The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-04

| 1874, Mr. BLACK, Of Georgia, offered the following
| resolution:
| RssOiped, That Congress has no constitutional pow
er 10 abolish slavery in the Territories of the United
States in the District of Columbia, or to receive
any petition, memorial, other paper, the purpose
of which is TO accomplish that object, either directly
or indirectly.
On the 10th of March, it was laid upon The table,
| by the following vote
| YEAS-Messrs. Benton, James Black, Blackwell,
| Bower, Boyd, Jacob Brnkerhof, Brodhead William
J. Brown, Burlington, Burke, Caldwell Cary, Cstlin,
Cnch, Cobb Cullom, Dana, Garrett Davis, John
w. Davis, Swan, Dromgoole Dunlap Elmer, Fish,
Foster, French, Willis Green Byram Green Order,
| Hamlin Hardin, Henley, Herrick, Hoge, Hopkins,
Hubbard, Hungerford, James b. Hunt, Charles J. In
gersoll, JOS X. lngersol Jameson, jerks Cave John
| son, Andrew Johnson, A. Kennedy, John p kenne-
| dy, Preston King, Leonard, Lucas, McCauslen,
Maclay, McCleIland, Mcdowell, Moore, Joseph Nor
ris, MoseIey, Murphy, Owen Parmenter, Emery d.
Potter, Pratt, Purdy, Rathbun Rayner, David S.
| Reid, Reding Relfe, Ritter, Robinson, Rodney Rus
sell, ST. John, Sample, Senter, Thomas H. Seymour,
David l.. Seymour, Simons, Slideli, John T. Smith,
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, St,enrod, Stephens,
John Stewart, Stone, Summers, Taylor, Tibbats,
Tucker, Tyler, Weller, Wentworth, Wheaton, Will
liams, Joseph A. Wright Yost--96.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Abbott, Adams, Baker, Barrn-
ger, Edward J. Black Bossier, Bowlin Burt, Car
roll, Reuben Chapman, Chappell, Chiffon Collamer
| Cranson, Daniel, Richard d. Davis, Deberry,
Dickey, Ellis, Ficklin, Foot, Giddngs, Hale, Ham
NETT, HARRISON, Houston, Hudson, Hughes, Wash
ington Hunt, Irwin, P. B Johnson D. F. King, La
branche, Lewis, Lumpkin, Lyon, Mcconnell, Nell
| vane, Marsh, Edward Joy Morris, Morse, Newton,
Peyton, Elisha r. Potter, Roberts, Rockwell, Ro-
gers, Saunders, Schenck, Severance, Simpson, Ca
| leb b. Smith, Andrew Stewart Stiles, Thomson
Tilden, Vance, Vinlon, White Winthrop, Wood
| ward-64.
After the late elections, and the Sd Of December
1874 Mr. Adams submitted the following resolution
| viz:
Resolved That the 25th standing rule for conduct
ing the business of this House, in the words follow
| ing:
mo petition, memorial, resolution, or other paper
praying the abolition of slavery in the District Of
| Columbia, any State Territory, or the slave
trade between the States or Territories of the Uni
| ted States in which it now exists shall be received
by this House, entertained in any way whatever
| be and the same is hereby rescnded
The resolution was adopted by the vote anne Ied
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Anderson, Ba
| ker, Barnard Benton, James Black Brnkerhof
| Brodhead, Jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Carpenter,
Jeremiah + Cary Catlin, Clingman, Clinton, Cola
| mer, Cranston, Dana, Darragh, Dean, Dickey, Dill
| bingham, Duncan Dunlap, Ellis, Elmer, Farlee, Fish,
| Florence, Foot, Fuller, Giddings, Byram Green
| Grinnell, Hale, Hannibal Hamlin, Edward S. Ham
| lin, Hardin, Harper, Henley, Herrick, Hubbell Hud-
son, Hungeriord, james b. Hunt Joseph r. lngersoll
| rvIn jerks Perley b. Johnson, Andrew Kennedy
| John Kennedy, Daniel p. King, Kirkpatrick Leo
nard, Lyon, McCauslen, McCellsnd Nc Dowell Me-
| Ilvaine, Marsh, Edward J. Morris, Joseph Morris
Freeman II. More, Moseley, Mes, Owen, Parmen-
| ter, Patterson, Pettt, Pbnnrx, Pollock Elisha r.
Potter, Pratt, Preston Purdy Ramsey, Rathbun, Rit-
ter, Robinson, Rockwell Rogers ST. John Sample
Schenck, Severance Thomas II Seymour, David l..
Seymour, Albert Smith, John T. Smith, Thomas
Smith, Caleb b. SmIth Stetson, Andrew Stewart
John Stewart, Tyler, Vance, Vinton, Wentworth
Wethered, Wheaton, John White, Benjamin White
Williams, Winthrop, William Wright Joseph A.
Wright, and Yost-lO6
NAYS-Messrs. Arlington, Ashe Atkinson
Baily, Barnger, Bitlack, Edward j. Black James
A. Black Blackwell Bown, Boyd, Milton Brown
William J. Brown, burke, Burt, Caldwell Causin
Reuben Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman Chiffon
Cobb, Daniel Garrett DAVIS John w. Davis Daw-
son, Deberry Dellet, Dromgoole Ficklin, French,
Goggin, Order, Harakon, Holmes Hoge, Hopkins,
Houston, HUBBARD, Hughes Charles J. Inpersoll,
jameson, Cave johnson, Andrew Johnson George
w. Jones, Preston King, Labpnche, Lucas Lump
kin, McClernand, Mcconnell, Mckay, Mathews
Isaac +. Morse, Murphy Newton, Norris PAYNE
Peyton, David s. Reid, Redng, Rele, Rhett, Rod
ney, Saunders, Sen,or Smp.on, Sdell Robert
Smith, Steeorod, STEPHENS, Stiles James w Stone
Allied p. Stone, Taylor, Thomssson Thompson
Tibbatts, Weller, Woodward, and Yancey-sO.
The Constitution gives the following analysis Of the
vote in the House yesterday, by which the motion of
MIR. Adams TO resend the rule excluding Abolition
petitions was adopted