The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-01-03
tive session, and then Adjourned until Mon

tive session, and then ADJOURNED uhul h1oh'
day next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion 5000 copies Of the report the |
Navy Department, on the subject Of the use
of coal in the Navy, were ordered TO be pin
ted
A member fromNew York submitted bill
for exposing TO sale certain Lead mines IN
Wisconsin and Iowa, was read twice and re
ferred TO the committee on Public lands.
Mr.. Gliding of Ohio called for he reg
ular order of business, when the Speaker
proceeded to call on the State for petitions.
A great variety Of petitions were then pre-
senled, many Of which we're not of much pub
lie interest
Mr.. Stewart, of Connecticut, presented res
olutions of the Legislature of Connecticut
in favor ofprolection, distribution, &c. Or
dered to be printed and referred.
A great number Of petitions were presen-
ted, in relation to the reduction Of postage,
naturalization, and other subjects.
Before the lists of States had been gone
through with, on motion Of Mr.. Schenck:
the House, al two O'Clock adjourned.
WAs1NHToM, Dec. IL, 1874.
! The House met at ~ o'clock, and went
| into committee Of the whole, MIR. Cave
johnson in the chair
! On motion of Mr.. Duncan, the bill TO fix
uniform time for holding the Presidential
elections in all the States was taken up.
VariO"s amendments were offered and dis
cnssed, and the bill was laid aside to be re-
ported to the House.
| On poOtian of Afr HoDeto, tLa committee
took up The bill TO graduate the price of Pub
lie Lands in favor Of settles and cultvators.
After considerable discussion the commit
tee rose and the chairman reported Mr.. Dun
cans election bill to the House, and re port
ed progress on the Land Bill.
A member gave notice of his intention to
bring in bill to abolish the office of COM
missioner of Public Buildings
During the day, Mr.. Douglass gave notice
of his intention to ask leave to bring in bill
10 establish new Territory to be called
Nebraskce 1t lies west of Missouri.
The House adjourned at half past two O.
clock.
WASHINGTON Dec. IL.
Mr.. Dodge presented the constitution Of
Iowa, and the petition Of the legislature for
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erence TO the committee on territories.
MIR. Barnard suggested that the judiciary
committee was the most proper reference.
On this point brief debate ensLed, wheI
Mr.. Causin read from the rules TO shew tina
the committee on territories was the prope
one, and it was so referred.
: MIR. Kennedy submitted a resolution which
? was adopted, directing the committee or
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establishing marine hospital at Baltimore
Here Mr.. C. ]. Ingersoll insisted on the
regular order of business, and the Speakc
proceeded with the call of states for petitions
MIR. Giddings, Of Ohio, opened the food
? gate of abolition petitions, beginning will
one to ''aboIish slavery in the District of Co
lumbia."
Mr. Black, of Ga, said this paper was q
. disgrace, not only to the petitioners, but tc
: the person who presented it.
The Speaker-TheIe must be no reflec
. sion upon members does The gentleman iron
Georgia intend To debate t
MI. Back-not TO debate it, but denounct
! it.
il The question of its reception was about Il
be taken by yeas and MAJ S, when Mr.. Rhet
. said that he should debate t-whereupoIi
: under the rules, it lies over. Among The
i peHlons presented by Mr. q. was Que 10 re
heEe the petition rs from cOnslltuuona liza
: bIlIty to uphold slavery; also one from ASH
[ labola county, praying hat The basis Ot rep
b Fesenlauon IN Congress may be so altered a.
5 to do away with slave representation, or els,
r include all other property. The first of thesr
: was laid over for de bate, and the last was lai,
j. on the table, on motion oil Mr.. DrumgooIe
by a vote of 1875 to 81.
o MIR. Levy submitted a resolution. inouir
s ing into the Proprety of relieving person
d who suffered in their property by the Florid
War. Adopted.
E Mr.. Schenck made a report ia favor of a
r mending the pension laws, so as to inclnd
/. IN their provisions the soldiers who fouoh
on the northwestern frontier under Genera!
q Hdrmar, St. Clair and Wayne.
+ Mr.. e. j. lngersoll reported the Joint reso
luton for the Annexation of Texas. helm
the same introduced into the other Hons
by Mr.. McDutfie, and gave notice that on TN
o I'D OF this month, he should move 10 90 ],
J to committee of the whole on this subiec,
Mr. Winthrop said he would like. in be
half of the minority of the COMMITTEES IN for
n egn affairs. to give his views of the subiee
Its gross violation of the faith of nations
J its unconsliiunonality, and its obiectiopabl,
increase of domestic slavery--as well as n,
, certainty thatil would involve us IN DISGRACE
disaster and war.
! Mr. c J lngersoll then said tina, be b.,
been instructed by the committee also n =
! port resolution to print 5000 comics of
Map of Texas that had been nrensrad -
h cost not to exceed $500 The resolu,io
: was adopted.
: The House then adjourned.
On the 18th and l4lh, there vas no business
general importance transacted.
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