The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-12

the Conslu ion denying to Congress thepowerto pass
any law affecting the right of the people 10 peaceapy
assemble and petition but they intended to take
away from Congress the power to judge, when pc
titon Is presented, whether 1t conflicts with the Con
otItutlon not. This 10 for what he contends but
thess petitions pray TO abolish slavery in the DIS
trict of Columbia and the Territories constitution
al puw,r We cannot exercise, il is competent for this
House TO adopt rule refusing to receive them
Here he was cut of by the morning hour, having
spoken thirty minutes
Mr. OWEN, of Indiana, introduced bill in rela |
ton TO the Cumberland Road, which read twice
and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, and made the order Of the day
for TO morrow.
Mr. SAMPLE presented bill for the relief OF
Samuel w and Joseph Allen, which was referred TO
the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved that the House re
solve itself into Committee of the Whole bu
withdrew it to allow
Mr.. TlBBATTSto present the following:
A bill further to extend the time for locating mill
tary 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.. CAVE JOHNSON offered resolution taking
the Presidents Message out of committee on tO-mor
row, and that all debate at O'Clock.
Mr.. J. II INGERSOLL hoped the gentleman
few days-beneft to the country.
Here there dcsutory debate, in which
Messrs. Adams, Seymour, &C., participated, who
hoped the gentleman from Tennessee would withdraw
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON said he would be glad to
comply with the request Of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts If he could that any good would result
by that course, and said that the charmanoe the
Committee Of Ways and Means would be ready on
Tuasday 10 report appropriation bills, ana deClIncd
Mr.. J. r. lNGERSOLL said that the appropriai
ton bills were,not needed now--but this subject NM&
of more interest," and that change Of the fiscal year
made it necessary that subjects contained in the mes
sage should be disposed Of first.
| Mr.. SEYMOUR called for the reading of the
utons that had not been acted upon. They we're
read.
| The question then required upon a suspension Of
the rules; when the yeas and nays were demanded
and ordered
| The following is the result: Yeas 80, nays Is.
| SO the rules were not suspended.
| Mr. CROSS then presented bill in relation to the
public lands in Arkansas; which read twice,
and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands
/ MIR. GILMER moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. WINTHROP then took the Chair.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. TILDEN then took the floor, and spoke to the
| subject in avor Of the rights of the West.
MIR. HUN 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-
~ conversation with Mr.. HUNT, which was not UNI
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.
Holmes, of South Carolina, inviting the West to unite
with the South, and put down the tariff.
Mr.. HOLMES, Of Soulh Carolina, here explain
ed, and said he not only invited the West, bat the
whole country, to mite and put stop to this system
Mr.. H. spoke his full hour, and passed handsome
euoglums IN his opinion, upon the protective 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 adsice on
the subject.
Mr.. II. said although the tarn,as it stood was
assed by Wing Congress, yet he did not believe
it would be repealed at least materially affect,
by this De nocatic Congress until after the great po-
lcal battle which Is to be foug ht and won.
Mr. GIDDINGS then took the floor, and gave a
statistical view of the trade of the West and ten
arly the upper lakes.
Mr.. JAMESON rose and moved that the Commit
tee Use, 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
thr 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 to no final action thereon,
but TO report to the House the first ten resolutions.
Mr. 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 in
relation to various subjects
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected, upon the ground
that it would conflict with the business Of the Com
mee Naval Affairs.
Mr. WISE aid it would MOTT was an indepen-
dent proposition, and would not in the least inter-
fere with any subject before that Committee.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON said as it indie
pendent proposition he would withdraw his oh lection.
So the resolution agreed to-
| MI. HOPKINS gave notice of his intention to
offer an amendment 10 the l23d rule, 30 as TO enable
majority TO take subject out OF committee at any
time.
Mr. WISE objected
Mr.. HOPKINS. My colleague cannot object to
my giving notice.
A motion then made that the House ali ourn.
And the House al ourned.
Mr. FICKLIN, Of Illinois, presented the proceed
ngs 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 abash valley
tor the Improvement OF the navigation Of the Wa
bash river from Terre Haute TO the Ohio river and
had 1t referred to the Committee Roads and Ca
| nails
Also, the petition of Augustus G. French and POI
other citizens of the County of Crawford and State
of rois, praying for the same object and had it re-
| ferred to the Committee on Roads and Canals
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