Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-03-07
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i The Senate was not in session to-day.
The House have been engaged with the ques
ton Of rules during the entire day--considerable
irepa having been ELECTED BY an attempt finally TO
dispose or the QUESTION and decide upon the con'inu.
ancc q non continuance Of the 2Ia rule. The
majority, las appears bclow,) choose s'ilo keep
the question in agitation before the country, and
seem quite unprcparcd to aef.
Mr. Dromgoole withdrew the motion, so long
under discussion, to rccommit Mr. Adams report Of
rules, and moved 10 amend the same by subsli,u'
ling them, cxcep, the first thirteen. set OF rules
which he had prepared by modification ofihe old
rules oflhe House The II rule is in cluded slight
y modified, providing for the exclusion oil all me-
moras petitions or other papers, for the abolition
OF slavery IN the Distric, Of Columbia or any
State or Territory or for the inferjeran CT 81 Con
tyress in any way nith the frdnsterenee Of siares
from or 10 any Territory Of fhe u S, By mhieh
siraery is authorised BY lac tThe provisions in
itaiies being nn addition TO the old rule.)
1t oprovides ITO cover similar cases 10 that OF
the protest. that il shall not be in order under
colors Of amendment TO endeavor to get upon the
journal what has previously been refused entry by
the House, and that propositions which are rejec-
ted, eren fby yeas and nays, shall not be entered
lin fully There are various other changes from
the former rules
Mr. J. CAMPBELL Of S. G. suggested further
modifcatin OF the FL S. rule, so US to exclude pc
tons for the dissolution OF the Union
Mr.. Dromgoole declined to accept it at present
He moved the printing ofthe amendment and the
the postponement Of the question till Thursday
Unwillingness seemed to be manifest on all
sides the House 10 postpone Mr.. Schenck, Of.
ter brief remarks, in which he declared himself
decidedly opposed to The 2lst rule in any form
its tendency being TO create aboonists, false is.
sue being raised upon it-and referred to The pro.
'racted and repeated debates upon it not only for
months of this session but for four years previous
", while other questions of vast i'm portance were
allowed but limited discussion or were crowded off
entirely in consequence ofthis and other use.
ess discussions, moved the previous question
He desired to give the majority an opportunity
o show whether they were in reality as anxious
o proceed to the business of the nation as thew
,rofessed to BE-, or whether from Interior consid.
raons they still desired 10 keep the question open.
Mr. s. withdrew the demand for the previous
uestlon for a moment on pledge of its renewal S
y Mr. Holmes. He thought il was time for &C. {
ION, and he called upon all-Norhern aDemo.
rats or Southern Whigs-to come out and show
heir hands The South would then know how
act His doctrine was the right of petition ex-
tied, but it ceased when it becam a crime He ,
wanted the question brought to an ISSUE It was .
OthinU than ,hotb L. A IL. l. -
mus des noirs the friends of the blacks) in Paris
nth Brissot at their head (pontng 10 Mr.. Ad- b
ms,) should make the South Continental b
iaytl. HE renewed the demands for the previ. |
us question a
Mr. Steenrod, the hour having nearly expired, :
oved to suspend the rule duriug the day for this :.
'oecl Yeas l42. Nays'36. Hethen moved TO :,
y the whole subject on the table. A call oftbe !.
ouse was bad, and after closing the doors and re.
iv'ng excuses-seven only being absent and un. II
suspended. The n ouse then refused a
lay on the table: Nays ll2 Yeas &C. II
The question was taken on secondinp the de. "
and for the previous question and lost 1.-THE wings
most without exception voting ,herefor)-Ayes . .
}, Noes 90 y y
The motion TO postpone was also lost Yeas SO a,
avs lO2 =,
Mr. Cave johnson then moved as substitute ,v
the report and the amendment, resolution to
adopt The Rules fthe last Congress except the 10
tknown as the 2lsl) and in lieu thereof Rule OF
receive and Immediately lay onthe table wi,hou, &c
bate Abolition on petitions tn
The printing of both amendments was ordered de
er some debate, in which Mr. Adams referred to re
report of Mr. Wise (signed also by Mr. Chap. at
M IN manner not considered by Mr.. C. cour. of
us TO the report or 10 its sgners, which called fre
Mr.. c. in reply. G
Alter good deal Of confusion and excitement tn,
House diourned-leaying the question in sta. B,
quo' VIZ the pending business during the NOR. Sc,
g hour.--Argus A,
a WOMAN bEHrADED-He,dle5ere, Germanv. -,
'.Sg-An awiu! spectacle has this day been nre SCI
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