The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-17

JoHNsoN-l move q call of the House. sir.
BIpLAcK.--Do I understand, MIR. Speaker-(The res
lost in the noise, and laughter, and voice mo yot
The question put-the call was ordered-the House
was called-and the following found to be absent
Archibald II Arlington, sick-excused
James Belser gone home.
l.. J. Black.
James Black.
7. q Bosser, sick-excused
A. v. Brow n, gone home
John Campbell, sick-excusod.
A. Chapman gone home-not excused
Snmcer JihiGl!44n, , DO a0
James C @ Clinton linton witness on Court Martial
Howell Cobb, gone home
John II X. Daniel.
John B. Dawson, sick-excused.
Ezra Dean witness on Court Martial
Paul Dillingham;, jr.
s. A. Douglas sick.
Elias Florence.
Henry d. Foster.
Willis Green.
VIM. H. Hammett at Court Martial
Thomas Henley, sick~-excused.
John JAMESON
Littleton Kirkpatrick
John II Lumpkin
Lucius Lyon
James Matthews
Henry Ness.
kenrith Rayner, sick--excused
Almon H. Read, sick-excused
Jeremiah Russell, sick-excused
momuus W. Saunders, sick-excused.
Thomas A. Spence.
Samuel Stetson
George w. Sumner.
George sykes, sck-excused.
John Van Meter.
7o answered to their called and found to be
absent.
BRowN--I hope they'd excuse n,y colleague MIR. Hen
WELLER-What for?
BRowswhy there he is in the gallery with the ladies'
and it's impossible for him to get down.
DRoMoooLE-No, and by the look OF him, he doesn't &c
RoREnrs-My colleague Mr.. Tucker is in the gal
lery. Hope he'll be excused
iousros-Rebers, does he look sick1 Laughter)
SrEAxER-It is moved the Sergeantat Arms proceed to
take the absentees in custody and bring them to the bar
of the House.
THospsos- hope the further proceedings will be dis
pensed with. :
PAysE-l hope not, sir. Here we have repeatedly
deavored to take up the Tariff other important
day after day. and the Chairman of the Ways and
Means only Saturday complained of this; and yet we
40 gentlemen absent occasion so important as
this when it is intended to take up the Tariff And do
hope therefore, that these gentlemen may be brought in
by the Sergeant at Arms to do their duty.
Mr. THOMPSON said he had been shut UP for thirty
when the absentees brought it ridiculous farce
after all He hoped all proceeding would be suspended
lie hoped the newspapers would publish the absenees
Mr. HoLMEs sad was high time the perpetual abse en-
tees were Taught their duty He hoped the sergeanat
EXPENSE this day assigned for the discussion oil the
question of the session-the Tariff.
Finally, the ayes and noes called on suspending
the proceedings in the call, and resulted
Ayes l06, nays "a
SO all further proceedings in this suspended,
and the doors were opened
The resolution offered by Mr. JOHNSON, that all debate
the Army BIZ should within hours alter
was next taken up, was put and carried
THE TARIFF.
Mr. Mckay then moved that the House 60 into commit
tee OF the whole the state the Unon for the purpose
Of taking up the Tariff Bill
The ayes and noes then called and resulted
Ayes "a, noes %
YEAs.-Messrs Anderson, Atkinson, Benton, James A..
Black Blackwell Bower, Bowlin. Boyd, Brinkerhof,
w. Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell. Reuben Chapman,
Chappel Coles, Cross Cullom, Dana, j. w. Davis,
DromgooIe, Dunlap, Elmer, Hale. Hamlin, Harason'
Henley Herrck, Holmes, Hopkins, Houston, Hubbard,
Hughes, IIungerord, James D. Hunt Cave Johnson,
Andrew Johnson George w Jones. Andrew Kennedy,
Preston King Labranche, Leonard, Lewis, Lucas, Nc
Caaslen, Macay, McCleIland McClernand Mcdonnell,
Mcdowell, Mckay, Mathews Joseph Norris Murphy,
Norris. Owen, Payne, Petit, Emery D. Potter Purdy,
Rathbun, s. Reid, Reding, Refe Rhett Roberts st.
John, Simpson, 5lidell Thomas smith, Robert Smith,
bats, Tucker Weller, " entworth, Vheaton, Wood.
ward, j. A Wrght-si.
NArs-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Ash, Baker, Barringer
Brown, Jeremiah Brown Cary, Carroll Catin Causin,
psfsy s
inson, Dillingham; Ellis, Paree, Fish Foot, French
Harpsrs Hays fioge. Hubbell Hudson, Washington,
Hunt Charles j. lngerso, Joseph r. lngersoll jerks,
F Fsns SspMy g
ton, Parmenter, Patterson Peyton, Phoenix, Elisha H.
Potter Pratt Preston Ramsey Charles ii Reed Ritter
verance Thos H. Seymour, David L. Seymour, simons,
Albert Smith. John T. Smith, Caleb B.. Smith, Spence,
Stephens, Andrew Stewart John Stewart Strong Thorn
ason Tden, Vance, vanmeter vnton, ethered, White,
Williams, Winthrop, William Wright, Yost-95.
vote; but that if he not sustained tomorrow, he
would not be responsible hereafter for the tate Of the
measure.
Mr.. MCKAY then moved that the House 60 into CON-
mtee OF the whole and take the Army Appropriation
Bill which all discussion is to in two hours after
IL is taken up
This was agreed to, ard Mr.. WELLER took the chair
The question on the amendment Of Mr. Mckay to
make the appropriations for the expenses OF the army Tor
next year conform to the scale laid down in the bill
that has recently passed the House. for reducing the
OF the Army.
Three violent party speeches made in the two
hours the vote then taken and the bill passed in
such shape that reduction of $500 900 made in tire
conforming the Army pay Retrenchn,ent Bill passed
by the House the other day.
The House then ad journed.