The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-21
CONGRESS-,

| Has nov been ~ session several days
haviag done little else than receive reports
VI CoIsm,,ees and petitions upon vsiious
subjects. A few days since Mr.. A. G.
Dodge, from Iowa, Introduced petitions in.
ID The house Of Representatives., asking for
I've odnission Of thai Territory nss Stale
into The Uoiun.
Mr. Giddmes. of Ohio. presented NUN.
'er or the slave qnestn,n One of them
having been read, Mr. Black Of Georgia.
aised qu eslInn Of reception
The Speaker SAID thai the question
aow was, shall the petition be leeeiv
edl
Mr Giddings asked Tor the yeas and
nays
Mr. Black said that, independently of the
naked question of sholl,nn, he viewed the
oeliton as matter OF vill6catlon, and a.
Q c'ntaining a base GalsrhOod on ils face: and
he therefore objected to its reception on
the ground that IT was di-erareful not
o1y to those who hid signed H. but to the
individual Mr. Glddiugs) who presented
IT,
Mr. Rheu asked whrlher IL was in
hder TO make observations on the pel
lOn
The Speaker informed him in reply, ,.bal
t conlh not he debated; aud tha, If the gen.
'leman wished To debate, and objected TO it,
i would 60 over nIl 10 morrow
MIR Rhsu object. aud wish to debate
II.
The Speaker Then i, goes over ill to
mUrrow
Several other Of the petions. asking
for the abolition Of slavery and the save
rade. we're likewise disposed of similar
Y.
A memorial, asking that he basis Of rep
resenIalnn be regulated according tn lht
D0Puallnn 0f the FREE Slaes, and, If this i,
that the farming properly oil
he people of the free States he representa-
,s well aa slaves, WAS laid upon ihe tdb |
W a vote of-Yeas l35 nays 81
A large number Of petitions anL memori
ais were presented Il
Navigation of hhe Hudson Riuer-On1
mo ton Of Mr. Barnard, the rules were su-
pended to enable hhn to introduce a bb
providing Tor continuing the Improvements
If the navigation of the Hudson liver: AMI
,,er first snd second reading, 1t was re
erred I" the CoDmIure on Commerce.
]. Texas Mr.. e.. J ingrrsoll ,rusea Iha,
'ommllees would be called for reports, 4,
le had been instructed by lhe COMMITTEE
IN Foreign Affairs to report bill on lh
'uhlee, OF 1Trxas
Mr. Weller Withdrew his motion, and
nnrersaii0n ensued as 10 the order Of bus,.
'ess FlnaIly, howeve.
The committees were called; and, when
hat Of Foreign Afftrs was named,
Nj. G. l"gersnl repor,e Join, reso-
nu"n snt annexing Texas to the Union
! quoies tive uealy concluded IN Aprl last
'nd suggests Sl fdr adUp,son: that the said
'rlces -h4ll be ders4re6 to be the funds
dental law oi uuloh between the United Il
states aud frxas 50 sonn as the supreme
n'hotny of Texas shall agree ln the same;
hat II shall he the dulv uf the Pres ideui OF
he Uaiird States, as 5000 AZ officially IN |
hrmed here"l "u 'he part uf reXas. To an !.
lonnre the sane by prnslaima,lOn; and that
what l. understood of the terms shah Ar
'erlnrmel Immediately after The supreme
u'horrN of Texas shall have agreed 10 thi, /
psOutIun
The question being on It's second read
rg,
Mr. lngersnh cave nolise thai on Mon |
lay, the 81 lns,aal. he should move To @,
n'o COMMITTEE of the " hole for ihe pur |
ro'e oI considering the srbjer,
d" Mr. winthrop, AS "A member Of the Com
nltee on Foietgu Affairs, only desired al
of saying that the report war
'ol unanimous. For himself. he beieved
'he resolution, in form and substance, b
gross violation Of The Constitutions aud EN-
oenlly calculaied,lf if adopted, 10 involve lhi,
: 'untry in an unjns, wal
Mr. lngersolI, (smling observed.
s ihrIeni unto the day is the evil there
bi;' and on his morion five thnusani coplrs
Of the map of Texas were ordered 10 be
printed
The House, at twenty minutes 10 tive
o'clock, adjourned