The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-07

engrossment of the bill.
The SPEAKER ION moment's rehection) said
that the gentleman had right TO make the question
now. The question came up properly on con-
cunence, and not on the engrossment Of the bill.
Mr.. G. s. HOUSTON, Do understand the gen.
ileman from North Carolina, [Mr, GnAHAM,l as
taking an appeal on distinct point Of ORDER
The SPEAKER. Yes, sir.
Mr.. q. s. HOUSTON. ] thought the gentleman
hs appealed on the point Of order raised by the
gentleman from Illinois, Mr. HoeE.
The SPEAKER. No; on distinct point, under
the decision of the House the Oregon resolutions
the chair has now decided, that on the question OF
concurring iu the amendment Of the committee, the
House cannot divide the bill under consideration.
The amended bill was again read.
Mr.. CHAPMAN ION the extreme right Of the
chair) made an inquiry, Of which nothing was
| heard by the reporter on the len. "a
The SPEAKER. The chair will state TO the
gentleman from North Carolina, tNr. GRAHAM,l
and to the House, that the Committee OF the Whole
the state Of the Union, yesterday reported TO the
House this bill, with amendment, and the chair
man could not have reported the bill in any other
form, under the l27th rule, which reads as follows
GAN amendments made to an original motion in
committee shall be Incorporated with the motion,
| and so reported"
| The chairman of the committee Continued the
Speaker) reported the bill to the House with one
amendment, which was, striking out the original, or
money bill, and inserting what the clerk has read.
The question has been made by the gentleman from
North Carolina, Mr.. GRAHAa,l whether il is com.
petentfor the House to act upon these two main prop
ostons ESQ TO speak) separately upon the question
Of concurrence The chair decides that under the de-
! cision had the Oregon resolutions, the House
cannot, on the question Of concurrence, divide the
bill. The House will recoec that, on the question
Of eoncurring in the Oregon resolutions when there
were two distinct propositions, the Speaker ruled
| that the question could be divided. The House
overruled that decision In obedience TO that deci-
sion, the Speaker, whatever his own judgment may
| be, feels bound to decide that the amendment re-
ported yesterday cannot be divided. And from this
decision the gentleman North Carolina appeals.
Mr.. THOMAS SMITH asked the yeas and
nays the appeal, which were refused.
| Mr.. STARK WEATHER desired to make an
explanation Of the purport Of which nothing could
| be heard by the reporter.
But the SPEAKER in,erpossd to check all further
| discussion.
| Mr.. STARKWEATHER was understood then
to appeal to the House to hear his explanation.
Objections on all sides.
Mr.. BOYD asked that the clerk might turn to the
Oregon resolutions for the Information Of the House.
| He (Mr b. thought il would be perceived clearly
| that that was not dvisible matter
| Mr.. p. KING suggested that the present matter
| was no more divisible than that.
The SPEAKER said debate was not in order
| Mr.. KING said he not debating
| Mr.. BOYD inquired whether il was in order for
him to call for the reading Of the Oregon resolutions
The SPEAKER said they might be read by con-
sent of the House.
| Many objections were made ..
| The SPEAKER. The reading is objected to, and
| is not therefore in order.
The confusion in the hall great.
| Mr.. VlNION was understood TO inquire, whe-
ther at the last session Of Congress decision had
not been made by the chair, that where a motion
was submitted to strike out and insert il the matter
to be inserted in itself dvsibe, division could
be had on the substitute proposition of which the
| bill composed?
The SPEAKER said, his impression was that
such was the fact, and that similar practice had
| been tolerated for years.
| Mr.. VINToN was making another inquiry, (the
purport Of which the reporter knows not) when he
was interrupted by cries to order.
The SPEAKER now asked that, by permission
of the House, the Oregon resolutions might be read
/ Mr.. RATHBUN and other members objected.
So the resolutions were not read. .a
/ Mr.. TIBBATTS with a view to release the
House from the restriction which it had placed on
its action) moved to reconsider the vote by which
1 the previous question had been seconded. Il. Fl
| The SPEAKER said that 1t would be necessary
for the gentleman first to reconsider the vote
| by which the main question had been ordered.
! Mr.. TlBBATTS made that motion, and demand
ed the yeas and nays; which were refused.
Mr.. T. then withdrew his motion.
Sc The question required on the appeal of Mr..
Mr.. g. DAVIS moved that i. be laid on the
table.
| Mr.. THoS. SMITH asked the yeas and nays on
that motion, which were refused.
And the question was then taken, (by tellers)
and the vote stood, ayes III noes not counted.
| So the appeal was laid on the table.
The question then required concurring with the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
in its proposed amendment to the bill.
| Mr. TlBBATTS here rose to move the recon-
mitment Of the bill with instructions
| But the SPEAKER said that the previous ques-
| ton having been demanded the main question on
the motion to recommt was not in order.
| brief conversation between Mr.. G.. s. HOUS-
TON, Mr. TlBBATTS, and the SPEAKER, fol-
lowed. ... :.
Mr.. G. w. JONES now moved that the whole
| subject be laid on the table,
The yeas and nays were asked and ordered; and
being taken, resulted as follows !
YEAs-Messrs. Stephen Adams Anderson, Atkinson.
Black Boyd William BroS B1 p"s w sInSn W. Camp
bell, Augustus A. Chapman Reuben Chapman Chase,
De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobhin Dromgooe, Dunlap, Els.
worth Goodyear Gordon Grover Hamlin HARRISON Har.
George 8. Houston, Edmund w. Hubbard, Hungerford,
Jas Hunt Hunter Jenkins Joseph Johnson ANDREW
Gonqsii, MeCn,s jss. Mcdowell, Mckay, john 2 Mar lar
pendleton Rathbun Reid, Rhet Roberts sawtsile,
soammon seldom simpson Stanton, sykes James Thomp
wood woodward, Woodwork Ysncey, and YeliHs a@'
MAYse Abbott na T.. John Quincy Arnold
essodhssd Milton Brown Carroll cs,hca John q
DOckery, Douglass Edwin H. Ewing Faran, FickIn, Foot
fS Fs 9eHRy
Gwen 9s Parish r Petit Phelps Pollock Price Ramsey
Sawyer, schenek, Severance, Leonard H. sims, Truman
smith Albert smith, Thomas Smith Caleb B. Smith