The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 10.


On motion of Mr. Daniel, of North Carolina
the House went into committee on the private
calendar, Mr.. Lyman, of Connecticut in thu
chair
Various bills were taken up that had beer
reported from committees, of very little gene
raj interest, chiefly relating to individual claims
That authorizing the payment of interest tc
the State of New Hampshire for advances made
for the use of the United States in repeling in
yasion and suppressing Indian insurrection, ex
cited short discussion, in consequence of a
proviso introduced by the Judiciary Committee,
limiting the amount of interest to be paid to
$4,000.
Allusion having been made to the claim OF
Maryland Mr.. Walsh explained that the diff
Guilty was caused by payment for interest
having been credited rs principal, by which
upwards of 1000 are due to the State.
A motion TO strike out the provision was lost
and the bill was reported to the House, for its
favorable consideration.
The Committee, having made considerable
progress in the private calendar rose and the
Chairman reported the bills which had been
disposed of to the House.
That for the relief of Com. Pendergrast be-
ing objected TO- because there was no specific
sum stated, and no report accompanying the
bill. it was referred 10 the Committee on
Naval Affairs, with instructions to ascertain
the amount applied for. -
The House then adjourned, to meet on Mon
day.
MONDAY, JANUARY 49,
The resolution Of Mr.. Allison, that the Com
mittee on Printing DE instructed to procure the
printing Of l0O, 900 copies of report condensed
from the census returns, which appeared in
the Globe of January lst, provided the expense
does not exceed one cent copy was taken up.
the rules being suspended, and passed by
strong vote
Mr. Briggs submitted resolution of inqui-
nv into the legality of the election of Mr..
Bernhisel, delegate from Utah, which was laid
over till tomorrow.
Mr. Clingman asked the unanimous consent
of the House to offer the following preamble
and resolution
Whereas some Of the States of the Union
have, in their Constitutions, provided for the
absolute exclusion of free negroes from their
several Territories, while others have sought to
obtain the same object by legislation and
whereas complaints have at times been made
of these things by other States and nations:
Therefore.
Resolved, That, in the opinion Of the House
of Representatives it in the UNREASONABLE
right Of each one Of the States of the Union ~
exclude either wholly or partially, from her
territory, negroes, whether free or slaves and
that the exercise Of this right affords no just
ground of complaint to any other nation or
State
Objections we're made.
Mr. Clingman moved 10 suspend the rules,
and ON this motion demanded the yeas and
nays which were ordered, and being taken re-
suited as follows:
YrAs-Messrs. William Appleton, Thomas
II. Bayly, Bbighsus, Bocock, Bragg, Brecken-
ridge A. G. Brown, Busby, Edward c. Cabell,
Caldwell, Chastain, ClingInan, Cobb, Colcock,
Cullum Curtis, Dimmick, Disney, Dockery,
Ewing, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Gaylord, Gen
try, Gilmore, Grey, Hall, Hamilton, Isham G
Harris, Sampson W Harris Hart Hem, Hill
yer, Holladay, Houston, Howard, Jackson, An
drew Johnson, George W. Jones, J. Clancy
Jones, Kurtz, Lctcher Lockhart, Mason, Me-
Corkle, McMuIen McNair, Meade Miller
Morehead, Murphy, Nabers Orr. OUTLAW, Penn,
Phelps, Polk, Porter, Powell, Robinson, Savage,
Smith, Stanly, Frederick p Stanton, Richard
H. Stanton, Strother, Stuart, Venable Wal
lace, Walsh, Ward, Watkins, Addison White,
Alex. White, Wilcox, and Woodwsrd--69.
NAYs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Allen, Allison,
John Appleton, Ayerett, Babcock Barrere, Bart
lett, Bell, Bissell, Brenton, Briggs Baell, Thomp
son Campbell, Cartier, Chandler, Chapman,
Churchwell, Clark, Cleveland, Conger, George