The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-21

Mr. STEPHENS AS the gentleman from Delaware
seemed not TO object to the spirit Of the resolutions, he
they might be put the second reading and be referred
Mr. s. stated, Tor himself that he prepared to sup
port proposition for this distinct vote Of thanks, when
ever IT should come up in proper shape from the commit
The motion was then withdrawn
Mr.. COOKE now moved that the resolutions be refer
red to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. HARRISON said, as member Of the Committee
Military Affairs he ought not perhaps, TO OBJECT 10
this reference But he could not conceive why TINS res
Congress, should be referred to committee when such
had not been the of proceeding with other resou
tons OF like character expressive Ol 'e snsms .,
were sincere when they profess TO have no opposition to
the resolution they must be ready Tor the vote they
must be ready TO make the declaration at once without
upon the subject II simple question: DO you agree
to thank these officers and men, do you not! If the
question was be decided in the Affirmative the action
Of the House should be prompt heretofore sim
liar questions He did not object to the reference any
other ground than this. He was willing to declare
Mr. CHASE demanded the previous question.
Mr. COOKE. If the call for the previous question
should be sustained, he desired to know whether that
would not cut off the motion to refer
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
And the yeas and nays being demanded upon the ques
tion els there second TO the previous question the
vote stood-yeas 100, nays 81, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barringer, Beae, Birdsal, Black, Bow
don, Bowlin Boyd, Brodhead, William G. Brown, Chas.
Fsw S st BG~ d Rn Sfhsa, h
Collins Conger Csed, Crozier, Cummins Daniel, Dick
Fs%ch. f Fulton. o Gaines Gayle Gossn Ws1d Hail.
Hammoas, HARRISON, Harris " Henley, Hill E. Holmes
SON. James ' H. Johnson Robert Johnson George
ksra o L Lii ssr
MoPoaei. Mckay 0 Msnn, Meade. Miller Morris NOISE
Mullin Newal Outlaw, Peasce, Peck, Petrie, Peyton
Richey, Robinson, Rockhll, Rumsey. Sawyer, Sheriff.
able, Warren. Wentworth. Williams. Wiley. and Wood
NAYS-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Green Adams
Ashmun, Brady, Buckner, Butler, Cabel. Chapman
Edwards Nathan Evans Fisher Gddlngs, Gregory Grin
nell. Hale Nathan K Hail. Henry Hilard, E B. holmes
King, William T. Lawrence. Lincoln, McIlvalno Marsh
Morehead Nelson, Nes Pendeton, julius Rockwell John
Smith, Truman Smith, stroRn Taimsdse, Taylor
Richard w. Thompson. Toombs. Van Dyke, White and
Wilson-A.
| The SPEAKER now announced the question, to wit
"Shall the main question be now taken?"
Mr. STEPHENS called for the yeas and Nays which
were ordered, and resulted yeas lo2, nays ST.
| So the main question was ordered to be now put.
| The SPEAKER stated the main question to be on the
engrossment OF the Joint resolution.
The SPEAKER said the question was not susceptible
of division The proposition joint resolution, an(
could be acted on only a single section Of bill.
| MI ADAMS, with his eye on the Speaker made al
effort to rise but only recned in syncope the left
of his chair, when he was Immediately supported by MIR
near, who proceeded to bathe his face with water an,
bear him out of the hall in state OF nsensibiy,
prostraton of all his powers when his name was call
ed the last VOTE Mr. ADAMS was observed to respont
| in voice of unusual compass
| On motion of Mr.. COOKE,
! The House then adjourned