The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-21
SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. GIQQlNlIS Offering the memorial of Iosenh Sch

inquire into the constutionality of the acts OF Con-
gress therein referred to being in force in this
District and authorizing and unfolding the slave trade
The SPEAKER The gentleman from Ohio will re-
duce his instructions to writing.
Mr.. G. w. JONES. move to lay the memorial on
the table.
A voice. Read the petition
The SPEAKER Before the paper can be read, it
must be endorsed.
1.-THE paper was here returned to Mr. G. to be en-
Mr. J. r. INGERSOLL thought, from the description
given Of the petition by the honorable gentleman from
ONO MT GIDDINGsl that 1t was thing somewhat alb
stract in its character.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL But rise to question of or
DER whether the reference of abstract question
committee OF the House would be in order 1t was his
opinion that the abstract inquiry into the constutonay
OF such question could not go to committee the
address Of the House.
Mr.. CLINGMAN suggested that the gentleman from
Ohio withdraw his instructions, and allow the paper to-
go to the com cS%m Msse without snSnN them
1.-THE paper having been endorsed and returned to the
clerks table, it was read accordingly.
The CHAIR stated the question to be on the motion
by the gentleman from Tennessee MR. G. W. JoNEs] to
lay the table, and upon this question the yeas and
nays demanded, and ordered
The vote then taken and decided in the negative,
The SPEAKER stated that he had always voted to
give the most respectful consideration to all petitions and
he should vote in the negative Said vote was as fol-
lows
YEAS-Messrs. Barrnger, Barrow, Bayly, Beale, Bed
niger, Birdsa, Black Bocock Bous Bowdon, Boyd Boy
don William Gnh roWn Buck
Beverly e5b
ander Evans Featherson FeEn. Fioarnoy French, Fu-
ton Gayle Gentry Goggin, Green, Willard Hall, Ham
Jo%nsons e. jona Jones kausD aKs enno NJ
po Mckay
phyNss oS'Iaw, Petit pey,on Phelps Plsbury Pres
yer, Shepherd, Simpson, Sims, Robert Smith, Stanton
oob %aps
ans. Becher, Blanchard Brady, Butler Candy, cngman
Collamer, Conger, Cranston Crowel, Cummins Dckey
bree Nathan Evans. Faran Farrelly. Fisher. Freedey
Fries Giddings, Got Gregory, GTnne, Hale. Nathan K
a Holmes pa haSSad ad fsy
CHARLES .g h r. lnEeri0 Irwin Jsnfn
.awfsnee, Lincoln, Lord, Mcceiand, MeIIvains, Manu.
Marsh. Marvin, Morris Mu,in Nelson, News NieoI
hill, Julius Rockwell, John 4 Rockwell, Root. Rumsey
Smith, hf saY i Andrew sewari Charles l. STUART,
Strohm Strong Silyss'e5 Iallmadge IaylDr James
Thurston. Tuck, Turner, Van Dyke, Warren, Wentworth
and White-T
So the motion to lay the table lost.
Mr.. GIDDINGS now withdrew his instructions, and
pressed the motion to refer the memorial to the commit
Mr. CHAPMAN moved to refer the memorial to the
Committee on the District OF Columbia and upon this
Mr. CROWELL demanded the yeas and nays; but
The SPEAKER decided that debate having arisen on
the subject and the previous question not having been
called, the paper must lie over under the rule
! Mr.. THIBODEAUX, pursuant to notice, asked and
obtained leave to introduce bill relating to the custom
district of New Orleans; which was read twice. and
| ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
CUMBERLAND ROAD
Mr. r. SMITH, pursuant to notice, asked and obtained
leave To introduce bill provide completing the
Cumberland road in the States of Ohio Indiana Illinois,
and Missouri; which read twice, and referred to the
Committee on Roads and Canals.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE ARMY
Mr. VINTON, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, reported bill making an appropriation to supply
part the deficiency in the appropriation for subsistence
in kind Of the and volunteers during the end
Mr. " moved its reference to the Committee of the
Whole House on the state OF the Union with view, he
said, following up the same with motion that the
House resolve itself at once into committee for the pur
pose of acting upon it Immediately. communication
from the Secretary Of War; which he would send UP to
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman, from Ohio
that by the rules appropriation bill could not be act
ed upon on the day OF IFS introduction.
Mr.. YINT0N moved to suspend the rules.
The SPEAKER stated that no motion to suspend the
rules would be in order except Monday of every week
| and the last ten days of the session
So the bill referred to the Committee OF the Whole
| on the State of the Union
JOHN PAUL JONES.
Mr. j. A. ROCKWELL, from the Committee of Claims,
reported back the Senate bill for the relief OF the heirs of
John Paul Jones, deceased with amendments, which bill
to be printed and referred to the Committee OF the Whole
House.
9. JUDICIARY.
Mr. j. R. INGERSOLL, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back memorial of annual meeting
of the Society of Friends of the State Of Pennsylvania,
in relation TO the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia &C., and asked that said committee be dis
charged from its further consideration which agreed
to.
Also, supplement to act entitled "An act to regu
late the exercise OF the appellate jurisdiction OF the Su
preme Court of the United States certain cases; which
was read twice, and committed
CHARLES G RIDGELY.
Mr.C j. INGERSOLI, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs reported bill directing the mode of settling the
claims of Chas. G. Ridgey which was read twice, and
committed.
SUBSISTENCE ARMY.
On motion of Mr. VINTON, the letter from the Secre-
tary of War and communication from the Commissary of
Subsistence, sent to the Clerk by him when reporting
from the Committee Of Ways and Means, ordered to
be printed Mr. " also gave notice OF his intention 10
ask the House to 60 into committee tomorrow for the
purpose of acting upon the bill referred to-
NOTICES OF BILLS
By Mr. r. W. JOHNSON: Bill to settle the boundaries
OF the land districts which border on the boundary line
! between Arkansas and Missouri
BY Mr.. WENTWORTH: An act granting lands to aid
in the construction OF the Central railroad, the Terre
Haue and St Louis railroad, and the Northern Cross
railroad, in the State of Illinois
Also, bill to grant the right of way and of pre- emp
ton to all railroads which NAV be constructed over the