Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-26

suit was snnouneed.l
Blu, MIR Bolts demanded eoun, Of the mega
tyes which was taken, and the negative vote STOOD
Mr BARNARD moved to amend, so as to sus-
pend distribution till lS45-r.jeefed
Mr. w. c. JOHNSON proposed, as an amend
mcnt, his proposition IN relation 10 'he as'uiPuV"
Of State debts-T.jeeted. -
Thc question was then taken on the proposed
substitute of Mr. Mckennsn, and, by ayes ~ noes
g., IL WINS agreed 10.
tonal section, repeating the first nine sections OF The
distribution law, which motion, by ayes 81, noes
not counted, was rejected. .
Further amendments we're proposed by Messrs.
ROOSEVELT and SHIELDS, oil oil which were
On motion of MIR NEHEMIAH the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House
THE BILL IN THE HOUSE.-FIsAL ACTION
The bill was now reported to the House, and
the question being on the amendment oil MIR Nc
KEENAN,, il was agreed TO. 40
49,, -, %
IRE next question was upon the engrossment of
the bill, and the vote being taken by yeas and
NAYS, resulted in o
For the engrossment iOo
Against IL. III
which vote was equivalent to rejection Of the bill
Mir r w THOMPSON, who had voted IN the
negative, now moved to reconsider the vote lust
taken.
MIR GwIN rose and said, he understood there
had been an error in the count OF the vote on the
engrossmcnt. Was it sol
The SPEAKER said, the Clerk Informed him
that such was the fact.
Mir GWlN inquired VIVA, the error was
The SPEAKER said that one vote IN the aftr'
native had been omitted.
Tho names were again read over, and some con
fusion followed.
This mistake had been oecasoned by the ire
eulAr manner in which members vote, and by the
hurry of preparing the vote.
The vote was again announced as corrected, and
il stood yeas l0I, nays IoI, IA tel
The SPEAKER voted in the negauve-thus
causing the vote 10 stand, yeas l0l, nays lO2.
S, the House still determined that the bill should
not be engrossed Tor third reading.
And the question recurring on the motion OF MIR
Thompson to reconsider
The vote was announced and resulted-yeas LOG,
nays IS.
So the vote reeonsdered.
And the question again recurring on the en-
grosSment OF The bi-tners were
For the engrossment lO3
Against i, l02
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed, and hav
ing been engrossed, the question was about TO be
taken on It's passage, -
But MIR RAYNER rose 10 q point Of order. he
insisted that under the rule OF the House, in cases
where the vote Of the Speaker would defsat bill,
the Speaker was bound TO vote.
The House fell into great state of confusion.
The SPEAKER read the following rule, (being
based y
"In all case. Of election by the House the Speaker
shall vote in all other cases he shall not vote, IN
less the House DO equally divided, or unless his
vote ii given TO the minority. will make the diyi-
SION equal; aHd Ia case OF such equal division, the
question sha be lost"
MIR ANDREWS, Of Kentucky, here rose, and
Temarking that he had not voted, declared himself
ready to do SO.
Objection was made by sevefal members, on the
ground that it rot in order for MIR A. 10 vote
after the vote had been announced.
Bet Mr. ANDREWS insisted that il he could not
vote the Speaker could no..
The Speaker then said that the construction Of
the rule heretofore had been that, except in the
case Of a tie the Chair had exercised the ALSO
Tote right or power vested by this rule
Much confusion followed, number Of members
rising TO points OF Order and the tumuit in the Hall
increasing.
TIE SPEAKER then said - The Speaker is salts
fed that be has a right TO vote, and TO put an end
% further difficulty and delay he votes in the mega
tive.
This made the vote stand-yeas 1903, nays 1903;
and the bin under the rule above given, was lost.
But Mar ANDREWS, Of Kentucky, rose and
claimed the right u vote.
After moments reflection, the SPEAKER de-
cided that the gentleman had right to vote.
Some further interruptions followed on points Of
order
When Mr. sTANLY rose and said, addressing
the Speaker,i DO you decide that the gentleman
tGOfn he0tucky mas a tiHut " Notei
Toe SPEAKER. do.
Mr. STANLY. Then | hope that those who
have not voted will now do so.
The Clerk then called
LANpAFP w AEpREws, who answered "Ay."
Call my name, said MIR STANLG.
And the Clerk called
EDWARD STAELT, who answered GAY"
IA voice. Bravol When Notification and 10
coocoism are eapping their hands II is time Tor true
Whgs To do their duty.
RKpf n Hlf
men had, up TO this pols' ~ the days pToeeedin9'
consistently voted against the bill
The vote then stood ayes los, nays 1903.
So the bill ordered 10 be engrossed Tor thIfd
reading fat this time.
And having been read third time by is litls and
question being "Shail this bill pass1"
Mr NEHEMIAH moved the previous question,
which was seconded.
Aud the main question was ordered TO be now
taken.
Mr BLACK asked the yeas AMI nays thereon,
which were ordered.
And the main question "shsll the bill pass 2
was taken, and decided in the affirmative, as fol-
lows:
YEAs--Messrs. Allen, l. w Andrews, s J An
dIsws Appleton, Ayorgg, Blbcock, Baker, Bar.
nnrd Barton, Beeson, Bidlaek, Birdseye, Blair,
Boardman, Borden, Briggs, Bfoekway, Brown, J
Brown, Burnell, Calhoun, Childs, Chiuenden, J q
Clark, Cooper, Cowen, Cranston, CUSHING, q
Davis, X ID Davis, John Edwards, Everett, Ferris.
Fessenden Fillmore, Gerry, Giddings, Patrick
@ Goode Gordon, Granger, Cuisine, Hail
lIalsted, Houok, Howard, Hudson, Hunt, G. J.
Ingersoll, ]. r.. Ingersoll, James Irwin, w. w,
IRWIN, Keim, John T.. Kennedy, Robert Nc.
Clellan, McKennan, L. r. Marshall, Sampson Ma
s0n, Mattocks, Maxuell, Maynard, Moore, Nor
gan, Morris, Morrow, Newhafd. Osborne, Psrmen.
Ter, Pcarco, Plumcr, Pope, Powell, PROFIT
Ramsey, Benz Randall, Alex. Randall Randolph
Read, Ridgway. Riggs, Rodney, WIN Russell
James M RUSSELL Saltonstall, Sanford, Slsde
Truman Smith, Sellers, Slrauon, John Il Stuart
Talaleno, Ricnard w Thompson, Tillinghasi
Tolsni, Tominson, Tfumbull, Won Buren,, VA
Rensselaer,, Wallace, Ward, Edward ID White, Il W
Williams, l. Williams, Yorke, a Young los
NAY3-Metsrs. Adams, Arnold Afrir gton
Anterior, Black, Bots, Boyd, Aaron Brown, Mil
ton Bfowr, Burke, William Butler, Green "
Caldwell, Patrick Caldwell, J Campbell vii
lam 3 Campbell, Thomas J Campbell, Caru
Tiers, Cary. Casey. Clifford, Clinton, Cole
Coquit, Mntk A. Cooper Cfayons, Cross, Da
mel Dawson, Dean, Deberry, Dosn, Dog job
g. Edwards Egbert, John G.. FLOYD, A.
Foster, Thomas r. Poster, Gamble, Cent?,
GIf.MER, Goggin, VIM o Goode, Graham, Greer
Gwin, Habofsham, Harris, Hastings, Havl
Holmes, Hopkins, Houston. tluJard, tlunler w n
G johnson, Cave Johnson, John w Jones, Andre,
Kennedy, King, Lane, Lewis, Linn, Liulsssh
A Mcclellan, Mckay, MeKeOn, MALLORY
John + Meson, hathiot, Mathews, Medill, Mile
Muchel, OWsley, Payne, Rayner, Redng, Re-
uods, Rhetf, Rogers, Roosevelt, Saunders, Sha'
Sheppard, Shelcs WIN Smith, Sprgg, 8 eenro
Summer, Sumter, John Thompson, Jsc'
Thompson, TripletI, Turney, Underwood, war e
- al. T. IN