Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-12-31
morrow move to take up and refer the Presi-
dents message.
On motion, the House adjourned

morrow move to take up and refer the Pres- |
dents message.
On motion, the House adjourned.
Wednesday, December %.
SENATE.-Numerous memorials and petitions
Were presented and referred. Among them
was one from the widow of Alexander Hamil-
ton, praying Congress TO purchase 1000 CO.
pies of the papers of the deceased Statesman.
Referred TO the committee on the Library.
MIR. Hale presented memorial of the year
ly meeting of Friends in Indiana, praying Con-
gress to legislate so as to put an end to the
war and abolish slavery.
Mr.. Hale said that as this petition referred
to the subject of slavery generally, he suppo-
sed it might be considered to embrace the sub
Ject of the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia, and as such, to come within the
usual course adopted by the Senate, of laying
the question of reception upon the table AS
that custom, however, did not meet his views
OF duty, be should be compelled TO ask the
yeas and nays upon the motion.
The question was taken by yeas and nays,
and it was decided that the motion to receive
the petition should lie upon the table. Yeas
33, nays 8, as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison,
Anterior, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Bradbury,
Breese, Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Cass. Davis,
of Miss; Dickinson, Dix, Downs, Fairfield,
Felch, Foote, Hunter, Johnson, of Md; John
son, of la; Mangum, Mason, Niles, Rusk,
Sewer, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, West
cott and Iuee-33
Nays. -Messrs. Baldwin, Clarke, Corwin,
Greene, Hale, Miller, Phelps, Underwood, and
Upham-9.
Mr.. Hale also presented a petition praying
the abolition of slavery throug hcut the Union.
The question being upon a motion to lay
the question OF reception on the table,
MIR. Hale said that his course in this mat
ter was dictated solely by sense Of duty, and
not from any desire to provoke discussion
upon the exciting subject He took the
ground that those who advocated slavery, and
opposed all investigation upon the subject,
placed that institution above the institutes of
God himself, and he could not acquiesce in
the course adopted by the Senate in disposing
OF these memorials.
The motion to receive the petition was then
laid upon the table.
MIR. Ashley, from the judiciary committee,
reported bill supplementary to the act not to
regulate the appellate jurisdiction of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States; which was
read three times, by unanimous consent, and
passed.
Mr. Cass, from the committee on military
| affairs, reported bill to raise, for limited
time, an additional number oftroops, and gave
notice that he would call it up as soon as it
should be printed.
adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, journal
of yesterdays proceedings having been read,
| the same was ordered TO be corrected, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Smith, of Illinois,
MIR. Lyon, of Maryland, said he voted in
favor OF laying the abolition petition, present
ed yesterday, on the table His name, he
found, was recorded in the negative He wish
ed 1t corrected. 1t was corrected accordingly,
and the vote then stood, yeas 90; nays 81
The Speaker said he voted in the negative,
which made ate-consequently the motion to
lay the petition on the table was still lost.
The Chair said the first business in order
under the rules, would be a call on the States
for petitions, which being done, several petit
tons and memorials were presented and appro.
pratel disposed of.
Committees were next called on for reports
! Next, resolutions We're called for.
MIR. Lincoln, of Illinois, submitted a series
Of resolutions, calling upon the President tc
inform Congress whether the spot on which
the first blood was shed in the beginning O
the war with Mexico is or is not on the soil O
| the United States whether said spot was OF
was not coded to the United States by France
in the Louisiana purchase and whether sale
spot was or was not coded by the United States
to Spain in the Florida treaty of 1919. The
resolutions lie over.
On motion OF Mr.. Vinton, the House reso
we'd itself into committee of the whole (Mr J
R. Ingersoll in the chair) and took up the bill
to supply deficiency in the appropriation fo
the subsistence department. Said bill being
read and agreed to, on motion the committee
rose and reported. The House then passed TIT
bill through its several readings.
On MIR. Vlnton's motion, the House agar
went into committee of the whole-Mr J. r
lngersoIl again in the chair
Mr.. Einton submitted a resolution referrin.
the various portions of the Presidents annua
:. message TO the standing committees
MIR. Cllngnan rose, and saying that he hat
an amendment TO propose, which he did no
know that he ought to offer, made set speed
to the House on the sub Iects of slavery, abo
lition, agitation at the South and North, tn
rights of new territories, the Presidency, &c.
&c. He maintained the just compromises o
the constitution for all portions of the country
After Re had concluded, he offered his d
mendment.
Mr.. Gddings moved division of the reso
luton, so that each subject might be separate
ly acted upon. But before any action wa
had, on motion, the committee rose
A resolution was adopted, that when tn
, House adjourned tomorrow, it would adiour
until Monday next
And then the House adjourned until to-mor
row.
, Thursday, Dec. %.
2 SENATE.-Messrs. Dix, Davis, of Miss
e Johnson, of Md, Cass, and Bagby, presente
e petitions
Several resolutions of minor interest wer
introduced, and referred or laid over.
D Mr.. Bagby gave notice OF his intention t
introduce bill, providing for the payment {
, interest due the State of Alabama.
|. Mr. johnson, of Md, submitted a resolu
ton calling for information respecting tn
number of soldiers in Mexico, (past and pre-
sent, 1.-THE killed and acknowledgements a
j tending the war, naval and military, &c
which was adopted
a Mr.. Crittenden introduced 4 BILL providin
It for the purchase of the ''A1adison papers
and asked that it might be acted upon forth
d with THE bill contemplates an appropri5
ton of $50, 900 to the purchase of these p;
pers-s5, 900 to be paid over Immediately I
: his widow, and the remainder to be investc
for her benefit.
e NJ. Niles suggesting that large appropri;
j. ton having been made, for that purpose, h