The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-01


amendment to the proposition Of Mr.. McDowELL,
so to adopt the rules Of the last Congress AS they
stood at It's first session. and this motion he call
ed the previous question.
The SPEAKER suggested to the gentleman, that,
under the parliamentary law, the previous question,
IT sustained, would bear directly on the original
proposition, and not on the amendment; so that the
gentleman, by calling the previous question, would
cut off his own amendment.
MIR. PAYNE inquired what was the question now
before the House.
Mr.. MCDOWELL inquired what was the differ
ence between the rules Of the last Congress AT Its
first and al its last sessions,
The Clerk read the well-known rule in question,
prohibiting the introduction of abolition petitions.
The SPEAKER, in reply to Mr.. McD9wELL
said that this rule part OF the rules at the first
and was stricken out at the last session Of the as
Congress.
Mr.. CHAPMAN withdrew his demand for the
previous question.
The question recurring on the amendment of MIR
CHAPMAN, (Which virtually proposes to reinsate the
"2lst" rule,)
| MIR. HUNT, of New York, called for the yeas
and nays; which were ordered, and. being taken
resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Barringer
Dayly Bedinger Bell James Black, Bowln, Boyd pil
ton Brown William c. Brown, Burt Cabeil. John q. Chap
man, Augustus A. Chapman Reuben Chapman. Chase
Chapman Clarke Cobb Cooke, Constable Cnllom, Daniel
Faran Fickin Giles Graham HARRISON Harmansoh iii
lard Hoge, Isaac l.. Holmes Hopkins, George Houston
drew Johnson George W. Jones' seaborn Jones Thomas
Butler King, Leake, Lyon Long, Lumpkin, MCLEAN, Nc
Barclay Martin Norris Payne. Pendeton Perry Price
Reid, Relfe Rhett Seldom. A. D. sims Leonard H. smms
simpson, Robert Smith, stanton, stephens, Taylor jacob
Thompson, Tbbatts 1oombs, Treadwsy Trumto, Wilmot
Woodward, yancey, and iell,-sl
NAYS--Messrs. Abbott John Quincy Adams, Anderson
Arnold, Ashmun, Baker Benton, James Black Blanchard
Brinkerhof. Brodhead, Burlington, william W Campbell
John II. Campbell Cathcsrt, Collamer Colin. Cranson
Crozier. Cunningham, DarraEh Deano. De Mott
| Dillingham; Dixon, Dunlap, Ellsworth, Eriman Ewing
Gordon order Grinnel Grover amn, Hampton, liar,
per, Henley, Herrick, Elias b Holmes, Tough, John
Houston Samuel D. Hubbard Hudson, Hungeriord, Wash
ington Hunt James b. Hunt Joseph lngersol jenkins
Il. Johnson Kennedy, r King Preston King, Lawrence
Mccaughey Mciivaine Marsh, Miller Morris, Moseley
Mouton. Nyen, Owen, Parish, Perlill Pollock Ramsey
Root Runk, Russell sawteie Sawyer scanmon schenek
Seaman Severance, Truman Smith, Albert Smith Thomas
Strohm sykes Thibodeaux, 1homasson Benjamin Thomp
| son, James Thompson, Tilden Vance Vmton, Wentworth
Waes Ws Wright snd
So the amendment was rejected
The question then recurring on the original prop
osition of Mr.. Mcdowell,
Mr.. HOLMES rose, and, with view to harmo-
nze at one, and to enable them to proceed to BUSH
ness offered a resolution as an amendment propo-
sing to strike out all the resolution of Mr.. Mellow
ELL after the word "resolved and insert the follow
| ing:
That the rules OF the House of Representatives they
existed at the close of the last session Of Congress be- oI
the adopted the rules Of this House, and that
be appointed to revise the rules and to report to
the House such alterations and amendments as may be
deemed advisable.
The question being taken, the amendment of Mr..
| HOLMES was adopted without division.
| The question recurring on the resolution of Mr.
Mcdowell, as amended.
| MIR. PAYNE offered an amendment, providing
that the hour rule should not apply TO discussions
on any bills for the raising of revenue either in COM
mittee or in the House.
| Mr.. HAMLIN raised question of order against
the amendment; which being sustained by the
| Speaker, the amendment was not received.
| The resolution of Mr.. Mcdowell, amended
| by Mr.. Holmes, was then agreed to.
So the rules of the last Congress, as existing al
the close of its last session, adopted for the
temporary government of the House.
HOUR OF MEETING.
| On motion Of Mr.. BRODIEAD,
Ordered That the daily hour Of meeting Of this House
be twelve o'clock, m, until otherwise ordered
SEATS OF MEMBERS.
! Mr.. COBB offered the following resolution
Resolred That the clerk of this House. Immediately af
the passage of this resolution place in box the name
Of each member Of the House OF Representatives upon
q fis the pe TO os
time the said pieces Of paPsr and as eaen
then choose his seat for the present session.
! Mr. G. remarked that good deal Of confusion
already existed in the selection of seats by mem
bers and he was informed that there were seats
contested by different members Of this House
Different modes, to the selection, had heretofore
prevailed. His object, in offering this resolution
was to settle the practice both now and hereafter
| All that could be required of members under the
mode which he proposed, in order to stand an equal
chance, would be, that they be present on the first
day of the>sesson, and then the seats would be dis
ribu,ed on principles of equality and justice
| He begged leave TO remark that he was perfectly
satisfied with the seat which he himself had; bu
because he believed the resolution would afford Q
more just mode of distribution, he offered it,
| Pending this question,
| On motion of Mr.. PAYNE,
| The House adjourned