The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-11

previous question pending the motion to lay on tn,
tablel
The SPEAKER TIL. chair thinks that the gen.
tleman has the power to do so.
l. Mr.. COBB. And will motion to postpone be
The SPEAKER. Yes; If the gentleman with.
. draws the demand for the previous question.
|, Mr.. COBB. Then Withdraw IT, And move
TO postpone the further consideration Of the motion
to lay the bill on The table until Tuesday morning
next.
Mr.. DANIEL rose and addressed the chair.
nj Mr.. CoLLAMRR (lnerrupung him) rose to a
! point of order. He submitted that the previous
question had nothing TO do with the question now
before the House. In the nature Of the question: a
motion to lay on the table was not debata6le And
in the next place. he insisted that that motion could
not DO postponed. .r ...r rr. .,.'. ..err
The SPEAKER, The chair, .sfter moments
reflection, is under the impression that tho motion
to lay on the table cannot be postponed.
4 Mr. COBB. Then do not withdraw my de-
mand for the previous question, H ..F|
. The SPEAKER. The chair has no recollection
: Of case where motion TO lay on the table has
been postponed. According TO the regular order OF
business, as prescribed by the rules, motion TO
lay on tho table is a privileged motion over tho mo-
| Mr. MCKAY inquired of the Speaker whether.
II the motion TO lay the table should be rejected
Ia motion 20 postpone would tnen beh ordsri
Il The SPEAKER said il would. .
Il Mr. BENTON asked to be excused from voting.
on the ground that he had understanding with
his friend from Michigan, [Mr. j. B. Husrl who
was friend Of the bill with or without the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. Coss, !
land who, on account Of indisposton, had been in
lcllned TO accompany some friends TO the sesshore
for the purpose of recruiting his HEALTHY not TO vote
against the bill on its final passage. Mr. B. said he
had without reflection voted for the motion TO lay
on the table, and would have recalled that vote, II
he could have done consistently with tho rules,
He had not voted on the motion TO reconsider, and
the question now recurring on the motion TO lay on
the table, he felt due to his friend 10 make this
. statement, and TO ask to be excused from voting.
The House refused TO excuse Mr.. b.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the recurring
motion, that the bill and amendment be laid on the
table, and, being taken, resulted as follows
YEAs-Mesns Abbott, John quincy Adams, Arnold
, Brown, Burlington, william W. Campbell John H. Camp
stOn Crolisr Culver Garrett Davis Dsl.no De Mott Dill
inssam, Dixon poekery, Ellsworth, E5dn.n John H
Soodssal GORDON Sss% 6rdsr Ssa SSo1s
Hampton H1Ipsr E Ella. B. Holmes. John Houston
ngs.olI jenkins. Daniel p King Preston King TSOms.
Butler King; Leib, Lewis, Long, MeClesn. MeHsnry,
Ramsey ihSua Ritter juu. RSskws t John o RoCH
well Root, schenck, Severance. Truman Smith, Albert
TSs foomS umSo vsSe. tnson whsstoP
White Wilmot Winthrop, Woodruff Young, and Yost
NAYs-Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Bsyly, Bed
niger, James A Black, Bowlin. Boyd, BrockenbrOugh
Reuben Chapman. Chase chipmsa' carks, COBB,
CullOm, Cunningham, Daniel Dngan, DObbin, Douglas.
9.o%sooie Dunlap Farm, tiskn ir'e . Giles, hamlin
George s. Houston Edmund W HuSsrd, Hunter, Charlie.
Johnson. George W jones'. kaufman Ie.Ie La sers
Lumpkin, Maeiay, McCeiiahd. Mccisrn.nd Mcconnell.
'ss eRay j. & Ss1esy Ms"
Moulton, Norris Owen. Parish, Payne Perrill Phelps,
Pilsbury, Reid Relfe Rhe Roberts, Sswtelle sawy
Seldom, III Siu1s
as smith s Caleb B. smith Robert smith sancn Stark
, wentworth, wick, Williams, and Wooiward-ss >
So the House decided that the bill and amend
ment should not DO laid on the table,
The question then REQUIRED on the demand of Mr..
CoBR fer the previous question.
Mr.. DANIEL rose and asked Mr.. COBB to
; withdraw his demand for the previous question.
MIR. COBB inquired of Mr.. DANIEL for what
purpose2
!, MIR. DANIEL. To enable me to move that the
House proceed to the consideration Of the ptfvsie
calendar.
Mr.. COBB. withdraw the demand. g. .
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. DANIEL thereupon submitted his motion.
i Mr.. PAYNE desired that certain bills on the
Speakers table should be taken up and disposed Of
> The question was taken first on the motion Of Mr..
DANIEL and decided in the affirmative.
So the House passed to the consideration of the
private calendar.
read third time and passed.
The bill for the relief of Sellers and Pennock
came up on the question of engrossment and, on D
suggestion to that effect by Mr.. HOPKINS, latter
brief conversation, in which Messrs HOPKINS,
McILVAlNE, and B. MARTIN, took party was
postponed for the present, to allow certain Informal
ton to be procured from the department.
The bill for the relief Of Abraham Horback came
up and was ordered to be engrossed;
> And the question being on its passage,
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. FOSTER opposed the motion and advocated
the passage Of the bill. ..'..., .'
Mr.. DARRAGH followed on the side.
Mr.. HOPKINS sustained his motion.
/. Mr.. S. ADAMS opposed the recommitment, and
advocated the bill.
|, The question was then taken on the motion Of
Mr.. HopKMs, and, by ayes Sc, noes IS, it re-
jected. ....
So the bill was not recommitted.
And the question recurring on its passage
After some conversation and proceedings
; The yeas and nays were ordered; and being
taken, were-yeas, 10, nays So.
So the bill was passed
The bill for the relief Of the heirs and legal rep
resentatves of Cyrus Turner, was read third time
and passed. ,.., t.. .
The bill for the relief of Cad Humphreys and
George Centre coming up on the question Of en-
i. grossment
Mr. BOWLIN opposed the bill.
u Mr.. BROChEN BROUGtt advocated IT.
The previous question was demanded.
No quorum voted.
Several Intellectual motions were made for calls of
of the House, &c.
THE TREASURY NOTE BILL.
Mr.. MCKAY gave notice that he would, on Mon.
day, call up the treasury note bill.
A motion was made that the House adjourn;
: which was decided, by tcers, in the affirmative.
, And the SPEAKER (Mr. HENLEr, of Indiana,
pro tenn declared that the House stood adjourned;
and forthwith vacated the chair the members
meanwhile leaving their seats with precipitation
which seemed to have regard to the state OF the
thermometer. E'Nr'I
But Mr.. COBB, obviously cooler than the rest,
demanded the yeas and nays
There was no one in the chair to receivo the
motion But two or three members, instantly
arrested in their homeward fight by the familiar
demand wheeled round 10y the mere force Of hab-
liz, It seemed and faced the chair with the inten
tion Of obtaining the constitutional number for the
: second tn the yeas and NAYS.