New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
Correspondelce Of The Tribune.

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srabe 70 knC. II Der sister states would throw o0sta
cles n her way. His cole ague had presented memo
rial from sincere friend Of Emancipation and IL wal
Important ~ know whether they would bsye aid IN
getting rid OF their colOred pop1lsilon-the more
pecisy In view Of the fact that q lie -istes
had passed laws against the admission OF free
Nj. Hale thought the course OF the North had
been veTy mOoera.e hnd submissive. He VS. constant
receiving letters wishing 70 know Why the Tepreser
tstves from the North did not show less a. ret spirit
Mr.. DOUGLAS thought such statements were un-
just TIE North heretofore had been submissive only
10 the spirit Of the Constt1uonke wished IL mad con-
tnued lie thought the south should 1--WE up talk
ing disunion-the North should mind ts bu
siness-Csiforn.s be allowed 10 decide the Slavery
question iteii-the District Of Columbia reiroceded
10 Marylend-snd the whole question thus settied.
The subject was farther discussed By Messrs.
UNDERWOOD, DAroN, (who thought Instructions to the
judiciary Commiiiee useless. IS that Committee
stsrds Southerncrs 10 Northerner,) DAVIS Of Miss
and otaers and finally disposed OF by being indefinitely
postponed on motion Of Mr.. DICKINSON BY u Ayes 70
% Noes
The Senate then went into Executive Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The SPLAEER announced the order Of business
to be the motion 10 reconsider the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. GoTr ofN.Y
Mr.. WENTwoRTH called for the order.
Mr. BRoDHEAD moved call Of the House
which was ordered, and III members answered. The
"eoNst~N7
and some excuse received. when
Mr NIcoIL moved 20 dispense with farther pro
cccdings. which carried by Ayes 100. Noes O..
Mr. WLNIWoRTH moved 20 lay the motion %
reconsider on the table, but allowed Mr STUART Of
Mich and Dir. LINCOLN 10 state amendments which
they proposed t. Offer II the motion "a reconsider
should prevail. Inc question was then taken, and re-
sulted-Aycs, 79 Noes, ~
suchsrt Csthcsr, Colsmer, Collins, Conger, Crars-
ton. Crowe, Cumuns, Darling DcEey, Dickinson Dixon,
Duer Kcker, Edw ards, Evans Faran, Fisher Ffeedey,
Fines Gicdlngr Gol. Greeley, Gregory, Han, j. O..
Hampton. NJ Hampton Henley, Henry. 2 B. Holmes,
Huhberd. hgdsou Hunt jenkins, J n Johnson Kellogg,
ID KING. Lsbl. ) Lawrence, L. iier, Lyude, McCle.-
and Mclyaine. "A Mann March, Marvin, Morris. Mulhn,
R0bnson Rocshl,J Rockwell, Rose, Root Rl 1sey
81 john, Sheriff. syls ester smith, ssrsweeiher strohn
w Thompson, Thurson. Turner, Warren, Wentworth.
Nays Me.sr.. Adams. Attin.o9, Bsn,ngeI, Barrow.
Brady, Bridge, Rrodhesd " 9 Brown, {. Brown, A. @
Brown, Butler, Csnbyi Chapman, Clap, : Clark, b L
field CrOxer Daniel, Donnell, Dunn. Embree, Evans,
Fauely Fickn Flo1moy, French, Fulton. Games, Gayle
Gentry, GOggin. Green. Gnnnell w 2 Hall, Hsmmons
HaTAson. Harms, Haskell Hill billiard. q. ; Houston,
j. W Houston. lnge C. J. lngersol K lngeriol. lfytn
lyefson, Jameson Johnson w Jones, j. w 9nrr
kaufman keunon, T. hing Ia sefr, Levin h,on'
Lincoln Lord, LamFsiu McCl' maud, Mcdowell, Mckay,
McLsne Mnn, Meade, hiler M0rehead, More Mnf'
ply, Nico. Outlaw Pendleton Phelps, PAsbufy PoAocs
Preion Bheti, Richardson Rchey, Rockwell. komsn,
Sawyer, shepperd. simpson. smaf L. y smith, T. smith,
stanton, Stephens stuart, strong Taylor, Ihomss jacob
tn mpsOn, r w Thomson, J. b Thompson. A. Thomp-
,on, Tomklns Toombs, Van Dyks, Nensbe, NnIon, Wal
lace Wick, Wiley, Williams, Woodw zfd-l@2.
Mr.. MCLASE Of Nd. then addressed the House
adverung to the law OF Maryland which prohoits
slaves from being brought into that state for sale aud
II one be- sold under such circumstances he becomes
Tree. lie willing to extend or rather 70 inforce.
the same law here being In force at the time this
portion OF the District ceded to the United states
But he aud oil other Representatives from slave states
could not be otherwise than Indignant Al aud opposed
all such preambles the attached TO the resolu
ton being considered snd 10 such agitation as proposed
allow free negroes and slaves to vote upon this SUB
lect 10 the District
Mr.. c. B. SMITH of lad. advocated the reconsid
GRAFTON OF the vote he thought there neces
atty for offensive presmbles and that the resolution
might be 90 amended as to accomplish the object de-
sred without giving the offence which must result from
such preambles He defended himself from censure
which had been passed upon him because he had not
reported in the bills for the Territorial Government IN
New Mexico and California provisions to enute Tree
negroes 10 vote He opposed TO these ultrs aud
extreme measures, which would defeat the measures
to which they were attached
Mr.. SAWYER said It appeared as II there were
nothing else discuss here but the Abolition OF Slavery
In the District of Columbia when there were some CO..
or upward Of bills the Calendar with hall the Ses
sion gone. He concluded his remarks BY moving the
Previous Question and the vote the reconsideration
being taken by Ayes and Noes, resulted Ayes lls
Noes cl.
YEAs-Messrs Atkinson. ssrrnger Barrow, Bsae, Bed
Bridges. brodhesd WIN Brown Charles Brown, A bert
q Brown Bur-, Butler, Ca5ell Candy, Chapman, ClsPp
Williamson X W Cobb, Cooke, Crisn-d, CrozieI Daniel
Donnen, DuuE Ecker, Evan, Essihersion, flournoy
P. Hall Hammons, HARRISON, Hairs, HssAe4l Hi lunar
George Houston, John w. Housou lnse, " llgetso'
Irwin, lyersoD Jameson, Andrew 9hnson, y yones
John W Jones, X sufman -nnon King Lasefe Levin
Lyon. Lincoln, Lord, Lumpkin ncClensnd hcOo"ei
Mckay, meLane, JOB msnn, Meade, Miller ho,ehsad'
Morse Murphy, Mes, Nicoll, Outlaw Pendieiop feyton
Pie ps P sbury Pollock, Preston, kheit kienud-
.on. Richey, Romsn, Sawyer, shegperd, Smart Caleb
Smith Truman Smith Stanton Stephens, STUART Ts.maofe
Taylor, Thomas James Thompson jacob Thompson X
w Thomson. J 3. Thompson, X In9mpson t4n
kline roomb' Van Dyke, Vens6le, Vinon Wallace WICK
E.ys-Messrs ABBOTT, Belchef Bingham, Blsekmsr,
aisncbard Cs,hcsrt Col amer Collins Cong-r, Crsus,on
Crowell, Cumuins, Daring, Dckey, Diekinion, Dixon,
O0er, Edwards, Nathan Evans, Farsn, FIreAy fl,Hef
Freddy Fries, Gddinss Cot greeley, ! n. Hal a.
son Hunt. jenkins, j. h. J0hn,ou, helloggi D. Z Mig
Lahm, VIM. 7. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence, Lenief'
Lynde McCsllaud Mcllvaine Horace Mann. Marsh hs
vu Morris M4iAn, Nelson, Newell, Pslfrey, PeasesP ecA
Pere, Petit Putnam Robinson; Roeahil, Juls' hosA'
sherril, Sylvester. Robert smith starS" saih-f sir9h
Wm Thompson Thursion, Tuck, Tuner NAusr W elF
worth While Wimos WI son-sl.
Mr.. SMITH then offered an amendment that the
Committee on the District Of Columbia inquire whether
any legislation is necessary, and 4 90, WAL N refer
TO the Slave Trade in the District OF Coamoia--
The Previous Question was then moved
Mr. Boris moved that the Resolution be LAID
on the table On which the Ayes and Noes were or
dered Ayes "a, Noes 10.
Yes -Me,sfs Atkinson ssrngeT Barrow, Besl-, Bed
niger Bird.AM BocOck, Bou BOYD, Boycen, Bridges
Bfodhesl. William q. Brown, Charles brown AIpvn -.
Brown. Burr Csbe. Chapman, FIankln C.arf bsyely Z.
Cisrk Chususn Howell COBB. WilAmson, r W COBB,
Cock- Crisneld Cruzer, Daniel. DonnoA Alexander ~
AIS FeAiherston FlogrDoy French Fllion, Games Gayle
Gentry Oogsin Gresn, Willard P Hal. hsfAson h4rfl'
nask ell, Hll Hihsr1, George ; Houston john :" hO-s
ton Inge Charles Iugefso lEersJni JAMESON AnafrN
J0hu.0n George ". Jones, John W. Jones, he4imah'
KennOn, Thonss Butler king. La Sere, LEVIN, Ligon,
Lumpsin McC-rusnd. Mcdowell. Mckay, hcLAn-,
Meade Miller, Morthesd. Morse, Murphy Olisw. fencr-
tor Peyt0u Paeirs PisbuTy Preston, Rhe1t kcnAison'
Romsn, Sawyer. sheppefc simpson, Stanton siePlrns
Tnouas. Iscob Thompson, John B. Thompson, kOoer A
Thompson Tompkns Toombs, Nensble Wallace, Wiley,
Williams WoOdward-si
NNs -Mes.rs Abbott Be.cher Bingham, Blsckmar,
Blanchard Brady Bgtler Caney, CaincArt Slapp Coi+
ruer Collins C0nger. CrsrsOn, Cr0we Cumfnnss Oar
irg Dickey Dickinson. Dixon. Duer, Dunn, EckArt ID
wsrds smcr-e. Nathan Evans, fGran, farrely fickn,
F.her Fre-dey Fres Glddngs. Goa, Greedy gregory,
tifiune N1ihsl X. Hal. hammors, James u. hampton,
No.ss Hampton, Henley. Henry, El4s B. Holmes, Rub
49, Hudson. Hunt Irwin JeGkrs. James II. JOerso1,
elosg D. r King, LAIN. " I. Lawrence ;. Lawrence,
I.fi-r Liucolu, lord. Lyute, Nee e.a1c NcllvAn-,
Ion Nann Horsce Mann, Marsh, Marvin, Monls, A1lln,
Sesop Ne. Newell. Nco, Pafrey, Peas &c PEGS fene.
Pstut POLLOCK Putnam Ricney, Roczhl, J1us RodEwel,
Johr A. Rockwell hose, koot, Rlusey, = John,
Scbepcs Sheriff. siyes.sr Smart CAeo q sfnita hooeH
srrtb Truman Smith SiAfkgesinef, snart >uonn' tai
n.sgs Taylor Richsrd W Thompsonf Ni-lan Thompson,
Tbnr,ion Tuck Tuner Van Dyke. Ntnon Naffen' Went
vyo-ih " hile Nirnol. Mils0a-llo.
NJ SNtrH then modified his amendment 50 a.
to instruct the Committee 10 report oil 10 prevent
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