The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-09

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! The CHAIRMAN, Not in order. The COM
miiiee have nothing now to do but to rise and re.
port. .fEl III -..ga
Mr.. BAKER. Is there no other amendment
The CHAIRMAN. None. ... .....
Mr.. C. j. INGERSoLL. have an amendment
| | desire TO offer ..' ..r-..
The CHAIRMAN. No amendment is now in
order. aa ,.faar
Mr.. C. J. INGERsoLL. Why
The CHAIRMAN. The chair cannot enter into
| a dlsquisition on the reasons why.
| The question having been then taken and agreed
The committee rose, and the chairman reported
that the Csmmtiee Of tho Whole on the state Of the
UnioE had had under consideration the state Of the
Union generally and particularly the joint resolu-
ton concerning the territory OF Oregon and that the
committee had instructed him 10 report the same 10
| the House with one amendment. T..
And the question being on eoneuring with the
committee, ....
Mr.. BoWLIN demanded the previous question.
Mr.. PRICE, not hearing him. remarked that the
question had been fully and ably discussed, and
he would therefore move the previous question.
Mr.. X. CHAPMAN made earnest appeal
| TO Mr.. BowLR TO withdraw the demand.
There were a few members who were very
| DESTROYS to be heard, and who for some
days past had been eodeavonng TO get the
floor. He was himself desirous that the subject
should be acted to-day but why should the quss-
| ZION be taken when thse was ample tune len to
hear those who ought TO be heard, and had a right
10 be heard .
Mr. BowLIN was immoveabie
Mr. CHAPMAN gave notice Of his intention 10
| expose the injustice that was done.
The question the demand for the previous quss-
ton was then taken, and there was a second. i,
Mr. PENDLEToN asked the yeas and nays on
| ordering the main question, which were refused.
nd he unalp aif was ord rcd 10 he NV
taken.
Mr.. G. ]. INGERsoLL asked IT.. yeas and nays
thsoreon, which were ordered.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON called for the reading
Of the proposition before the House, which, having
been read, Mr.. T. asked for division of the ques-
ton.
Mr.. GEORGE w. JONES asked what the pre-
else state of the question WASH
The SPEAKER explained, and brief converse
ton ensued on point Of order between the chair
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON inquired of the chair
whether, IL the amendment Of Mr.. BorD should be
concurred in, the question would then be the
engrossment Of the joint resolution amended, and
could not the question then be divided
The SPEAKER said no the question Of division
| IL at all, must be taken now
And il was ordered, a call to that effect in one
| or two quarters.
| The reading Of the proposition was called for.
Read! after remark from
| The SPEAKER, that gentlemen called for the
reading Of the resolution, and then made so much
/ noise that nothing could be heard.
| brief conversation a point Of order took
place between Mr. MILTON BROWN and the
SPEAKER.
Mr.. WINTHROP said, il he correctly under
stood the FIRST branch Of the proposition was pre-
cisely antsmount to the original report Of the Com
| mttee on Foreign Affairs. Il was question merely
whether we should subject one thing for another
| He suggested, therefore, that by general consent
the taking Of the yeas and nays on the first branch
should be dispensed with.
Strong objections made. .. b. .
| Mr.. BOYD. Is il competent TO divide this ques.
| ton when the committee have reported II 10 the
| House an entire proposition As such, think
the vote should be taken upon it.
The SPEAKER. The chair has decided that
question.
Mr.. BOYD appealed from the decision.
| Mr.. VANCE said that the chairman OF tie csm-
mite had positively decided that the proposition
could not be divided. After had been reported to
4 the House division was proposed. Could that be
i done in accordance with the rules Of the House
and the decision Of the chairman Of the committed
/ The SPEAKER. This question came up on q
4 previous occasion in connexion with certain bill
The chair then decided that the proposition could
not be divided. The chair, under similar circum
stances would 30 decide. But in the present case
the chairman Of the committee reported q certain
l amendment. II came before the House in the form
Of a report. II contains two distinct propositions
i and when the House come TO act on the question o.
concurrence with the report of the committee, il
competent for it to divide the question. The chair
asks the clerk to read the precedent. ....
i Which having been DONE .-...r.
Mr. BOYD appealed from the decision. He sia
ply wished Che said) to refer to tho fact tina: in com
mittee he had offered this proposition as substitut,
for the original resolution. That was the repor
| which the committee ordered to be made to the
House, as a whole, as substitute; and now il wa
proposed to kill it piecemeal by dividing it. If such
was not the report of the chairman, then he had no
reported what the committee desired and instructed
him to report.
The SPEAKER. No debate is in order.
Mr.. BOYD. / ask simply that the vote may bt
taken on the report Of the committee.
Mr. DROMGOOLE rose to inquire whether the
chairman of the Committee of the Whole on thu
state of the Union had not made report of one SIM
pie amendment to the proposition originally sub
mitted and whether the only question now was not
on concurring with the committee in their proposed
amendment to the original proposition II SO, was
il ever heard dreamed that the question OF con-
currence was divisibles ....
Mr.. TlBBATTS (the charman) rose to a matter
of fact. ~ n-.....
The SPEAKER. This debate is all out Of order
Mr.. TIBBATTS. reported an entire substitute
| for the original propositions; and concur with my
friend that the question is not dvalbie. SO deci.
ded in committee; and recollect cnse where was
myself overrued on a former occasion, although, as
l think, against all rule, on sdecaion that motion
/ to strike out and insert not divisible : .. 3
Mr.. HOUSTON proceeded TO make a remark.
The SPEAKER. The chair has again and again
stated that the question is not debatable. .yf
Mr.. COLLAMER inquired if a vote should be
taken in reference to this question of concurrence
and the House should not concur in the last prop
osition, what would be the next question put I
The SPEAKER said on the engrossmcnt OF the
joint resolution. -,
/ Mr.. COLLAMER. Not then on the amend
| ment which the committee made
| The SPEAKER. On the original resolution,
The question was then taken, "Shsll the decision
of the chair stand as the judgment of the House, '
| and decided in the negative. st.
| So the decision of the chair was reversed.
| And the House decided that the question was mol
| dvisibe. ..... .. . ...,.. -
| The question then required on the main question
which was, first, on concurring with the Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union in the sub
stitute it had reported.
And the question being taken, the vote resulted as
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