The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-22

resolution; and It accordance with the uniform
practice of the Senate he hoped the resolution would be
adopted. ~
The question being then taken the resolution, it
Several messages in writing were received from the
President Of the United States, at the hands Of Col Bliss
MI UNDERWOOD inquired Of the Chair whether it
was in order to present certain memorials
The VICE PRESIDENT was understood to rule the
presentation of memorials out of order in the present
condition q Congress on the ground that such proceed
On motion by Mr. BERRIEN, the Senate proceeded to
time spent, the doors were reopened; when,
On motion, 1t was
Ordered Tina. the Senate adjourn. NEE, on
Monday next
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.
After the reading of the journal Of the previous days
Mr.. VAN DYKE offered a resolution proposing that
the Clerk should appoint committee of two members
nominations TO open the daily sessions of the House
with prayer until the regular chaplain shall have been
Mr. JONES moved that it be laid on the table
Mr.. WOOD was understood to remark, that, having
received petitions from his constituents against the EN-.
poymen Of cegymen by the House, TO be paid out of its
such proposition until those petitions had been duly pre-
Mr.. JONES understood the House to have Yesterday
decided that the introduction of any resolution was out
of orders and therefore this proposition, he thought,
could not be entertained.
The Clerk put the question upon the motion to lay the
resolution upon the table and il was decided in the neg
aive-yeas 40, nays 81.
Nj. KAUFMAN, being DESTROYS Of ascertainng how
for the service moved to amend the resolution by striking
out that part limiting the prayers requested until the reg
ular chaplain Of the House shall have been elected
Mr.. JONES moved further TO amend the resolution by
adding thereto the words, provided that compensa
ton shall hereafter be made 10 cegymen out OF the con-
The Clerk put the motion on the amendment proposed
BY the gentleman from Texas, lMr KAUFMAN which
was not agreed to.
The Clerk next stated and put the question on the
amendment addition proposed by the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr. Josks which was also decided in the
Mr.. GARTER moved, as an amendment to the oriri
nal resolution, the addition Of the following words,
and that the House shall fast during said PERIOD (of
temporary Praying) IA general Taught
out announcing the result of the vote il being evidently
understood over the House to have been decided in the
affirmative; and next
The Clerk (amd great confusion) stated the question
on the main resolution offered by the gentleman from
New Jersey. [Mr VAN DYKEl
Mr. ROOT moved that it be laid the table; and then
withdrew that motion on learning from the Clerk that
the amendment OF his colleague mr. CARrrERl had not
in his opinion, been adopted
lCries OF "lt was adopted" on all sdes1
The Clerk thereupon restaed the question on that
Mr. STANLY hoped that there would be no attemp, to
j
Mr.. ALLEN did not rise with the view 10 debate this
matter cres OF Order ~ 'Order ri but simply 10 inform
gentlemen-[Cnes Of 'order p 'Order ri Il was not
The CLERK: The gentleman from Massachusetts has
MI. JAMES THOMPSON moved an adjournment un.
The CLERK. The question before the House is upon
laying the resolution Of the gentleman from New Jersey
GMr VAN DYKEl on the table
Mr.. CARTIER hoped the Clerk would announce his
amendment to the House.
Mi. ALLEN Mr.. Clerk, have the floor or noti
MEmBERs. "No" "Nol No""Nor "You may
Mr ALLEN. do not rise to debate, bu, to inform
the House Of fact That fact is, that Of the cer
gymen OF washington are suspected OF being abolition
The Clerk pu, the question on laying the resolution Of
the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr Van DYKEl on the
able, and announced, without division, that il had
Mr.. VAN DYKE asked the yeas and nays on the mo.
ton and on this demand he called for tellers which
So the decision that the resolution was laid on the a
Bile, was acquiesced in
Mr. A.,G. BROWN offered resolution to rescind the
Be no debate until Speaker shall have been elected un
Ill after the two committees shall have reported respect
lively to the wing and democratic parties Of the House
the result OF their conference and elaboration
table
Mr. ROOT demanded tina, should be read and Il was
he question upon the motion to lay the table was
then puts and before the decision was announced teers
were demanded, and ordered lTTT[ IL 1-''a'T-| |
Mr. ASHMUN conceived that thad been carried
The Clerk again stated the question on the motion 10
lay on the table, which (by teers) was agreed to--iie
members having voted in the Affirmative
nj. ASHMUN thought that il was perfectly obvious
to the House that the motion he was about TO make was
proper tCries Of orderl "Order ri He was about
to pfopose- lCries OF Order I" "Orderr'l Re fMr
Az would move to adjourn until Monday next at noon.
MEMBERs. "Yeas and nays on that motion j" tGreat
confusion.1
MEMBER. Mr.. Clerk. have an amendment to pro. |
pose as 20 time Asttst 8ts Ea iasas5htt al 3
The Clerk put the question on the demand for the
yeas and nays, which ordered and the House. by
yeas and nays voted not to adjourn until Monday
yeas ~, nays 143. NNF'
Mr. VIM. }. BROWN moved that the House do now
adjourn until 70 morrow at noon and this motion,
lellers having been demanded and ordered il was an.
nouneed that 1913 Members majority Of the whole
House1had voted in the Affirmative.
ton. ,sbse NJ ~ ~. -
last vote when n -
Mr. JONES rose to point Of order-hat i2s members
having voted IN favor OF the motion Of the gentleman
from Indiana, Mr., WIN J BRowx,l the House had ad |
ourned and therefore the question upon the call for the
and made bv the frr,x Ok,