The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-12
EmentY=Etghth Goirgress.
FIRST SESSION..
FRIDAY, January IL, l644
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Tinsley.
The CLERK then read the Journal Of yesterday,
when
MIR. j. II. INGERSOLI. renewed his motion TO
allow the use of this Hall to the Colonization Society
which was agreed to.
the House, which was appropriately disposed Of.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, presented several bills,
which were appropriately referred Al
Mr.. WRIGHT, of Indiana, offered resolution
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for nfor
nation in relation to the public lands in Indiana,
which was agreed to-
Mr.. PHOENIX offered resolution calling upon
the Secretary of State for information in relation to
the contraband trade in OPIUM which has been car
ried on on the scoast of China which was objected
Mr. SLlDELL, having previously given notice,
introduced bill exempting cotton imported into
the United States, from Mexico, from duty; which
was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. RELFE introduced the following bills
bill to authorize the location of the land claims
of Antonio Vasquez and Others, confirmed by an act
Of Congress of 4th July, 1886.
A bill to continue "a force the "Act for the final
adjustment Of private land claims in Missouri, aP.
proved 9Th July, 1892, and the act approved "a
March, 1883, which were read twice and referred to
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
insro4ced bill to abolish imprSonment for debt in
the DfSlrict ~ Columbus
u M. ADAMS called for the reading Of the bill. !
q Some member objected, and he withdrew his mo-
ton to read with the understanding that be refer
red to the Committee on the District Of Columbia.
MIR. TIBBATTS. have no objection.
MIR. ADAMS. Is not this bill the same one that
was introduced here the last Congress by another
gentleman from Kentucky'
Mr.. TIBBATTS. No, sir.
Mr.. WILKINS introduced resolution to appoint
a special committee In relation to the printing and
coloring of maps for the 9th Congress.
Mr.. HUDSON moved to amend the resolution, by
inserting the 26h Congress-" so as to read the 26h
and 9th Congresses.
The resolution as modified was agreed to.
Mr. PRATT presented bill establishing pen
sion agency in New York, which was appropriately
disposed of.
Mr. MCKAY, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported bill to supply the deficiency in an
appropriation for the relief of American seamen dur
ing the last fiscal year.
Mr. WELLER here attempted to present resou-
ton, which objected to.
Mr. Mckay then moved that the House resolve
tselfinto Committee of the Whole, and take up the
bill.
The CHAIR said the motion could not be enter
tanned, without suspension of the rules.
Mr. J. r. INGERSOLL then moved suspension
Of the rules.
MI. ADAMS called for the yeas and nays which
were not ordered.
The question then put and decided IN the at
frmative and then, on motion of
Mr.. MCKAY the House resolved itself into Com
mi,tee of the w hole the state Of the Union, and
took up the bill.
Mr.. WILKINS was called to the Chair
Mr.. MCKAY then called for the reading of the bill
and the accompanying papers from the Secretary OF
State upon the necessity of speedy action on the sub
ject.
They were read.
After short time spent therein
Mr. MCKAY moved that the committee rise
The committee rose and Mr.. WILKINS reported
| TO the House tina, the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union had had the Union generally
under consideration and particularly the bill for the
relief Of American seamen and he was Instructed to
| report it to the House without amendment.
| The SPEAKER then resumed the Chair.
| The question then required upon IFS engrossment
| The SPEAKER stated the question, Shall this
| bill be engressed and read third time ~
| Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, here called for the read
ing of the BILL so that he might vote Understandings
1t was then read and the bill was ordered to be
| engrossed, and read third time.
The question then required on the passage OF The
bill which was read by its title, and PASSED.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON presented bill explana-
tory of the treaty with the Chippewa Indians, which
was read twice. laid upon the table, and ordered 70
be printed.
Mr. ADAMS called for the orders of the day, be-
ing the
REPORT THE RULES.
Mr. BIDLACK resumed the subject, and inquired
|
! The CHAIR replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. b then said he was in favor OF recommitting
the report, but not with Instructions lie mad prevl-
ously sustained this rule to crafty Southern gentle
men, but he had found that they were not united
among themselves with regard to this matter, then
| it was high time for Northern men to investi.
gate more closely this subject, which was charg-
ed by Southern gentlemen, an infringement upon
their rights, when they did not agree among them
selves and who should be united upon question in
1 -. ....l,,A fh.,r rtrht
Mr.. WISE said he concurred with that gentleman.
The South should be united upon this subject, but
his remarks would leave a suspicion on those who
had united las well those who had not and stood
up here in defence of the rights OF the South. II
might be inferred that he was among the number,
and he hoped the gentleman would name them, as
well as the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr..
Clingman), that the South might know who they
were.
Mr. BIDLACK said the request was reasonable
one but he did not think that he had right, under the
rules, 10 mention their names; however ne would
mention the Sates-they were Virginia, North Caro-
lima, and Tennessee--that gentleman might draw
their own differences and deductions But, this fact
before him. he did say it high time for the North
ern Democracy, who had stood up on this subject,
while some Southern gentlemen had yielded the citA-
dcl-the 25th rule-whch had kept the aboltionists
in check to inquire into this subject closely Inde
pendent OF yielding this important point here they had
during the election Of I840 deserted that Democracy,
which had sustained their rights and rallied under
the banner of him who glored in having he
longed to abolition society in his youth. With
these facts before him, how could Southern gentle
men ask him to go farther, then he had gomez But,
if this rule elected he did not wish to be ca scd
among the Abolitonsts. Neither him his con-
sttucnts Abolitionsts; and the State in which
he had the honor, in part to represent, bad revised
her Constitution and prevented the black population
within her jurisdiction from exercising the right of
suffrage, which they had previously exercised Does
this look like Aboliton'
Mr.. HARRISON asked Mr. B to name the
other gentlemen, besides the gentlemen from North
Carolina Virginia and Tennessee, to whom he had
alluded, and what ground he had that justified the
inference.
Mr.. B. referred to the vote to lay this subject upon
the tablet as the ground which justified him in the
position.
Mr.. BLACK: Sir, voted TO lay upon the table,
and if the gentleman will Weld the floor will state