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FhsOHI WARRINGTON.
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80 rcscnding OF ths restrictive rule, aud in |
cons dcra!iou uf the institution Of slavery. Al |
ter he had concluded, Mr. Sdel rose to address
the House upon the resolutions which came
nom the Senate in relation 10 the recent death |
OF Nj Porter, Senator from Louisiana. When |
Mr. Suiei had concluded the House adjourned. |
Immediately after the reading of the journal
ais morning Mr. Belser called the attention Of
Jhn House TO statement in the Boston Atlas. |
by is Washington Correspondent, of the a.ftay
between MIR Weller and Mr. Schrivor, which he
Characterised as false and malicious, as far as il
referred TO his action in that matter.
Other gentlemen, who were implicated in
that disgraceiu transaction, by the correspon.
don't, also rose and denied the truth of the safe
mcnt az far as it related TO them, after which the
House proceeded with the usual order Of bust
ness
Mr. Levy asked that the rules might be sus-
pended SO as to allow him the opportunity OF Of
fcring a resolution calling upon the President
for information in relation TO a violation of the
tenth article Of the 'rrca yof Washington by a
British armed vessc'. Tho House refused to
suspend the rules.
Tho orders Of the dag were then called for,
and Mr. Hammet', who was entitled to the floor
roso to address the House upon the report of the
Committee on rules. hut he gave way to Mr.
Chapman, who moved that the discussion De
postponed till Tuesday next, OIL account of the
indlspos,lion Of .i!r Hanmct,. After some de-
haze the ayes and noes were called, and the
rostponem,nt was agreed to, not however, ill
the rlin.e Of the morning hour had been thus
uselcssiy consumed. Mr. Chapman remarked,
Incidentally, that there were no, less than thlr
ty men within his own know ledge, who would
We! address the House on this subject. II Mr.
Chapman knows thirty, there probably are as
M, lara, ynocn ho il nat nj IN, tod
with, who will make speeches upon this subject,
amounting to sixty in all. Monday Is devoted
10 petitions aud resolutions SO that there are but
five days in each week when til s subject can be
debated: which makes the time yet 10 be ocCu-
ped III The discussion of the rules at least twelve
weeks! There is no question bat those opposed
to the right of petition will make every effort to
pro'ong the discussion. so that there shall be no
definite action upon the question at this session.
Under this aspect Of the case the friends of the
constitutional right vii, 'fthey are wise. do moth.
ing to pro!ung the discussun, but permit the OPP
ponens of the right and those who wish to make
political capital on, OF the question, TO proceed
nninterruptedy with their violent and windy
defamation.
Upon ion Of Mr Vance, the House resov-
cd Itsel into committee Of the whole and took
~ the private calender. The bill making an ap-
preparation 10 the widows ana orphans, &c. Of
the persons lrst in the Grampus was first in or
der, and occasioned debate which consumed
the whole Of the reminder of the day, and the
committee rose whoat perlccting the bill! and
the House adjourned.
There IS much anxiety felt here as to the re-
suit OF the election OF Senator from louisiana to
fl the vacancy occasioned by The death Of Judge
Porier.-ihe Wing majority in the Legislature
OF that State is small, am, local causes may, it
is feared. cause the election Of Loco Focc or,
as would be more proper for Inc to say in refer
encc 10 that STATE Democrat.
NAsIilNGTos, Feb s.
kIr Levy of Florida made another neffectu.
al Effort this morning to have the Rules suspen-
Ged in order to introduce his resolution, taxing
incipient steps for putting an end to the tenth
article OF the treaty of Washington. The rules
were not suspended.
Petitions were the order OF the dav, a memo.
rial presented by Mr. Beardsley OF N. Y. from
Oneida county, praying to free the officers OF
the Government from the operations OF the law
OF 1893 in regard to fugitives from Justice
The pending motion was to lay the motion up
on the table, and upon this the yeas and nays
had been ordered.
Mr. Boards moved call Of the House,
which was not granted
hc iiO>!oh " IcNHi'C 'i'e WIS Ni'Cii
laid upon the table, which was equivalent TO
the rejection Of the petition. The vote 81
TO 20.
Mr. Deardsiey then presented second petit
ton which was rejected under the 18th rule.
Mr. Hunt oil New York, presented memorials
from citizens OF Lockport for tho abolition OF
tie ranking privileges and The reduction Of
postage.
Also a memorial praying Congress TO pass a
decaratory act that the principles of the ordI-
nance Of 1857, touching the institution Of slave
~, should he III operation over al! The territory
west of the Mississippi
The Speaker decided. after long delay,
that the memorial DID not come within the 25ih
Rule.
Mr. Fish presented memorial from about GO
tional Copy rIg;t.
memorial WAS presented for the erection
Of permanent Light House a, the mouth o
the New Haven RIVER
Also, from citizens OF Norwich, for reducing
the rates OF postage and the abolition VI the
ranking privilege
About 1909 friends of the Nary in Boston
Brooklyn, New York and Phlladclph a. presen.
ted four several memorials for the abolition o
the Spirit Ration in the Navy The memorial
Isis give their opinion that nine-tentis OF al
the crimes and abuses in the Navy, spring from
tie abuses OF the Spirit Ration.
Air Campbell Of S. &. raised the question o
reception which he withdrew to enable NJ
Payne OF Ala. to submit motion to lay ON the
table.
Mr. Hudson called for the ayes and nays, an
the memorial was aid Oh TIE table. AYES, lls
Noes Sc.
Mr. Campbell con'cnled that this memoria
came under the I5h RUE because il proposed