The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-06
lime allowed for the debate having expired

twPBELL. FARAN, CULVER, PETrIF,
fnSTnN RATHBUN, CUMMiNS, CONSTA-
~ SCHENCK, MCCONNELL, McHENRY,
tLc S6 THOMPSON, and WINTHROP, some of
SicS were agreed to, and some rejected o,,
Tbs amendment Of Mr.. JAMES THOMPSON,
,obibltlng slavery or involuntary serVitude,) by
| y i0O noes not counted, was agreed 10.
EThs Two additional sections indicated by Mr.
kc0g THOMPSON were agreed 10.
Ths committee then rose and reported the bill and
l0,ndmenls TO the House
A. DOUGLASS demanded the previous ques-
~ which was seconded, and the main question
!. ordered TO be now taken; (which main ques-
= vas on coneurring in the amendments, and on
[i.,irg The bill to a third reading
S"ch amendments as are not herein more particu-
I' noticed. were concurred in without a record
IA eoDeurring in the amendment of Mr.. JAMES
ION PSON 10 the 18th section, providing that
l,'bsr slavery nor involuntary seryitude shall ever
I'd in the said territory except for crime whereof
[. n.rty shall have been convicted,
Mr., ASHMUN asked the yeas, and nays, which
,s ordered; and, being taken, resulted as follows;
yyIs-Messrs. Abbott John Quincy Adams. Ander.
l Arnold Ashmun. Benton, blanchard Brinkerhon,
pIbrad William W. Campbell, John II. Campbell,
nUagbam' De Mott, Dunlap Edsal Ellsworth Erdman
~ n Ewing FaTaa, foot. Foster, Fries, Garvin,
=. e Goodyea1 Gordon, order. drinnell, Grover,
lin Hampton, Harper, Henley, Elias b. Holmes ),
ipael d. Hubbard, Hudson, Hungertord, Washington
Iat James B, Hunt, Jenkins, James H. Johnson, Kauf
. Daniel ?. King; Preston Kins, LawrsGee, Lewis
'H.1ry McIlyane Marsh Miller, Morris, Moulton,
Een Norris Owen Parish, Petit, Pillsbury, Pollock,
,n,ey. Rsthbun, Ritter, Julias Rockwell, John A.
'ekweu Root, Runk, Sawtelle, sawyer, Scammon
heDek seaman, Severance Truman smith, Albert smith
lsb Smith Starkweaiher, Stewart, st. John, strohm
kes Thomasson, Benjamin Thompson, James Thomp
! Thurman Yinton Wentworth, Wheaton, White,
ck Williams, Wilmot, Winthrop, Wood, Woodwork,
right Young, and Yost-l0s.
ne, A Black Bowlin. Boyd, Brockenbrough, John q
Ipman Reuben Chapman, Chase, Cobb, Cooke,
asaLls, CrOlier. Cullom. Daniel Garrett Davis
6bn, Dromgoole Edwin II. Ewing Fiekln, Graham,
Alison. Harnanson, Isaac y. Holmes. Edmund w
b,rd Charles J. Ingersoll Joseph Johnson Andrew
n'on, La sere, Long, Lumpkin, Mcconnell, James
D sims. Leonard II. Sims, Toombs, Trumbo, and
,Odward-lJ |
So the amendment was eoneurrsd in.
On concurring in the amendment Of Mr.. VIM |
Rop, granting township ofland in the Oregon ter
DRY to Msrtha Gray, widow of Captain Gray, the |
Snowledged discoverer of the Columbis river, and
her heirs forever.
Mr. BOYD asked the yeas and nays, which were
lsred and, being taken, resulted as follows:
iEAs-Msssrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
mum Barringer, Blanchard, WIN. W. Campbell. John
ampbell Carroll, Cathcart, John q. Chapman, Gran.
J. Crozsr, Culver, Garrett Davis, Dockery, Dunlap, |
all, J. II. Ewing Foot Graham, Grinnell, Hamlin,
per Elias d. Holmes, Isaac y Holmes, samuel ID |
,ari Hudson, Washington Hunt, jenkins, James II.
nson Daniel P King, Lewis, Long, Maclsy, McCleL
ler Nven, owen, Parish PlIsbury, Pollock, Ramsey,
JUS Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root Runk, Scam
D. schenck, seaman, Severance, Truman Smith, Albert
Nh Caleb u Smith, Stewart, Strohm, Strong, Thorn.
d. Benz. Thompson, Thurman Trumbo, Vnton,
ntwOrth, White wilmot, Winthrop, Woodwork,
ght and Young-73.
vim Boyd, Brinkerhoh, Brockenbrough Burt, Reuben
pman, Chase, Cobb, Cooke, Collin Cullom, Cum.
:, Cunningham, Daniel, De Mott, Dobbn, Douglass,
mgoole, Ellsworth, Erdman, Fries, Gsrvin. Giles, |
'tyear Gordon. Grover Harrison, Harmanson, Hen.
Hopkins, George s. Houston Edmund w Hub
Hnngerford. James B. Hunt, Joseph Johnson. An.
y Johnson, Seaborn Jones, kaufman Preston King,
sere, Lumpkin MCLEAN, McClernsnd, Mcconnell,
rate, Mckay, John p Martin, Morris Moulton, Payne
.. rsi ssvy rne .,anisr Sine, soaas5 sH
pson stsrkw Gather St. John, Sykes. Jas. Thompson
ID Thompson, Tibbstts, Towns, Wheaton, Wick, VIII
49, Woodward, and Yost-77
10 the amendment was rejected
he bill was then read a third time, and passed
ar. G. s. HOUSTON said he wished to make
reged motion. When the bill ceding lands to Ten.
see was before the House this morning, he
called for the reading Of it, which was not or
d. He bad voted for the bill upon trust, reposing
fdence in the committee. Since then he had ex-
ned the bill and found il different from what he
understood it to be. The bill went further than
vas willing to 60 by his vote. He feared that it
lived principles to which he coul not give his
mt He therefore wished to know if il was in
er to move to reconsider it.
he SPEAKER said that the House had already
sed to reconsider the vote.
CONVENTION WITH PERU.
he House resolved itself into Committee of the
lole on the state of the Union, Mr.. TIBBArTs, of
,tucky, in the chair.)
he committee took up and considered the bill to
y into effect the convention between the United
es and the republic of Peru, concluded at Lima
18th March, l84l.
ONE difficulty occurring about quorum,
he committee rose.
md, on motion of Mr.. G. DAVIS, the committee
discharged from the further consideration of the
bill; which, having undergone some amend
1t, wss read third time, and passed.
nd the House refused to reconsider the vote.
Vhereupon the House adjourned.
he following reports were made to the House
yesterday, under call of the committees for
purpose:
IT, DROMGooLE, from the Committee of
VS. and Means, to which was referred the amend
It's of the Senate to the bill of the House entitled
act for the better organization Of the Treasury,
for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and
ursement of the public revenue" reported the
e without amendment, and recommended that
House concur in the said amendments; which
ndments were agreed to.
r. HOPKINS, from the Committee on the Post
:e and Post Roads, reported bill to establish
ain post. routes. Read twice and committed.
lr Mckay, from the Committee of Ways and
ans, reported bill regulating the appointment
Jerks in the executive departments and for 9TH
urposes Read twice and committed.
lr Mex. also, from the same committee, re-
led the following resolution, viz:
solred, That the clerk Of this House be, and he Ia
by, requested before the first day of December
TO cause to be made full and correct inventory of
he books and other property in his office in the House
ry, in each of the committee rooms and elsewhere be-
ing to the House, and file copy OF the same In the H.
y OF Congress
'ored That the clerk cause to be prepared and sub
ID to this House at the commencement Of the
full and correct list Of all books to which present
er members entitled under law resolution and
III have not been delivered, and the names fsuch men,
Which resolution was laid over indefinitely.
If. Mex also, from the Committee of Ways
Means, reported the following resolution, viz:
sicsd That the clerk Of the House be- and he Is here
nstrctedto suspend the execution of the resolution d.
ing him to furnish members with the books therein
ed and not TO purchase deliver any of them until an
oPriaon is made by Congress to pay for the same
eably to estimate furnished by the clerk to the ;om
&c oil Ways and Means. .....
.fter some proceedings on point of order, and
Intellectual motion by Mr.. WO0DWORTH to
the resolution on the table, the hour expired,
the resolution went over. aaI r.... ...