The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-05

On motion, the Senate then proceeded to the con-
siderauon Of executive business; and, after some
time spent, the doors were opened, and
The Senate ad ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal Of yesterday was read in part, and
(the further reading having been dispensed with
was approved.
BOUNDARY LINE or MISSOURI.
Mr.. PRICE rose and asked leave at this time to
introduce memorial from the convention OF the
State Of Missouri on the subject Of the boundary
line Of that State. He desired to introduce the
memorial now, because the Committee on the Ter
ntories had the subject under consideration.
No objection having been made, the memorial
was received, and on motion Of Mr.. PRIcE, was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Territories, and Or
dered TO be printed.
THE OREGON Debate.
Mr.. PRICE then rose and offered a resolution
lin the usual form,) providing that the debate in
Committee of the Whole on the State Of the Union,
on the jontresolution Of notice should terminate on
Monday next at O'Clock.
And on this resolution Mr. P. demanded the pre-
vious question.
Mr. MCKAY moved tina, there be a call Of the
House; and on that motion simultaneously with
Mr.. HAMLis) demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and being taken, were yeas 80, nays
Sc.
So call of the House was ordered.
And the clerk having called the first name on the
Mr.. MILTON BROWN, remarking tina, there
was pretty full attendance, moved that pro-
ceedngs on the call be dispensed with.
The motion was rejected.
The clerk then called the roll, and 1856 members
answered TO their names.
Mr. BRODHEAD, remarking, as the reporter I'M
derstood, that there were but few absentees moved
that all further proceedings on the call be suspended
which motion was rejected.
The names Of the absentees having been then
called, 1856 members appeared to be present.
A motion made on the right Of the chair that
all further proceedings the call be dispensed with;
which was rejected.
The doors of the hall were then closed and ex.
cuses for absentecs were offered
Some were excused, and some mol
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON was understood to
say, that this was a very tedious process. The
next step would be to send the sergeant-atarms to
arrest these members who had not been excused,
and in the mean time the House could do nothing
He moved, therefore, that all further proceedings on
the call be dispensed with.
The SPEAKER put the question, and announced
that the motion was rejected.
Mr.. GEO. w. JONES had intermcdia,ely de-
malded the yeas and nays, but too late. 1885,.
Mr.. ROBERTS now moved to re.reconsder the
vote by which the House had refused to suspend
proceedings on the call.
And the question being taken, the vote was not
reconsidered.
Mr.. GEO. w. JONES moved that all further
proceedings on the call be dispensed with, and on
that motion demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and, being taken, were--yeas 81,
nays 10.
So all further proceedings on the call were dis.
pensed with.
And the doors Of the hall were again opened.
The question then required on the demand Of
MIR. PRICE for the previous question on his reso-
luton.
Mr.. CALEB B. SMITH moved that the rssolu-
ton be laid on the table,
Mr.. THoMAssoN called for the reading of the
resolution, which was again read.
Mr.. MILTON BROWN asked Mr.. SMITH to
Withdraw the motion to lay the resolution on the
table, to enable him (Mr. b. to offer an amend
ment.
The motion was not Withdrawn.
The question was then taken, and decided in the
negative as follows: .,.....
YEAs--Nes.rs Abbott. Stephen Adams. Arnold, Ash.
num- BarringeI, Bell blanchard Milton Brown Buhing
Reuben n chspmsn cooSs Eosme csnon cponsp
Culver, Garrett Davis. Jefferson Davis Delano Dixon
H'TgS a' " sss ,' s isss
son, Daniel p King Thoms. B. King Isshe Lewis, Long
Mc5aughey, McHenry, Meilysine. Marsh, Miller Nose
IS ohS Rcct%s FSo RunR
seldom sevsrane., A. D. Sims Truman smith Albert smith,
Vance, Vintop White, woodruff woodward, Wright
NA2seMessrs. John Quincy Adams, Anderson Akin.
sim Baker Benton, Biggs JAS Black, Jas A. Black Bow
a. Brown John IT, Campbell, csthesrt, Chapman Clarke
Cobb, Collin, caom, Cumn,ins, Cunningham. Daniel par
osryn, Gentry, Giles. Goodyear, Gordon, Grover, Ham
ton. HangerfSrd' james 4 Hunt, Charles J. IngersoI