The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL
REPEAL OF THE "GAG LAVE

ReSOlped, That the 10Th standing rule Tor
conducting the business of this House, in the
words following:
s.No petition, memorial, resolution, or other
paper pfaying the abolition of slavery in Inc Dis
Itrict of Columbia, or any State or Territory, or
the slave trade between the SAFES or Terrific
RES of the United STATES in which it now exists,
snail be received by this House, or entertained
in any way Whatever
De and the same is hereby rescinGed.
Mr.. ADAMS asked for the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved that the resolution
be laid upon the table.
hlessrs. GlDDiNGS and ADAMS simultono-
ously called for the yeas and nays, and they
were ordered.
Mr.. ADAMS said he hoped the calling of the
yeas and nays would be proceeded with.
The roll was then called, and the motion to
lay on The table was, neg tiyed-yeas 81, nays
; IO4.
The question required on the adoption of the
: resolution OIL which the yeas and nays had been
ordered, and they resuIted-yeas l0S, nays so,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. .4bBot, adams, Anderson, Baker,
Barnard, Benton, James Black. BfinkcrhofE, Brodhead,
Jeremiah Broom, BgDington, Carpenter, jeremiah Il.
Gary Catlin, Ciiagnaa, Clinton, Cailanaec, CiGnston,
Dana, Darrugh, Dean, Dicken, Dillingham;, il. Duncan,
Dunlap, Ellis, Elmer, Farlee, Fish, Florence, Foot, Full
I ler, Giddings, Byram Green, GrineH, Hale, Hannibal
/. Hamlin, Edlcard S. Hamhn, Hardin, Harper, Henley,
Herrick, HubbeIl, Hudson, Hungerford J. B. Hunt, j,
S r.. hgersoH, irtia, jerks, Pariey B.. johnson, Andrew
Kennedy, John p Kennedy, Daniel King, kirkpatrick,
Leonard, Lyon, McCauslen, McClelland, Mcdowell,
No Llraine Marsh, Eduard j. Morris, Joseph Morris,
: tersoa, Petit, Ptoenir, Pollock, Elisha r. Potter, Pratt,
= Preston, Purdy, Ramsey, R%athbuIn, Ritter, Robinson,
u RockoceH, Rodney, Rogers, st. John, Sample, Sdenck,
y Severance. I homas II. Seymour, David l.. Seymour. Ak
bert SniH, 1T. Smith, i. Smith, c. B. Smith, Stetson,
. .4adrew Steacart, John Stewart, Tyer, tGnce, ItntOn
= Wentworth, Wetherel, Wheaton, John JVbite, Benjamin
White. Williams, WinMrop, WiLiam Wright, Joseph
Wright, Yost-lOS.
NAYS esrrs. Arlington, .Ashe, Atkinson, Baily, Bar
e ringer, Bidlack, Edward J. Black, james A, Black,
Blackwell, BowIin, Boyd, Milton Broa0n, William j.
Brown, Burke, But, Caldwell, Ca1tsia, Reuben Chap
: man, A. A. Chapman, Cliton, Cobb, Daniel, Garrett
DGGis, ]. w Davis, Dawson, Dberry, Dellet, Dron-
i goole, Ficklin French, Goggin, Grtdcr, HARRISON
n Holmes, Hoge, Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard, Hughes,
Charles J. ingersoll, Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew
johnson, Jones. Preston King, Labranch, Lucas, Lump
d kin, McClernand, Mcconnell, Mckay, Mathews, Isaac
+, Morse, Murphy, ,Ns~toa, Norris, Payne, Ptytoo, Reid,
Refine, Relfe, Rhett, Rodney, Saunders, Senter, Simp-
son, Slidell, Robot Smith, Steenrod, Stephens, Stiles
James w Stone, .AP Stone, Taylor, INomasson, Thonp-
son, Tfbatts, Weller, Woodward, Yancey-80.
Wings denoted by Italics.
Sothe resolution was adopted.
We are right glad that this everlasting 25tl
rule has been repealed. As to the Constitution.
t. al question whether Congress has the right tc
legislate on petitions of 4 certain character, Oh
d not, we shall now say nothing. Congress have
y wasted one-third of Their time each session quar-
ID reling about The reception of petitions which has
for their object the extinction Of the institution
Of slavery, and very olten-indecd too often
the prayers of the people have been treated by
insult, neglect, and contempt by their servants
Petitions, come from whatsoever source they may
should be presented by the peoples servants
duly considered, and referred tothe appropriate
committees.
ALIEN AND SEDIrIoN REvIvED.-Mr. ]. r
S Ingersoll give notice that he would horea(te
I'd move to bring in a bill to alter and amend thu
e, naturalization laws of the United States.
DIsrR1BUTIoN.-Mr. G. Davis offered thu
a following joint resolution:
e. Resolped By the Senate and House Of Repre-
III Sentotircs Of the United States of America i
of Congress- dssembIed, That the Secretary of tb
e. Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized and di
rected TO pay oyctto the treasurer, or other pro
Ig per authority of the several States of the Unite
id States, the sum Of S0,367,2l4 90, the fourth in
stalment of the money in the treasury directe
to be deposited with the several States by the &C
"a - .cI-l Il -. - 49, H. l-,,,,to, &C III
". public money" approved June %, 1896; tn
distribution hereby directed to be made quarter
" in equal instruments, according TO the prov
sions Of the act aforesaid.
III Which was laid on The tablo-yeas 105, nay
a 66.
n. In the Senate, Dec. 4, the Rev. Mr.. Tustil
C. was elected chaplain.
ne In the House, Mr.; Duncan introduced his bill
OF to establish a uniform time for holding the cleo
IS ton of electors of President and Vice Presiden
Of all the states of the Union, which (alter con
in siderable discussion as to referring it to q com
mittee before the standing committees were up
if pointed), was referred to the Committee of tn
i whole on the state of Union. We hope this bill
will be speedily passed into a law. The Who'll
We nation demands it.
if Aresolution was adopted, appointing a con
e. mitteo to inquire if the District Banks have ey
do e~rcised Banking privileges, &c. since the expire
re ton of their charters.
he On the third ballot the Rev. Mr.. Daily WI
a elected chaplain.
IN, In the SENATE, Dec. 5, no business of impo
on lance was transacted. After the introductic
ne. of several bills of a private character, whic