The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-13

ure and those who opposed TO 1t.
On motion of Mr.. RElD-by ayes Is, noes Co.
the committee rose and reported.
Mr.. REID offered a resolution providing that the
debate the said bill should close at halEpast 2
o'clock; and demanded the previous question.
Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL, with view, he
said that the House proceed to the consideration of
the private calendar, moved that the resolution be
laid on the table, and asked the yeas and nays;
which were ordered and resulted follows:
YEAs-Messrs John Quincy Adams, Anderson, Az.
mold, Ashmun Barnnger Bell Brodhead Milton BIoWn,
Burlington, WIN. w. Campbell, John ii. Campbell John q
Cha man Cooke, CranStOn, Crozer, Culver Darragh
DelanO Edsal John H. Ewing Foot, Gentry, Giddings,
Graham Hampton, Harper, Henley, Herrick Hilliard
Elias b. Holmes John W. Houston, Hudson Hungerord
Washington Hunt jenkins Daniel r King Thomas Butler
McGdughey, Mcllenry Marsh, Miller Moseley NNen,
Pollock, Ramsey julius Rockwell, John A Rockwell,
Runk Russell Severance, Albert Smith, Caleb B smith,
stanton Stewart, Strohm, Sykes, ThibodeauN Thomas.
son Benjamin Thompson. James Thompson. Tiden,
Trumbo, Vance, Vinton, wentworth, White Winthrop,
Wright, and Young-74.
NAYs-Messrs, stephen Adams Atkinson, Bayly,
Bedinger, Bggs, James Black James A. Black, Bowln
Boyd, Brockenbrough, William G. Brown, Burt, Cath.
cart, Chase Obj Collin Cullom, Cummins, Cunningham
Daniel, Dargan, Jefferson Davis, DE Mott, Dillingham;,
Dobbin Douglass, Dromgoole Dunlap, Ellsworth Erdman
FaTan, Fickin Fries GaTyin, Hamlln Harrison, Hoge
Hopkins, Hough, George S Houston Edmund w Hubbard,
James B. Hunt, Andrew Johnson, G. w. Jones, Seabom
Jones kaufman, Kennedy, Preston King Leake, La sere
Lumpkln, Machy, McClelland McClernand, Met onneN
Mckay Barclay Martin. Morris MOuton Norris Owen
PARISH Perrn, Perry, Phelps Reid Rhett, Ritter, Rob
eTts, Sawtelle, Sawyer Scammon Seldom Alexander D.
Sims Leonard II. Sims Thomas smith. Robert smith
Starkweather, St John, Strong Jacob Thompson Thur
man, Towns, Tredway, Wick Wood, woodward Wood
worth, and Yancey-sS
So the resoIutlen was not laid on the table.
The question recurring on the demand for the
previous question, the vote stood, ayes 49, noes 90.
No quorum voting,
A second count was taken and the vote stood
ayes 70, noes H.
Still no quorum voting
MIR. HARRISON moved that there be call of
the House.
Mr.. AsHMUN novel that the House adjourn
The question was taken, and the House refused
to ad ourn
Mr. COBB repeated the motion Of Mr.. HARAL,
SON. that there be call of the House.
The chair was occupied pro tenn. by Mr.. BOYD, oil
| Kentucky.
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON inquired of the chair
whether there was no rule of the House by which
members could be compelled to vote. IL there
| was such a rule he called for its enforcement
When gentlemen wished To defeat business in this
way, he desired that the country should know who
they were. Loud cries to order There wer,
gentlemen sitting in their seats here, and refusing
vote, with view to hinder and obstruct the public
| business.
Mr.. ASHMUN called Mr.. HousroN to order
| Mr.. HOUSTON said the remark was out. Tht
gentleman had got il.
| Mr.. Mckay submitted that there was evidently
a large quorum present The chairman would Sc,
by casting single glance the House, that such
was The fact But members sat in their seats ant
would not vote. On the demand for the previous
question a majority of quorum was only necessa
| ~. That majority had voted; and as there wal
| clearly quorum present. he hoped that the chat
| would so announce. Was not the chair satisfied
| that quorum was present.
The SPEAKER said he had no doubt of the fact
| he knew ii to be
Mr.. Mckay. Seventy is the majority of quo
rum.
Mr. G. S. HOUSTON suggested that the gentle
| man from North Carolina MIR. REID should with
| draw his demand for the previous question.
Mr.. w. HUNT called Mr.. II. to order.
Mr.. HOUSTON submitted that he was in order
The CHAIR said that the gentleman from New
York Mr. HuSrl would state his point of order.
Mr. HUNT said, it that there ques
| ton before the House.
| MIR. HOUSTON said the gentleman toe
| hasty. He had gone off too soon.
| The SPEAKER said that the question was OIL
the motion for "a call Of the House, but that question
| was not debataba.
Mr.. HOUSTON said he was not going to debate
| He simply desired to appeal to the gentleman from
North Carolina Mr. RErDl to withdraw the demand
for the previous question, that the vote might b
| taken by yeas and nays on the resolution itself
Gentlemen could not then shrink from the RESPONSE
| biuy oil voting.
| Mr.. HARRISON withdrew his motion for cal
| of the House.
The question recurring on The demand for the pre-
vious question, the SPEAKER counted the House
| and declared that I6S members were present.
| Mr. HOPKINS inquired Of the SPEAKER whether
| if there a member within the Lar who refuse
TO vote when his name was called, a motion TO cen
sure him would not be in orderi
| The SPEAKER directed the rule to be read
| Some conversation followed, in which Messrs
| WINTHROP, JACOB THOMPSON, HENLEY
| WASHINGTON HUNT, REUBEN CHAP
MAN, and the SPEAKER participated; and Their
was much confusion.
Mr.. ASHMUN moved to lay the resolution O.
! the table.
Mr.. PRESTON KING moved call of the House
and asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered
and, being taken, resulted as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. John Quincy Adams Ashmun, Atkir
Barringer, Bayy, Bell, Biggs James Black Broc
head Buinon, Crozer, Culver Daniel, Dargan, Delanc
Isaac L. Holmes james B. Hunt Kennedy, Presto
King, Lewis, Mcconnell, MeGaughey, McHenry, Mel
Jula' Rockwell, Rassk, saTsteile scammon: seams,
| Seldom, Truman Smith, Strohm, Trumbo Wentworth
Williams Winthrop, Wright and Yost-64
| NAYs-Messrs stephen Adams, Bedinger, James
ton Brown, William any, G. brown Burt " W. Campbell
Cathcart John O. Chapman. Augustus A. Chapman, Re,
ben Chapman. Chase, Cobb Cooke, Collin CransOr
Cullom, Cummins, Cunningham Darragh, Jefferson Dav
| De Mott, Dobbin Dromgooe, Dunlap, Edsa Ellsworth
Fickn, Foot, Foster, Fries, Garvin Gentry Giles Gr
| ham, Hamlin Hampton HARRISON, Harmanson, Henley
Herrck billiard, Hoge Hopkins John W, Houston
George s Houston, Edmund W. HUBBARD, Samuel D. Hui
| bard, Hungerford Washington Hunt, Jenkins. Andre,
Johnson, George w. Jones, Seaborn Jones, Daniel
King Thomas Butler King, Leake, Leib La sere, Ions
| Lumpkin, Maclay, MCLEAN, McClelland, McClenant
| McCnte Joseph J. Mcdowell James Mcdowell, Marsh
John P Martin Morris Moseey, Norris Pcrrll, Pollocl
Ramsey, Rheu Roberts John A. Rockwell. Sawyer, SCI
| erance, Alexander D. Sims, Leonard II. Sims Simpson
| Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Robei
smith, Stanton starkweather Stewart St John Strong
Sykes, Thibodeaux, Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson
| James Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Thurman Town
| Tredway Wheaton, White, Wick Wood WOODWARD
| Yancey and Young-ll5
| SO call of the House was refused
| The question then required the motion to la,
| the resolution on the table
| THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
| Mr.. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved that thu
| House resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole
for the purpose of taking up the ,r'vate ca'en
| dar.
| And on that motion he asked the yeas and nays
which (after conversation on a point of order
were ordered, and being taken, resulted fol
| lows
| YEAS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Anderson Arnol,
Ashmun Barringer. Bell, Burlington, VIM. W, Campbell