Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-01

Here Mr. HousroS gave way allow message to be re-
ceved from the Senate announcing the death OF the Hon. oHS
FAIRFIELD, Senator from the State Of Maine whereupon
Mr.. LANNON'S of Maine rose and addressed the House
in appropriate remarks culogsc of the public and pr
character Of the deceased which remarks he concluded
by offering the customary resolutions Of respect for his memo
ry, and then the House adjourned.
PETITIONS.
The SPEAKER proceeded call the States for petitions,
beginning at the Territory of Wisconsin and calling back
wards. Petitions and memorials presented follows
From Wisconsn--By Mr.. TWEEDY.
From Florida-By Mr.. CABELL.
From Mchigan--By Mr.. BINGHAM.
From Mssour--By Mr.. w. P. HALL.
From Alabama-By Mr. INGE.
From Indiana--By Mr.. WICK
Mr.. g. b. SMITH presented the petition of John M. Sin
clair and 2l0 other PERSONS of Jay county, Indiana praying
for the abolition Of slavery and the slave trade in the District
Of Columbia and moved its reference the Committee
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. CABELL moved lay the petition on the table
which question was decided in the affirmative by yeas and
nays Yeas ~, nays 70.
Petitions wee further presented
= From Ohio b. Messrs DUNCAN, MILLER, DICKIN-
SON, and TAYLOR.
From Temessec-By Messrs. COOKE, CRozlER, and
A. JOHNSON.
From Kentucky-By Mr.. BOYD.
From Georgia-By Messrs. STEPHENS and KING.
From Vrginia7-By Mr.. GOGGIN.
From New Yofk-By Messrs. S. LAWRENCE and n.
K HALL
From Massachlsets-By Messrs. ABBOTT, ASHMUN,
PALFREY, GFINNELL, and ]. @, ADAMS.
From New Hampshire-By Messrs. pEAsLEE, and
TUCK.
Mr. TUCK PRESENTED the petition Of JOS Lnlsly and 70
Others citizens pr Philadelphia, praying Congress appro
pirate the proceeds OF the public lands for the extinction OF
slavery in United States and moved its the
Committee on the Territories.
Mr. GAYLE moved that the petition be laid the table.
Mr.. BRQDHEAD inquired of the Chair if member
pressed his desire to debate the petition would not be laid
aside under herue .
I'm. "a.
GArLE) had that thu petition be laid the table, and
that motion wa, not debaable.
Mr.. BRODHEAD requested Mr.. GAYLE to withdraw his
motion to lay the petition on the table.
Mr.. GAYLE declining to withdraw his motion
The question put The motion to lay the petition
the table, and decided by yeas and naysYeas Sc nays TO-
So the petitisn was laid on the table.
Mr.. TUCK presented the petition Of David t. Bum and 6s
Others inhabitants of Pennsylvania, praying Congress adopt
such will abolish slavery throughout the United
Sates and moed its reference to the Committee the Ju
dietary.
Mr. EVANS, of Maryland, moved to lay the petition on
the table which agreed to-.
The call of The States continued, and petition
presented
From Maine-By Mr.. SMART.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. ROCKWELL. of Connecticut, from the Committee
Claims. reported bill for the relief the legal representa-
tiyes Of James Brown Read first and second time,
milted, and ordered TO be printed
Also bill Tor the relief of Daniel Robinson which was
seCoiu CoHLihueu, oiHeISa w NC
printed
Mr.. CROMWELL, from the COMMITTEES of Claims, made
adverse reports ON the petitions of VIM Brook, James Nor
row. Patrick Cunningham, and Geo. B. Holenback which
were laid on the fable, and ordered to be printed
Mr.. GRINNELI., from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
argistef the barque Saruh and Eliza; which read
frs and second time when
Mr.. GRINNELL moved that the bill be put upon its
passage.
The question put and the blswas ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time.
Mr.. C0LLAMER, from the Committee on Public Lands,
made adverse report the memorial Of the Protestant
University Of the United States asking donation of land for
its support Laid the table, and memorial and report
dered TO be printed.
Mr. BRODHEAD, from the Committee on Public Lands,
an adverse report the petition of n. p Bennet Laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed
GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL.
Mr.. GOGGIN from the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads reported joint resolution concerning the
poriation of the mail from Washington South
The report having been read
Mr. GoGGIN hoped the House would consent to consider
il now.
The SPEAKER remarked that he id altogether under
stand the in which this amendment before the
House. II appeared that the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads submitted report resolution which hal
been referred hem but il necessary that they
should report amendment.
Mr. GoGGiN replied that the joint resolution which he
had now reported from the committee offered subst
tute for that Which had been referred.
Mr.. HOUSTON, OF Alabama, asked for the reading OF the
resolution, and it was read accordingly.
Mr. G0GGIN hoped there would be no objection to further
action on this subject this time He hoped that all sides Of
the House would in disposing of il, for both the
North and the South the East and the West interested
speedy disposal The interests Of the people every where
involved in this subject and he aked matter Of
favor that the House would consider il and put it its
passage.
Mr. HOUSTON, Of Alabama inquired if motion to refer
10 the Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
now precujed
Mr. GoGGIN said the question now before the House
whether would proceed to the consideration OF this
joint resolution II the gentleman from Alabama objected TO
that be would say
Mr. JONES of Tennessee desired make motion that il
be referred to Committee Of the Whole the State of the
Union, and that be printed
The motion commit and print then put and carried.
Mr. GOGGIN then moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee OF the Whole the state Of the Union, for
the purpose Of taking up this joint resolution.
Mr. COLLAMER said that would not answer the purpose
Of the gentleman from Virginia. because the business before
the Committee Of the Whole must be taken up in the order
in which stood the calendar and the rule could not he
suspended except on Monday
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, said he would make notion
which would take precedence and which he believed was now
IN order. II was that this House do now adjourn
The yeas and nays called for, and Mr. JONES with
drew his motion
Mr. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, inquired IL the House mast
not necessarily 60 into Committee Of the Whole this joint
resolution, inasnuch il involved appropriation OF the
public money
After brief discussion on the difficulty nwheh the House
was involved
Mr. G0GGTN moved a reconsideration Of the motion to