Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-09-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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IThis was a resolution Of thanks TO Gen. lay
Tor and his army See Congressional Globe No.
10. page 293l
Objection being made to the reception Of the
resolution, Mr. Cooke moved to suspend the rules
and pending that motion, the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan 30th, isA7.
The Speaker announced the unfinished bust
ness to be the motion OF the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr. Cooke, pending at the time Of
adjournment yesterday TO suspend the rules for
the purpose OF enabling him TO offer joint res
olution OF thanks to Gen. Taylor, on which mo-
ton the yeas and nays had been ordered.
Mr. Payne inquired of the Chnir whether II
would be In order for him to move to refer the
resolutions to the Committee on Military Attain
The Speaker said the resolutions had not yet
been received.
Mr. G. S. Houston inquired of the Speaker II
il would be order to move a call Of the House.
The Speaker-lt is in order. Docs the gen
tlcman make that notion
Mr. IIouston--l do.
And the roll having been called. / G2 members
answered 10 their names.
An Intellectual motion was made TO suspend all
further proceedings on the call.
And the names Of the abscntccs having been
called rs members appeared to be present
ings on the call were dispensed with.
The yeas and nays werc then taken, and re-
suited thus Yeas 1886, Nays 2s.
I'VE omit the names. Mr. Dillingham; played
the "Artfnl Dodger" again, by not voting; Mr.
Cooke voted yed.l
SO iwo-tllirls voting in the affirmative, the
rules were suspended.
And the joint resolutions, being thus before
the House, were read first and second time
MIR Faran offered the following amendment,
TO come in at the end Of the first resolution;
Add the following words Engaged As II was
and still is, in a war commenced and forced upon
us by Mexico, and continued by us in defence Of
the honor and in yindica,ion OF the just rights Of
the United States, assailed as both had been by
repeated and fragrant acts on the part of Mexico,
Of insults, outragcs, and, finally, Of invasion Of
one OF the States Of this Union"
And Mr. +. demanded the previous question.
AlrJaeob Thompson desired TO offer an amend
ment TO MIR Earan's amendment.
The Speaker decided Mr. Thompson's amend
ment out Of order, as the previous question had
been called
Mr. Jacob Thompson's amendment was then
read at the Clerks table, rs follows;
P,orided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed into an appreciation of the
terms OF the capitalization OF Monterey
Mr. Faran then accepted Mr. Thompson's pro-
viso as part of his amendment.
The previous question was then seconded, and
the mnin question ordered to be put
Mr. Brodhead inquired Of the Chair II the res
olution could not be divided and the vote taken
separately ON each.
The Speaker decided that the resolution could
not be divided.
Mr. Brodhead appealed from this decision.
The question was stated, Shall the decision Of
the Chair stand rs the Judgment of the House
1t was decided in the affirmative, and the de-
ci7ion Of the Chair sustained
Mr. Cooke desired TO know il It was in order
for the members Of this House to vote for this
resolution as now amendcd-thus trifling and
sporting with our brave and gallant officers and
-sliiar., esd r~neriae ,is tino-e perfectly rdi
culous in the eyes OF the country.
Aiter sundry other points of order had been
made, and oyeTuled by the Chair
Mr. c. j. Ingersoll moved to lay the resolution
and amendment ON the table which motion was
decided by yeas and nays-Yeas 10, NAYS l64.
The question then REQUIRED on agreeing to the
amendment of Mr. Faran.
Mr. Leake inquired Of the Chair II, by gene
raj consent, the proyiso to Mr. Faran's amend
ment could not be amended by inserting after
the word appreciation" the words " or disap-
probation"
Many objections being made
The Speaker decided it could not be done.
The vote on the amendment was then taken
by yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative
Yeas 10, Nays TO-
We omit the names. Mr. Dillingham; came
up to the scratch this time, and voted yea Mr.
Cooke voted ndy.1
Mr. Schenek observing that the amendment
hal 4. a
first Of the three original resolutions, and now
constituted part Of il, moved that the question
be taken on the resolution separately.
The Chair ruled that the question on enpross-
ment conld not be divided. Not case could be
produced where such decision had been made.
Mr. Gentry said that, believing that the adop-
ton Of the resolution, in its present form. would
be an insult rather than compliment 10 Gen.
Taylor, he would move to lay the resolution on
the table.
The Chair decided the motion out of order.
MIR DromgoOle suggested that the resolution
had better be referred to select committee. in
order to be put in snch form as to command the
unanimous vote of the House.
Mr. Seaborn Jones asked that The several rcs-
olutions might be voted ON separately.
The Chair decided that it could not be done.
Mr. Winthrop said he understood the gentle |
man from Tennessee (Alr Gentry to move that
the resolution be laid upon the table, and that the
Speaker had decided the motion out of order.
The Speaker said he had so decided as the |
motion TO lay had been made and rejected since |
the previous question had been seconded
MIR Winthrop said vote had been taken on |
agreeing TO the amendment since the motion TO |
lay upon the table had been decided, and he pre- |
sumed the motion of Mr. Gentry was in order.
The vote Vas then taken by yeas and NAYS on |
ordering the resolutions to be engrossed and read
a third time, and decided in the Affirmative |
Yeas LOG, Nays Ga.
I'VE again omit the names, Mr. Dillingham;
in his character of ''Artfiil Dodger" once more.
did not vote; Mr. Cooke voted nay.l
So the joint resolution was ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time.
Mr. Joseph j. Mcdowell moved the preyious
question.
MIR Dromgoole inquired whether the word
- unanimously" was not in the resolutionY Tho
vote certainly had not thus far been unanimous.
and probably would not be so. Could not that
word be omitted by general consent?
Objections being made
Mr. Graham stated that he was in favor oc
he original resolutions; but now, as they stood
he considered the last part of the last
amendment as containing a direct eens,,re ,,y,o,,