The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-16

Chapman, Clarke, Cobb, Cooke, Constable Cottrel Gro
R PGS IL Dsfsss y s esys as eds n
George Houston Edmund W Hubbard '2 Haa'sr, cBass
Ingersoll Joseph Johnson, Andrew Johnson George W.
6sS ISe Msbo% MesH SGsP aksS So6n
Relic Rhs Roberts, sawyer seddon, Alexander b. Sims
Strong Thibodeaux Thoma sson, Jacob Thompson lib.
bats, Toombs Townss Tredwuy, Trinbo, Wick, Wood
Mr.. r. SMITH not being in the bar when his name
was called
Mr. CONSTABLE asked that he have leave TO vote
On the vote in the House being taken on the WILMoT
proviso-
Mr. r. SMITH said that he had just stepped into the
Senate to transact business for an absent colleague
and presumed he would be in time VOTE but did not
get within the bar of the House until his name had been
called He desired to say that he would have voted
against the proviso.
The House refused grant Mr. s permission to vote
Mr. MORRIS was called he asked TO be excused from
voting but not being permitted to give his in the
House. he asks that they may be inserted in the report
Had he been permitted, he would have said as follows
VIZ:
| desire to be excused from voting upon this subject
because | have not had opportunity of giving my
views upon it, which will subject my vote to be
ed to my prejudice. That although intend to vote
against the WnMor amendment, yet am not opposed to
It's provisions, and, as adlstnct proposition would vote
for it, but do not choose to hazard the defeat OF the
three million appropriation, by attaching this amendment
to it There is moi anything that would withhold that
necessary for vigorous and successful prosecution OF
the war, that is wanted to bring il to speedy and
honorable termination This WILMoT amendment is pre-
maturely introduced here The question relative to the
existence of slavery in territory yet to acquired of Mexi
belongs TO future Congress TO settle and not to this
No act OF this Congress can control future legislation
Slavery not now existing in Mexico, 1t cannot therefore,
hereafter exist in any territory we may acquire OF It,
til authorized by special act OF Congress which, feel
contdan will ha hs with
natural causes, will forever prohibit the further extension
of slavery upon this continent And well satisfied of
lights who float his wake, that they desire the WIMoT
amendment to prevail to frame Tor them petext
to vote with the wings against the acquisition OF terrific
text but so far as concerned, upon them shall
the responsibility of involving the country in bloody
and expensive war, and then OF forcing the government
into dsgraceful treaty. receiving equivalent for the
great sacrifice made by the country.
The question being upon ordering the bill to be en-
crossed
Mr. TIBBATTS moved to lay the bill on the table
upon which motion the yeas and nays demanded
and ordered. and, being taken resultedyeas 9s nays
1O7--as follows:
Bowlin Boyd. frockenbrough, Milton Brown, William G.
Reuben RuT Chapman Chase thpnaa Clarke Cobb Goehe
Constable, Coten, Grozer, calon, Daniel Dargan, Gar
Alison HarmansSn Henry, Hlioid Hoge Isaac E Holmes
w Hubbard, Hunter, Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson,
George w Jones, seabora jones' Kaufman Thomas But
nan d. SIepanie, James MeDowel MeHspfy, Mckay,
John P Martin Barclay Martin Morse Newton Parish
Rhet Roberts, Seldom, Alexander D. Sims, Leonard II.
s n nDHf S hop" ssPp TRe
Towns, Tredway, Tfqmbo; Woodward, and Young,
Arnold Bno Jas H% Bod
head, Burlington, William W. Campbell John H Camp
Minis Cunningham Darragh, Delano De Mott Dillinp-
ham, Dixon Dunlap, Edsall Ellsworth Erdman John #.
Gordon, Grnnell. Grover Hale Hamlin Hampion Har,
per-, Hastings, Henley Elias B. Holmes, Hough samuel
soil jenkins, james il. Johnson, KENNEDY, Daniel P.
MaGay t Mecean Mcceand Mecae joseph J. Me-
Dowe MsGaaghey Mclllyains, Marsh, Miller, Morris
Pollock Ramsey RahHuq n Ripley RRs julius RoSa
smith, Albert smith, Thomas smith, starksvea6cr Stew
s. T Sonse s SH 9s si BENJAMIN
WaSgeB w IaaV %n W Ws WP % % sS
Yost--1C7.
So the bill was not laid on the table
The question was then taken engrossing said bill
for third reading, and decided in the affirmative
The said bill having been engrossed, was then read
third time when the question being its passage, the
yeas and nays were demanded and ordered and being
taken, resulted-yeas 49, nays los, as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams, Anderson,
kerhoh, Brodhead, Burlington, VIM. w. Campbell John
cnmmns Cunningham Darragh DeIano Dc Mott, Di,
nglam Dixon Dunlap, Edsal Ellsworth, Erdman, John
II. Ewing Faran Foot, Fries, Garvn Gddings, Goodyear,
Gordon, Grinnel Grover, Hale, IIanlin Hampton Hast
bard Hudson Hungeriord, Washington Hunt, j. b. Hunt,
c. j. Ingerso, Joseph X. Ingersol Jenkins, james II.
Johnson, Kennedy, Daniel r King Preston King, Law
land, McCmte, Joseph J. Mcdowell, McIlyaine, Marsh,
Miller Norris Moseley, Moulton, Niven, Norris, Owen,
Perr. Petit Pollock, Ramsey, Rathbun Ripley Ritter,
Julius Rockwell; J. A, Rockwell Root, Rnnk, Russell,
Thomas Smith, Caleb b. Smith, S,nrkweatber, Stewart,
St. john Strohm, Strong, Sykes, Benjamin Thompson,
lanes Thompson, Thurman, Wentworth, Wheaton, White,
Wick, Williams, Wmo Winthrop Wood, Woodwork,
Wright and Yost-l15:
NAYS--Messrs. Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Barringer,
Bnyy, Bedinger, Bell Biggs, james A. Black, Bowdon,
G. Brown, Burt, John G. Chapman, Augustus A. Chap
man. Reuben Chapman, Chase, Chapman, Clarke, Cobb,
Cooke Constable, Corel Cranston, crozer, Cnon,, Dam
el Dargan Garrett Davis, Dobbn, Dockery, Drongooe,
Iaralson Harmanson, Harper, Henry, billiard, Hoge.
+. Holiness Hopkins, John W. Houston, George S. Hous-
ton. E. W HUBBARD, Hunter Joseph johnson, Andrew
Butler King Leake, La Sere, Lyon, Long Lumpkin,
McClenand, Mcdaniel, James Mcdowell, McGaughey,
McHenry, Mckay, John p Martin Barclay Martin, Morse,
bury, Reid, Ree, Rhcu Roberts, Sawyer Schenck, Sed-
don, Alexander d. Sims, Leonard H. Sims, Simpson,
Truman Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton stephens, Thib-
odeaux. Thomasson, Jacob Thompson, Tibbas Toornbs
Towns, Treadway, Trumbo Vance, Woodruff, Woodward,
and Yopng-l05
SO the bill was passed
| Mr.. HANLlN moved that the vote Just taken be
considered, and then moved that said motion be laid
upon the table; which latter motion was agreed TO-
QUESTION OF PRIvILEGE-LIBEL ON CONGRESS.
| Mr. BROCKENBROUGII rose to question of privi-
lege and sent to the clerk the following passage from the
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