New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-20

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millions of d0ilsrs he proceeded O. show the largo
outlay which would Be necessary the number 81
AGENTS and s1orers required snd % prove that ihe
enornrr. urr-ts referred o. entirely imaginsry
Mr BREFsE insisted that rnder the proposed contract
10 would only DO necessary for The m- morlslists :
complete that part fzrout ID miles watch les 1etRe
the head waters OF ne rvers A. th' point 90 ne "a
c.f- srd Atlantic sides. which are now nsvigabe n
high Vster. and ihat the completion oi the railroad
over these intervening miles would not cost more u an
100000
Yet by the BILL the contract proposed With the me-
morssis would 60 into eject 90 soon - steam could
be- usei IN the transportation whether By mi road or o
STEAMBOATS, Without intending % oppose the measure,
he desired that time should be- taken for tall consider
siion OF an the circumstances
Alter some farther remarks ~ Messrs DIX sni
CAuEaoN the senate went into Executive session sad
suose4 ueni.y adjourned
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
Several documents from the Departments. required
| ~ sr were received sni ordered % b. printed
Mr. VINroN from the Committee 90 Ways and Means
reported bin % supply o. 'encies In The app-opra
tons for the year which WAS read and referred
% the Committee o. the Whole on the state Of the
| lnion.
motion by Mr. ROBINSON. % reconsider the vote
on NJ RooIs resolution, insirucuug the Committee
on Territories . bring IN b for the Organization oi
territorial governments IN California and Now Mexico,
and excluding Slavery came uD. when Mr. WENT.
WORTH moved % lay the resolution on the table sni
| this asst motion prevaiief-lO1 O. -
Mr. GIDDNG7 introduced a bin authorizing the people
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% the condition Of slavery therein
The reading having been concluded
/ Mr GiDDINGs said that he had endcavor'f, To fra"
ing up this b 20 make every thing So PLAIN tuai every
/ member could understand g. IL was simply question
20 be- propounied 20 the people ot the District OF Co
lumbia whether they ia fact desired the continuance
/ OF the institution Of slavery or not
! Mr. JACOB THOMPSON said B desire t0 know Hhe'her
the people Of this District hsse expressed IN any way
desire That Congress should pass such law as - con
| templa'ed by this bill
sHta~N rr. a4r Al "A ffffl'I
| OF them and a. the leading men am ng them, have
made such request snd u Is in accordance th that
! request that this bin hs. been drawn.
Mr IoNFRINs said that he mad probably not distinct
heard the reading ct the BILL but b. undcrscod ore
of is provisions 20 be- that every male nhsb.tant of
the District twenty one years OF ~" should vote
At the contemplated Convention. Now ne wished The
gentleman 90 cxpsn whether in using thai spress.0n,
twas intention that bond and free. or negroes
bond free were 10 take part in tbs expression 90
| pnblic sentiment
| Nr GfDDrNcs said that when be- looked abroad upon
the family Of man. be knew no distinctions BE know
Of no persons 10 this District that did NOT come from
the same creating hand that formed hmci or Tie gen
usman from Miisissippf Nr IoMrkfNsf and when ~
Mr. spoke of the people OF this District, be- meant
precisely What be said. Tie meant every male inha0
liant Of the District of Columbia over twrntyoue years
OF age lie IA not draw any distinctions ne would not
suffer the Nho held bis fellow man in bondage t1fy
whether be would DO this thing NOT ant then refuse
20 put the question o. him who was th-- md 10 the
gcui. man from NIssisslpp chose 90 u'rr ar amend
meut excluding both the Stakeholder and the sieve Boz
Mr. would 20 with him but sc the advocate a. the
eternal principle OF Truth sud Justice boz would
submit % give man the control of another mans
liberty Any such attempt struck 20 the very i0unia
ton NJ his principles Every feeling Of BIZ .uu. shrgnk
with adherence from tie prop suln BE stood here
A. the advocate 90 our comm % humanity be- stood
here CD uphold those rgntf aud t0 demlni that the
during pr pies Of Justice should De m0ted Guy %
cry individual IN the Dsirct % Columbia. IT, liI not
come here the advocate Of any peculiar fights0 0ne
man claiming -ht. over another. lie sio1d here On
sound Democratic pfinclFle
TIE STEAMER sai1 the Chair mu-f 7rrest the gentle
man from OHIO % his remarks According o, tae
rl'r 3D. debate srose on any proposition or resolution.
O., must except by general consent % over onc Day
Mr GDpNCs suggested that if tne proposition 90
introduce his bii h4d given rise q debate. % would
have gone over But the oil had been received. ha1
been twice read and the question now was on order
ing be eugrossed for ih.rd reading. A matter
uf course be- presumed that question was drbaieabe
Had not the ground been yielded BY the very fact Of
putting the hi uyon the question Of engrossmentt
The SPEAKER The twenty sixth rule Of The House is
10 the following words
Tue State and Territories shall Dee called flr resol.
tone each alternate Monday during each session of Cor
gre. ard u % secure ms un q ol sad dave,
resolutions that sha give Use t0 debate ss iIs over q
Discus under u.-s ~ the iiolse ar-a1y esfh.re,
ard he whole sst dsys shall be- appropriated 20 rr-o
gu. until oil the slate. aud Territories ere cal 81 throu
The STEAMER continued The Chair tanks that tne
spirit of the rule requires that everything which gives
nee % debate except motion 10 reconsider, should
60 over.
Mr GInDNGs-ls Il in order % move the previous
question on the question Of engrossmeuif
The SrEAKFA-ltis
Mr.. GIpDrNos-Ihen move H.
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON moved that the bill be- laid on |
the table md asked the yeas and nays that motion
Mr T. sad that with the permission OF The House, /
he would Ike to say one word. lie bad heard " no
csl for such measure.
some calls o. order.
The Speaker .ad the question before the House
the motion q Jay the oil on the table and that ques
ton was not deoatabe
Mr. CHsPNAN OF I'D rose 70 move that the bin be 70
ferred O. the Committee the District OF Coumbs |
tie supposed. be said that the motion % lay the b
the table q, the precedence
IRE SFEAKER said that the motion 20 lay the table
TOOK precedence, and 60 also did the motion tor the
previous question
The yeas md nays we're then ordered.
And The question shall this bin be laid on The tsble "
taken, and resulted-less loo. Says s0as follows
YrAs-Aiam. Atkinson. Barringer, barrow. Bayly. |
Besle Bediuser Boii-. BoWlin, Boyd Boydon, BRADY
Bldges Brodhead. W. @. Brown &. Brown. A. q. /
Brown Bucknrr Burt Ca0eu. Chapman. Chase /
p l.. CLARK. r. COBB. W r. Cobb. Cooke Cr.slrl5 /
Croz'er Daniel @. Duncan, Dam. Eckert Eiwarls /
4. Evans Faran. Fickin, Flolrn1y, French, Fol- /
tou Gaines. Gayle Gentry, Goggin, Green, Hem |
mons. HARRISON harnanson. Harris. HI. l. r. |
Holmes G.. = Houston lnge, Clarles j. lngersoil /
Joseph r. lngersol. lverson, Andrew Johnson 1
kOot W Johnson Geo " Jones W Jones Ken |
Lincoln LumpkIn McCernsnd. Mcdowell Mckay Nc !
Lare, Job Mann Meade Miller MOrehead. Morris |
Morse. OUTLAW Peudletgn Phelps. Pl.stury Preston |
Richardson kichey, Robinson, shepPerd Truman /
odesux. Thomas Jacob Thompson. Mss Richard vs. /
Ih0mpson Ind John p Thompson. ny Robert A. /
Thompson. Va Tompkius Ioombs 'ena5le tinton, /
Wslisce Wick Wiley. Williams. WoCdwsrd-lJ5.
kATs-Abbotr. Ashmun. Bingham. b.sckmsr, an /
chsrd Candy. Csihcart Cspp. Clark, CoIlaner, Cor
ger Cranston. CroTel Dickey Dixon. % Duncan, + n
bree. Evans Fsreily Freed ey Fries. Gi1inzs Gott
Greeley Gregory Grnnel. Hale, \. Hall, Henley /
Herry +. p Holmes Hubbard, Hudson. Hunt Jenkins, /
Jas. Il. Johnson Kellogg, Daniel hing Lshm, VIM /
T. Lawrence. sidney Lawrence, NcClel and Mcllvs1e
n Mann, Marsh. Marvin, Muln, Nelson. hes. Newell 4
Pslfrry Peasee PEGS Pettt Pollock Putnam, Reynolds
RCckhlL Julus Rockwell. Mas. Root. h1msey Jr i
- John sheriff. Sylvester Singerland smart Robert /
Smith. Stsrk<esther. strohu Talmsdye Tnur-tou, /
Tuck Turner. Van Dyke. Warren. Wentworth, WHIT |
WImor. IS ilson-sq
Mr. PArFREV gave notice Of q bin D extend % the /
personal oerty % American iree-n, the protection Of
Irisl by Jury.
Tee House after considering Anum5er Of Resolutions,
which We lsy over for Evening edition Adjourned
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