American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-07-29


to the prejudice of the American mechanics
and artizans.
A call OF the house was suggested by Mr.. |
Davis, and askec for, but there was 10 rule, !
the Chair said, for such procedure
Wmle the matter was mooted, Mr.. Turney, |
the missing man, came in.
The vote was then taken, and, Mr. Jarnagin |
not voting, the vote was a tie-27 to 81. A
pause.
The Vice-President said he would abstain
from giving his reasons until the occasion
named by the Senator from Tennessee-he
voted no.
Mr.. Crittendon then rose and gave his opin-
ION OF the real sentiment of Tennessee, and re-
gretted that M. Jarnagin took the course he
did.
Mr.. Cameron moved an amendment, which
was lost.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed- ayes
27, noes27. This vote was a tie, 27 to 81,
and the Chair gave his reasons, from a written
speech, for voting aye. The following are the
yeas and nays.
| Eeas-Messrs Fairfield, Atherton, Dix, Dickinson,
Penny backer, Calhoun McDutie, Colquitt, Lewis,
Baguy, Chalmers, Speight, Turney, Allen, Bright,
Nreese, Atchson, Ashley, Sewer, Cass, WestcOtt,
Yulee, Houston, Rusk, Benton, Semple, Hanne-
| gan-2.
Nays-Nessrs. Evans, Cley, Upham, Webster,
PAelps, Davis, Simmons Greene, Niles, Huntington,
| Muller Dayton, Cameron, Sturgeon, Clayton, Clay
ION, Pearce, Johnson, Archer, Mangum, Berien,
BMTow, Johnson, Morehead, Csitlenden, Corwin
! WoOdbridge-27.
Mr.. Niles then moved to postpone the bill
until the first Monday in December next. Mr.
| N. enforced his motion in strong speech.
Mr.. Cameron said if this bill were passed,
the cry of repeal would 90 forth, and the
! Northern laborer would make the South re-
spect him.
Mr.. J. NJ. Clayton spoke, and addressed the
Chair personally, and was called to order by
several Senators.
The vote was then taken, and the motion
was lost-ayes 81, noes 28.
Mossrs Webster, Davis and Simmons briefly
addressed the Senate, and then
Il The bill loGS passed, 1Dith The amendment, (Jar-
ndgtn voting aye,) by 26 10 81.
On motion of MIR. Speight, the Senate ad-
joulned.
Il house OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Strong offered a resolution providing
that the new members of Congress should be
furnished with tho same hooks as those furnish
ed to the members of the last Congress, and
moved a suspension of the rules to allow its in-
PRODUCTION.
Mr.. Reid, ofN. c., demanded the yeas and
nays, WlliCh NGIG SIucI6u, anu I6Suleu yeas
76, nays 49. Two thirds not voting in the aE
firmativc the rules were not suspended.
MIR. Culver, Of n, York, offered resolution
requesting those old members of Congress who
had received books, and voting against giving
them to new members, to return the books
they had received to the Clerk of the House.
! Objections being Of course made, he moved
suspension of the rules and the yeas and nays
were ordered, and resulted yeas 50, nays 81.
resolution was adopted to end debate on
the Postage bill at O'Clock.
The House then went into Committee on the
| bill and sundry speeches were made by various
members, almost all who spoke On the subject
! opposing any increase of postages and advocat-
! ing the reduction TO an uniform rate of cents
! for quarter oi an ounce Some of the North
! Carolina members also took the opportunity TO
comment very strongly on the course of Mr..
/ Haywood, Mcssis Blggs aGd Dobbin strongly
ccndemnjng it and alleging that the Democra-
tic party Of North Carolina were all united in
! opposition TO the Tariff Of ls42 Messrs. Bar
ringer and Dockery repelled any idea Of bribery
and maintained that the State Of North Caro-
Ina was in favor OF protective Tariff.
AT O'Clock debate was terminated and the
committee proceeded to vote on amendments
Of which number were offered, the most inn
portant being one 10 make the rate Of postage
uniform at cents for quarter Of an ounce
conveyed any distance.
Finally the committee rose without finishing
voting, and
The House adjourned at halfpast :, ?. NJ.