The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-08
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIvEs.
THE JOURNAL.


THE JOURNAL.
The journal Of Yesterday was read.
The SPEAKER announced the business first in
order 10 be the execution Of the following luton
adopted Immediately before the adjournment of the
| House last evening:
RssoIrsd That all members absent except such as
have been excused he required the meeting Of the House
on tomorrow morning. when they shall next attend to
give excuses their absence at this tme and shall be
The duty the clerk to enter their names on the Journal for
that purpose.
Mr.. TIBBATTS (ailer some conversation, in
which Messrs. DROMGOOLE, TlBBATrS, |.
| +. HOLMES, and the SPEAKER participated
moved to expunge from the journal the whole pro-
ceedngs in relation to the call Of the House, far
AZ they related to the everything of the decision OF
the Speaker and to the passage Of the above resolu-
ton.
These proceedings (Mr. r. said) were placed OH
the journal by Of the minority Of the House;
aud on an appeal from the decision Of the Speaker,
declaring the resolution out of order,) by which
that decision reversed. In ruling that resolu-
tion out of order, MIR T. considered that the Speak
er was correct, majority of minority of the
House having undertaken to change of its
standing rules. The journal was record Of the
proceedings Of the House, not Of errors. He there
rere considered that these proceedings had right
| to a place on the journal.
The SPEAKER announced the question to be on
| the motion To eXpunge.
Mr.. STEPHENS opposed the motion, yielding
| the floor for explanation to Messrs. TlBBATTS,
EWING, Of Pennsylvania, and G. DAVIS.
| Mr.. RATHBUN sustained the motion.
Afler some conversation on the part Of Messrs.
| TIBBATTS and G. DAVIS,
Mr. TIBBATTS modified his notion so as to
make "to leave OUT this portion of the proceedings
| from the journal
The SPEAKER said the Chair would put the
| motion as being to correct the journal, &c.
| Mr.. TlBBAfTS then finally put his motion in
this form-to correct the journal TO leave out
| that portion Of the proceedings.
| Mr.. HAMLIN sustained the motion on the
ground that such proceedings had no constitutional
place on the journal, and that justice required its
| adoption.
MIR. B. MARTIN demanded the previous ques.
| ton.
| There was a second.
| And the main question was ordered to be now
| taken.
| A good deal of conversation followed on points
of order, in which Messrs. HENLEY, BURT
| TIBBATTS, BROCKENBROUGH, DOUG
| LASS, DROMGOOLE, PAYNE, and GEO s.
! HOUSTON participated; and appeal taken from
the decision OF the Chair, overriding point of or.
der raised by Mr.. BRoCKENBRoUGH, was voted
| down.
Mr. DOUGLASS asked the yeas and nays on
| the main question; which were ordered.
| And the main question Il. E., on correcting the
Journal as moved by Mr.. TBbArrs) was taken with
the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Atkinson Bayly, Bedinger Jane,
Black, Brnkerhoh Milton Brown Clarke Collin, Darragh
De Mott Dunlap Edsall Ellsworth trdman Fries, Garyn
Giles, Goodyear, Gordon, Grover, Hamin, Harmanson
Hoge Hough, Hungerford, Jenkins, kennedy, Thomas
| Gsughey McHeury Marsh, Moseley, Pillsbury Ramsey
Rathbun, Relic Rhe Ritter, Roberts, sawteIe Thoma
Smith, c. b. Smith St John, Jas. Thompson, Tibbatts
Tilden, Wheaton, williams wlmot, and Yost--65,
| NAYs-Nlessrs. John Quincy Adams, Stephen Adams
Black, Brockenbrough, Brodhead, william @. Brown
Burlington, Burt, John II. Campbell, Cathcart, John G
l ~ Do, 4 ha,pn haze ,tl
Cooke, Cranston, Crozier Cullom Cunningham Daniel
Garrett Davis Dixon, Dobhin Dockery Douglass Drom
Graham, Grinnel Hampton, HARRISON, Harper Henley
Elias E. Holmes, Hopkins, John w Houston Geo.
j. Ingerso James H. Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Andrew
Johnson George W Jones Daniel p. King, Leake, Lewis
James Mcdowell Mckay. Barclay Martin, Miller, Morris
Mouon, Nyen. Norris Owen, Parish, Payne, Pendleon
Root. Sawyer, scammon, schenck, Seldom, Leonard y
| Sims, Truman Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, Stark
weather Stephens Stewart, Strohm, Sykes Thibodeaux
Tredway. Trumbo,, Vance, yinton, Wick Winthrop
Woodruff, and Woodward lol
So the House decided that the journal should no
be corrected
The SPEAKER thereupon announced that those
members not present at the call Of the House yes
terday, and not excused, would now in execution
of the resolution, be called upon for excuses.
| Mr.. DROMGOOLE called for the reading of the
resolutions; which was again read.
| Mr.. d. said that to call up these gentlemen one
by one would give much trouble, and would resul
in the loss of another day. The object Of the cal
Yesterday was to procure the attendance ofa quo
| rum The House was now full Should they lose
another days business
| In addition to this, there some well grounded
doubt as to the regularity of the proceeding. The
| resolution adopted Yesterday was in the nature of
rule in relation TO abSenteos. They were here tc
show cause why they were absent. To use
strong technical phrase, which he supposed to b,
| nc good IA any that he cOuld emplov he nnoyed II
discharge the rule"
Mr.. HOPKINS rose to what he supposed to b.
a privileged question. He one Of the humble
embraced in the resolution, and he asked leave nov
| to make his excuse.
(Cries: The list of.absentees must be called in it
Il order.)
Il The SPEAKER suggested that the gentleman
could not make his excuse until regularly called il
order.
motion was here made as suggested, (but b.
whom the reporter could not learn reconsider tn
vote by which Mr. McKAr's resolution had bee
adopted.
MIR. HOPKINS claimed the privilege of maxim
his excuse. It was due to himself to do So
The SPEAKER said the motion TO reconside
would be the first business in order.
Mr.. MILTON BROWN now rose, and move
reconsideration Of the vote by which the resolu
$ ton had been adopted
!, brief conversation followed between Mr.. G
r. DAVIS and the SPEAKER
Mr.. DELANO sent to the clerks table the 70
y lowing resolution; which he desired when in orde
= to offer, which was read for information:
RssoIrsd That the resolution adopted in this hall
day by number OF members less than a quorum whic
resolution requires abenees to furnish excuses for sur
absence was passed without authority Of law and Is nu
Re and void
Mr.. FARAN demanded the previous question
n, on which motion no quorum voted.
!, A call of the House was moved, (by whom II
= reporter could not learn.)
tI Mr.. DROMGOOLE raised the question Of o
der, that proceedings one call were yet pending
Is and hat calls could not thus be accumulated
5, The SPEAKER overrued the point Of order
d. And the question being taken, call Of the Hou
was refused.
l.. The question then again REQUIRED, and was take