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are before the House they are handsomely
drawn up they contain nothing Objectionable
to any man, be he for or against the war; who
or what is to prevent their adoption BY unani.
nous vote +? Let us 60 to the record again:
So two'hirds voting in the affirmative the rules
were suspended.
| And the Joint resolutions being thus before the
House, were read first and second time.
Mr. Faran offered the following amendment to
come in n, the end of the first resolution
Add the following words Engaged as il was and
still is in war commenced and fYrced upon US by
Mexico and continued by US in defence of the honor
and in yndication OF the just rights OF the States,
assned as both bad 3D. been BY repeated ana fragrant
finally of invasion of of the States Of I, is Union"
Aud Mr.. F. demanded the previous question.
MIR Jacob Thompson desired 10 offer an amend
men; to MIR. Farans amendment.
The Speaker decided Mr. Thompson's amendment
out of order, the previous question had been called
Mr. tIac,HP Th9mpson's amendment was then read
Prorided. That nothing herein, contained shall
be construed into an appreciation OF the terms ct capt.
Mr. Faran then accepted Mr., Thompsons amend
ment.
The previous question was seconded, and the main
question ordered TO be put.
| We see now cho proposed to cucumber the
resolutions with unnecessary conditions. Mr..
Faran is Locofoco, afraid that the Wings are
about to vote for these resolutions, and 50 he at
once moves an amendment on purpose to cut
them ofT-takng care to demand the previous
question SO as to exclude both further amend.
lnents and debate. And Jacob Thompson. too,
another locofoco, is afraid that his brother Faran
has not gone far enough, so he proposes pro-
viso, NOT to approve the terms of capituation
| in other words, TO cESsuRB GFy. TAYLOR FOR
THOSE TERMS and brother Faran helps the
Speaker out of trouble by accepting the prosiso.
Thus then we have a brace Of locofocos cor
spring to fix AN amendment to Mr.. Cookies res
ouions of thanks, so as to censure Gen. Taylor
and prerem the Wing mcmbers from roting far
The resoluti0as And now what says Mr.. Cooke
to this Read
Mr.. Cooke desired to know if il was in order
for the members of this House to vote for this
resolution as now amended thus tritiing and
sporting with our brave and gallant officers and
soldiers, and rendering the House perfectly RI
dcuous in the eyes of the country.-GtObe
page 296
All! Mr.. Pa'riot-this Mr.. Cooke is still the
friend of Gen. Taylor and the army, and of the
House, too. and strongly objects to the efforts OF
your Locofoco brethren to degrade them ALL
Nou forgot that too But TO the record again:
After sundry other points Of order had been
made and overrued by the chair
Mr.. c. j. Ingersoll moved to lay the reso'u
ton and amendment on the table; which motion
was decided BY yeas and nays; Yeas 10, nays
l6l.-Giobe. page 296.
C. j. Ingersoll is afraid, it seems and moves
to lay the whole on the table-thanks, censure
and all: Locofoco he is, too. Again
The question REQUIRED on agreeing to the
amendment Of Mr. Faran.
Mr.. Lcake inquired Of the Chair it, by general
consent the proyiso to Mr.. Faran's amendment
could not be amended by inserting after the
word appreciation the words 6 or dsapproba-
: ton"
. Many objections being made
The Speaker decided it could not be done,
c Globe, page 29G.
Mr. I.eakc is a Loco, and he too is afraid Of
:. the censnre, and so he proposes to qualify it
: to make the proviso non-committal: but. 'many
ugsin,) the Speaker stops that Lsaks peremp-
70 togily.
4. And then the vote was taken, on adopting Mr..
N Farans amendment, with ThomPson's provlso-
in other words. On CEYsUEGNG GES. TAYLOR.
p Ayes-llO; all locoiocos we believe, to a
A. man, and Mr. DILLlHGHAM among them.
Noes-7O; nearly all Wings, Messrs. Cola
IN mer, Marsh and CccFe voting with them.
The amendment was thus adopted when
. Mi Schenck fwhigl observing that the amend
NJ, mcut which had just been adopted was attached
~ TO the fir, Of the three original resolutions, ant
Il. now constituted a part OF it, moved that tbs
~. question be taken on the resolution separately.
The Chair ruled that the question on engro,s
ment could not be divided Not case could b.
. produced where such decision had been made
~ Mr.. Gentry whigl said that, believing TIM
Of the adoption OF the resolution. in its p esen
IA form. would be an insult rather than coinpli
re mcnt TO General Taylor, he would move to la
RS the resolution on the table.
o. The Char decided the motion out of order
Ill, Gt0je. y, 296.
OF After some further proceedings the vote VA
~, ~, taken on enarossing the resolutions; $3.50
- Avcs--l06; all locos We beeve-Mr. Dbl
or lingham not voting.
Noes-Gi; Messrs Collamer and Marsh an,
Sc Co-te voting with them and MI foote no
N voting.
in Ga the final passage,
e. Mr.. Graham wing stated that he was in ia
vor of the original resolutions; bnt now. as the,
es stood amended, he considered the last part Of tn
DC last amendment As containing a direct censnr
upon Gen. Taylor, He was opposed to censur
u ing him, and therefore he moved to lay the reso
, uions as now amended on the table.
- The motion was lost.-GioJe, ?. 200.
- The resolutions as amended were then adopt
nj ed by party vote, lo3 to 90; and the iollown
nj eusued;
l., The tile of the resolution was then read, viz
no !. \ Joint resolution of thanks TO General Tay
or lor, lis officers and men, tor stormug the city
o. Monterrey when
" Mr. Cooke moved to amend the same by sui
We sttuting the word "censure" for the VOL
Ir. thanks"
ot The question on the amendment was decide
"a by yeas and nays, as follows: Yeas /, nays / /
he Globe, p. goo,
y This is the same Mr.. Cooke who had offert
at the original resolution of thanks. and resislc
OF the amendments which censurcd Gen, Taylor
lis but notwithstanding his resistance, the locotot
IRE majority had murdered his thanks by lacking q
OF the censurc, and he very appropriately move
he that they should call things by their right name
rn- And this il the motion on which the Patr
Nv POUNDS lis false and lmsy charge that 4" the on
proposition to censure Gen Taylor came from
+. WIG member, and was promptly and Indil
70 nan,iv voted down by the Democrats In
W. our observation of locoioco newspaper manae
inc ment, we never detected meaner or mo- me.
ere Shameless trick than this. Mean as 10 III
Cooke, because falsiying his position ana in'e e.
uld lion F; and shameless, AS an attempt 10 give u
s to ocofocos the credit Of defending Gen Iaylo
Ne' when in point of fact they had done their wor
-. to censnre him.
rse Hare the Patriot stops, and SO would we, we
~. !, moi better to clear up the whole matter
les - - rr.,,- .,r NE hav VA shoWn enough