The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-26

gentleman voted in the affirmative on that resolu-
toni
Mr. COBB asked the yeas and nays on the mo-
ton TO reconsider, which were subsequently or
dered.
Mr.. ISAAC r. HOLMES asked the House 10
take up and dispose OF the bill which had Just been
reported from the Senate. IL was very important %
the hemp-growers and had been acted upon in the
Senate out Of the regular order of business.
Mr.. BRlNKERHOFF rose TO a point Of order
He wished 10 know whether the gentleman who
made the motion to reconsider had voted in the
affirmative
Mr., RATHBuN was understood TO say, that
after having voted for his own amendment, which
was rejected, he had voted for the adoption of the
resolution.
The question, "sha. the vote be reconsidered''
was thon taken, and resulted as follows
YEAs--Messrs. Abbott, John q, Adams, Arnold, Ash
mum, Baker, Barrnger Bell, Milton Brown, Burt, VIM.
Dan.sh Garrett Davis Dslsno De Mott Dixon Doekery,
Ellsworth, John IL Ewing. Edwin H. Ewing Foot, Gen
per- Herricf. billiard Isaac u Holmes HouEh John W.
Houston Samuel D. Hubbard Hudson, WashinSson Hunt,
King. LsiS, lewis, Mccisil.nd. j. j. MsDossi, jane.
Mcdowell, McGaughey, McHenry, Meiiysine, Marsh,
Rsthban, Rhsi,, juiiu. Rockwell Root Runk, seaman
severance, Truman Smith, Caleb b. smith, Stewart, 81
son, Trum5o. Vlnton, wentworth, white, winthrop,
Woodruff. woodworth, Wright Young and Yost.so;
Boyd Brnkerho1, peterborough. Brodhead, VIM. O.
Chase Chapman, Clarke. Cobb Collin cullom, cummins
Cunningham. Daniel Dergan j. Davis, Dilnghsm, Dob
srvin Giles, Gordon, Grover, Hamlin Hsrslson, Hsr
manson, Hose Hopkins, @ s Houston, Z. W. Hubbard
Joseph Johnson, Andrew Johnson. George W. Jones.
seshorn Jones' Preston King Lawrence Leake, La sere
Barclay Msrsin Moai'on Parish Payne. Perrin Phelps.
Prize. Reid Ritter Roberts sawtslls Sawyer, seemmon
Thomas smith. Robert smith, stanton, starkweather
James Thompson, Thurman, Tibestt. TredwaS' Wick
so the vote was not reconsidered.
Mr.. THoS. b. KING rose TO make explana-
ton in reference The was understood to say, though
scarcely heard) to a remark made by the chairman
of the Committee on Naval Affairs, Mr. Isaac (.
HOLMES.
Objections were made.
AMERICAN wArER-ROrrED HEMP.
The ball from the Senate, ION the Speakers table,
authsrizng the Secretary Of the Navy TO contract
for tie purchase Of American watter-rotted hemp
for the use Of the navy having been taken up, and
having been read first and second time by It's
title,
Mr.. |. E. HOLMES said that it was very i'm
portant bill, and that it had passed the Senate, by
general consent, without going on the docket. II ii
not passed at once, he was informed that many
persons would be prevented from planting hemp in
the for planting 1t. He asked therefore that
the House would act upon II at once.
The bill having been read through Tor informa-
ton,
Mr.. P. KING inquired il it necessarily involved
an appropriation. and therefore must be committed
The SPEAKER thought not.
So the bill was ordered to third reading nop.
And having been read third time by its title,
Mr.. LEAKE moved that it be committed To the
Committee on Naval Affairs, with instructions to in
sert the following words:
"Propid,d, That American water-rotted hemp can
be had cheap other hemp"
And the affirmative vote having been taken, stood
CO. ..... ri
Mr.. LEAKE now asked the yeas and nsys on his
notion which were refused.
The question then taken, and decided in the
negative without division.
So the motion to commit was rejected.
And then the bill was passed.
Mr. MCKAY lat halfpast 81 moved the House
resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole on the
state Of the Union.
Pending which motion, the House adjourned.