The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

MI ulLES, $50 soon as the House had beer
called to order,) rose to inquire of the Speake
whether It was too late to move an amendment t
the journal of Friday lasR
The SPEAKER said it was too late
Mr. GILES wished TO amend the journal of Fri
day in this particular: 1.-THE Committee of tn,
Whole on the tariff bill had recommended the fol
lowing amendment, viz That tobacco unna,utac
red be taken from the twenty per cent list and b,
placed in the thirty per cent list" The House re-
fused 10 concur in this amendment; but the clerk hac
entered that the amendment was concu,red in
The journal of yesterday was then read.
Mr.. ASHMUN rose to move correction.
Mr.. CULLOM desired to move suspension Of
the rules, to enable him to submit motion for the
printing OF an extra number of copies of the repor
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs in relation
to the Mexican war.
The SPEAKER said the motion was not now in
order. The gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr
AsHMUN,] would state his amendment
Mr.. ASHMUN said that the motion su omitted
by the gentleman from Indiana [Mr McGAuGHEY'
was not stated on the journal. It was stated simply
that the gentleman made a certain motion. The
clerk had given brief abstract of the substance o.
the propositions but the proposition itself was no
on the journal. 1t would not, therefore, appea,
what the motion which the Speaker decided to b,
out Of order was. He moved that the journal be
amended by inserting it.
The SPEAKER directed the clerk again to read
the portion of the journal referred to;
Which having been read,
The SPEAKER said: The Chair understand.
the gentleman as moving to insert the amendment
itself on the journal
Mr.. ASHMUN. Yes to insert the motor
made by the gentleman from Indiana mr. Nc
'i Mp Gentry inquired whether !, w., no
usual, in making up the journal, to spread at full
length upon 1t any proposition taken by yeas and
nays'
The SPEAKER The Chair thinks it is no
usual to spread on the journal an amend
ment such as that offered by the gentleman
from Indiana, Mr.. McGAUeHEY,l for the rea
sons which the Chair stated Yesterday, ant
for the additional reasons which the Chair vii
now state. All utilities, or errors perperated OF
the part OF the House through error on the part o
the clerk, had never been considered as journazins
matter. And the chair would call attention to two
cases which had occurred at the present session
On the engrossment ofthe bill making appropria
tons for thepayment Of Indian annuties, when tina
bill was under consideration the clerk omitted on,
OF the amendments, and the House went on and or
dered the bill TO third reading. After that hat
been done, gentleman from Tennessee called tn
attention of the chair to the fact that one of TIT
amendments had been omitted. The chair STATED
that the proceeding would be regarded as a nullty
and that 1t would not appear on the journal. Anc
it did not.
At another time during this session, when IN,
bill in relation to fishing bounties was under consid
Grafton, the chair was precisely in the same condi
ton in which 1t found itself on Friday last. Tn,
chair gave the casting vote. IL was afterwards as
certained that the chair had no right to vote Tn,
whole proceeding was a nulty, and did not appen
on the journal. In neither Of these csses-both o
which were in point. and the latter especially So
did any gentleman rise and move an amendment O
the journal
On these considerations, and looking to the prsc
tce Of the House, the chair had yesterday decided
that the amendment could not be entertained. Ar
appeal had been taken from the decision. The mo
ton had been put and the decision of the chair hat
been sustained.
Mr.. GENTRY said, it seemed TO him that IN,
reasoning OF the chair would apply forcibly, snt
probably eonclusiyely, to the original matter abou
which i was proposed to amend the iournal-ths
being Of itself nulity. II did not, however apply