The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-21
MONDAY, FEBRuARx is, 1850.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATivES.


The Journal of Friday having been read
Mr.. Littlefeld called for the regular order of
business
The Speaker stated that the regular order Of
business was the call Of the States and Territories
for resolutions.
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.
MIR. Doty of Wisconsin offered the following
resolution
Resolred, That the Committee on the Terri.
tories be instructed to prepare and report bill
providing for the admission of California into the
Union on an equal footing with the original States,
with the boundaries and limits defined in the con-
stitution of said State of California, which was
communicated to the House with the special mes
sage Of the President of the United States on the
18th of February instant; the said bill to embrace
no subject or matter relating to territory without
the said limits of the proposed cate Of Calfor-
MAJ
Mr. Doty moved the previous question. MIR
Inge of Alabama that it be laid on the table.
Mr. Kaufman of Texas denied that the resolu-
ton of the gentleman from Wisconsin Mr.. Doty
was in order, without first reconsderng the vote
sending the Constitution of California and the
message to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
The Speaker stated that it was question for
the House to determine when they voted ON the
resolution.
Mr.. Inee moved q call of the House. which mo-
tion was agreed to; 1s6 Of the an composing the
He-re tshere=being two vacancaa3 answered to
their names, and all further proceedings were
dispensed with. '4s
The question then REQUIRED on the motion of
Mr. Inge that the resolution be laid on the table,
when the yeas and nays were ordered, and one
name called.
MIR. McClernand asked the consent of the
House to have an amendment to the instructions
read.
The Speaker stated that 1t would not be in or
der, as the calling of the roll had been COM
menced.
GA the motion of Mr. Inge, the vote stood
yeas 70, nays l2l.
Mr. Brown of Mississippi gave notice that, if
the previous question was not seconded, he would
offer an amendment to the instructions, which he
desired TO have read.
Objection was made TO the reading Of the
amendment but, having obtained a copy, we
here insert it, as follows:
Resoiped, That the Committee on Territories
be instructed to inquire what agency the Presi-
dent Of the United States, or any member of the
Cabinet, had in prompting the people of Calfor-
MIA TO exclude slavery from said Territory
whether T. Butler King w. c. Jones, J. c. FIRE.
mont, or any other person acting or assuming TO
directly or indirectly communicated the wishes
of the President or Cabinet the subject Of sla-
very exclusion in California !; and whether any
person, acting assuming to act or speak for the
Government at Washington, intimated to the
people of California that to exclude slavery would
facilitate her admission into the Union as State
and for this purpose the committee have power to
send for persons and papers
The question was then taken on seconding the
demand for the previous question, and decided in
tie aflirmative--yeas 9s, nays 72.
The question then required "Shall the main
question be now put 20
MIR. Inge moved that the House adjourn, and
asked the yeas and nays which were ordered.
Mr.. Jones asked to be excused from voting.
The Speaker stated that he could not entertain
such motion pending motion to adjourn that
no motion could be made when On adjournment
had been moved.
Mr. Jones asked il IL was not in order to take
an appeal from this decision
The Speaker stated ii was not
The question was then taken on the motion to
adjourn, and it was negatived-yeas 40, nays ! 81
Mr. McClernsnd moved that the rules DO sus-
pended, and that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union which motion was disagreed to-yeas Sc,
nays 100.
The question recurring on ordering the main
question to be put
Mr. Jones moved that the resolution be laid on
the table
MIR Thompson of Mississippi moved that the
House adjourn, stating that he was willing either
to adjourn or 20 into Committee Of the Whole on
the state Of the Union TO discuss this question
but that he preferred the latter
The Speaker stated that remarks were out Of
order.
ha kotno al the ponlinn N ad-
journ- -.-
Mr.. Inge asked the yeas and nays, which we're
ordered and, being taken, the House refused to
adjourn-yeas 50, nays 1877.
MIR McClernand moved that the rules be sus-
pended, and that the House resolve itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state OF the !
Union.
Mr. Carter demanded the yeas and nays on
this question which were ordered aud, the ques-
ton being taken, it was decided in the negative
yeas 81, nays 10.
MIR Venabe moved that the House adjourn
and on this question asked the yeas and nays
which were ordered and, the question being
taken, it was lost--yeas 50, nays ] 49,
Mr. Jones moved that the rules be suspended,
and that the House resolve itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union which
motion was disagreed to--yeas 80, nays l3
re is not necessary to give In detail report OF
all the devices Of the minority to prevent the
main question On the resolution from being
taken.
Alta subsequent period, the following proceed,
ings took place.
Mr. Mason of Kentucky having moved re-
consideration OF the vote by which the House had
refused to lay on the table the resolution offered
by Mr.. Doty, Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio moved to
lay that motion on the table.
The question being on the motion Of Mr.
Campbell--
MIR. Cabell saii that, having paired of with
gentleman on the other side Of the House, he
would move that be be excused from voting.