The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-08

ayes 70, noes 40, there was a second.
And the main question was ordered 10 be now la
ken.
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered
Mr.. GORDON asked TO be excused from voting,
assigning his reason that, at the time the resou-
ton was adopted yesterday, there was neither
House nor quorum 10 pass new rules
The House refused to excuse Mr.. q.
The question, shall this vote be reconsldered'"
was taken, latter some further conversation, IN
which Messrs. ROOT, G. DAVIS, and the
SPEAKER took part,) and resulted as follows;
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Stephen Adams, Arnold, At
kinson, Baringer BayB Bedinger Benton Bggs James
Milton Brown, Burlington. John II, Campbell Reuben
Chapman Chapman Cooke, Collsmer, Collin, Darregh,
man. John H. Ewing, Faran Foot, Garyin Goodyear.
Gnder Hampton Harmanson Hough Hudson, Washing
ton Hunt Charles J. ngeHol Jenkins, Joseph Johnson,
| George w. Jones kaufman, Kennedy, Daniel r King,
Preston King, Thomas Butler King Leake Leb Ia ses
Joseph }. Mcdowell, McHenry, Marsh Moseley, owen,
Parish, PeudetCn Perry Phelps rlls61y Pollock Ram
Ritter Robert scssrc 3HT' s 0nh smSson
Caleb B. smith, Stanton, stephens Stewart, suohm,
James Thompson Vance, White, Williams, Young, and
| NYAs-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Ashmun Brock.
eRGrough William Brown; BuT! Gs,hesT Ito JOh% ~
| nnghsm, Daniel, Garrett Davis, Dockery Douglass,
Dromsoole Fekln, Fries. Giddins' Giles Gordon Ora
| HOge, Elias b. Holmes. Hopkins, John W Houston,
George Houston Jane; b Hunt James H. a, 1Ehn'on
McGaughey, McNay, barclay Marin Miller. Morris,
Moulton, Niven Norris. Payne, Rsthhun Reid Relis
Robert smith, starkweathsr, sykes Thibodesux, lih.
bats Toombs, Trumbo. Wheaton Wick, Wilmot Win
| throP, and Woodruh-Gs.
| So the cote lDas ree0nsidsrsd.
And the question accordingly REQUIRED on the
adoption of the resolution Of Mr.. MckAr.
| Mr. ROBERTS moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the House had yesterday reversed the
decision Of the chair ruling the said resolution to be
out of order.
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON raised the point Of order,
that the gentleman from Mississippi Mr. RoBERrsl
could not make the motion, because, as the record
showed, the gentleman was not present
| The SPEAKER overruled the point Of order on
the ground that where there record vote ia
ken, las in this ease,) members were presumed 10
be present
Some conversation followed.
Mr.. ASIIMUN appealed from the decision, on the
ground that the journal would show that the mem
Der was not present.
Mr.. c. S. HOUSTON asked the yeas and nays
on the appeal
Mr.. HOGE inquired II a motion TO lay the whole
| subject on the table would be in order.
The SPEAKER said, not pending the appeal.
Mr.. MCKAY said, that, as the resolution was
bly, waste the whole day, he would inquire whether
il was competent for him 10 Withdraw II.
The SPEAKER said 1t not, after the House
had taken action upon IT..
Mr.. MCKAY. Ii must be apparent--
Cries to order
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved to lay the appeal of Mr.
AsHMUN the table, but withdrew the motion to
enable
Mr.. HAMLlN TO cite in point having
done which, Mr.. H., according to promise, renewed
the motion to lay the appeal on the table.
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON asked the yeas and nays;
which were refused.
Mr.. MCKAY inquired of the Chair whether he
could now modify his resolution.
The SPEAKER said the gentleman could not do
so.
After some conversation on point of order be-
| tween Mr.. WINTHROP and the SPEAKER,
The question taken the motion of Mr.. TIB-
BATS, and the vote stood-ayes 81, noes g.
So the appeal was not laid on the table
The question then required, "Shall the decision
of the chair stand as the judgment Of the House"
And the vote being taken, stood-ayes AZ, noes
70
So the decision Of the chair was reversed
And the motion ofMr ROBERTS was not enter
| tanned.
The question then recurring on the adoption of
| the resolution of Mr.. McKAY,
Mr. G. W. JONES offered an amendment, and
| demanded the previous question. This amend
| ment was not read, and we have not copy ofitl
| Mr.. GORDON (renewing the motion Of Mr.
RoBERTs) moved a reconsideration of the vote by
which the House had reversed the decision of the
| Speaker, ruling the resolution Of Mr.. Mckay out
| Of order
Some conversation followed.
The yeas and nays ordered, and being ta-
| KEN resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs stephen Adams, Arnold. Atkinson Bar
ringer Bsyly Bedinger, Benton, James Black Brnker,
hoA Brod6ead, Milton Brown Reuben Chapman, Clarke
Cooke, Collamer Daniel Dsrgan Daragh Garrett Davis
De Mott, Dixon, Dunlap, Edsall, Erdman j. II. Ewing,
T. H. Ewing, Foot, Fries Garvin Giles Goodyear Cor.
DON Graham, Grder Grover, Hsmlin Hampton, Harman
ford, Washington Hunt Charles J. ngersoll, jenkins,
q. W Jones, Kaufman Kennedy Daniel r. King Pres.
IampkR, Mcconnell Joseph ] Mcdowell James Mellow,
| ELL McGaughey, Marsh, Moseley Owen Parish, Pendlc.
Ritter Roberts. julius Rockwell SawteIe. sawyer Leon.
ard H. Sims, simpson Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Ca.
ba smh nmc Wheaton, rW1SR'.
| wimot Woodruff Woodward, Young, and Yost-95
James A. BLACK Bowln, BrookenbToagh. William g
Brown, Burlington, Burt II. Campbell, Cathcart John
ham, bobbin Dromgoole, Faran Fckln, Foster, Iiara
Harper Henley, George s. Houston, James B. Hunt
Long, McClelland, McHehry, Mckay. Barclay Martin Mil
Ter, Morris, Mouon Nven, Norris Payne, Perry Phelps
strohm, Sykes Thibodeaux, Jacob Thompson, Trumbo,
Vinton, White, Wick, and Winhrop-57.
So the vote was re-eonsidered
| Wherenpon, the question REQUIRED, "Sha the
decision Of the chair (rung the said resolution out
| of order) stand as the judgment of the House,"
The SPEAKER said, it was his impression that
| the gentleman from North Carolina Mr.. McKAYl
could now withdraw the resolution.
Some conversation followed on point of order,
in which Messrs TIBBATTS and ASEIMUN
participated.
| Mr.. ASEIMUN withdrew the appeal.
| Mr.. MCKAY asked leave to offer resolution
| Objections we're made.
Mr.. Mckay moved suspension of the rules.
The SPEAKER. Does the gentlemen withdraw
his original resolution
| Mr.. Mckay. | do withdraw it,
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from North
| Carolina has Withdrawn his resolution, and now
moves a suspension of the rules to enable him to
offer certain resolutions, which will be read for in
| formation.
They were read as follows;
Resoicsd, That whenever the House may be in Committee
of the Whole Committee of the Whole state
the Union and shall appear division that there
quorum present, 1t shall be the duty of the chairman
direct the clerk call the roll of members and report
the of absenees to the House to be entered upon
| the journal.
Resoiped, That It shall be the duty OF the clerk at the
close Of the present and every subsequent
pare table showing how often the yeas AID nays
taken, and the number Of times each member absent