The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-06

NJ. BRODHEAD indicated a motion that the
House resolve itself into Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union; but yielded the floor to
Mr.. DRoMGooLE, who introduced to the
House
Mr. Nc DowrIu, member elect from the State
Of Ynginia who was qualified, and took his seat.
CONTESTED ELEcrios FaoM NEW JERSEY.
Mr.. DoBBIN offered the following resolution:
Rsosd That the Speaker Of this House pay out Of the
fund and mileage Of msmbs 70 Isaac O. fsree the pay
and mileage ola member OF this House from the nt day
si,. tsa, being he 70 time he wa. .ag.ssd eont.ns the
seat Of John Runk member Of this House
Mr.. SCHENCK moved % to amend the rssolu-
ton TO provide for the payment Of John M.
Bolts untthe time Of the decision Of his case AT the
first session Of the last Congress.
Mr. D0BBlN demanded the previous question.
The SPEAKER ruled the amendment out Of
order, on the ground that the resolution provided
for the ayment Of Mr. Farlee out Of specific fund
set apart under bill reported from the Committee
Of Ways and Means for the pay and mileage Of
members Of the 18th Congress. The pay OF a
member of former House must be derived,
therefore, from some other fund
Some conversation followed between Mr..
SCHENCK and the SPEAKER.
Mr.. J. III. EWING moved 30 to amend the reso-
luton as TO provide for the payment OF Mr.. Bolts
out Of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise APP
proprated.
The SPEAKER said the amendment would not
be 10 order because II would require joint resolu-
uon OF both houses.
M. ]. III. EWING gave notice that he would in
roduce such resolution.
Mr.. DOBBlN insisted on his demand for the pre-
ViOus question.
And after some further conversation, the question
was taken and decided in the affirmative.
So there was a second.
And the main question (for the adoption of the
resouon) was ordered TO be now taken.
Mr.. DRoMGOoLE asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered and, being taken, resulted as
follows
YEAs-Me'sr' John q Adams, Arnold, Bsyly, Bad
RrodheHd WIN. O. Brown. Burlington, John II. Campbell,
Carroll John q. Chapman, Collin, Daniel De Mott Dill
llngham Dixon, Dobbin, Ed.al, John Il. living Foot,
Fries Giles, Goodyear Gordon, Order. orinnsl Gro
Hsrnaason, Harper Henley HeTrick Elias Holmes,
Isaac a. Holmes Hough, samuel ID. Hubbard Hudson,
HungoHord, Warrington Hunt James B. Hunt, Hunter,
ChaTeSJ lngenoll Joseph r. lngersol, Jenkins James
King Lawrence Lewis Levin Lyon, LumPkin. Mclean,
McCielland McCernsnd, Marsh, John ?. Martin, Morris
Petit Pollock Price Ramsey Rele Rhett Roberts, JUL
Rockwell John A Rockwell Russell sawtslle, Saw.
yer scsmmon. Schenck, Severance, Alexander D. Sims
Leonard H. sims, Truman smith, Robert smith stan
stewart St John strohm, Strong Thhodesux James
Thompson, Tibbsts, vinton Wentworth, Wick williams
wilmot, Winthrop Wood, Woodwork, Yell, and Young
NAYs-Messrs, Abbott. Ashmun, Atkinson, Bell, Nil.
ton Brown Clarke, Cranston, CroIier, Cuom, Culver,
DromgoOle, Erdmnn Fickhn, Giddngs, Graham, Hogs,
Johnson. George W. Jones, Kennedy. Lssks. Long,
Mcdonnell James Mcdowell McGaughey. McHenry, Nc.
Ritter, Root, seaman Thomas smith, Caleb B. smith,
starkw Gather, Towns, Trumbo, wheaton and Woodward
II
So the resolution was adopted.
The SPEAKER said the business first in order
would be the report Of the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads, in the Of Farley ID.
Thompson and others.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
Mr.. DANIEL inquired whether 1t would now
be in order to move to 60 into committee the pr-
vate calendar IL so. he made that motion.
Mr. BR0DHEAD submitted that his motion to
go into Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union was first in order
The SPEAKER said he did not understand the
gentleman as pressing that motion, but as having
withdrawn it.
Mr.. BRODHEAD had waived the molten, he
said, not Withdrawn IT,
Some conversation followed.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE inquired of the Speaker, how
far the call Of the committees for reports had pro-
crossed yesterday
The SPEAKER So far as the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. DRoMGooLE said he hoped the House
would allow one hour to the reception Of reports.
The SPEAKER said, the first motion in order
would be on proceeding to the consideration of the
private calendar.
Mr. DRoMGOOLE was understood to say, that
he had report from committee which he was
very anxious to make.
Mr. SC1ENCK asked Mr.. DANIEL to withdraw
his motion, TO enable him to offer a resolu-
lion.
Mr. DANIEL declined so to do, and desired to
state his reasons.
But the SPEAKER said it would not be in
order.
And the SPEAKER explained, that should the
House decide to pass to the consideration Of private
business, the first in that order would be bills on
the Speakers table, on the question of engross.
ment.
The question was then taken (by tellers) on the
motion of Mr. DANIEL, and decided IN the mega
tive-Ryes IS, noes 20.
So the House refused to pass to the consideration
Of private business.
CONTESTED ELECTION FROM vrRemrA-2srH con-
Mr. SCHENCK moved that the rules be sus
pended TO enable him to introduce the following res
olutlon, and asked the yeas and nays on that mo-
ton; which were ordered
Rssoir.d That the clerk of this House be instructed to
mileage and pay of John NJ Bolts who contested the seat
John W Jones Of Virginia in the last Congessfrom
the day OF the first session Of the 2sh Congress to the
day when The said contest was decided, inclusive.
After some conversation between Mr.. FARAN
and Mr.. SCHENCK,
The question, 'Shal the rules be suspended1''
was taken, and decided in the negative, as follows:
,YEAs-Messrs, Abbott, John q Adams, Arnold, Ash.
mum, Blanchard Burlington, William W. Campbell John
Deano, Dixon, Dockery, John H. Ewing, Foot. Gddngs,
order Crinnel Harper Herrick, Elias B. Holmes Isaac
L. Holmes John w. Houston Samuel d. Hubbard, Hud-
son, Washington Hunt, Charles Ingersoll, Joseph r.
IngeI'on Daniel King, Thomas 1.S B , King Lewis
Perish, Payne perr Pollock, Ramsey, Julius Rockwell,
John Rockwell, Root, Runk Schenck, Seldom, Sever
ance Truman smith, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith Stew
art strohm, Thibodeanx. Benjamin Thompson, Vinon,
white, winthrop, Wright, and Young-62.
NAYs-iessrs stephen Adams, Atkinson, Bayy, Bed
niger Bell, Benton, James Black Bowlin, Boyd Brod
head william @. Brown, Reuben Chapman, Chase
Clarke, Collin Cranson Crozier Cuom Culver, Daniel
De Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbin, Dromgooe, Dunlap, Edsal,
Ellsworth, Erdinan Edwin H. Ewing. Farsn, Ficklin
Fries, Giles Goodyear, Gordon Graham Grover HaraL
son, Harmanson, Henley, Hoge, Hopkins Hough George
Houston, Edmund w. Huhard Hungs James
B. Hunt Jenkins Jane, II Johnson, Joseph johnson,
Andrew Johnson George W. Jones, Seaborn Jones Ken
nedy, Preston King Lawrence, Leake, La sere, Lyon
Long, Lumpkln MCLEAN, McClelland, McClernand Nc
Connell, James Mic Dowel MoGaughey, Mckay, John r.
Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Morse, Moulton, Niyen
Norris Owen, Price Rathbun Reid, Relic Ritter, Rob
ers Russell sawtelle Sawyer, scammon seaman Alexan
der d. sims, Leonard ". SIMS, simpson, Thomas smith
Robert smith Stanton stark ST. John Strong
mes MATTE