The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-01-02
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isnn of Missouri presented the credentials u Sen
ntor Sehasiinu of Arkansas.
Mr.. Cameron, who was about to he absent for
4 few da-s wished that the Panama bill shoabl
not be taken Up until bis retnrn, which was agreed
TO-
Various resolutions of incairT were adopted.
A hill presented by Mr. Dix. for the establish
mcnt of collection district al Whitehall, New
York. was passed .
kill providing compensation for the captors Of
the Ptilsdelphia frignte, destroyed ut Trpoli WAS
,akcn M on morton Of Mr. fuec, who spoke in
favor of its passage. Alter some discussion, It
was postponed
In the House the committee IN printing report
ci in favor of extra number Of the report Of Lieu
tenant Emory and Others, respecting California.
After some discussion, an amendment of blr.
Charles Brown Of Pennsylvania, was adopted,
ami the resolution passed.
Mr. Bailey OF Virginia, and Mr.. Marvin Of New
York. followed but their remarks are Lot Of sufs
Gent interest TO be placed upon record. The
House rose without deciding upon the question.
The speaker called upon the States for petitions
and one WAS presented BY Mr. Evans Of Maryland,
frcn the Messengers, hearing the Electoral votes
of the States, praying that inasmnch az their mile.
age has been cuf down from IS cents to IL
cents per mile which is amply sufficient that the
honorable members shonld also reduce their own
mileage which was laid on tie table.
MANY resolutions were offered, one by Mr. Colt.
oe New York instrircting the Committee OF the
District of Columbia to prohibit all trade in slaves
in the district. Mr. Harrison, of Georgia. moved
TO lnv the resolution on the table. The question
was taken and decided in the negative.
SLAVERY AND SLAVE TRADE IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
In the House of Representatives, on the
IL - A. Ctatoe n, RoeOlufI0ps ha.
ing in order, Mr.. Gott, of n. Y, offered the
following Resolution, and moved the previous
question thereon:
Whereas the traffic in human beings as chat
tells. now prosecuted within the Metropolis of
tbs Republic, is contrary TO natural Justice, TO
the fundamental principle of our Political Sys-
tenn and is a notorious reproach 10 onr coun-
try throughout Christendom and serious
hind ance to the progress Of Republican Lib
srty among the Nations of the earth: There
fore,
R>solred That the Committee on the Dis
.rict cf Columbia be instructed to bring in, as
soon rs practicable. a bill prohibiting the Slave
Trade in said District.
Tac previous question being seconded and
the main question ordered BY the House, mo-
ton WAS made that the Resolution do lie on
the iSble-on which the yeas and nays were
ordered and taken, as follows: Yeas 81, Nays
IS.
81 il was not laid on the table
fhc question then REQUIRED 81 the passage
Of the Resolution and the maiE question hav-
ing b.cn or,lerc-! by the House, and The yeas
and nays demanded, the resolution passed by
the following vote:
MAISE.-Y-a- BelcSt-. Nay a:1...cI.s,
CiapF.
NEw IIAMPsHraE.-Ycs,-TDct. Peaslee,
johnson, and B1son.
Misunderstanding, Colcmer, Marsh
arl PIX
MASSACHUSETTS, -Yeas-King. 45boa.
Ta'f.y. Hudson, .4xiimun, RoclptH, Mann,
RE and GrjnntH
RIorE observation-disclosures and
Th.Ts.on.
Ycas-Diron, Hubbard,
Roc,meA Absent Smith.
New YoRK y eas--Lorl, NicoIl, Tall
moigc. Grreiey, IKqrren, st John, .SkerrU, Sy-
pesisr, Scr renfher, Got, Conger. I'm T.
Latcrence. B;aclmar Holmes, Rose, R,nses,
Marrin, Hall, Putnam, Hart. Absent-Mur-
phv. Ma-lav, Nelson, Petrie, Collins, jenkins,
Brisal, DUR.
New Yeas Hampton, Nc,ceH,
Pm DIXIE. Gregory. Absent-EdsAll.
rEHSsyLvASIA.-Yea Yeas r. IngersoH.
Frccdley. AfcHraine, Srohm, Butler, Pollock.
Blanchard, Mann, DickeD, Hampton, Farrel-
ley. Thompson, hciae. Nays brown, c. J.
Ingarsoll, Bridges, Strong. Absent-LeUin,
Bro,dhcad, Wilmot, Eckert, Mes, Brady, and
.Serar,
Observation-Disclosures.
MAhYLAND.-Ndrs-Ch Chapman. Lyon. Nc
Ian, Erans, Cr.sftM Ab.ent--Roman
Nays-Meade. F2omnoy, Bo-
rock, Goqgi". Bolts, Beale. Pendleton, Bedin-
gar, Mcdowell. Preston: Fulton, Brown. Alb
scnt-Atkinson. Bayley. Thompson.
NORTH CARolINA.-Nays-B oqdonl Bar
ringer. Shepparc', Yenable, Daniel. DonneH
OWIar. Absent Cdnqman, Mckay.
SorTu CARoLINA.--Nays-Wa Wallace Samp-
son. Bari. Absent-II,!mes, Rhett, Wood
warl.
GEoRG1A-Nays-King. Iverson. Jones, Ha.
ralson, Lumpkin. Cobb, Stephens, 7oombs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, lngc. Houston,
Cobb. Absent Gayle, Hillidra, Bowdon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ThOmp-
kin>. Brown. Absent Thompson.
LoUisIANA-NayeLa Sere, 1nibodeaur,
1larmanson, Morse.
FLoHIDA.-Absent- -Cabell.
OHIo.--Yeas---Faran, Fisher, Candy Dick
enson, Morris, Edrdrds Duncan, Fin'on, RE h.
ey, Exams, Cummings, Fries, Lahm. Cro,reH
Gii,lings. Root. Nays-Sawyer. Miller Ken
hon. Absent-Schenck. Taylor.
KENTCcKy.-Nays-Boyd. Peyton. Clark,
Buc!ner, Thompson, .id0me, uOrehsdd, French,
Gaines. Abseu'-Duncdn
Er.-Nays-,Iohnson, Cooke, Gro
sier, Hill, Jones. Thomas, Gentry, Chase, Stan
ton. Ahsent-BGrow, Haskell.
ILLINOIS -Yeas-Smitb. Wentworth, Tur-
ner. s-McClsrnand, Ficklin, Lincoln.
Richardson.
MIssoURI.-Nays-Bo' lin, Jameson, Green
Hal Absent-Phelrs.
SDIA~A.-Ycas--La,j Henley, Robin
son. Petit. Ca,hcart. Re khill. Nay---D,un
Ab'ent-Wiek, Thompson.
MrcHIGAS.-Yeas-M cClelland. Stuart,
I,inpham