Boyd, Jacob sTinksrhef aaron
eobb eofb' c1er si. HaTaoa Hughes Jane;o Joha
som GEORGE " Jones Kennedy, Lumpkin MeCap,l-n Ma
cIs, McDowe, Reling, Robinson, simpson, sds steen-
rod, Stiles, Iaylor-32
IIr. BlBLAcK gave notice Of bill for the con-
struction of National Foundry.
Mr. BAPvARD's amendment to the Journal to
insert thereon MS protest and the facts accom-
panying, again came up, Mr.. DgoMoooIE's quee-
ton of reception pending. motion of Mr..
STEEyRop 70 Law this on the table prevailed By
nearly party vote-Yeas ll6, Mays So; thus
finally disposng OF the matter, auppressing and
excluding from the Journal even the record of the
protest.
The presentation OF petitions was then resumed
from Saturday Mr.. ADAMS having the floor, and
the scene Of excitement and uproar usual on like
occasions being r5acted-SoutheTn Members on
their feet in all parts OF the Hall, lntenty watch
| ing the old man eloquent and venerable, (and
formidable on such occasions to his comrades
and TO the Speaker, for the exercise of whose
movers Of discrimination and nice construction
there is frequent OCCASION, as ne takes from hlS
drawer and presents one by one the petitions,
to
and dispose of by the application OF the2 LIST (now
25th) rule, by motion to lay on The table, NC.
The petition of Mr.. A. from citizens of \. Y
asking to be separated from all connection with
Slavery (Which on Saturday had been decided to
be excluded under the rule the SPEAKER, having
more fully examined the preccdents &c. on the
case, now decided was not embraced within the
strict letter Of the rule and the rule being rcstrlc-
tive, he did not feel justified IN excluding It,
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON raised the question OF re-
ception He could not any at time consent to
the reception of a petition for the dissolution ol
the Union.
AIR. ADAMS said it was not a petition for the
dissolution of the Union, but for the adoption by
Congress of an amendment to the Constitution
perfectly consistent with the continuance ol the
Union. and, indeed, depending upon it.
Mr.. THOMSON Of Mi. moved to lay the ques-
ton of reception on the table; caJrlcd--YcaS 81
NAYS 50, and thus tbs disposed OF.
After one or two on French Spoliations, &c.
came another obnoxious one praying for the abo-
lition of slavery in the United States and i'll the
District Of Columbia.
This, the SPEAKER informed Mr.. \. was ex-
cludcd by the rule
Bring it back" said Mr.. A., {" will put it
with the rest; l have house full which | am
preserving for some future day; have the peti-
tons of hundreds of thousands Of the people ex-
cluded from hearing this House"
The SPEAKER, " 1t is not IN order to debate the
subject"
Mr.. ADAMS 81 do not 1 submit with
IamJ.Hhe patience" Laughter.
Next came one, against the annexation OF
Texas, VIII oh, soon entirely lost sight of by the
accumulation of questions of reception, points of
order, appeals. SC, was laid over
Mr.. A. now said he had one from 226 citizens
of Illinois, containing several prayers some on
grave and important subjects not within the rule,
which he hoped might not be excluded on account
OF other portions OF it. 1t prayed, first, that
Congress pass some law containing a confession
of national sin. Laughter. He hoped the House
would treat it with respect; it came from persons
no doubt of deep consciousness. Second for
the passage Of an act Of some nature acknowl-
edging the dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ Sd,
acknowledging the law OF God 4th, for an
amen1 Of the Constitution or some law, to secure
TO every individual of the United States the "self
evident 'truths' of the Declaration of Independ
cnce. the right TO life liberty and the pursuit o!
happiness That, said Mr.. A. am afraid the
Speaker will declare within the rule The De-
cioration Of Independence, this House turns out
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