Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-06
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WASHINGTON CORRESPON
DENCE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1914.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The rules were suspended OIL motion,
this morning, for the reception OF reports
from the standing committees. Reports
were made from the committee on COM
merce, by Messrs. Holmes, Labranshe,
and Dunlap; from the committee on Pub.
lie Lands, by Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, from
the committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads, by Mr. Hopkins Of Virginia; from
the committee on Foreign Affairs, by Mr.
~. TngersoIi.
A Clerk was voted the committee on
Commerce for thirty days, at four dollars
per day, on motion of Mr. Holmes; after
the reception of various propositions to
amend.
: Mr. G ]. Ingsrsoll, from the commit.
tee on Foreign Relations, to whom had
been referred instructions to inquire in>
to The expediency OF directing the Pres'
dent to inform the British Government
of the dissolution of the treaty Of 1927
for the joint occupation of Oregon Ter.
ritory by Great Br;tain and the United
States, reported that under the present
aspect and stage Of affairs on this sub
iect, the committee deemed it inexpedi.
ent 10 give any such direction 10 the Pre-.
sident as contemplated ia the reSou-
tOn.
Mr. Owen of Ind, spoke in support of
our title to Oregon, and OF the claims of
the country to our favorable attention.
MIR Dromgoole moved to refer Mr. IN.
gersolI's report 10 the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Owen moved to suspend the rules
TO go into committee at once, but he was
not sustained.
The question of concurrng in the re.
port of the committee has yet to be dis
cussed,
THE ABOLITION RULE.
Mr. Saunders of N. G., finished his
speech against it; and Mr. Winthrop of
Mass, expended the balance of the hour
allotted to the deb tie of the report stri-
king out said rule, and in defence of the
fullest and untrammeled right of petition.
After which,
MI Adams arose to present the resolu-
tions of the Massachusetts Legislature,
in reference to an amendment of the Con.
stitution of the United States, by which
negroes shall be excluded from the Fed
eral AppOftionmen: for Representatives
in Congress.
Mr.. Campbell offs. c., objected to the
reception Of the resolutions.
Mr. Adams said, angrily, that he did
not know of any honorable motive, why
the gentleman should make such a mo-
ton.
[The Speaker called tho venerable
gentleman TO order. He must not in-
dnlge in personal reflections upon mems
bers in debate,
Mr. Campbell said he did not know o f
any honorable motive that could induce
the gentleman from Massachusetts, to of.
fer the resolutions which had been
read.
The gentleman was called 10 order,
when MIR Adams moved to suspend the
rules that The resolutions might be voted
upon; and called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered.
Mr. IngorsUll asked Mr.. Adams If he
were not the author ofthe Massachu It's
resolutions; for lie (Mr. I) had so un-
deFstOod.
Mr. Adams. l call, Mr. Speaker, for
the yeas and nays. The rules were not
suspended; yeas so, nays los, and the
resolutions lie over.
Some ether resolutions OF Information
were adopted, and the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE, Jan. 23.-The President PRO
TEN. laid before the Senate the letter of
resignation of the Hon, Peleg Sprague,
a senator from Rhode Island, which res
ignation is rendered on account OF dis
tTessing calamity inihis family circle, (the |
murder Ofhis brother.)
Mr. White, Of Indiana, presented the
resolutions Of the Indiana Legislature,
instructing her senator's, and requesting
her Representatives, to use their exer.
lions to secure the refunding of Gen.
Jackson's fne-tO resist any attempt 10
the adoption Of the law providing for the
assumption Of the State debts by the fed
eral Government, after the plan Of Wm.
Cost Johnson-and TO resist the passa ge
of any law tor squandeling the revenue
of Public Lands.
Mr. White briefly commented upon the
several measures Of public interest in-
volved in these instructions. He would
take pleasure in obeying them, but he
did not believe the present Legislature of
Indiana embodied the will of the State
on Federal subjects. On the subject Of
the fine he declined cOmmittieg himself |