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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal (of yesterday without having been
read through was approved.
THE CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The SPEAKER announced the first business in
order to be the resolution Of Mr. BoYp, pending
at the adjournment of the House last evening pro-
vidng that all debate in Committee Of the Whole
on the state OF the Union the bill to provide for
the continuation Of the Cumberland road in the
States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, should termi-
nate IN half an hour after the bill should again have
been taken up in committee.
Mr.. DANIEL inquired Of the chair, whether it
would now be in order to that the House go
INTO COMMITTEE Of the Whole on the private cal
endari
The SPEAKER aaid not until the resolution,
which was itself privileged question, should have
been disposed Of.
The pending question was on the motion Of Mr.
VlNTON, that the resolution be laid on the ia
BILE.
And the question being taken, the vote stood
ayes SO, noes ST.
No quorum voting
Mr.. SCHENCk rose to a question Of order.
The resolution proposed that all debate should ter
inmate in half an hour. Now, he desired to be in
formed whether the gentleman, who was entitled to
the moor on this BILL had not, by the rules, vest
cd right 10 one hour?
The SPEAKER said il was competent for the
House to limit the debate to any time it thought
proper.
Mr.. sCHENCK But it a change of the rules
of the House.
Mr.. BOYD now modified his resolution 40 rs
extend the time to which the debate should be limit
ed, from halfan hour 10 too hours
And the question having been again taken by tel
lers on the motion of Mr.. VNToN, the vote stood
ayes 49, noes 81.
Still no quorum voting,
MIR. BOYD moved that there be call Of the
House.
But few sragglers having, in the interim, pass
ed between the telers the aggregate vote was raised
up to ayes ~, noes S.
So quorum voted
And the House decided that the resolution should
not he laid on the table.
The Question then recurring on the adoption Of
the resolution,
Mr. WINTHROP asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered, and being taken, resulted as
follows;
YEAs-Messrs stephen Adams, Anderson, Benton
Biggs James A. Black Bowlin, Boyd Brinkerhoa
man. Chapman. Clarke, Cobb, Collamer, Cullom, Cum.
Minis, Dargan, Jefferson Davis, De Mott Dillingham; Dob
Garvin Goodyear, Gordon, Grover Hamlin Harrnan,on
Henley Hoge, Isaac e. Holmes, Hough. George s. Hous.
gerson, jenkins. James II. johnson, Joseph johnson
Andrew Johnson George W. Jones, seahorn Jones
Preston King "a sere Levin Lyon, LumPkin Msesy,
ell, James Mcdowell Mckay, Barclay Marlin, owen,
Parish, Payne, Price Reid Relic Roberts sawtele saw
yer. scammon, Leonard II Sims simpson Thomas smith
Robert smith, Stanton, ssrkweathrr Sykes Thomassou
James Thompson, Tibba,ts, Tredwsy, wheston, Wick
WILLIAMS wimoi Wood, Woodruff, Woodward, Ysncey
NAYs-Nessrs Abbott Arnold. Ashmun Bsrrng,r
Bell, blanchard, Brodhead Milton Brown, Burlington VIII
liam w. Campbell, Carroll. John q. Chapman Cooke
Cr,nston Cro1ier culver Cunningham, Daniel Garrett
Davis, Dixon, Doekery Foot Gentry, Giddine. oraham
Order, Harper Hilliard samuel b. Hubbard Hudson
washington Hunt, Joseph r. lnsersoll Daniel P KinT
Marsh, Mossley, Niven, Pollock, Ra,hun Rhett Julius