The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-06-29
From the Congressional Register.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947.
House of Representatives.
THANKS TO GENERAL TAYLOR.

gentleman from Tennessee fMr Cocke]
to suspend the rules, in order to permit
the introduction OF joint resolution Of
thanks TO Gen Taylor ard army fol-
gallant conduct in storming Monterey
upon which motion the yeas ard nays
had been demanded on yesterday when
the House adjourned. =
Mr. q s Houston moved call OF the
House; which was ordered
The Clerk called the roll; and
The Speaker announced the fact that
l76 were present.
Mr. Roberts moved frat all further
proceedings on the call be suspended
which mutton was agreed to.
Tue yeas and nays were then ordered
on the mJlion To suspend the rules, and
being taken, resulIcd--yeas 1856, nay s
20 as follows;
YEAs--Messrs Stephen Adams Ash
nun, Barringer, Bed;nger Bell, Biggs,
James A Black, Bowden, Boyd. Brod-
head, Milton Brown. William G brown,
Burlington, Burt, William w Campbell,
Calbcart, Reuben Chapman, Cooke.
Cobb, Collamer, Collin, Coltrell, Grams
ton, CuIlom, Culver, Daniel, G Davis,
Delano, De Mott, Dockery, Dunlap, Ell
lett, Erdman. John H Ewing, Edwin H
Ewing, Faran, Ficklin. Foster, Fries,
Gentry, G,ddiags, Giles, Goody ar, Cor
don. Graham, Order. GrnnelI, Hale,
Hampton, Harper, Hastings, Henley,
Hilliard, Hoge, Elias B Holmes, Hough,
John w Houston, George S Houston.
Hnngerford. Washington Hunt, James
B Hunt. Hunter, Joseph r Ingersoll,
James H Johnson, George w Jones,
Seaborn Jones, Kaufman, Daniel p King.
Thomas B King, Leake, LETTER, Leib,
Lewis, Ligon,> Long, Lumpkin, Nc Gle
Ian. McCIelland, McClernand, James
Nc DowelI, McGaughey, McHenry,
McIlvaine, Marsh, Barclay Martin, Mil
Ter, Moseley, Moultnn, Payne, PerrilI,
Perry, Phelps, Pilsbury. Pollock, RAM
sey, Reid Ripley, Ritter, Roberts, julius
Rock we'll, John A Rockwell, Root,
Runk. SawtelIe, Scammon, Scheack,
Severance, Alexander d Sims, Leonard
H Sims, Simpson,, Truman Smith, Al.
bert Smith, Thomas Smith, Caleb B
Smith, weather, Stephens, Stewart,
Strohn, Thibodeaux. Thomasson, Benz
Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Toombs
Trumbo, Vance, Vin,ou, Wentworth,
White, Wick, Williams, Wilmot, Wins
ihrop, Woodward, Woodwork and
.Yong-l36.
NAys-Messrs. Anderson, Benton,
James Black, Bowlil, Dromgoole, Gro.
yer, Hamin, Harmanson, Hopkins, G
J Ingersoll, Andrew Johnson, Kennedy.
Lawrence. La Sere, Mcdaniel, Joseph
J Nc Dowell, Mckay, Morse, Norris,
Parish, Rathhun, Relic, Sawyer, Seldom,
Robert Smith, Treadway and Wheaton
-2S.
So the House agreed to suspend the
rules. M
The joint resolution was then read q
first and second time. II is as follows:
Resolred unanimously By The Senate
and House Of Representatives. in Con-
gfess assembled, That the thanks of Con
gress are due, and are hereby, presented
to Major General Zachery Taylor, ard
through him to the brave officers and
soldiers both of the regular army aad
of the volunteers under his command,
for THEN courage, skill, fortituce ard
good conduct in storming the city Of
Monterey, defended as il was by force
more than double their number, and pro-
tectcd by the strongest Notifications,
which resulted in most brilliant victory
to our army, and reflected imperishable
honor upon our ar.,y.
ResoIued. That the President be re-.
quesied to cause TO be struck gold me-
dal, with devices embIemmatic of the
splendid achievement, and presented TO
General Taylor, as testimony Of the
high sense entertained by Congress Of
his judicious and distinguished conduct
on that memorable occasion.
Rssolued, That the President Of the
United States be requested to cause
the foregoing resolutions 10 be COM
municate.l TO General Taylor, and
through him TO the army under his COM
mand.
Mr. Faran offered the following amend.
ment, on which the previous question
was demanded:
Add the following words: Engaged
as it was and still is in a war commence
ed and forced upon US by Mexico, and
coptnued by US in defence of the honor
and in vindication OF the just rights OF
the United States asssiied as both had
been BY repeated and fragrant acts onthe
part OF Mexico, OF insults, outrages. and,
finally, of invasion oil one OF the States
of this Union.'
Mr. Ralhbun moved to refer the reso>
Iuiions and amendment TO the Commits
tee on Military Affairs. Much confu-
sioE.J
Mr. Ashmun rose 10 point OF order.
The previous question was demanded
before the amendment was read.
The Speaker. That does NOT make
any difference:
.Mr Ashmun called for reading Of
the amendment. TConfusionl
The Speaker. The House will come
to order. It is impossible that business
can proceed unless there be order.
Mr. Jacob Thompson. l move an
IL. The amendment.
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