The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-09-15

Thus was the QUESTION disposed Of, and the
gag enforced for the balance of that session.
At the opening of the 2d session of the
same Congress, Dec. 9th, 1910, Mr. Adams
moved to rescind the gag of the preceding
session. Mr.. Jenifer of Md, moved to lay
the motion on the table, which was carried
81 to 59-Messrs. Allen, Bond, Hastings,
! Leadbetter, Medill, Parish and Sweeney, of
Ohio, voting in favor of Mr.. Jenifers motion.
| At the commencement of the first session
of the 9th Congress, Extra Session-May
| lS4l,) on the motion to adopt the rules of
the preceding Congress, Mr.. Adams moved to
erccpt the 81 rula-the rule excluding Anti
Slavery petitions. After much debate, Mr..
I Adams motion prevailed, liz to l04 Medill,
and others of Ohio, voting in the negative.
| Globe, page 81. A day or two after, Mr..
| Ingersoll, of Pa. moved to re- consider the
motion to except the 2lst rule. After long
debate, the motion to reconsider was lost,
yeas l07. nays lI3-Medill in the affirma-
tive Globe, page AZ.
Al the 81 session of the 9th Congress, the
rules of the 26th Congress were adopted
without much opposition.
/ AT the 81 session, (D3c. 1872 Mr.. Adams
again moved to rescind the 2lst rule, exclu-
dug Anti-Savery petitions. Mr.. Weller
moved that Mr.. Adams's motion be laid on
the table. Weler's motOn was lost, IS to
93-Medill voting with the slaveocrats, in
the affirmative Mr.. Adamss resolution was
debated several days, and finally, on motion
of Cave Johnson, of Tenn. was laid on the
table, [tantamount to a rejection ayes LOG,
nays l02--Medill in the affirmative, with
the slaveocrats, as usual. SO much for Mr..
Medill on the right of petition. He cent
1oith the ertreme South IN eUery instance. p.
At the 2i session of the 9th Congress,
came up the famous question of privilege, in
which Mr. Adams was on trial fourteen days,
on proposition to censure him for Offering
: a petition of certain citizens of Massa chu-
Isetts. The petition, after setting forth the
grievance of the citizens of ssachusetts,
by virtual denial of the right of petition
to them, asked for the appointment of a COM
mittee to consider the question of peacea-
BILE dissolution of the Union. Mr.. Adams
moved that it be referred to committee
: with instructions to report reasons why the
thing petitioned for should not be granted.
Mr.. Bolts asked leave to offer resolutions
censuring Mr.. Adams for Offering the petit
ton. Leave was not granted, as it was not
then in order for Virginia members to offer
resolutions When Ohio was called on for
resolutions, Mr.. Weller offered the resou-
tions of Mr.. Bolts, which underwent most
violent and exciting discussion for two weeks
or more. January 26th, Mr.. Fillmore NOV
ed to lay the resolutions on the table. Lost,
ayes 80, noes l00-Medill voting with the
South in the negative, Il Globe page III. p.
January 9th, Medill voted with the South
in favor of an immdiate consideration of the
resolutions, against proposition to allow
Mr.. Adams time to prepare his Defence
Globe, page l8O. January 28th, Mr.. Thomp-
, son, of Ia, again moved to lay the resolu-
tions of censure on the table. Lost ayes SO,
noes llO-Medill again voting with the South
in the negative.--IpGgs 1911 FEBRUARY ID,
Mr.. Medill voted three times with the South,
on motions to allow Mr. Adams to call for
certain documents to be used in his defence.
The last of the three votes stood, ayes l07,
noes 96--Medill with the minority, against
allowing Mr.. Adams any facilities for ma