The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-12

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away from Congress the power to Judge when Pc
tision presented whether It conflicts with the Con
situton OF not This is Tor whs, be contends; but
as these petitions pray to abolish slavery in the Dis
trei Of Columbia aud the Terrhories constitution
Al war we cannot sxercise II il compsens for this
| House TO adopt rule refdsing 10 receive them
Here he was cot Of ny the morning hour, having
| spoken thirty minutes fH" gay
| Mr.. OWEN, Of Indiana introduced bill in rela-
ton TO the Cumberland Road which was read twice
and referred to the Committee of the Whole the
state Of the Union, and made the order Of the day
| for 10 morrow. ~ it i4Hi1. Hh
Mr. SAMPLE presented bill for tho relief OF
Samuel w and Joseph Allen, which was referred TO
| the Committee on Privats Land Claims.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved the. the House re
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole blu
| withdrew il to allow tiAHg
Mr.. TiBBATTs TO present the following: e
bill further TO extend the time for locating mill
ary land warrants and returning surveys thereon to
the General Land Office which was twice read and
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. McCLERNAND presented several bills,
which were appropriately referred.
| mr.. GAVE JOHNSON offered resolution taxing
the Presidents Message OF committee on o-mor-
| row, and that all debate cease at 2 O'Clock.
| Mr. J. INGERSOLI. hoped the gentleman
would withdraw and let the debate proceed for a
| few days--beneft to the country. -
| Here thcro was dcsuliory debate, in which
Messrs. Adams, Seymour, &c, participated, who
hoped the gentleman from Tennessee would withdraw
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON said he would be glad 10
comply with the request Of the gentleman from Mas
sachuses II he could that any good would result
by that course, and said that the chairman of the
COMMITTEES of Ways and Means would be ready on
Tuesday TO report appropriation bills and declined
Mr.. J. r. INGERS0LL said that the sppropria.
ton bills we're not needed now-but this subject was
Of more interest and that change of the isca year
made it necessary that subjects contained in the mes
sage should be disposed of first.
| Mr. SEf MOUR called for the reading Of the reso-
luons that had not been acted upon They were
read. su9Ip cF.a
The question then required upon suspension of
the rules when the yeas and nays were demanded
| and ordered - irJ H'g'1
| The following is the result Yeas 90, nays rs.
| SO the rules were not suspended.
| Mr. CROSS then presented bill in relation to the
| public lands in Arkansas which was read twice,
and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
Mr. GlLMER moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole, which was agreed to.
Mr.. WINTHROP then took the Chair.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. ~, e-s
Mr.. TILDEN then took the floor, and spoke to the
subject in favor of the rights of the West
| MIR. HUNT rose and spoke in favor Of the inter
ests OF New York, and commended that she had done
as much to enhance the public domain in the West
as any other portion of the Union. He alluded to
the amount Of money which had been expended in
| Ohio and Indiana.
Mr.. BRINKERHoFF, of Ohio, and MIR. j. w.
BROWN, of Indiana explained, and held desulto-
ry conversation with Mr.. HUsr, which was not un-
derstood.
Mr.. HUNT continued, explaining the operations
OF trade, and advocated strongly the interests Of the
protective policy, and alluded to the remarks of Mr..
Holiness OF South Carolina inviting the West to unite
| with the South, and put down the tariff.
! Mr.. HOLMES, OF Souh Carolina, here explain
ed, ard said he not only invited the West, bat the
whole country 10 unite and put stop to this system
Mr h. spike his full hour, and passed handsome
eu'ogiums, IN his opinion, upon the proteci,e policy
and the distribution of the public lands defining the
Democratic party, pronouncing their doctrines on
those subjects political heresy. He wanted to see
both parties distinctly divided on their principles
Mr.. MCCONNELL: No King Coon's advice on
| the sulect 1T
Mr.. H. said although the tariff, as it stood wa.
passed by Wing Congress- yet he did not believe
It would be repealed, or at least materially affect.
by this DE nocratc Congress until after The great 20
lhical battle which is TO be fought and won,
Mr.. GiDDlNGS then took the floor and gave
statistical view of the trade Of the West and iticu-
larly the upper lakes
Mr.. JAMESON rose and moved that the Commit
tee rise, and, at the suggestion Of
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON, that the Chairman report
in part
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair
The Committee then rose, and Mr.. WINTHROP,
the Chairman, reported that the Committee Of the
whole on the state of the Union had had the Union
generally under consideration and particularly the
PRESIDENTS Message, and he was instructed TO re-
port that they had come 10 final action thereon,
but TO report TO the House the first ten resolutions.
MIR WISE asked the consent of the House to al.
low him an opportunity TO offer resolution calling
upon the Secretary OF the Navy for information 10
relation 10 various subjects.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected, upon the ground
that il would conflict with the business Of the Com
mttee on Naval Affairs
Mr. WISE aid it would not-it was ndepen-
dent proposition, and would not, in the least, inter-
lere with any subject before that Committee
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON said as was an indie
pendent proposition he would withdraw his objection.
80 The resolution was agreed TO.
MI HOPKINS gave notice of his intention 10
offer amendment, the 1881 rule, so as 10 enable
majority to take any subject Of committee any
time
Mr. WISE objected
Mr.. HOPKINS. My colleague canno, object to
my giving not ce. .'-...
notion was then made that the AOose adjourn
And the House adjourned.
Mr. FlCkLiN, Of Illinois, presented the proceed
ings OF public meeting held in the town Of Lawrence
vile, Illinois, on the subject of obtaining grant Of
portion OF the unsold lands in the w aba-h valley
Tor the Improvement of the navigation Of the Wa.
bash nver from Terre Hante 10 the Ohio river and
had II referred to The Committee on Roads and Ca
mails.
Also, the petition Of Augustus C. French and POI |
other citizens OF the county Of Crawford and State
OF llrois, praying for the object, and had il re-
'erred 10 the Committee on Roads and Canals
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