Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-16
Twenty eighth COngress
IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, December %. 1913.


Several items of business. no, of gene.
raj Importance, were disf oscd Of.
Mr.. Allen presented memorial, signed
by numerous citizens Of the county Of
Licking. Ohio, strongly urging the govern
ment of the United States 10 take immediate
possession OF the Territory Of Oregon; re-
ieired to select committee on that subject.
Also, several memorials on the same
subject from the citizens Of the State Of
Ohio, some of them very numerous!y
signed; one of them by nearly an entire
brigade Of militia.
The Information called for by resolution
OF Mr.. Breese, on the subject OF prosecutions
with regard TO lead mines in Wisconsin and
Illinois, was presented from the War De-
pariment, md laid on the table
ihe Senate adjourned to NEE. on Tues
day the I'd OF January, 1874.
HOUSE OF REPS, DEC. 90.
Some time was spen, in explanation Of pre-.
vious business, when it was declared that
the first business before the I1uuss was The
reference Of the petition presented yes,er-
day by Mr.. Giddings, with regard 10 the
negro confined in Jail in the ID strict Of CO.
lumbia, which it had been moved to refer
TO select committee. The question excl
ted much debate. Mr. Saunders, Of North
Carolina, was entitled TO the floor. and
spoke at length against the reference. and
against the House entertaining the petition
at all; rs Il was a matter which properly
belonged to IT, courts ofthe District.
MIR. Giddngs replied, advocating the
right Of the House to entertain the petition
and urging the necessity of repeating the
law in the District, which allowed a
black TO be imprisoned on suspicion of be-
ing slave.
Mr.. Campbell, Of Sonth Carolina, spoke.
advocating the poirts advocated by Nj.
Saunders.
Mr.. r. c. Davis, of New York, next
spoke. A ter some remarks, Mr.. Saun-
ders said he believed Mr.. Davis himself
was an aboitionst. Mr.. Davis replied a
length, stating that il was impossible that
members from the North and the people Of
the North could be in favor Of immediate
abolition. 1t was directly opposed 10 their
interests; rs the influx OF the black popu-
la;ion 10 the North under the 'circutns,an-
ces, would make ruinous competition in
labor, and produce for time great evil -
lie said the North would not permit the
South al once to abolish slavery. He ad-
vocated the reception and reference or the
petition.
Mr.. HARRISON, Of Georgia, made some
rather warm. remarks, and stated that the
gentleman from New York, Mr.. Davis
need not trouble himself, rs the South were
not going to abolish slavery at all. He OBJ
posed the reception and reference o.! the
petition.
The question was further discussed pro
and con, by several members; when the
question was taken on referring the mat
ter to the Judiciary committee, and was de-
cided in the affirmative
Mr.. Slidel, OF Louisiana, presented
resolution Of the Louisiana L gisature.
asking that the fine Imposed OH General
Jackson, AT the d.fonce Of New Orleans,
be refunded.
By vote OF 1l6 TO 40, the rules were
suspended, and the IIousc re solved Itself
into the committee of the whole on the
state OF the Union.
An effort was made to resume the I'M
hhlSheo business OF the committee, which
was the reference Of that portion Of the
Presidents Message, which referred 10 the
Improvement Of the lakes and rivers, TO a
select committee; but it was sci aside.
The committee then went into the con
sideraion OF the bill 10 refund the fine i'm
posed on General Jackson.
Mr.. Stephens Submitted Il sub Stiiutc, pro-
vlding that the money be refunded, but that
no censure should be implied on the Judge
nor The propriety OF his decision qu stoned
Mr.. SlideI stated at length all the facts
IN The case, ms furnishing reason for re-
funding this fine.
Mr.. Barnard spoke in opposition 10 qhe
bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingcr>ol, the com
mitcc rose with leave 10 sit again.
After notice given Of many petitions, the
House adjourned until tho following Tues
dav.