The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-22
Thursday, Jan, 18th.


HOUSE,. The rules were suspended, by vote OF
two thirds to enable the several committees TO make
their reports.
MIR Campbell, offs. c., from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, presented ION that Committee,
unanimous report petition from certain e''zehs
Of Iockpor, New York, praying for new laws Tor inc
District, and complaining that the present were
disgrace to the nation, SC that II came within inc
Dist rule, and recommended its exclusions.
Mr. Hunt moved that the report be printed and
laid the table.
Mr. Campbell opposed the motion, and it was
finally lost-Ayes 81, (nearly all WhIgs') Noes
IIs.
After some discussion of points of order, The pre-
vious question on the original motion to exclude the
pet i,ion was sustained and the motion carried ayes
Il6, noes 60. 80 -
The House then took up tho supJect OF the SiS'
rule.
Mr. Rhett of s. c., having the floor when the
subject was last before the House, occupied nearly
all the allotted hour in defence of the rule The
whole gst of his argument, that the right OF Pc
tition if once allowed to 90 far that a petition
must be received would involve the consequence that
il must be reerred-nust be acted upou-and in tno
must be granted no matter how extavagant its prayer
equivalent to its grant. As TO the Union, he was
going to sing haIlelujahs to it,
The House then went into Committee OF the WHOLE
on the subject Of Improvement in the Western Waters
Mr. Winthrop in the chair,
Mr. Rathbun, Of New York, occupied about an
hour in opposition to the reference Of the subject to
Select Committee.
Mr. TIlden of Ohio, obtained the hoor-out the
.l,l.z al.
SENATE. In this body, the first hour was occu-
pied in the presentation OF memorials and petitions,
almost exclusively of private or local character.
After some other miscellaneous, but unimportant,
proceedings the Senate went into the consideration
Of Executive buisness-in which it remained much
longer time th,n it has yet done.
Friday, Jan. IL
In the HOUSE,, few moments were occupied IN
the presentation OF few private bills, SC
Mr. Slidel presented bill, which was read, pro-
posing to take the duly of(rom Ierian Cotton.
hope the House will be brought to vote on this
subject.
The subiec, of the 2lst rule then came up-and the
morning hour was occupied by Mr. Bidlack, OF Penn
sylvana, with the conclusion, and Mr. Beser, Of
Alabama, with the commencement, of his remarks
upon the subject.
A motion was made, 10 take the ulscusslnn VI INC
reference of the Presidents Message the navlgn-
ton of the Western Waters, out of Committee, to-
morrow at four o'clock, but twothrds not having
been obtained the rules not suspended for the
purpose.
! The House then went into Committee of the Whole,
on the subject of the Navigation Of the Western Rv-
| ers, MIR Winthrop in the chair
Mr. Tilden, fOhio, having the floor, when tho sub
ject was last up is Oddr essipg the House in
favor of reference Of the subet Of Select Com
| nittee
Saturday, Jan. 3.
House. AIR Wilkins, from the Judiciary Com
mittec, reported bill to abolish Imprisonment for
Debt in the District of c, lumba-a and also submitted
| n report in the case of Jones, the imprisoned negro
1t read twice. ordered TO be printed and referred
to the Committee ofthe " hole. A minority report
was, also presented.
The subject the 2lst rule came up in order-and
Mr. BeIser, of Alabama finished his hour in sustaining
! it
lie was followed by MIR Cobb, Of Ga, who, Of
course, took u similar view of the question:-but he
had hardly commenced before he was cut Of by the
expiration of the morning hour.