The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-24


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confer upon Congress the power OF the aooiitSon OF
slavery throughout the Usion.
Mr.. Hale hoped. ~ there was no rule OF the SENATE
he believed excluding this petition, that would be
received He desired to say one word upon It. He did
not wish to stir up angry feengs but To acqut
OF a solemn duty What was the rule that petition
of this kind should not comein hsrs' The public mind
adventurous and free-it penetrated and ioquir-
ed into every thing II tops at nothing The science
Of geology had explored the bowels OF the earth
and resolved its elements; science had penetrated
dared even to approach the throne OF Coz himself
and to define the laws by which he governed and by
which he governs the world which ne mas ere, created
When the public mind u mus ~ .ti ,.
venturous ana lnquirins wnas ,, - n1.san, ns
we cannot appro,Sn =, Nor ioS ,srvV rss no MR.
abstraction H praesc'i q uss.1n ~ hs.S
right SPEAK upon IN a IN
foreign country at an expense OF some hi,y millions
y year ~ m. nscnar nsttutian Shall now he told
recty 70 sh,s peo Sn ~, ~ Lrd 90 th;. vhctS NJ
tbas en- people snai not DC nesIo On .ns AIT
as ~ aa,so "a AZ, ,ab' 81, no bsrd III ala
TO the petitionerr anu tnsir ngn' 70 Do nc uu
not wish 10 sur up angry ieeh"gs no "o'eo 'nA' 'no
pesition % receNso- -, a.. -, .x.A
MIR BERnIrs said that under the rule the rule OF the
we nsS AVOIDED On lbs o. ny
house He did not spprehsnd that there was any thing
which the Senator hao sara WHEN wo"d nnSuce III, sns
Senate 70 chsnse lts prscuce ne a. ""'
the question u reoepso us ia III ~ -s,s,
And the motion was ana 'ns question Oh fe0sp
sion was iaio upon Inc 'ao'e'
Mr. CAss from the COMMITTEES Military Affairs in.
troduced bill to raise for limited time an additional
military force.
The bill provides for ten new regiments OF iniantryto
ossr. to sppontsd BY
Prs sdent by and with the advice ana consent Oh the
Senate; e.ou,,. .rr,sor and assistant surgeons
to each regiment to be previously examined a. 10 quail
hcAtons, &c. ;.,.a
The bill was ordered 10 De printed
Mr. CAss gave notice that ne should ct an early day.
ask for the consideration OF TINS Dill ..,,.. a. l.,
And, after short Executive session. held at tho IN
stance Of the Chairman on Foreign Relations the senate
adjourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES Wsosn.D.r Dec %, ls47.
Mr. oIppINos, ABOLITION PETITION
Yesterday, Mr. Giddings presented petition from
of slavery therein By the casting vote of the Speaker
the motion to Law e on the table was rejected
This morning
Mr. LIaoN Of Maryland said that he voted to lay the
pet iton by MIR Gddings the table, but bis
The SpEAxEn-That will change the result Of the
vote The clerk will announce it.
The srDDKnn-Thc gentleman win suspend for mo-
ment
The CLERn announced the vote. changed by the
transfer of Mr. Ligon's name to the affirmative -yeas
90: nays 81.
The SrEAKxR-By the twelfth rule, "in all cases of
election bv ths House the Speaker sha vote In other
casss he shall not vote unless the House be equally
divided or unless his vote II given to the minority, will
make the division equal and In case of such equal dv
sion the question shall DO lost The petition Is laid
upon the table
upon '-' '' MAJOR rocam.s-mn sopnco.
Tochman asking for relief and IL was Preferred to The
Committees on the Judiciary The Msjor's memorial
occppes FORTY four octave pages and he gves an &C.
count of his difficulties with Mr. Bodisco the Russian
Minister in relation to the claims of the next Of kin
heirs at law of Gen Thaddeus Kosciusko He prays that
Cong ess will give TO the Circuit Court of the United
States for the fourth circuit in the district Maryland
ming the estate Of Kosciusko now depending in the
Circuit the District Of Columbia And he fur
Their prays Congress to take such to restrain
Mr. Bodisco Minister from offering with
his pursuits this country (as their wis
dom may to be consistent with the honor of the
sovereignty of these United States offended, by the
attempt Of Mr. Bodisco to visit upon of its osens
against that foreign country and as the policy
of these United stetes represented by Congress- may
require and admit
MR.. sIppIses' rErIrIor-AoAIN.
Mr.. GrDpINos-Wi 1t now be in order to move to
the petition ION slavery which offered yester
day?
The SPEAKERThs chair Is Of the opinion that 1t will
be in order.
Mr. GippINos-I move, then, that It be referred
from Ohio yesterday i"% on a' the table The quss
ton now Is, shall it be considered
The srEAKER-The noes have it.
THE COMMITTEES ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
Mr. GENTRY sent up report when was read AZ the
ClerKs liable, viz:-At meetng OF the Commlttee on
indian Affairs, on motion OF Mr. Gentry 1t was resolved
that Mr. Barringer be appointed Chairman OF the COM
mittee voice: Has COMMITTEES the right to change
its chairman" ana another; What aia gentry give
up for!J -
The SPrAKER-Tne paper VIII lie on the table, II tnere
be no otJectlon
TELL US THE sror" ,,
Mr. LINCOLN, OF Illinois, pr. sented long preamble
and resolution eight In number asking the resident
TO Inform the House whether the Amsricah SPOT on
which the resident says niood was shea py tne Mef
cans not within the SOIL wrested rom spain oy the
Mexican revolution wnetner tne majority OF Msxi-
can ctEens submitted themselves 70 the or
laws OF Texas, by voluntary consent or oy oompuson
whether the people OF the did not nee upon
the approsch OF the ohted states army before ooou
was shedi whetnef some Oh our c,Ia.ns, ~ .nS linz
blood was shed were not armed solaeis mere oy LEV
orders OF the fresdenI OF the onteu o.a.es
the cneI Vi tpo l.sIy oioe son. suo.o u no' INV
mate thst suoh mSvemens was not necsssary, @o
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shu .nsy 30 over - 49,. A.. ,,,.. .s.,u. tai,
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.ne Jay preseu rsqueoe.s 'ne 'o'elai 'oniin'''oee
10 mhAe tue ipquHioo ueriSnaeeu.