The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-05

whether he intended seriously 10 pass ho ,i
without the usual provision which Dir B. had suggested
MT GOGGIN pressed his demand for the previous
question; which was ordered division-yeas es'
nays not counted a..
The question being - Shall the main question oe nov
put p the yeas and nays were demanded 'hefeon' "''
being taken, resulted-yeas lOs nays d9 -
So the main question was ordered to be g now put
MIR G. s. HOUSTON moved to lay the resolution on
the table -, l,J
Mr.. HOWELL COBB moved that the House should
proceed to the consideration OF the business on the
ers tabe-the morning hour having expired winch was
negauyed.
motion to adjourn was again put and negatlved
The question upon the motion to lay on the aoie was
then put, and decided in the negative ,,t
The question being upon the passage oil Inc fesouoh'
and all debate being cut of by the previous question:, 40
Mr. BAYI.Y asked TO be excused from vohns' anu ae
sired to state his reasons for so dong ~.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman from VIZ
gina that he could not under the rules make such ex
PLANTATION .s.a from
Mr. H. COBB called for the reading Of the resolutions
which being objected to and ruled out OF order, Mr. T.
insisted upon his right to have the reading called lot
The SPEAKER said that, under the precedents, ne
was forced to rule that the reading, at that ume would
be out of order. if objected to.
Mr. MCKAY said, the Speaker was right IN the NAM
but the resolution had been modified since u had 9eeh
read, and 1t was therefore IN order 10 nave eao 40
modified
The SPEAKER replied. that il the resolution had a. not
been read since 1t was modified the reading wouiu oe
order and il was read accordingly.
The SPEAKER inquired whether the amendment sub
mitted by the gentleman from Maryland MIR McLANEl
had been withdrawn and being answered III The mega
tive. proceeded to put the question thereon.
Mr.. Nolan modified his amendment SO as 10 include
the amendment suggested by Mr. BAYLY, attaching the
usual proviso that the giving OF the information required
be not Incompatible with the public interest,
question of order to the right OF gentleman
to modify his amendment after the previous question had
been seconded and the main question ordered 70 Dc now
The SPEAKER ruled in the affirmative.
Mr.. TOOMBS appealed from this decision, and de-
manded the yeas and nays upon the question: "Sha the
decision of the Chair stand the judgment of the
House 7" which were taken, and resued-yeas o., nays
So the decision of the Chair was overruled.
| MIR, McLANE then Withdrew his amendment
The question recurring upon the original resolution as
modified at the suggestion of Mr.. THOMPSON, OF Misss.
spp the yeas and were demanded and ordered and
being taken resulted-yeas 49, nays 10, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, John Quincy Adams Green
Adams, Ashmun BarrInge Beae bednge1, be e'
Beverly L. Clark Clingman Cooke. coamer ConseI Gran
Duer, Daniel Duncan GarneM Duncan: Dunn. Ecksr,
Edwards Embree Alexander Evans Nathan Evans rs-
s1S1 f Gsae s aas &S%HaF S
joins HGssS W . Houston Hubbard Hudson ipse Charles H.
W os keosE Ssafk
Daniel r. King, Lahm, " TLaw'enee, Letter Lyon
cGans Mann, Marsh Marvin otsisad Morris Mu
Nelson, Mes, NewaI, Outlaw, pendleon Pey,on, Phelps
Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Roman, Root, Kulnsey,
Schenck, Shepherd Sheriff. Simpson, Sims, Slngerlnnd
Stewart, Charles L. Stuart. Sohn, Srons Sylvester Tall
a somp.sn john % aGe
Thnrs,oq ToomH Taot a,d TSnef vun Pyse 'e"a0'
iN2Ys-Messrs. Boyd Brodhead, Charles Brown, Howell
Cobb, Williamson r. W. Cobb, Daniel. Hammons, Hin,
Richey, and Sawyer-l5.
So the resolution adopted in the following form,
viz:
Resolved, That the President of the United States be
quested communicate this House any instructions
which may have been given to any OF the officers Of the
gard of President General Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna any other Mexican, the republic OF Mexi-
CO. prior or subsequent the order the Secretary of War;
issued in January, 1885, for the march Of the army from
tervene the Rio Cirande that the date OF all such in
structo orders, and correspondence be set FORTH together
amy time prior subsequent TO his departure for Mexico
minister penpoenary of the United States to that re-
Resolped further That the President be further requested
in relation the of General Paredes
Mexico
The House then adjourned
CORRECTION Mt was Mr. NEWELL, of N. j., and not
Mr. C. BRowN who submitted the resolution noticed in
Yesterdays report in relation the New Jersey coast.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY S, 1915
The journal having been read
QUALIFICATION OF A MEMBER.
Mr.. MOREHEAD stated that his colleague, the Hon;
john GAINES, present and ready to take his seat
as member OF the House.
Mr. GAINES having received the oath of Office, which
administered by the Speaker took his seat
RETURN SANTA ANNA TO MEXIco.
| Mr.. VENABLE rose to privileged question. he
moved the reconsideration of the vote OF yesterday on the
resolution of the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. GocGN]
calling the President OF the United States for norma
ton He had voted for the resolution under the opera
ton of the previous question, which excluded all amend
ments. His purpose to reconsideration,
with view insert after the request for information.
the words, al" in the judgment of the President it be
not inconsistent with the public interest," Inc hlgh ana
gentlemanly courtesy which has at all times been OBJ
served by the different departments towards each Other
seems have been overlooked in this instance and he
felt it due to himself, well to the House, to make
continual claim in favor of desirable manner OF in
tercourse 1t certainly true that the amenities and
courteses OF life, if not constituent part were at least
very ornamental attendants on moral excellence The
manner of demand could in way control the action OF
the President 1t the false position occupied by this
House in relation the prophecies of intercourse with the
Executive which he wished to remedy be believed that
he spoke for all the friends of the administration IN this
House. when he said that all desired the information call
cd for to be communicated; but none, he trusted were
satisfied depart from the respectful and courteous mode
OF communication which had been practsed In all former
times and which Gas he beeved) this resolution pre-
scented solitary exception
MIR, ASHMUN moved that the motion for reconslde-
ration be laid upon the table; upon which motion the
yeas and nays demanded and ordered, and being
taken resulted-yeas 107, nays ST..
SO the motion to lay upon the table was agreed to-