Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-22


been suspended TO allow the resolution to be acted
Ml Nhe SsRAksbEep spEAksB ESepd aspae tue rc'o
iution win It not lie under the rule
Tho SPEAKER Il will not the previous question has
been demanded which, if sustained will cut oil debate and
bring the House to direct VOTE was again announc-
Tellers Qafgne demand for the previous question
Mr.. GDDINGs. viii it be in order, alter the vote
ken secondng the demand for the previous question:
modify the resolution
The SPEAKERS reply not heard but presumed
to be in the negative.
Mr. GIDDINGS wished to modify his resolution before the
question put.
Mr.. GOGGIN roso 10 a point of order. He wished to
know il the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. GDDIsGs) did not
call the previous question before the resolution sent to the
Chair and before read and whether he had right to
demand the previous question before the resolution
session Of the House
The SPEAKER said the question had frequently been
raised and had been decided that order in such
case to the previous question He therefore oyerruled
the point Of order.
Mr. JAMESON rose and moved recons deration Of the
vote by which the House had refused 10 lay the resolution
the table.
The SPEAKER. Did ,he gentleman vote in the ma
jority
Mr..JAMIEsoN. / did, sir.
The SPEAKER The question, then, is on the reconsd-
Grafton. In the time the gentleman from Ohio wishes
10 modify his resolution
Mr. GIDDINGS to question Of order.
Mr.. STEPHENS also rose to question Of order
There being much confusion in the hall
The SPEAKER said the Chair would entertain motion
till gentlemen had all taken their seats.
Order having beep restored
Mr. STEPHENS stated his point Of order, viz whether it
was competent for the gentleman to modify his resolution
afer vote of the House upon it The vote Of the House
had been taken upon ing the resolution the abe and
would il now be in order for the gentleman to modify il
TO make il very different thing He understood
that any gentleman might modify his resolution before action
had been had by the House but here had been action
The SPEAKER stated that he had found repeated pece
dents for allowing modification after vote upon laying on
the table,
Mr.. STEPHENS. BY decision Of the House
The SPEAKER By decision Of the House.
Mr. GlDDlNGS then modified the FIRST preamble to his
luions, by inserting between the word Whereas" where
first occurs and the words ''on Friday, the words cit is
represented that and modified the resolution by striking
the words "or to the seat of government to some
free State, at the end thereof.
After further conversation between Mr.. STEPHENS
and the SPEAKER
Mr.. STEPHENS appealed from the decision of the Chair
that in order for the OF resolution mnify it
after vote of the House upon laying il the table,
Mr. lNGE understood that the gentleman from Missouri
(r JiaIEsos had moved reconsider the vote lang
the table
Mr.. RHETT wished to inquire Of the Chair, in case The
the gentleman from Ohio had the power of altering his
luton and making il different thing from what vas
when the House refused to lay the table, if it would
not then be competent to repeat the motion to lay on s
table,
The SPEAKER. The Chair would so decide.
Mr. VINrON moved that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole the of the Union.
The SPEAKER said he did consider such motion in
order while question of order pending
Mr.. STEPHENS, in consequence Of the reply of the
Chair to the gentleman from South Carolina, (Mr RaErr
Withdrew his appeal.
The SPEAKER announced that the resolution, as modi-
fed, was before the House.
Mr.. HARALSoN moved to ays it on The table
Mr. ATKINSON called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. JAMESON desired to know The position Of his motion
TO reconsider. He desired 10 set himself right this matter.
He desrcd distinctly understand whether his motion
consider Of order II il were in order desired
to upon il and that should be the first motion voted
upon He had the floor, and recognised by the Chair,
and being recognised he made his motion and hence he
claimed for precedence, and objected the being first
taken on the motion of the gentleman from Georgia lay
the table,
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman from Missouri
that debate order The Chair further obsev
cd that after deliberate consideration, he the concu
sion that the motion 10 reconsider not in order
Mr. BOYD said the motion OF the gentleman from Missouri
was certainly in order at the time made and ought
10 be entered on the journal.
Mr. JAMESON appealed from the decision Of the Chair
which permitted his motion to reconsider be oveode by the
motion TO lay on the table.
The SPEAKER explained The resolution having been
modified, the motion to reconsider necessarily fell TO the floor;
for the character Of the resolution being changed
subject 10 a motion 10 reconsider
Mr. JAMESON was proceeding with remarks on his
motion, when
The SPEAKER interposed, and reminded the gentleman
that debate not in order.
After conversation, in which Mr. ROOT, Mr.. JA
MIES0N, and the SPEAKER took part
Mr.. JAMESON withdrew his appeal.
Mr. COBB, OF Georgia, a question Of order. lie
said he objected 10 the practice which had been permitted 10
prevail by which gentlemen submitted resolutions and moved
the prcvaus question thereon, thus getting forced vote
their resolutions His question was, whether this in
der Before members of this House should be required
vote any resolution, they should have the opportunity TO
look into the merits of the question upon which they
called upon TO vote but the prevailing mode violation
OF parliamentary law and the rights Of members.
The SPEAKER said the molten for the previous question
had been pending ten fifteen minutes but, il il
the Ch governed by decisions Of this House, would
override the point Of order OF the gentleman from Georgia
The House again and again had decided that the mover
resolution call for the previous question thereon
Mr.. COBB said the Chair was right the practice, but
he believed the practice wrong lie would press
the point in the expectation that he should have opp1ru
nifty TO vote upon il hereafter
The question then taken Mr.. HAnALsoss motion
to lay the table, and decided in the affirmative,
follows
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don, Boyd, Boyden, Brodhcad wm q. Brown, Buckncr,
Burt Cabe Chapman, Chase, Franklin Clark, Berverly L.
Clark, Cngman, Howell Cobb, Williamson r. W. Cobb,
Cooke Crisheld. Crozicr Cummns Daniel, Donnc Gar
nett Duncan Ecker Fcaherstcn, Pckn, French Fulton,
Gaines Gayle Gentry, ,Goggin, Green Willard r. Hall, Ham
mons, Harrison, arnanson Harris Hill George s. Houston
lngc Charles j. Ingerso Jameson, Andrew Johnson Ro
bert w. johnson, George W. Jones' John w Jones kauf
man, kennon Thomas Butler King, Ia sere, Levin, Lgon
Lumpkin, Maclay, Mckay MeIane, Meade Miller More.
head Nicol, Outlaw, Peycn, Rheps Pilsbury Preston,
Rhett Rchardson Rchey, Roman, Shepperd, Simpson, Sims
Stanton, Step ems, Thbodearx, Thomas, Tompkus Jacob
Thompson John D. Thompson Robt A. Thompson, Toombs