The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-17

| Of the minority Of The Select Committee 10 re.
rise Hs rules and orders Of the House NJ
Representatives..
TO revise the rules and orders Of the House Of Repre-
sentstyes, dissenting from much OF the report OF
the committee recommends the exclusion Of the
25th rule adopted the 18th day Of January $780, and
temporarily adopted al the beginning the present
| sion, in the following words, to wit mo petition
memorial, resolution, other paper, praying the
abolition Of slavery In the District OF Colunb,s or
any State or Territory, or the slave trade between
The States or Territories Of the United State. in which
1t now exists shall be received by tb. House. or en-
tertained IN any way whatever, beg leave to submit
the journal Of the votes which were given in the com
mitt the motions TO ST. Ike aud TO insert sub
st,ue for the same, and also To submit the reasons
which governed their votes both Of these propo-
| stions
Friday, December ed Isls-Mr. Adams. in com.
mlttee, moved TO strike out the foregoing rui. the
members Of the committee who were present when
this motion was made and put, were Mes.rs Wise.
chairman, Adams, Beardslcy, IpgcrsoIl, Davis,
White, and Chapman; absent, Messrs DromvooIe
and Nlnion. The vote on the motion TO strike out
was
Ycas-Messrs. Adams, Beardsley, Davis, White
-
Nsys-Messrs. Chapman, IngepoI, wise-3
SO the 25th rule was stricken out. Whereupon
MIR Chapman moved 10 insert, in lieu thereof the
following, 10 wit;
Upon the presentation and statement Of the con-
tents oil any petition, memorial, resoutiup or other
paper, touching the abolition Of slavery in the D,sric
OF Columbia, in any State or TERRITORY or touch
ing the abolition Of the slave trade between any Of
the States or Territories, or between tho Distric, of
Columbia and any OF the States or Territories the
question Of It's reception shall be considered as
which question OF reception shall without deba,.
be laid up the table and no further action xh.t.x
err shall be had thereon.r
II fore the vote upon this motion was put MIR Vim
ton appeared in the committee and the vote upoo this
motion was
Yeas-Messrs. IngersolI, Chapman. and VIA. q
Nays-Messrs. Adams, White, Besrdsley. Davis.
and Nnton-5. ""'"'
30 the motion was lost And on the ond dax n
January, 1884, in the absence Of the cha,rmsn of The
committee, hr. Adams presented To- the House a re-.
po1.o osno'ne rules and orders FOR conducting
business IN the House Of Representatives, Of the I'M
Ted states" excluding the foregoing 25th rule and
containing no substitute for the same whatever
such we're the votes and proceeding, Of the com
m't'ec The reasons Of the particular VOTES Of The
undersigned, and the which will cootr,l their
votes and entire action in the Huuse upon this ,ub
Ject, they viii epdeavor with the permission Of tho
House fully TO explain.
The rule IN question IL, olives a sulirct Tho No.,
important Of any, not excepting war itself which
ever 'mcsd sei upon the minds of lh whole country
from The sitting Of the convention which L,,,n. ~
Constitution Of the Federal Go,crnpen, tb,,u,h
Congress VIII eb has sat under ihs, instrument,
10 the present dsy. IL N wolves The oons,dc, ~, N .,
The hr'' and The last danger OF this rep~bth, once
compromised, The long agsteJ and de nov .er,ou.,x
disturbing subject Of slavery and all it's telstoo. 10
Jsdgc OF the psoprlcy OF the adoption and
o. ms rue then we must examine that .uhj c, in an
eper'ao' bearings, whe'her II be to Prove and 10
determine with the rule, that nersher the Consr...
OF me y nned States nor the Gensral Gov, romec in
any al ITS part has suahi 10 Do with IN. subject, in
many OF Ne relations, At all, ~ N establish IN.
contrary, that Congress win take Jurisdiction ami
:" 90 sms extent It lssv) upbn the qs-ssion Of ss
very end its abolition, In anv and s,e,v s.occ, =
which NAY y presented fas legislative sctioa And
Pfoceed"s' The spPcs'ic" Of this roi. depend.