The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1845-12-23

lerlng tnat amendments; and, although /
have no idea of any unfairness on the part
ofthe Chair, l am happy to take this op-
portunity of making this statement, (which
would have been made yesterday had it
not been prevented under the decision of
the Chair.
Mr.. r., in conclusion, moved that
these remonstrances be made the special
order of the day for Tuesday next, to
come up with the resolution referred to,
which had been set apart for that day.
Other memorials, petitions, &c. of
general or individual character, were pre-
sented-
From Massachusetts.-By Mr.. d. P.
King.
From Connecticut.-By Mrssrs. Rock
well, and t. Smith.
From Vermont.-By Messrs. Foot 81
Dillingham;.
From New York.-By Messrs. Rath-
bun, White, Campbell, Seaman, Wood
ruff, Strong, grove, Wood, Preston King,
Jenkins, Benton, and Hampton.
From Pennsylvania. = BY Messrs.
Foster, Broadhead, Pollock, Burlington,
Suohm, ]. r. Ingersoll, and Thomp-
son.
From Delaware-By Mr.. Houston.
From Maryland.-By Messrs. Chap
man, Giles, and Lyon.
From Virginia.-By Messrs. Hop
kins, Johnson, Bayly, Brown, Leake, and
Pendleton.
From North Caralina.-By Mr.. Gra-
ham.
From South Carolina.-By Messrs.
Sims, Holmes, and Woodward.
From Georgia.-By Messrs. HARRISON
and Lunpkin.
From Kentuckey.-By Messrs. Trum-
bo, Grider, Tibbatts, and Yound.
From Tennessee.-By MIR. Cullom.
From Ohio.-By Messrs. Alexander,
Foot, Giddings, Tilden, Delano, St. John
and Cunningham.
From Indianna.-By Messrs. Caleb
B. Smith, Kennedy, Cathcart' Wick, and
Henley.
From Mississippi.-By Mr.. Thom-
son.
From IIinois.-By Messrs. Simth,
Hoge, Baker, and Douglas.
From Alabama.-By Messrs. Chap
man and Yancey.
From Missouri.-By Messrs. Relfe
and Bowlin.
From Michigan.-Mr. Hunt.
From Florida.-By Mr.. Cabell.
From New Hampshire.-By Messrs.
Dunlap, Scammon, and Williams.
Mr.. Sims presented resolutions Of the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, demonstrating against the tariff
act of 1912, and praying It's reduction to
the revenue standard; also, demonstrating
against the warehousing system. Read
and referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means.
Mr.. Rockwell presented resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Connecticut in relation
to the State of Rhode Island, and moved
that they lie on the table and be printed.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. R. also presented resolutions Of
the Legislature of Connecticut in favor
of more extended publication of the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the u
nited States. Laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. r. also presented resolutions Of the |
Legislature Of Connecticut against the an
of Texas to the United States,
and moved that they be laid on the table
and printed.
Opposition being made to printing the
they werelaid over, udnsr the
rule, for debate.
IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
Mr.. Culver presented memorials from
county, New York, numer-
ously signed by members of all political
parties, praying the abolition of slavery
and the slavery and the slavetrade in the
District of Columbia. Mr.. c. moved
that the memorials be referred to a select
committee.
A motion was made by Mr.. Boyd that
the memorials lie on the table.
The reading of one of the memorials
was called for by Mr.. Culver, and it was
decided by vote, II to 40, that it should
be read. 1t was read accordingly.
And the question was taken by yeas
and nays that the memorials do lie on the
table, and decided as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Stephen Adams, At
kinson, Barringer, Bayly, Bedinger, Biggs
Jas. Black, J. A. Black, Boyd, Broad
head, VIM. G. Brown, Burt, John II.
Campbell, Augustus A. Chapman, Reu-
ben Chapman, Chapman, Clarke, Cooke,
Crozier, Cullom, Cunningham, Daniel,
Garrett Davis. Dockery, Douglass, Ed
,al, Erdman, Faran, Foster Gentry,
Giles, Goodyear, Graham, Grider, Har
llson, Harmanson, Henley, Hilliard,
Hoge, Hopkins, John w. Houston, G.
). Houston, Hungerford, Hunter, Charles
T. Ingersoll, ]. H. Johnson, ]. Johnson,