Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-22

VI uo NiStoiy VI NohteIey was Bioiious W ou'
arms. r.
Some conversation ensued between the
SPEAKER, Mr.. SCnENcK, Mr.. EVANS, and
others.
Mr.. HoUsToN, of Delaware, to obviate
all difficulties. moved the previous question
on the original resolution.
The previous question was not second
ed.
The SPEAKER again announced the ques.
ton TO be on the motion to refer TO the
Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. HENLY moved to amend, by adding
an instruction to The committee to add the
words engaged as they were in defending
The rights and honor Of the nation" On
this he asked for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. AsnMUN moved to amend the amend
ment by adding the words in a war unne-
cessarily and unconstitutionally begun by
the President of the United States"
Mr.. MCLANE said before he recorded bis
vote he desired
The SPEAKER interposed, and informed
the gentlemen from Maryland that debate
was not in order-if it became the subject
Of debate it would 60 over until to-mor-
row.
Mr.. McLANE said he had an amendment
to offer.
The SPEAKER said no amendment was
in order at present.
After some further conversation the yeas
and nays were ordered on Mr.. AsHMUNs
amendment to the amendment; and being
taken, they resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. John @. Adams. Ashmun,
Barringer, Barrow, Belcher, Bots, Brady, Buck,
ner, Candy, Cngnan, Cooke, Colamer, Grams.
ton, Crowell, Crozier, Dicky, Dixon. Donnell,
Duer, Daniel Duncan, Garnet Duncan, Dunn,
Eckert, Edwards, Alexander Evans, Nathan
Evans Fisher, Fulton, Gayle, Gentry, Giddings,
Goggin, Gtinnell. Hale, Nathan II. Hall. James
G. Homp,on, Haskell, Henry. John w. Hous.
ton, Hubbard, Hudson, Irwin, kellogg, Thos.
B. King, D. P. King, Lincoln, Mclvain, Marsh,
Marvin, Mullin. Mes, Newall, Preston, Put
well. Root, Rumsey, ST, John, Scbenck, Shep.
perd, Sheriff., SIngerland, Caleb B. Smith,
Truman Smith, Stephens, Andrew Stewart,
srohm, Sylvester, Thibodeaux, Taylor Tomp>
kins, Richard w. Thompson, John B. Thomp,
son, Toombs. Tuck, Van Dyke, Vinton Wars
rem, Wilson-S5.
NAYs-Messrs Beale, Bednger, Birdsall,
Black, Bowdon, Broadhead, VIM. G. Blown,
Charles Brown, CaIhcart. Chase. Beverly l..
Clark, Howell Cobb Williamson, R. w. Cobb,
Cummins, Daniel, Dickinson. Faran. Feather
sion, Ficklin, Fries, French Green, Willard P.
Hall, Moses Hampton, Ilarmanson, Harris, Hens
ley, Hill, Geo. S. Houston, lnge, Charles J. In
gersoll, Jameson, Jenkins, Andrew Johnson,
Robert w. Johnson, George w. Jones, Kau(>
man, Kennon, Lahn,, La Serre, Sidney Law
renee LETTER, Lord. Lumpkn. McCleland. Nc
Clernard, Mcdowell, MoLane, Mann, Meade,
Miller, Morris, Morse. Murphy, Peaslee Peck,
Phelps, Pillsbury, Rhet, Richardson. Richey,
Robinson, Rockhlll, Sawyer SIMS Smart, Rob-
ert Smith, Stanton, Slarkweather, G. E. Stew
art, Strong, Thomas, James Thompson. Jacob
Thompson, VIM. Thompson, Thurston, Turner,
VenabIe, Wick, Willisms-8 81.
Mr.. IoUsToN, Of Delaware, inquired il
it would be in order TO move to lay the
amendment as amended on the table?
The SPEAKER replied in the negative
Mr.. CoDB asked for the reading of the
amendment as amended.
Mr.. HALE asked for the reading of the
resolution as well as the instructions, as
amended.
+ The instructions as amended having first
been read, and received with merrmenl
by the House
Mr.. COBB rose and said The amend
ment offered by the gentleman from lndi
ana, (Mr. HENLy,) as amended by the gen
, tleman from Massachusetts. (Mr. HuDsoN)
presented such remarkable issue that he
must propose to discuss it.
The subject accordingly lies over.
. Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 90, 1917
The meeting Of The friends OF General Tay Tor
which took place at Co!eman's Hotel, this even
ing did no! do any act or make any move, eithe
oil a positive negative nature, in regard 10 the
candidacy of "Old Rough and Ready" for The
: Presidency. The meeting was held in large
. room, which was dense!y crowded, with mem
: bers Of Congress and citizens generally. Wher
crowded myself into the room, Col. Gentry
OF Tennessee, had just commenced making few
: observations. 1t appeared that some resolution:
had been offered, deprec aling any movment cal
= cuated to do injury 10 Gen. Taylor or the Wits
party. Col. Gentry said he was the friend o
Gen. Taylor, OF his being candidate for hi
Presidency. He desired TO see him elected, ant
that 100, whether he should be nominated, or no
nominated, by National Convention. And h,
: would be elected against any and every candidate
? that might be started. Neither Natonal Con
! venlon. nor Congressional Caucus, nor meet
ing in the District Of Columbia, could elect or de
fea, him. The free, sovereign, independent peo
] pie oil country had resolved that Zachary Taylor
Al =