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

5chenck, Seaman Severance Truman cmltht ctepncuss
stewart s.rOhm. Benjamin Thompson, Toones. TIs@bo
yintoD WheatOn, White, wlmot, Winthrop, Wright,
Young and Yost-6s.
So the House decided that the main question
should now be taken.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved that the House adjourn,
and asked the yeas and nays, which were orderedi
and, being taken, were--yeas 10, nays l34.
So the House refused to adjourn.
And the question recurring on the adoption Of
the resolution
% MIR LEAKE moved that the House resolve it.
self into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union. -
Mr. ASHMUN demanded the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER (the chair being occupied by
Mr.. TiBBATrs, pro. tenn ruled the motion Of Mr.
LAKE out Of order, on the ground that the House
had ordered the main question to be now taken.
the question again recurring on the adoption Of
Mr. WINTHROP asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered
Whilst these proceedings had been going on, time
had not stood STILL and the finger Of the clock, stead
lily pursuing Fits "lonely round" indicated that the
hour of two-at which the debate (under Mr.. Nc
KAI's resolution) was TO be termlnated-had ar
rived.
So Mr.. G. DAVIS raised the question Of order,
that, the hour Of two having elapsed, it was not in
order to entertain resolution providing that debate
should terminate al a time that was past.
The SPEAKER decided the resolution to be in
order.
Mr.. MCKAY. | rise to inquire Of gentlemen
who commenced this struggle whether they will
state what time they require for debate
Several voices; "Who commenced il"
Mr.. ToOMBS. So far as | am concerned, in
tend to know something about the matter before
vote for this bill
Mr.. S. JONES. Well, go into committee, and
we VIII let you know.
The SPEAKER interposed to order.
Mr. WINTHROP I'M the Chair Il IA in order
to answer the inquiry Of the gentleman from North
Carolina, tMr. McRAr1
The SPEAKER. Ii is not in order.
Mr. WINTHROP. IL il were so, should be
glad TO answer the gentleman's inquiry,
MIR, q. DAVIS insisted on his point Of order,
that the time past.
FL, The SPEAKER said that the Chair considered
the resolution as equivalent TO instruction TO the
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the Union to
vote on the message without debate. But the Chair
was not aware Of any provision in the constitution
Of the United States which prevented the House
from doing impossible things If II chose.
A voices "lf It can"
Several voices: That's rich, isn't iG"
Mr.. TooMBS. appeal from the decision Of the
Char, and ask the yeas and nays.
Mr. SCHENCk. rise TO point OF order. Has
the Chair right to decide upon the construction Of
a proposition that will come up in committed
The SPEAKER. The Chair has not decided up.
on the construction.
Mr.. r. CHAPMAN rose to a point Of order
Could this question be raised at this Ime' IL might
arise in committee IN the execution Of the order
Mr.. TOOMBS. | have appealed from the deer
sion OF the Chair and | have demanded the yeas
and nays.
MIR, bRoMGooLE. | understand the gentleman
from Kentucky, Mr. DAVIS, as asking the chair
for construction Of the resolution.
The SPEAKER said no.
Mr. DR0MG00LE. | understand the Chair as
deciding that the resolution terminates debate.
The SPEAKER That is only the opinion OF
the chair not its decision The decision is that the
resolution is IN order.
Mr. r. CHAPMAN. rise to a point Of order.
II abstract questions Of order be raised in this
manner and the Speaker is to be required to decide
them, where is the matter to endl | submit that
this Is not the time to raise the question Of order
The SPEAKER. The gentleman ia not in order.
The question is on the appeal from the decision Of
the Chair.
Mr. DRoMGooLE. What I, the decisionl
The SPEAKER. That the resolution is in order.
Mr. DROMGOOLE- do not understand any
body as saying II is out Of order.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ken
lucky Mr.. DAyIsl says so.
Mr.. DRoMGooLE. deny the right of the
Chair to put construction on the resolution.
Several voices. "oh, well! that's another thing
Mr.. CONSTABLE. call for the reading of the
resolution.
The clerk read it again.
Mr. CONSTABLE. Does that resolution mean
2 a.. m. or 2 ID. m,
Mr. COBB. rise to inquire whether point of
order as to a resolution being in order, can be or
ought to be entertained by the Chair after the House
has decided that the main question shall be now
takenf ] think that the Chair is wrong in enter
tanning the point of ORDER and wrong, therefore, in
the appeal.
Mr.. G. DAVIS Would it be in order to move
thar a
should terminate at o'clock yesterday?
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON. Well, that's smart
idea.
Several voices. Did it rain tomorrow?
The SPEAKER, (repying to Mr.. G. DAus's
inquiry) 1t will not be in order to move an amend
ment Of any kind.
The question is, "Shall the decision Of the chair
stand as the judgment Of the House,"
Mr.. CONSTABLE. Is it in order to offer res
outon terminating debate at an hour that is past?
The SPEAKER. The gentleman is not in order.
Loud cries for the question
Mr.. Mckay. shall take my own course
Several voices: Well take it, and stick to it.
Mr.. Mckay, (continuing.) move that the
resolution be laid on the table.
The SPEAKER. The motion is not IN order
Some conversation, rather excited, followed be-
tween Mr.. TO0MBS and Mr.. COBB, as to what
the latter gentleman had said on the point of order
Mr.. TOOMBS asserting that Mr.. COBB had
houo q WHICH tiiat ScHtieIluH dSstTttu he
had not made.
THE reporter thinks Mr.. CoBB is placed about
square in the statement here given of his remarks
Mr.. BIGGS Is it in order to move that the
House resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole
On the state of the Unioni
The SPEAKER. 1t is not in order
Mr.. MCKAY. l move that the resolution and
he appeal be laid on the table. Is thai in ORDER
The SPEAKER II is.
1.-THE SPEAKER Of the House again resumed
he chair.
Mr.. TooMBs demanded the yeas and nays on
he motion of Mr.. MCKAY; which were ordered
md, being taken, resulted as follows:
YEAs-Nessrs. j. @ Adams, Stephen Adams, Ander. |
ION, Arnold, Ashmun Atkinson Barringer Bayy, Bell, |
Benton Bggs, James Black, James A. Black Blanchard
3owlin, Boyd, Brnkerhof peterborough, Burlington,
william w. Campbell, John H. Campbell Carroll, Reuben
chapman Chase Chapman Constable Cranston, Crozier
;ullom, Cummns, Cunningham, Daniel Garrett Davis |
)obbin Dromgoole, Dunlap, Edsall, Erdman Edwin II.
ewing, Faran, Gsryin Giles Graham, Grider Grnnell
}rover Hsmn, Hampton Harmanson. Harper, Henley
billiard, Elias b. Holmes. Isaac E. Holmes, Hough |
edmund w. HUBBARD Washington Hunt, James b. Hunt
Joseph r. Ingcrsoll Jenkins James II. Johnson Joseph
ohnson, seaborn Jones' Daniel r. King Preston King
lawrence, Leake Leib, Lewis. Long Lumpkin Maclay