The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-12
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So the vote was reconsdersd
And the resolution being thus again before the House
MIR: SMITH OF Indiana obtained The floor and offered
the following amendment, of which he bad given notice
some days snee and that question he demanded the
previous question .-a..... n
instructed inquire what legislation necessary TO
the Introduction of from any of STATES
and that they report by bill or o,her wise.
Mr., STUART of Michigan rose and-w.hed to ask
Mr. ROOT rose simultaneously and inquired of the
Speaker if the question could be so divided as first 10
vote upon striking out the preamble, and next, upon
striking out the resolution
Before snv reply was made by the Speaker
Mr. BOLTS rose and moved to lay the whole subject
on the table.
being taken. esuted-yeas 81 nays lo--as follows:
YEAs-hss,rs A a Birr n Barrow Bsale,
saGss B sSSsss sSa syaa hs axa
Burt Ga6s ,i ChsP% o m Fannn Clark, B1ye5 d Clarke
crisfsd cfozer. Daniel Dqapel Alexander Evans Feaih
eston tianrnoyv Frensh Ea0q Gaines Gayle, Gentry
Hi Hlafa. George $ Houston John W Houston. l inse,
Charles ! ngersoll lyers2n Jameson, Andrew Johnson
ss%a' S's L. sfis dss%Hh
Phelps, Pdsbary Pesion. Rhs, Richardson, Roman,
sss hs s john sa" TSS%
SON. TompnHns. Toombs venabe, Wallace, Wiley, vii.
NAYS-Msssrs Asbol,, Bslcher, Bingham. Backmar.
Blanchard Brady Butler. Candy, Caliear CIapp Cola.
ling Dekey Dickinson, Dixon, Dner, Damn. Eeker Ed
wards E,ubree, Marian Evans faran, Farely. Fiekn,
lnns Nathan XII K Hall Ma@oos' lanes sy ha@
Moses Ha%pon Henley Henry; EliasB Holmes, Hubbard,
Daniel r. King L,hm, William T. Lawrence, s.dnsy;
LMssr lincoln lord tznds MsoIsaps Nc
Main Nelson Mes, Newell Njoo Paiiey. Psasise, Pscl,
. sn Poo's hs as T:o h JULIUS
John, Schenck, Sheriff. Sylvester Smart, Caleb Smith.
0Ss sroh% Tsyol Rehad fhsmp
son, William Thompson, ,Thurson Tuck, Turner, Van
Dyke, Vin,on Warren, Wentworth, White, Wlmoi, and
So the House refused to lay the resolution and amend
ment upon the table
The SPEAKER said the gentleman had right to with
draw the previous question for his own purposes.
Mr. SMl III then modified his amendment to read
follows: a4ta
That the Committee the District of Columbia be in
sucted to report soon as practicable, bill so amending
the present law in this District ehectuay prevent the
bringing of slaves into the District either for sale here
be sold and carried to any place beyond the District
Mr. MEADE inquired of the Chair whether the gen.
teman had right TO move this as an amendment to the
The SPEAKER said the gentleman had right to mod
lily his own amendment
Mr., STUART, of Michigan, appealed to the gentleman
from Indiana, Alr SMITH, to allow him TO offer
amendment lie had no wish, he said to take up any Of
the time of the House.
Mr.. SMITH adhe red to his motion
The question then taken by ielers, (Messrs VEN
ABLE and WILSON, on the demand for the previous ques
on, and was decided in the negativeayes II, So
SO there was not second.
Mr.. MEADE now offered the following as an amend
ment TO the amendment of Mr. SMITH:
And that the said committee hereby instructed report
bill more edecuay TO enable their
slaves escaping from ono State into another.
The SPEAKER ruled that this proposed amend
men did not refer particularly TO slavery the District
OF Columbia II was out OF order. ~
Mr. c. B. SMITH then offered to modify his proposed
amendment to instruct the Committee on The Dis
trct of Columbia to bring bill to prevent the intro
ducon OF slaves into this District, for sale here else
where II such modification would take from him the
rig ut TO enforce his call for the evous question.
The SPEAKER remarked that any modification which
the gentleman from Indiana might make of his amend
would prevent him from insisting at that stage of
the proceedings. a call for the previous question
Mr. VlNrON inquired whether motion to strike out
the preamble from the original resolution would be in
order; and before the Speaker replied,
motion to adjourn was made, and carried
So the House adjourned