Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-28

We have so much business pending before Con-
sress, and so short time left 10 do ii in that |
hore the House will now sanction the previous
question, and put an end 10 this asilaied cues.
ton. Therefore move the previous question.
The question was put on seconding The previ-
Gus question, and decided in the affirmative. ayes
l01, noes 81.
The question, "Shall the main question be now
pul?" coming up,
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFl' called for The yeas and
NAYS; which were ordered.
Mi. STETSON wished 10 know if The vote
now taken would prevent the taking the yeas and
nays on a proposition 10 restrict slavery in this
territory.
The Chair said it would not if The proposition
should be in order
The vote was then taken and the question was
decided in the affirmative, yeas lib, NAYS l0G
So the main question was ordered 10 be now
put.
The SPEAKER announced the next question
10 be on agreeing 10 The amendment ol the Com
millee oil the Whole.
MIR. JOHN STEWART called for The read
Ing of the joint resolution.
The Clerk read il accordingly.
Mr.. F[NTON called for the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered
Mr.. ELMER rose ard said he wished 10 w
excused from voting, and for that he would stale
his reasons. He was favorable
The SPEAKER in,erposcd and said the liini,
10 which the gentleman was confined was very
narrow.
Mr. ELMER said he merely wished to state
that he was in favor OF the admission Of Texas
10 this Union, and would be willing to vote for
such proposition il il were brought before the
House in a reasonable shape.
The SPEAKER again reminded The gentle
man that The limit 10 which he must coniinr him
sell was very narrow.
MIR. ELMER continued But under the pre-
vious question they were cut OF from taking the
yeas and nays on any amendment. Loud cries
of ';order, order" He wished 10 be excused, be-
cause he was called upon 10 vote for PROPOSE
ton, which, III another shape, he Should be in IA
vor Of but he had no opportunity OF taking the
sense OF the House, By yeas and nays, ON an
amendment, hy which he desired TO make a rc;l.
sonahle compromise Oh The subject Of slavery, 50
as 10 exclude that institution from a part OF The
territory. Load cries of "orier.' He though;
this was sufficient reason for desiring 10 be ex-
cuscd from voting; but having made that state,
ment, lie now withdrew his application Laugh
lei.
Mr.. HOUSTON inquired if he could not now
move that the gentleman from New JERSEY he cy-
cused Tor he had given sufficiently cogent rca-
son.
The SPEAKER said, that such q motion
would not be il ORDER.
The question was then taken BY yeas and nay>
and resulted ;huS--yeas rs, nays l0l:
YrAs.-Mcssrs. Arlington, Ashe, Atkinson.
Bayly, Belser, Biilack, Edward J. Black, James
Black, James A. Black, Blackwell, Bower,
Bowlin, Boyd Brodhead, Aaron V. Brown, Mil
ton Brown, William J. Brown, Burke, Burt
Caldwell Campbell Shepherd, Cary, Reuben
Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman, Ch:prcll,
Clinch, Clinton, Cobb, Coles, Cross, Culom
Daniel, John w. Davis, Dawson, Dean Deet,
Douglass, DIomooole, Duncan Ellis, Iarlee,
F'icklin, Foster, French, Fuller Hammeit, Hal-
Alison, Hays Iienly, Holmes, Hoge Hopkins,
Houston, Hubbard, uubbell, Hughes, Charles J.
lngersol Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew John
son, George W. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, Kirk
patrick, Labranche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpkin.
Lyon, Maclay, McCleinand, Mcconnell, Nc
Dowell, Mckay, Matthews. Isaac L. Morse,
Murphy, Newton, Norris, Owen, Parmenicr,
Payne Petit Peyton, Emery j.. Potter, Pratt,
David 5. Reid, Relfe, Rhcit, Ritter, Roberts, Rus
SELL Saunders, Senior, Thomas II. Seymour,
Simon-, Simpson Sliiell, John i. Smith, Thus.
Smith, Rober, Smith S,eenrod, Stephens, Jui.a
Stewart, Stiles, James W Stone, Allied p. Stone,
Strong, Sykes, Taylor Thompson, Tibhatis,
Tucker, Weller, Wentworth, Woodward, Joseph
A. Wright, fancey, and Ioai-lls.
NAYs-Niessrs. Ahhof. Adams. Anderson, Ba-
ker. Baninser, Barnard, Benton, Hrengle, Brink
elholi, jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Carpenter,
jeremiah f. Cary, Carroll Cailn, Causn, Chill
ton. Ciingman. Collamer, Cranslon, Dana Oar
rash, Garrett Davis, Richard d. Davis, Dcberry,
Dlckey, Dillingham;, Dunlap, Elmer, Fish, Flo
renee, Foot GiddingS, Goggin, Willis Green,
Byram Green, Grinnc Gridcr Hale, Hannibal
Hamlin, Edward $. uamlin, Hardin, Harper,
fierrick, Hudson, Washington Hunt, James e.
Hunt, Joseph Il. Ingcrsoll, ll.n, jerks Pcr!cy
b. Johnson, John ?. Kennedy, Preston King
Daniel p. King, McCauslcn, McClelland, Me
Ivaine Marsh Edward j. Merits, Joseph Nor
rs, Freeman Ii. Morse, Mose.cy, Mes Paterson,
Phuniy, Pollock. Elisha K. Potter. Preston, Pur-
dv, Ramsey, Ratnbun, RayEer, Rcding, Robin
son. Rockwell, Rodney, Rogers, 81. John, sam
pie Schcnck, Severance, David L. Seymour, Al
Der, Smith, Caleb B. Smith. Spence, Stctson, An
drew Stewart Summers, Thomasson, I'llden
TYLER, Vance, Vanmeler, Ninton, Wethered,
Wheaton, John White, Benjamin White, Will
liams, Winthrop and William Wright-lol.
So the amendment; of The Committee was con-
Cured in.
The SPEAKER stated the next question 10 be
on the cngrossmcnt OF The bill Tor lhird reading
Mr.. WINTHROP called for The ayes and
nays, and they were ordered, and resulted thtls-
yeas ll9, nays o.
So The Joint resolution was ordered 10 be en-
crossed
The resolution was read third time by It's tile.
Mr.. STEWART OF Connecticut called forts
reading entire, which was read.
And The question being on is passage,
Mr.. JAMESON called for The previous qnes-
ton, which was seconded, and The man question
" ON his question, Mr.. BRODHEAD asked The
yeas and NAYS. which we're ordered, ard being
taken. resucd-ycas ~, nays 50, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs Arlington, Asae, Atkinson,
Bayly, Bclser, Bidlack, Edward J. Black James
Black, James A. Black, blackwell, Bower, Bow
lin, Boyd, Brodhead, Aron V. Grown, Milton
Brown, William ]. Brown, Bulk, BAIT, Caldwell,
Campbell, Shepherd Cary. Reuben Chapman,
A. A. Chapman, Chapel, Cilnch, Cnhb, Coles
Cross Cnllom, Daniel, J. v. DAVIS, DAWSON
Dean, Delle;t, Douglass, Dromsoo'c, duncan,
Ellis, Farlee, Ficklin, Foster, French, Fuller,
Hammetr, uaralson, Hays, Henley, flolmess,
Hoge, Hopkins, Huston, Hubbard, Hub5ell,
Hughes, C. j. Ingersoll, jameson, G. johnson, a.
johnson, G. w. Jones, A. Kennedy, Kirk
patrick, Labranche, Leonard, Lucas Lump,'in,
LYON. McCausln, Maclay, McCleinard, Me-
ConnelI, Mcdowell, Mckay, Mathews. Joseph
Morris, Isaac E. Morse, Murphy, Newton, Norris,
Owen, Parmener Payne, Peliii, Peyton +: u.
Potter, Prau, David S. Reid, Rel, Rhttt, Ritter,
Roberts, Russell, Saunders, Senler, Thomas Il
Seymour, simons, Simpson, slidell John i.
Smith, Thomas Smith, Robert smilh, stesnrod'
Stephens, John Stewart, Stiles, James w Stone,
A. P. Stone Strong, Sykes Taylor Thompson,
Tihbatts, Tucker, Weller, Wentworth, WOOD
ward, JoscphA Wright, Yancey, and iost-l2o.
NAys-Messrs. Abbot, Adams, Anderson.
Baker, Barringer, Barnard, Benton, Brcngle,
Brinkerhofl Jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Car
pener, jeremiah E. Cary, Carroll, Calm eau
sion, Dana, Darrasb, Garrett Davis, Richard
D. Davis, Debcrry, Dickcy. Dillingham;, Dun-
lap, Elmer Fish, Florence Foot G 5as;, Cog 5
der Hale, Hannibal Hamlin, Edward S. Ham,
lin. Hardin, Harper, Hcrrick, Hudson, Wash
nson Hum lanes B. Hunt d 5ossnn + o IngeF
Kennedy Preston King. Daniel p King, Nc
cIeIland, Mcivaine, Marsh, Edward J. Morris,
Freeman H. Morse, Moseley Mes, Patterson
r, ~ ID Donor prastop PR.