The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-12

Ha asHr FApAs, January 10, 1874
The Senate did not vt to-day - s2'..
HOIySr or RrpR FSENrATtvrS bnu

Inc SLEkk uen READ Tue Journal OF yesterday,
when
| Mr. J. r. lNGERsOLI. renewed his motion to
allow the use Of this Hall to the Colonization Society
which was agreed TO-
| Mr.. PAYNE, Of Alabama, presented petition to
the House Which was appropriately disposed Of ),
| Mr. SMITH, Of Indiana, presented several bills,
which were appropriately referred. Y
Mr.. WRIGHT, Of Indiana, offered q resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for pfor
nation in relation to the public lands in Indiana,
| which was sgreod 10.
Mr., PHOENIX offered resolution calling upon
the Secretary Of State for information in relation 70
the contrabaDd trade in opium, which has been car
ried on, on the coast of China; which was objected
MIR: sLIDELL, having previously given notice,
the United States, from Mexico, from duty; which
was referred to the Committee OF Ways and Means.
Mr.. RELFE introduced the following bills;
| bill to authorize the location Of the land claims
| Of Antonio Vasquez and Others, confirmed by act
Of Congress Of eth July, 1896 ii .aA
| bill to continue in force the "Act for the final
| adjustment Of private land claims in Missouri, ap-
proved 9Th July, 1882, and the act approved ID
March, 1885, which were read twice and referred to
| the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr.. TlBBATTS, having previously given notice,
introduced bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt in
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the reading Of the bill
Some member objected, and he withdrew his mo-
ton to read with the understanding that Il be refer
red 10 the Committee on the District Of Columbia
MIR. TlBBATTS. | have no objection.
| Mr.. ADAMS. Is not this bill the same ono that
introduced here at the last Congress by another
| gentleman from Kentucky!
| Mr.. TIBBATTS. No, sir.
Mr.. WILKINS introduced a resolution to appoint
| special committee in relation to the printing and
coioring of maps for the 9th Congress.
MIR. HUDSON moved to amend the resolution, by
inserting "the 26th Congress-" to read the Goth
and 9th Congresses
| The resolution modified was agreed to.
| Mr.. PRATT presented bill establishing PEN
sion agency in New York, which was appropriately
| disposed Of.
Mr.. MCKAY, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported bill to supply the deficiency, in an
appropriation for the relief Of American seamen dur
! ing the last fiscal year.
| Mr.. WELLER here attempted to present a resolu-
| ton, which objected to.
| Mr. Mckay then moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee of the hole and take up the
| bill
The CHAIR said the motion could not be enter
| tanned, without a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. }. r. lNGERSOLL then moved suspension
| Of the rules.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the yeas and nays which
were not ordered. .'
The question then put, and decided in the Of
I! hrmative and then, on motion of
Mr.. MCKAY, the House resolved itself into Com
mitee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and
took up the bill
Mr.. WILKINS was called to the Chair
Mr. MCKAY then called for the reading Of the bill
and the accompanying papers from the Secretary of
State upon the necessity Of speedy action on the sub
| ject.
They were read.
After a short time spent therein
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the committee rise.
The committee rose, and Mr.. WILKINS reported
10 the House ths, the COMMITTEES Of the Whole on
the state Of The Union had had the Union generally
under consideration and particularly the bill for the
relief of American seamen and he was instructed 10
report II to the House without amendment.
The SPEAKER then resumed the Chair.
The question then required upon its engrossment
The SPEAKER stated the question, T" Shall this
bill be engrossed and read third time !"
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, here called for the read
ing of the bill. that he might vote understandingy
II was then read and the bill was ordered to be
engrossed, and read third time.
The question then REQUIRED on the passage of the
bill which resd by its title, and PASSED.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON presented a bnl explans-
tory of the treaty with the Chippewa Indians, which
was read twice, laid upon the table, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. ADAMS called for the orders Of the day. be-
REPORT ON THE RULES.
Mr.. BIDLACK resumed the sobject, and inquired
If the question was 10 recommt with Instructions
The CHAIR replied in the affirmative.
Mr., b then said be was in favor Of recommittng
the report, but not with instructions. He had preyi-
ously sustained this rule to crafty Southern gentle
men, but he had found that they not united
among themselves with regard to this matter, then
il high time for Northern men TO Investi.
gate more closely this subject, which was cbarg-
ed by Southern gentlemen as an infringement upon
their rights, when they did not agree among them
selves and who should be united upon question in
which involved their rights.
Mr.. WISE said he concurred with that gentleman.
The South should be united upon this subject, but
his remarks would leave suspicion on those who
had united las well as those who had not and stood
up here in defence Of the rights Of the South. II
might be inferred that he was among The number,
and he hoped the gentleman would name them as
well as the gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr.
Clingman), that the South might know who they
were.
MIR. BIDLACK said the reques, was reasonable
one, but be did not think that be had right under the
rules, 10 mention their names; however he would
mention the Ststes-they were Virginia. North Caro-
lima, and Tennessee--that gentleman might draw
their differences and deductions But, this fact
before him, he did say ii high time for the North
ern Democracy, who bad stood up this subject,
while some Southern gentlemen had yielded the cta-
dcl-the 25th rule--wbich had kept the abol,onists
IN check to inquire into this subject more closely indie
pendent Of yielding this important point here they had
during the election Of 1910, deserted that Democracy
which had sustained their rights and rallied under
the banner Of him who gloried in having be
longed to abolition society in his youth. With
these facts before him, how could Southern gentle
men ask him to 60 farther, then he bad gonei But,
II this rule elected he did not wish to be ella sed
among the Atoliuonists. Neither him nor his con-
st,ucnts were Abolitionsts and the State in which
he had the honor, in part TO represent, had revised
her Constitution and prevented the blsck population
within her jurisdiction from exercising the right Of
suffrage, which they had previously exercised. Does
this look like Abolition
Mr.. HARRISON asked Mr.. to name the
other gentlemen, besides the gentlemen from North
Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, 10 whom he had
alluded and what ground he had that justified the
inference.
Mr. b referred to the vote to lay this subject upon
the tablet as the ground which justified him in the