The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-26
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. BA KER ose TO privileged question. He
remarked that some time since he presented the
credentials Of Hugh N. Smith, delegate from New
Mexico, which we're referred to the Committee Of
Elections motion made to reconsider the
vote, and he had moved TO lay that motion upon the
table.
The SPEAKER decided that the question would
not be in order until after the States had been called
for petitions.
Mr.. JONES moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union; but the motion did not prevail.
The States were then called, and large number
Of petitions, various subjects, were presented,
and appropriately referred.
Mr.. BROWN, OF Mississippi, asked leave 10 in
troduce resolution that the Committee Terri
tories inquire and report TO this House whether the
late President, or any member Of his Cabinet, by
any written communication, cndcavored TO induce
the people Of California TO exclude slavery in
troduce non slavery clause in their constitution
and that they further inquire whether any person,
by writing or speaking in the name Of the late
President or his Cabinet, has, directly OF Indirect
y taken action for the exclusion Of slavery; and II
So that the name Of such person or persons be re-
ported, and the ground on which they acted or as
stunned TO act And Resolved, that the same inqui-
ries be made as 10 the present President and his
Cabinet; and that they be empowered 10 send for
persons and papers.
Objection being made, he moved a suspension Of
the rules, but the motion disagreed TO.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Mississippi, in pursuance Of
previous notice, reported a bill 20 incorporate the
Columbia Manufacturing company, Of the District
Of Columbia; which was appropriately referred.
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked leave TO present a
remonstrance against the admission Of Deseret, as
a State, into the Union, and moved that the same
be printed. That the House might know whether
il should or should not be printed, he would send
the memorial 20 the Chair 10 be read.
Objection being made,
The SPEAKER said that the gentleman could
attain his object by a brief statement Of the con
tents.
Mr.. WENTWORTH. The memorial is short.
A voice: "Let il be printed without being read.
The SPEAKER repeated that the gentleman
could make brief statement Of the contents Of the
memorial.
Mr. WENTWORTH said that IL was difficult for
him 10 make statement Of what came from a re-
ligious body. They demonstrate against the adj
mission Of Dcseret. If the objection was insisted
on, he must move for a suspension Of the rules. In
reply 10 question by Mr.. CoSRAD, he said that
the memorial was from Illinois Mormons against
the Dcseret Mormons.
The question was taken, and the House decided
that the memorial should be read.
II was written by William Smith, the only sur
viving brother Of Joseph Smith, and his only sue
cessor, stating that he was unlawfully compelled
TO leave Nauvoo by the armed assassins Of Brig
ham Young, who is fugitive from justice; that
Orson Hyde burnt the temple al Nauvoo that his
(Smith's) premises had been entered in l545, and
he robbed Of three thousa nd dollars worth of prop
crty; that he il acquainted with the names Of those
appended to the constitution Of Deseret, and knows
them TO be enemies Of the United States and heard
them declare that when they got TO the valley Of
the Salt Lake they would rob and plumber citi-
until they regained all the property that bad
been taken from them in Missouri and Illinois; and