Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-19

in the speakers were to be appuded OF Kissed lie trusted
he might again witness such conduct lie gave notice
if there were any more such exnoohs NC sAo' o'' 'o
PEELED TO have the galleries cleared -,
Mr. DICKINSON hoped no further notce wouia pe taken
of it, as ii evidently Of nose nsounas oalss q
feeling which, hSgsEe e suppressed He was there
49, no more of il, and hoped the Senator from Texas
would proceed
Mr. MASON said If there any repetons of that cha
race if other Senator moved to clear me galleries he would
do so himself Mr. M manifested some warmth
Mr.. PHELPS rose, and turning towards Mr.. KING, re-
Marked the Senator from Alabama sys that he witness
ed such scene in this capitol before If that Senator has
have and about proceed when the Chair request
ed the Senator from Texas TO proceed.
Mr.. HOUSTON then concluded his remarks.
Mr. TURNEY moved that the Senate adjourn, and desir-
ed to have the hour entered the Journal t then past
midnight)
On this question the yeas and nays demanded and
the result was as follows
YEAS-Messps Atehison, Berrien. Rorand, Butler, CAL
houn Davis, Of Mississippi Downs, Hannegan, johnson, OF
Md, King Lewis Mangum Mason, Rusk Sebastian Tuney,
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Atherton Badger, Baldwin, Bell
Benton, Bradbury, Breee, Bright, Clarke, Corwn, Davis
Felch Fitzgerald Greene Hale Hamln, Houston Johnson
Of La Metealfe Miller Miles, Phelps, Spruance Under
wood, Upham, and Walkers
Mr. BUTLER desired to make motion, and moved that
the Senate galleries be cleared in order to into Executive
session.
There time spent in discussing points Of oIder
which Messrs BERRIEN, BENTON, BREEsE, HALE,
DAVIS OF Massachusetts, and others participated.
Mr. BELL spoke at some length to what might appear
the object Of such motion at that particular junctue.
THE was than usually exciting at one tme.]
The CHAIR ruled the motion of MI. BUTLER out of or
der, from which appeal taken and the result that
the Chair was sustained, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Atchson Anterior, Badger Bald
win, Bell Benton Borland Bradbury Breese, Bright Clarke
Corwin Davis Of Mass Davis Of Mississippi Dayton, Dick
inson Dix Dodge Douglas Fech, Fitzgerald Greene Hale
Hamn Houston Johnson of Maryland Johnson, of Louisi-
ana, Johnson, Of Georgia, Mecalfe Miller, Niles, Rusk,
Spruance, Upham, Walker-36.
NAYS-Messrs Calhoun, Downs, Fooe, Hannegan, King,
Lewis, Mangum, Mason, Turney, Westcott, Yulee-11.
Mr.. BADGER then addressed the Senate favor of COM
mltee of conference being appointed.
Mr.. METCALFE spoke at great length, insisting that
Committee Of Conference between the two Houses might be
able to accommodate the matter satisfactorily.
Mr.. FOOTE spoke for half hour endeavoring
get Mr.. Benton to withdraw his motion to recede.
Mr.. BENTON playfuy observed that he always had an
objection retreatng One of his earliest recoections was
the old Roman MAXIM retraha pede,a and, if the OBJ
ect of the gentemas speech to induce him to draw
back bis foot he might have saved himself the trouble.
Mr.. FOOTE again rose to speak.
Mr.. WALKER made point of order. The rule said that
no Senator could speak than twice any subject
whereas the gentleman from Mississippi had spoken half
dozen times at least
Several voices oh, let the gentleman proceed we will
listen to him with the greatest pleasure."l
ty to speak entire days and nights without any very great
Inconvenience 10 himself.
The debate continued until after nine ocock A. NJ,
and was closed in speech by Mr.. FOOTE.
The question being put upon the motion of Mr.. BENTON
to recede from all the amendments division of the question
called for and ordered that the question be taken
separately on each amendment.
Upon the question recede from the first amendment Civ
ing the veto power the Governor the yeas and nays
ordered, and it was determined follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Anterior, Baldwin, Bell, Benton
Bradbury Breese, Bright Cameron, Clarke, Corwn Davis
Of Massachusetts, DAYTON Dickinson, Dix Dodge, Douglas
Felch Fitzgerald Greene, Hale Hamlin Houston Johnson
OF Maryland Miller, Miles, Phelps, Spruance Upbam, Walk
er, and Webster-jl.
er Calhoun Davis, Of Mississippi Downs Fooe Hunter
johnson, OF Louisiana johnson, Of Georgia. Lewis Mangum
Mason, Metcae Pearce, Rusk, Sebastian, Turney, Under
wood, Westeott, and Yulee %
Upon the question to recede from the second amendment
relating to the subject il determined in the ama-
tive without a division.
Upon tie question TO recede from the third amendment
being the section extending the line of the Missouri copro
mise to the Pacific Ocean, the yeas and nays ordered
and il determined in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Baldwin, Benton Bradbury, Breese
Bright Cameron, Clarke Corwrn Davis of Massachusetts
Da ton, Dickinson Dix Dodge Douglas Feleh, Fitzgerald
Greene, Hale, Hamn, Hannegsn Houston, Miller Miles,
Phelps, spruance, Upham, Walker, and Webster-29.
IA NA R A'sh.Gn Badger Ee Berrien Bor
Hunter Johnson, Of Maryland johnson, OF Louisiana John
son, Of Georgia. Lewis, Mangum, Metcae, Pearce
huk, Sebastian, Turney, Underwood, Westcot fulee25
Mr. ATHERToS present, but did not vote, having,
il is understood, paired off with Mr. KING, who had been
compelled 10 leave from exhaustion Messrs CLAYTON and
STURGEON also absent the former being still detained
at home by the ndspostion Of member of his famlyl
The remaining amendments separately receded from,
without DIVISION and the bill stands passed in the precise
form in which il from the House OF Representatives
And at few minutes before 10 o'clock, after exciting
session Of twenty hours the Senate adjourned until Mon
day morning, at o'clock.