Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-08-12

resolutions TO the Comml'ec vi mI'uIy al
: fairs. The Speaker said the resolutions had no
yet been received
Mr.. Payne-a locofoco-would bury thos
Wbip resolutions in committee: another impor
lant fact concealed by the Patriot. We guesse,
right, then, as to the quarter from which objec
tons came The question then was on receiving
the resolutions ayes 1876, noes 90. Messrs. Col
lamer and Marsh of Vermont voted aye ; Messrs
Foot and Dillingham; not voting. The % noe
tcere Locefooos, every one ofMem! Still anothe
important fact that is concealed by the Patriot
and fact which confirms our guess that the Lo
cofocos were opposed TO a vote Of thanks. Ant
now Mr.. Cookies resolutions 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 proven
their adoption by unanimous vote ? Let us &C
to the record again:
So two-thirds 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
10 come in at the end of the first resolutions;
Add the following words Engaged as it was
on us by Mexico, and continued by us in defence
of the honor aud in vindicatlon of the just rights
Iot the United States, assailed as both had been
by repeated and fragrant acts on the part of Mex
leo, of insults, outrages and finally, of INVASION
of one of the States of this Union"
And Mr. f. demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Jacob Thompson desired to offer an a
nendment to Mr.. Faran's amendment.
The Speaker decided MIR. Thompson's amend
nv M cnt of ri ihn ,uin b,, 4
been called
Mr. Jacob Thompson's amendment was then
read at the Clerks table, as follows:
& Prorided, That nothing herein contained shall
be construed into appreciation OF the terms of
captulation of Monterey"
MIR. Faran then accepted Mr.. Thompson's a.
mendment.
The previous question was seconded, and the
main question ordered to be put.
We see now pho proposed to encumber the
resolutions with unnecessary conditions Mr.
Faran is Locofoco, afraid that the Wings are
about to vote for these resolutions, and so he at
once moves an amendment on purpose TO cut
them of,-taking care TO demand the previous
question so as TO exclude both further amend
ments and debate. And Jacob Thompson, too,
another locoloco, is afraid that his brother Faran
has not gone far enough, so he proposes provso,
NOT to approve the terms of equalization; in 9th.
er words, TO Gesture GEN. TAYLOR FOR THOSE
TERMS: and brother Faran helps the Speaker
out of trouble by accepting the proviso 7 hus
then we have brace of locofocos conspring to
fix an amendment to Mr.. Cookies resolutions of
thanks, so as to cenSWe Gen. Taylor, and pre
Ibo
olutionS. And now what says Mr.. Cooke to this
Read
Mr.. Cooke desired to know if it was in order
for the members of this House to vote for this
resolution as now amended-thus trlfling and
sporting with our brave and gallant officers and
soldiers, and rendering the House perfectly RI
diculous in the eyes Of the country Globe, page
296.
All! Mr.. Patriot--this Mr.. Cooke is sill the
friend OF Gen. Taylor and the army, AMI of the
House, too, and strongly objects to the efforts of
your locofoco brethren to degrade them all. You
forgot that, too. But TO the record again:
After sundry other points of order had been
made and overruled by the clair
Mr.. &. j. lngersoll moved to lay the resolution
and amendment on the table which motion was
decided by yeas and nays: Yeas 10, nays 161.
Globe, page 1856
C. J. Tngerso is afraid, it seems, and moves to
lay the whole on the tabe-thanks cersure and
ALL a ocoioco he is, too. Again
The question REQUIRED on agreeing to the
amendment Of Mr.. Faran.
Mr.. Leake inquired ofthe Chair if, by general
consent, the provlso 10 Mr.. Faran's amendment
could not be amended by inserting after the
VOID "approbation" the words Z" or dsapproba-
ton"
Many objections being made
The Speaker decided i, could not be done.
Globe, page 296.
Mr.. Leake is loco, and he too is afraid of the
censure, and SO he proposes to qualify ito
make the provso non.committal; but "many OBJ.
jections being made" 10y locos, we guess again
the Speaker stops that Leake preremptoriy.
And then the vote was taken, on adopting Mr..
Farans amendment, with Thompson's proviso-
in other words, on cENsUMNG GEN. TAYLOR.
Ayes-ll0; all locofocos we believe, to man,
and Mr.. Dillingham; among them.
Noes-70; nearly all wings, Messrs Collamcr
and Marsh and Cooke, voting with them.
The amendment was thus adopted, when
Mr. Schenck twhig] observing that the amend
ment WHICH nau Just Deen adopted was attached
to the first OF the three original resolutions and
now constituted part of it, moved that the ques-
ton be taken on the resolution separately.
The Chair ruled that the question on enrross-
nent could not be divided. Not case could be
produced where such a decision had been made
Mr.. Gentry [whg] said that, believing that
the adoption OF the resolution, in its present torn,
would be an insult rather than n compliment to
General Taylor, he would move to lay the reso-
luton on the table
The Chair decided the motion ont of ORDER
Globe, p. 29G.
After some further proceedings the vote was
taken on engrcssing the resolutions
Ayes - LOG; all locos we believe-Mr Dill
bingham not voting.
Noes-64; wings, Messrs. Collamor and
Marsh and Cooke with them, and MIR. Fooe not
voting.
On the final passage,
Mr.. Graham [whgl stated that he was in ia.
vor OF the original resolutions but now, as they
stood amended, he considered The last part of the
last amendment as containing direct censme
upon General Taylor He was opposed to cen
snrlng him, and therefore he moved to Law the
resolutions as now amended m the table
Ihe motion was lost Globe D. 296
The resolutions as amended were then adopt.
ed by party vote, 1903 to 60; and the following
ensued:
Nl., IL Al.