The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-11


TH'kTlHTH OOHGHKss.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
WAsH'SoreS, January 10, ls4s.
The Senate met at halfpsst IL, - usual. Pr.vse
vas offered By the Chaplain.
PETITIONS MEMORIALS
being first in order, number were presented and re-
ferred.
Mr. Dickinson presented uemorAl from New York
In reference to clothing or that should have
been furnished to volunteers during the Mexican var
MT D. also presented petitions for REDUCTION OF pest
age.
coLros's MAJ OF THE UNITED srArEs.
Nh. FITzrATRIcx submitted resolution suthorisine
the purchase Of 1000 copies Of Coltons MAJ Of the
United States, ION the presumption that Il exhibited
ousssd 1t some leDgth-Msssrs BxKror, PxAsur and
DIc,s.os epposnsis Finally the resolution wAs lad
THE COLONIZATION or vnxE BLACKS
- On motion, the resolutions Offered yesterday BY Mr.
Enasrwood) instruotiDg the Judiciary Com mistss to
inquire into tn. eonstitutionslty Of spproprisiag
pubic money to dersy the sxps OF ooonisns free
negroes, were tAkenuP
Mr. USDEnwooD advocated ths resolutions, In order
that the extent Of power In the premises might be
hear both sides OF the He regretted thai the
Northern members manifested no desire for decisive
action ON the subjsct.
resolutions Tine petition presented by his colleague
from Kentucky yesterday, ON account Of which The
RESOLUTIONS had been offered. had its origin said,
In the desire of the petite against
oontD geney that might arise In Kentucky after the
temPlSted, and which night authorize the EN- anci-
patton Of the slave population II it wsrs coasttu.
tiona an appropriation by Congress dvfrsy
ponses OF colonization would greatly encourage the
dispo'ition Of the people Of Kentucky aseat to
the Ecpation Of their slaves position to the
resolutions propo. ed would have contrary eGs e. He
a hos la al
tude in reference to this matter
Mr. HALE opposed the resolutions. and entered into
the subject OF slavery generally, denying thai the
Northern people were the nrst to sytsts the subsot
or to exhibit hostility, and 20 forth
Mr.. DOUGLASS blamed both the North and South fer
the agitation Of the subject OF slavery dsoaag that
on both sides 1t was directed by persoasl and posio
motives
Mr.. DAYTON WAS opposed to instruoting the commit
tee; 1t ssuhcent refer the petitiou-silowng the
committes TO report or not, rs they pleased IL vas
not k y that they would make report declaring the
sxistsDce OF the power aludsd to- He fAvorsb 70
the colonization movement and would not lake 1t
subject OF agitation ana dispute In Conyress-which
could only retard its progress He concluded NJ NOV
ing to strike out the instructions from the resolutions
This motion carried
MIR. MASON was opposed to any action upon the sub
jsct Of slavery the question rhoud entersiaod
In Congress, in any shape or form whatever
Mr.. JkFrEKsoN DAVIS spoke in defence Of the course
OF the South and insisted that the position they
cnpisd was altogether = defensive one.
Mr.. BERRIEN raid that the petition more nor
less than prayer for the annual Appro prisron OF
public money to procure the slaves and
constitutional He therefore opposed to the pro-
posed reference and instructions.
MI NILES coincided in the views expressed by Mr..
Berrien.
On the motion Of Mr.. DICKINSON, the subject was
then indefinitely postponed yeas II, nays 49,
A MEssAGE FROM THE PREsIDENr
Was received, after whioh the Senate went into
executive session.
House OF Representatives.
WAsHiNa ror, Jan. 10, l84o
The House assembled at noon, rs usual the Sosskef
in the chair. After the reading Of tss Journal the
motion to reconrider the vote ON the passage Of
Mn. GorT's RESOLUTION,
In reference to slavery In the district of Columbia was
declared by the Speaker to be arst In orders and after
bers,
tons proposing to bersts oil the slaves the District
after 1850 and the remuneration Of their owners By
the government the States Of Msryla I'D and Vrx mia
o have the right Of recsi ng fug,tvss 60 Mr. Lin
coin spoke at length in favor Of his propagation
MIR McLANE warmly denounced the constant sgits-
tors OF the subject OF slavery aud said that would
not vote for law prohi biting trade the
DISTRICT that would b. the abolition
Maryland 1T the time the territory Of the District Of
Columbia was ceded to the General Governmsnt
prohibited the introduction Of slaves that state
for ssle he would have Congress exercise some nj
cipsl or police power to the same purpose
Mr. SMITH, OF Indians, folio we'd In opposition to Tue
resolutions.
fuhject and moved the previous question (o shs re-
consideration Of the vote by which the resolutions
had been referred), which was sustained and
The yeas and nays being demanded, the question
put, and decided In the Affirmative By vote Ct
l10 to 81
Mr. Borr. moved that the resolutions be nov laid
upon the table, which carried-ysas a. nays 40
The House then adjourned.