Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-11

clerks desk while the vote is taking
The Speaker requested members TO take their
seats, and caused the rule in question to be read
1t was not, however, until after repeated efforts
that the offender could be indnced TO leave the !
front ofthe desk
The vote on the motion to reconsider was then
taken, and decided in the nesative--Ysas iol,
nays lOj.
The annuncia,ion of the vote was received by
loud clapPins.
The question was again put in another form,
via "Shall salt be placed the free list 20
The vote was yeas l05. pays .lOi. SO it was a.
gain decided that salt should be placed on the
free list
A moment afterwards, however, the Speaker
was called upon 10 vote He did so, aud in the
negative This made the vote tie, which was
equal 10 the rejection of the motion. Loud APP
plausc again followed
| 1t subsequently appeared, however, that owing
! to the great confusion which prevailed the Clerk
/ had misc ounted the vote, and that il was yeas
! 1906, nays io2, which did not give the Speaker
the right TO vote, he bcin. permitted to do 50
! " "heh his Notc VIII ChanTe inc result on any
question.
motion was then made to reconsider tho vote
and it was carred-yeas lo4, nays lO2.
The effect of this was to bring the house back
again 10 the question, "Shall salt be placed on
the free list" The vote was yeas lOi, nays
iOj SO it was decided after all that ,al: shall
not be placed on the free list It therefore re.
mains in the bill subject TO 90 per cent duty
The fate of the bill depended upon this one ncg.
a,ive vote, as otherwise tn. New York members
would not have voted for the bill
The question was next taken on concurring in
the amendment of the committee repeating the
fishing bounties. This was non.c concurrcd in
yea. 100, nays lOe. Thi, saved the vote of the
Maine delegation, who otherwise would have
gone against the bill.
The bill ns amended, was then ordered to be
engros.ed for third reading, without division
The amendment placing tea and coffee among
the free articles wa. agreed TO
The question then being Shall thi, bill pas, =
it was decided a. follo~s-yeas ia, nays %
So the bill was passed,
A motion 10 reconsider the vote was made and
rejected So the bill will be sent TO the Senate
on Monday.
The House then adjourned to Monday next a.
, mid loud huzzas aud Kisses, both from members
and the galleries Phil Ledger.
Correspondence Of the Public Tehscrl
FROM wASHINGTON.
, The Tarif- Mr. buchanan and Mr. DiHa,
, The President aud The Oregon Treaiy
WAsuI,GTos, July :. 1916.
r The unexpected passage of Mr. Mckay. Ia
riff bll-for it was really unexpected up to tn,
last hour by even the friends OF the bill, tn,
present theme Of conversation among men OF al
, parties Even MP TO the time Friday that ,h
final vote taken non .coneurrins with tn
Committee of'hc Whole in placing salt on th
Free List, the impression universally prrvalc,
" tina, the bill must be defeated.
J. The debate in the Senate on the bill will nov
he one Of great interest and importance. Tn
" fate ofthe bill i. yet doubtful though the impress
: sion certainly prevails, since the extraordnar
c cf the House, that it will pas, ne Senate
e 1t is supposed by many, however, that the sec
" ton relating TO tea and coffee will be restored t
:. the bill. Calculations have already been mad
as To the position of parties in the Senate on ihl
>, question, and should Mr. Jarnagin vote agains
/. tho bill, it is believed that the members will the
be equally devided. In thai event, il is said t
Y have been ascer'aincd that Mr.. Dallas will civ
III" casting vote IN .f,irr of'hc bill
But Mr.. Jarnagir, il il understood, under III
instructions of his State, will vote for the bill
aud thus render il unnecessary for Mr.. Dallas
give the casting vote at all BY many pcnusy
- vanan. the hill, in its present shape, i. NJ
thought to be SO unfavorable TO Pennsy yvania il
forests as the Pennsylvania delegation seem
n suppose,
IN II is not yet determined when Mr.. Ruchanan
II. nomination for the vacant Julgc.hp Will be SCI
=, 10 the senate. | am satisfied that he should u
main in the Cabinet,
1t is said that considerable opposition will
made 10 the confirmation OF Nj Buchanan, wht
his nomination shall have been sent in, basc
lr upon his course Ard that of the President on II
X Oregon Treaty. Tae i9s are d,spleased Wi
al Mr. Il. that his negotiations previous TO the sen
he ING IN Great BrItains propositions, had place
or them in such position that they must eith
IN counsel the President TO accept the rropostlo
H. or run the risk Of defeating comprcmise alt
he ge,her,
re The publication of the treaty by some Of Il
st New York papers, will induce motion, the rr
sent week, on the part OF a prominent Senate
II to remove the injunction of secresy from Il
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