The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-29
a Ms.ys.
January II. Mr. Giddings offered the follow

from
which, II is reported, he has since been des-
patched for the slave market at New Orleans:
And whereas said eolored man had been en-
Ployed in said boarding house for several wears.
had become well and favorable known to mem
eers OF this House, had married a wife in this
city, and, under a contract TO purchase his free
dom, for the sum Of $500, had, by great indus
try, paid that sum within about 500:
And whereas out,ages like the foregoing have
been OF common Occurrences in this District, and
are sanctioned by the laws of Congress, and are
extremely painful to many of the members of this
House, as well as in themselves inhuman.--
Therefore,
ResotUed, That Select Committee of FIVE
members be appointed &c inquire into, and re-
port upon the facts aforesaid also, as TO the
propriety of repeating such acts of Congress as
sustain or authorize the slave trade in this Dis
trict, or TO remove the seat Of Government TO
some free State.
Mr.. Gayle, Of Alabama, moved to lay the reso-
luton upon the table, and the yeas and nays
were ordered.
Mr. Wick, of Indiana, wished to know whsth-
er IL was in order for any gentleman to require
the House TO vote on state Of facts of which
they know nothing
The Speaker overuleo the point of order.
Mr.. Meade, of Virginia, asked whether the
gentleman from Ohio would swear these facts
were true.
The Speaker "Debaie Is not in order"
Mr.. Giddings: "Would it be in order to an
swer 20
Speaker at would not"
Mr.. Meade appearing disposed to proceed. the
Chair interposed.
The motion to lay upon the table was decided
in the negaiive-yeas IS, nays So.
The question recurring on the demand for the
previous question, MIR. Jameson, of Missouri,
inquired if it would be la order TO move a refer
ence
Speaker Not while the previous question is
pending
Mr.. Duer asked il it would be in order to
move an amendment
Speaker No motion il now in order.
Mr.. HARRISON, of Georgia, asked whether the
rule had been suspended 10 allow the resolution
to be acted upon.
Speaker "No"
Mr.. HARRISON: If he desired to debate the reso-
lution, would il not lie over2
Speaker 10 will net--the previous question
has been demanded; if sustained. it will bring
the House 10 a direct vote.
Tellers were demanded, and the question was
announced 10 be OH secOnding the demand for
the previous question.
Mr.. Goggin, of Virginia, wished to know
whether the gentleman from Ohio did not call
the previous question before the resolution was
sent to the Chair, and whether be had a right to
90 so.
The Speaker replied that the question had
been settled by frequent precedent, and he over
ruled the point of order.
Mr.. Jameson, Of Missouri, moved reconsid-
Grafton Of the vote on the motion to lay the resO-
luton ON the table.
Mr.. Giddings rose 10 point Of order.
Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia, rose to a point Of
order.
Great confusion ensued.
The Speaker refused TO entertain any motion
ill, gentlemen had all taken their seats.
Mr.. Giddings here signihed desire 10 modify
his resolution.
Mr.. Stephens asked whether it was competent
for him to do so, after vote on his resolution 7
The Speaker stated that il was in accordance
with repeated presidents.
Mr.. Stephens appealed from the decision.
Mr.. Rhett, of South Carolina, asked whether,
if the gentleman from Ohio modified his resolu-
ton so as to make it different from what it was,
another motion to lay upon the table would not
be in orderl
The Speaker: He would so decide.
Mr.. Vinton, of Ohio, moved TO 60 into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union.
The Speaker ruled the motion out Of or
der
Mr.. Stephens Withdrew his appeal.
The Speaker announced that the resolution,
as modified, was before the House.
Mr.. HARRISON, Of Georgia, moved to lay II
upon the table; and the yeas and nays were or
dered.
Mr. Jameson wished to know what became
Of his motion to reconsider.
The Speaker decided, that since the resolution
was modified, it was not now in order.
Mr.. Jameson appealed, but afterwards with
drew his appeal.
Mr.. Cobb, Of Georgia, raised the point of or
.,-r. whether a member could, on the presentl-
ton Of a resolution, force the House to decis-
ivevote, by the previous question:
The Speaker decided that the practice Of the
House had settled the question in the aihrTna-
tive.
Mr.. Cobb said the Speaker was right as to
the practice, but the practice was wrong
Mr.. Giddings had modified his resolution, by
inserting the words, sit is represented" after
the word "whereas," where il first occurs, and
by striking out the words, cor TO remove the
seat of Government TO some free State. The
question was then taken on the resolution as
aaendad, by yeas and nays the vote stood
YEIs-Messrs. Green Adams, Atkinson, Bar
ringer, Barrow, Bayly, Beale, Bedinger, Bird
salf' Black, Bolts. BowdOn, Boyden, Boyd,
Brodhead, w. G.. Brown, Buckner, Burt, Ca
he'll. Chapman, Chase, Franklin Clark, Beverly
Il. Ii
R. w. Cobb. Cooke, Crisheld, CrOzisr, Cum
minis. Daniel, Donneii, Garrett Duncan, Eek
ert, Feathesston, Fickhn, Frenca, Fulton, Cen
try, Gaines, Gayle, Goggin, Green, Willard =
Hall, Hammons, HARRISON, Harmanson, Harris,
Hill, George S. Houston, lnge, Charles J. In
gersoIl, Jamieson, Andrew Johnson, Robert w.
Johnson. George W. Jones, John w. Jones,
kaufman, Kennon, Tho. Butler King, LaSere,
Levin, Lyon, Lumpkin, Maclay, Mckay Nc
Lane. Meade, Miller, Morehead, Nico!l, Out
law. Peyton, Phelps, Filsbury, Preston, k1ett'
Richardson, Richey, Roman, ShePEeFd' SimP-
son, Sims, Stanton, Stephens, Ihibodeanx'
Thomas, Tompkins, Jacob Thompson, !onn
r THOMPSON, Robert A. Thompson, Ioombs,
Turner. Venable, Williams-94.
NAys-Messrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams,
Bingham, Blanchard, Butler, Candy, Cathcart,
Coliamer. Collins, Conger, Cranston, Crowell,
Dickey, Dickinson, Dixon, Duer, Dunn, Edsall'
Edwards, Embree, Nathan Evans, faran, ar
reilly, Fisher, Freddy, Fries, Giddings, Cot,
Gregory. GrinneIl, Hale, Nathan X. Hall, Jas
G.. Hampton, Moses Hampton, Henley, Henry,
Elias b. Holmes, John w. Houston, Hubbard,
Hudson, Hunt, Joseph Z. lngersoll, Irwin, Jen-
kins, James II. Johnson, Kellogg, Daniel r.
King, Lahm, w. T.. Lawrence, Sidney Law
renee, Lincoln, McClelland, Mcllvaine, Mann,
Marsh. Marvin, Morris, Mullin, Newell, Pal
frey, Peaslee. Peck, Petrie, Pollock, Putnam
Juii1s Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Rose, Root,
81. John, SAWYER, Schenck, Sheriff., Caleb b.
smith, Truman smith, Starkweather, Charles
E. Stuart, Strohni, Sylvester, Tallmadge' James
Thompson, VIM. Thompson, fhurs'opI uck'
Warren. wentworth, White, Wilson--eo.
The Hou.e of Lord, Il is announced will OPP
pose the bill granting freedom to the Jews Ii