Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-09
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW,

House OF REPRESENTATIVES, Monday, January G.
Mr., JULIAN asked leave TO present the memorial o.
the yearly meeting of the religious society of Anti sa
very Friends, held at Newport Wayne county, Ind ia
ma, against the existence OF slavery generally, and
particularly against the Fugitive Slave law (call-
ing it 'crue, wicked, and Infamous and PRAYING for
its repeal, declaring contrary to the law OF God etc
He wished it to be referred with instructions.
Mr.. Brown OF Mississippi, objected to the presenta-
ton ofthe petition.
Mr.. JULIAN moved suspension of the rules
Mr. STAN1.y inquired whether the genem an from
Indiana could present the memorial under the rules
and have it referred.
The SPEAKER replied that this could be done
but instructions to repeal the law could not be refer
Mr.. KAUFMAN should like to know what the instruc
ons
Mr.. JULIAN. That the committee to whom the me-
moral shall be referred report bill to repeal the Fug
tive Slave law.
The question was then taken on the motion to sus-
pend the rules, anddecided in the negative-yeas 6S
nays ll9--as follows:
YEAs-Messrs, Alexander, Bennett, Bingham, Booth
Joseph Cable, Campbell, Chandler, Clarke, Cleveland
Cole, Conger, Corwin, Crowe Dixon, Doty, Duncan
DD9rkee, n Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Giddngs,
Harlan, Hay, Herbard, Henry, Howe, Hunter, William
T. Jackson, Julian, George G. King James G. King,
I 10 A. A. King, Preston King, H. Mann, Mattsson,
Porter, Reed, Risley. Rockwell, Root Rumsey IT, IT.,
Sacket, ,Sawtele, Schoolcratt Sylvester, Spalding,
Sprague Thaddeus Stevens Stetson, Tuck, Van Dyke,
wentworth, Wllnlot and Wnght-6S.
NAys-Messrs. Aberlson, Aston, Averett Bay,
Bayly, Beae, Bocoek, Bowlin, Boyd, Breck, Briggs,
Brooks, Albert &. Brown, VIM J. Brown Butler Geo
A. Caldwell. Joseph p Caldwell Cartier, Cngman,
Williamson R. w. Cobb Danner, Deberry, Dmmick
Disney, puer, Dunham, Edmundson. Eliot. Alex. Evans,
Ewing, Featherslon, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry Gilmore
German, Green, Hail. Hamilton, Hampton, Isham G.
Harris, T. L. Harris, Raymond Hbbard Hilliard
Hoag land, Holiday, Houston, Inge, Joseph w. Jack
son, Andrew johnson, Jas h. Johnson, Jones, Kauf-
man, Kerr, La Sere LETTER, Levin, Littlefeld Job
Mann, Marshall, Mason, McClernand Me Donald, Me-
Dowell, McGaughey, McksSock, McIanahan. Robert
M. Lane, McMuIlen, Melville, Meade, j. X Mil
Ter, Mison, Morehead, Morrison, Morse, Morton
Ogle. Odds, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Peaselee Penn Pho
NIX, Powell, Richardson, Ribbons, IT, Robinson, Rose,
Stanton, r. II. Stanton. Alex. Fl. Stephens Strong,
Taylor, Thomas, James Thompson, John B. Tbomp-
son, Thurman. Toombs, Underhi, Venable, Vnton
Walden Waldo, Wallace, Watkins, WeIborn, White,
Whttlesey, Williams and Young-l19
So the House refused to suspend the rules to enable
Mr. Julian to present the memorial praying for the re-
peal OF the Fugitive Slave Law, and to instruc-
tons for that purpose.
Mr.. scHENoK inquired Of the Chair whether it was
not entirely in the power OF the gentleman from nd-
ana (Mr. Julian to present this memorial at any
time under the rules, without a suspension of the
rules!
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Indiana
can present his petition any time under the rules
Mr, ScHENek And 1.-The endorses on it a reference
to the Commute on the Judiciary, any other appro-
pirate standing committee, can he not have such rel
erence without vote OF The House?
The SPEAKER. Certainly. The gentleman can
nave petition or memorial referred if he desires it,
Mr.. SeHENeK Then | hope that the gentleman
from Indiana chr Julian will present the memorial in
the ordinary way and have it referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary. 1t ought be received and re-
referred; and | will take the liberty of advising
him to dispose OF it in thatway.