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


from Indiana, [Mr McGAUGHLT The amendment
was an actual proceeding Of the House IL was
ruled ouI Of order. An appeal was taken from inc
decision. These were all parts OF the proceedings
Of the House.
The SPEAKER. Yesterday morning the chair
ruled the amendment of order, and that II could
not appear on the journal The object Of the gentle
to spread upon the journal that which the House by
its decision refused to admit The chair means mat
the journal cannot ba so amended
MIR. q. S. HOUSTON inquired whether there
was not a precisely in point, IN the notable pro-
test Of portion Of the members Of the 2oIh Con-
gress at It's organization And whether the House
did not in that case soemRy decide that the protest
should not go on the journals Of the House,
Mr.. GENTRY admitted the fact, but said he
believed it was then held that the proceeding was
violation Of the congratulated practice OF the
House.
s. HOUSTON, ASHMUN, and GENTRY par
M. AsHMUN appealed from the decision of the
chair,
The question on the appeal was taken, and the
House sustained the decision Of the chair
So the amendment mol entertained.
And then the journal was approved
the ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS-
When the House adjourned last evening, a mo-
rules, for the purpose Of enabling him to offer a
Joint resolution providing for the final ad ournmenl
| Of Congress on Monday, the 9th day Of Julyi on
which motion the yeas and nays had been or
dered.
Mr.. HOGE now modified his resolution, so as to
substitute Monday, the 81 day o. August, for Mon
day the 9th day Of July.
And the question, "Sha the rules be suspended
was taken, and decided in the affirmative, two.
thirds voting herefor,) ss follows
YEAs-Msssr Abbott, Arnold, BaHngsF Benton.
| James Black, Bhnkerhon. BrOdheSd, Milton Brown,
william O. Blown. Burlington, John II. Campbell Cath.
cart, John Chapman, Chase Cha ke Cooke, CollameT
Cranson CroLier Darragh. Garrett Davis, Deano, De
Mott, Dillingham;, Dixon, Dunlap, Erdman, John H. Ew
ihi. Edwin u Ewing, Fekln Foot Foster Gentry, Old
nell Grover HsmlE Hampton Harper, Henley, billiard
Hoge. Hudson HungerOrd, Washington Hunt Joseph n
lOgsrsor, jenkins. Jane. II, Johnson Andrew John.
Clelland, McCleBand, Joseph Mcdowell MeGsughsy
Pollock. Res, Ritter julius Rockwell John A. ROCK
we'll Root, Saw telle seammon, Leonard H. Sims TTu.
| Robert Smith stephens, Stewart, st. John, strohm
sykes. ThibodesuS James Thompson. Tihen, Toombs,
Trgm6o Vance, Via!On Williams. and winthroP.so
Biggs James A. Black, Bowlin, Boyd Burt. Angus.
,ui A Chapman, Reuben Chapman, ChlPman. Cobb. Cul
| lom, Daniel Dargan. Dohbin Dromg oOlr Fries HaT.
manson, Hopkins George = Houston, Hunter Charles
GssS1i JS.sSG IOG.,T% GsOIf' ITos. LSSks
tin Barclay Martin Morse, Owen Payne Phelps Rathbun,
| Reid, Rhet simpson stanton. strong, Jacob Thomp.
'oa 1'O'''" 1''S"'' WICK woodward and S'n'''
And the resolution being thus before the House,
| Mr. H0GE and Mr.. BR0DHEAD demanded
the previous question.
Mr.. MARTIN, Of Kentucky, and Mr.. STEW.
ART desired the demand TO be withdrawn, that thew
might offer amendments.
The demand not having been Withdrawn, was
| seconded.
And the main question was ordered to be now
| taken.
Mr.. ROBERTS moved that the resolution be
| laid on the table.
. Mr. HoGE and Mr.. BRoDHEAD asked the
yeas and nays on that motion; which were ordered
and, being taken, resulted as followG
YEAs-Messrs stephen Adams, Atkinson, Bednger
Biggs James A. Black, Bowlin, Boyd, Brocksnbroagh
Burt, John O. Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman, Reuben
Chapman, Chapman, Cobb, Collin. Culom Daniel Dargan
Jefferson Davis. DObbn. Dromgoole HARRISON, HOpfns
lngersoll, Joseph johnson, Andrew Johnson George
w. Jones, Lsake, La sere, LunPkin; WIN. B. Maelay
| P Martin Barclay Martin Morse, Owen. Payne Phelps
Rsthbun, Reid Rheu, Roberts. sswtelle, Leonard H.
Tredway, Wick, woodward and fancey-59.
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott; Arnold, Ashmun, Barringer.
| Brown. William O. Brown, Burlington, John H. Camp
bell, Csthca Chase, Clarke, Cooke. Colamer Canston
De Mott Dillingham;, Dixon bockery' Dunlap. Ell.worS S
Erdman. John H. Ewing Edwin n. Ewing, Fsrsn,
Hampton, Harper Henley, HOge Elias B. Holmes, Hudson
d.
lngersoll, Jenkins James H. Johnson Daniel r. King
Preston King Leib, Long, McClslland, McClernand j. J.
lev MoaI,sn Nisen Norr;s ,rsh Pro MOTIFS, oss
Relic, Ritter julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell Root
smith Caleb D. Smith, Robert Smith stephens Stewart
Tildsn Toombs Trumbo, Vance Ylnton White williams
Winthrop, Young, and Yost-loo.
| So the resolution was not laid on the table
And then il was adopted
So, by this role, The House. on its part, determined
that Congress Touid adjourn Monday, the Sd day Of
.fugust.
THE GRADUATION BILL.
Mr.. BOYD offered resolution lin the usual
terms) providing that all debate in Committee of the
Whole the state Of the Union on the bill s'to re.
duce and graduate the price Of the public lands to
actual settlers and cultivaors" should terminate this
day at o'clock.
Mr.. TlBBATTS rose to move modification as
to the time, las the reporter understood
Mr.. BOYD, remarkng that he had not Welded
the floor, demanded the previous question on his
resolution.
Mr. GORDON and Mr.. ASHMUN moved that
the resolution be laid on the table.
Mr.. c. B. SMITH asked the yeas and nays;
which refused.
And the question having been taken, The resolution
,cas | aid on the table.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-
Mr.. STEWART moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the House had this morning adopted
joint resolution providing for the adjournment of
Congress on Monday, the Sd day of August
Mr.. s. submitted this motion, he said with
view, should it prevail, to move an amendment fx-
ing an earlier day-the Goth of July
Mr.. L. +. HOLMES We will not do il.
Some conversation followed on a point of order.
Mr.. STEWART remarked that he thought all
the necessary business of the country could be
transacted, if there was a disposition manifested
here and elsewhere to transact it, within the time
designated by him. fie thought that the sooner Con
gress adjourned and went home the better; and he
thought, also, that the longer the time for which il
adjourned the better. II Congress would adjourn
for three or four years, he thought it would be for
the advantage Of the country.
Some conversation followed on point of order.
Mr.. STEWART proceeded in his remarks. re-
ferring to the tariff and other measures which had
passed the House, and declaring his object, in NOV
ing an earlier day, to be to prevent Injurious and
destructive legislation.
After some further Interruptions on points of Or
der, &c, Mr. 8. concluded his remarks
Mr.. COBB said thar the ,,oo., TO-. n.