Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06

John T. Martini Barclay Martin, Morris Morse Moulton
Nyen Owen Parish, Payne Perril Perry Petit Pillsbury
Rathban, Reid Ree Rheu, Ritter, Roberts RUSSELL Saw
tele Sawyer, Scammon Alexander ID. Sims Leonard H.
Sims Robert smith, Stanton, starkwealher, Strong, Sykes
James Ihompsor, Jacob Thompson, Thurman, Tredway,
Woodwork, Yost-lo5.
So the amendment of the Senate was disagreed to-
The remaining amendments of the Senate were read viz
striking out the amendments of the House.
The question put separately each amendment and
they severaly disagreed to-
So the House insisted on their amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. BOYD, Committee of Conference on
the part OF the House appointed to confer with similar
committee the senaes part the dsagreeng the
two Houses the bill authorizing the appointment of an ad
dliona number of general officers.
THREE MILLION BILL.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole, (Mr Conn in the chair and took up The Three
Million Bill as il passed the Senate
Mr. WILMOT moved to add to the bill the clause generally
known as the Wlmot provso, in the following words
Prouae That shall be neither slavery nor inyolun-
tary scrvude in any territory the continent of
which shall hereafter acquired by the United
States by virtue Of this appropriation other
Whatever except for crimes whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted Provided Arrays That every person escap
ing into such territory from whom labor service is law.
fully claimed in OF the United States, such fugitive
be lawfully claimed and conveyed Of said territory
the power claiming his or her labor or seryice.''
Mr. GRAHAM moved to amend Mr.. WILmor's provlo
by striking out all after provided, and inserting
III territory be acquired by the United States from
tended direct to the Pacific that is slavery shall be
prohibited north fhat line and allowed south oft"
Disagreed to Ayes Sd, noes SO.
The question required the poviso moved by Mr. Will
MOT, and it agreed to Ayes 80, noes 80
The committee then and reported the bill
Mr. RATHBUN moved the previous question: which was
seconded and the main question was ordered and put VIZ
Will the House agree the amendment reported by the Com
mitee of the Whole (he Wimot proviso , was decided
in the negative by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams, anderson,
Arnold Ashmun Benton, Brinkerhof, William w. Camp
bell John H. Campbell Carroll Catcar Collamer, Collin,
Cranson Cummins Darragh, Delano, DeMott, Dillingham;,
Giddngs Gordon Grinne Grover, Hale Hamln, Hampton,
Harper Henry, Elias B. Holmes, Hough, John Houston,
B. ms nseso JAIME. hi'
Kennedy, Daniel p King Preston King, Lawrence, Levin,
Lewis Joseph Mcdowell MsGsSgny'
Perrill, Petit, Pollock, Ramsey, Rahbun Ripley Ritter,
Julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell, Root, Runk, sawtelle,
b. Smith, Starkweather, Stewart Strohm, Sykes b. Thomp
son. Thurman, Vance Vnton Wentworth Wheaton, White,
NAYs-Messrs Stephen Adams, Atkinson, Barringer,
Bayly Bednger, Bell James Black James A. Black Bow
VIM G. Brown Burt John G. Chapman, Augustus A. Chap
man. Reuben Chapman Chase, Chapman, Cobb Cooke, Cot
s E.a srSnan E Ewing
Foster Garyn, Gentry, Giles Graham Harmanson Henley,
iard Isaac Z. Holmes Hopkins, George Houston Ed
mund w HUBBARD Hunter Charles Ingersol Jos johnson,
Andrew Johnson Geo W. Jones' Seaborn jones' kaufman,
Thomas Butler King, Leake, Lefer La sere Lyon Long,
Lumpkin, McClean Mcdaniel McIIenry, Mckay, John P.
Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Morse, Newton, Owen,
Parish Payne Pendlcton Perry, PIsbary, Reid Relic Rhe,
H. Sims Simpson, Robert Smith, Stanton, Strong, Thomas
son, Thompson, Jacob Thompson Tbbatts Towns,
Tredway, Trumbo, Wick, Woodward Woodwork, and
So the amendment rejected.
Mr. WILMoT moved to lay the bill upon the table; which
motion decided by yeas and nays Yeas 81, Ia
The bill then read third time.
The previous question moved and seconded and the
main question ordered to be put viz Shall the bill pass
1t decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays follows
Boyd, Brockenbrough Brodhead William G. Brown Burt
Chapman, Chase, Chapman Cobb, Collin, cotrel Cullom,
Cummns, Cunningham, Daniel, DaIgan, DE Mott Dobbn,
Fssn Pes arSn Giles ordoa Ha
Henley Isaac E. Holmes Hopkins, Hough George s.
Houston Edmund w HUBBARD Hungeriord James B. blunt Hunt
Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson George JONES' Seaborn
jones' Kaufman Kennedy, Lawrence Leske Letter La sere
Lyon Lumpkin MSClsan, McCIeiand MeCrate Mcdaniel,
Joseph j. Mcdowell, Mckay, John p Martin, b. Martin,
NORRIS Morse Newton, Niven, Norris Owen Parish Payne,
Perr Perry, Plsbury, Reid Ree Rhe Ritter Roberts,
RUSSELL Sawteie Scammon, Seldom A. ID. Sims, Leonard
H. SIMS Simpson, Robert Smith, Stanton Stark ather,
Strong Sykes Thompson Jacob Thompson Thurman,
Tbbats, Towns Tredway, Wick, Williams, Woodward,
Woodwork, Yost-li5
NAYs-Messrs Abbott John Quincy Adams, Arnold,
Ashmun Barring r, Bell Brnkerhof Milton Brown Buff
ington William W. Campbell, Carroll, John g. Chapman,
Cooke, colIamer csnston Crozer Daragh Dea.o Dixon
Gddngs Graham, Grnnell, Grover, Hale Hamlin, Hamp-
Harper, Henry, billiard, HOgs Elias Holmes, John
w ~
Joseph X. Ingerso Daniel p King, Preston King, Thos
Butler King Lewis Long, McGaughey McHeny Mclvanc,
Marsh Miller Moeley Moulton Pendeton, Pollock, Ram
sey, Ripley julius Rockwell John A. Rockwell Root Runk,
Schenck Seaman, Severance Truman Smith, Albert smith,
Caleb B. Smith, Stewart Strohm, Thomasson, Benjamin
White, Wilmot, Winthrop, Wood, Wright, Young-si
So the Three Million Bill passed.
motion made TO reconsider the vote just taken on the
foregoing BILL and the motion reconsider land on the table,
THE SUBTREASURY.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
the state of the Union, (Mr. CoRR in the chair.)
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved to take up the bill amendatory
Of the provide for the better organization OF the Treas
ury and for the collection, saekeepng, transfer, and dis
bursement Of the public Agreed to-
Some remarks made by Messrs SEAMAN and
DROMGoOLE; when
On motion ofMr MCKAY, the committee and report
ed progress
Mr. MCKAY moved the usual resolution to close all debate
in Committee Of the Whole in thirty minutes after the Com
mee shall again its session which resolution was
agreed to.
The House again went into Committee Of the Whole and
the debate was continued by Mr.. j. r. INGERSOLL w.
w. CAMPBELL and others when
In amend the first
section by striking the and inserting That act
entitled An provide for the better organization Of the
Treasury, and for the collection safekeepng transfer and
disbursement Of the pubic revenue approved August 8,
1916, be and the hereby repealed. Disagreed TO-
Mr. JOHN A. ROCKWELL moved to amend the second
section by inserting between the word payment and the
words she may be permitted the words or prefers 10
receive any drafts notes Of any person corporation SO
leave optional with any public creditor to receive Irea
sury drafts par notes Of persons corporations