Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-07


| The PHxsrDnc OrF1cEs is to lay the mo
ton to receive the petition on the table.
Mr.. CALHoUS--What is the subject matter Of
the petition7
The PRESIDING OrFrcBR--The abolition Of
slavery in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. HALE-lfi 1t be in order, shall state the
subject matter of the petition. The petition
comes from the yearly meeting Of Friends at
Newport, Wayne county, Indiana. praying the
termination Of the war in Mexico, and also,
praying that all the powers vested In Congress
upon the subject, shall be exerted for the termi-
nation of slavery.
Mr. BuTLER-That does not say anything
about slavery in the District of Columbia.
Mr. HALE remarked that it had been lnclu-
ded in the petition.
| The question was then taken on the call for
the ayes and nays. "A sufficient number of
members rising, the ayes and nays were taken
as follows -
YeaS-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison. Ather.
ton, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Breese,
Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Davis of Miasis-
sippi. Dickinson. Dix, Downs, Fairfield Felch.
Foote, Hunter. johnson of Maryland, Johnson of
louisiana Mangum Mason. Niles, Rusk. Sc
yyer, Sprnancc, Sturgeon, Turney, Wescott,
Yulee-32.
Nays--Mcssrs baldwin, Clarke, Corwin,
Greene, Hale, Miller, Phelps, Underwood,
sUpham-9
So the motion to receive the petition was laid
upon the table.
Mr. HALE presented the memorial Of David T.
Burr and siXty-nine others, citizens of Pennsyl-
vania, praying for such an alteration of the
Constitution and laws as shall abolish slavery
throughout the Union.
Mr., HALE said do not know that there is a
standing rule or order of the Senate that raises
the question whether this ne,ition shall he re.
ceived or the motion TO receive il be laid ON the
table ask whether the notion to recoive the
petition is debaeable. Am correct. sir. in
supnosirg that if is debateable
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