Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-30

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simple Previous Question applied only I,
the amendment. Mr.. Cobb appealed bu
the appeal was not pressed 10 vote-Mr
Morehead, on being appealed 10, Stain!
that he certainly intended his motion I,
have the effect of ordering The Main Cues
ton on agreeing witt the Senate's PROPOSE
ton as amended, but he would not Tor die
not say that he had made the motion il
that form. So the appeal from the Speaker
though good deal talked about, was no
pressed.
The question in ordering the Main
Question was taken by Yeas and Nays
and the Ayes had it'-Yeas l 10. Nays l0l
the South still conquering. The ques.
ton was now taken on NJ. Morehead' 5
amendment, which was carried-Y cas- 1876
! Nays 20.
Here the effect Of the Previous Question
! was exhausted, and the wild rush of hall
Ihe House for the loor-the universal yell
of A" MIR. Speaker" was renewed. The
Chair gave the floor 10 Mr.. r. w. Thomp-
son Of la. (who had voted with The South
thus far,) and who, evincing much emotion,
proceeded TO make speech much like Mr..
Morehead's, and TO move an amendment,
which was substantially Mr.. Webster's,
submitted 10 and negativcd by the Senate
clothing the President with temporary
power 10 govern the New Territories, to
execute the existing laws, and to protect
the Liberties and rights of the People. Ii
was not clear on the slaveIy question, but
would in effect recognize and continue in
force there the Mexican laws abolishing
slavery. He closed by calling the Previous
Question on amending as proposed and on
agreeing TO the Senate's amendment as so
amended-Qhe whole Senate proposition
stricken out and this submitted
The Previous Question was sustained as
before, the Main Question ordered, and Mr..
Thompson's amendment agreed 10y cas-
Ill, Nays l06-the minority on the for
mer votes being changed into a majority by
the accession of Messrs. Thompson of la.
Pollock, Brady, Butler of Pa, Murphy of
\. \. and one or two others.
And now the question required on agree
ing to the Senate's addition 10 the bill as
amended and, with great difficulty, the
friends of Free Soil were nearly all induced
not to repeat the mad folly they perpetra-
ted the night before in declining 10 send
back the bill to the Senate as amended on
Mr.. W. Hunts motion. Many of them
held out to the last, neglecting to vote or
voting with the South; others voted Yea,
protesting that it was all wrong. and
HAT we were running into trap. Finally
all but two or three were brought TO vote
Yea, and the amended proposition was
agreed to-Yeas 40, Nays l04. And, the
House having receded from all its other
disagreements with the Senate. the bill as
amended was sent back TO the Senate; and
the House still intensely excited, proceeded
very irregularly to other Enthusiastically
because they must await the Senate's ac-
ton on the Thompson substitute.
shall not follow the matter into the
Senate. Suffice ii TO say that the wisdom
of the course taken by the House was full
ly indicated by the contortions with which
the bill was faced in that body. Now the
disorder, the talking against time, calling
yeas and nays, moving TO adjourn, &C.,
which had been resorted to by a part of the
friends of free soil at an earlier hour in the
House, were seen shifted to the other side.
have passed over these as exhibited on
one side in the House, and shall do the
same with the same course Oh the other
side in the Senate. They were unwse and
iil-cOnsidered, but, in view of the strong
probability that the House would accede to
the Senate's amendment, they were not
provoked. Had Mr. Morehead's call for
the Previous Question taken the shape of
Mr.. ThOmpsOn's, or had it as made had
the effect Mr.. NJ. intended, the House
would have been brought before midnight
to a vote on the naked question Of concur
renee with the Senates proposition as
amended by Mr. Morehead, and under the
fear of losing the bill altogelher) Il ,couH
count the votes which would have certain
ly carried that proPosition-by six or eight
majority if required. We escaped simply
through the mischauce of our adyersaries
At lenglh-alter weary watching till
o clock in the morning. when even garruIiv
hadcXhausted itself with talking on all man
ner of frivolous prelexts and reIapsed into
grateful sllence-when pro1igacy had been
satialed with rascally votes of the public
money in gratiludeS 10 almost every body
connected with Congress, &c. &c.-word
came that the Senate had receted aItogeth-
er from its Walker amendment and every
thing of tie sort, agreeing to the bill as an
appropriation bill simply, and killing the
House amendment by surrendering its own.
Close on its heels came the Senales con-
currence in the House bill extending the
Revenue laws to California: and message
was sent with both bills TO rouse Mr.. Polk
(stiil President by sullrance) from his first
sumbers at the living House (whither he
had retired from the Capitol some hours
belore) and procured his signature to the
TWO bills. In due iime-though it seemed
Uery long now that it was broad daylight
and the excitement was subsiding-word
was returned that the President had signed
The bills and had nothing farther to offer,
message having been sent TO the Senate that
the House was ready to adjourn; Mr..
Winthrop made an eloquent and affecting
address on relinquishing the Chair; and
the House liule before o'clock in the
( bright sunshine of this blessed Sunday
morning-twice blessed after cloudy week
of fog and mist, snow and rain without and
4 of fierce contention and angry discorC with