Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1850.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, loCU.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in order wa
the call of the States for resolutions The first resolution
order that of the gentleman from Ohio, RooT)
ered the 3st of December which the previous cues
on had been moved The question was now on secondn,
the demand for the previous question: which motion tee
The following is the resolution:
Rssoed That the Committee Territories be instructed
to repert to the House, with little delay practicable
bill or bills providing territorial government governments
for all that part OF the territory ceded the United States
Mexico, BY the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo, lying
Of the Sierra Nevada mountains and prohibiting slavery
therein
Mr. ROOT withdrew the motion for the previous question
for the purpose Of modifying his resoluton by striking ou
the words Sierra Nevada mountain and inserting The
word HCalorna." He.then renewed the motion for thu
previous question.
Mr. HARRISON inquired Of the Speaker whether as The
gentleman from Ohio had modified his resolution, motion
lay it on the table would not be in ORDER
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
Mr. HARALSON then moved that the resolution be laid
upon the table.
On this motion Mr.. ROOT demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered
Mr.. HARALSON withdrew his motion, when
Mr.. VENABLE renewed il.
And the question having been taken the motion that the
resolution be laid upon table, it decided in the affirmative
the following vote
YEAS-AIessrs Abertson, Aston Anderson Ashe, Ave.
re,t, Bay, Bayly Beale, Bisse Bowdon Bowlin, Boyd
CT Beef GsS Gd~f
mundson Featherston Fuller Gentry Gilmore, German
Hail. Hamilton Haralson, Isham G. Harris Samson W. Har
rs Thomas L. Harris, Raymond, Hiard, Holiday, Holmes
Houston Howard Hubbard lnge, Andrew johnson, Robert
M sna
Mcdowell, Mckissock McLanahan, Robert NJ MeLane,
MeMulleG, Meqaeen Meade, Miller Mill'on, Morshead
nix Pitman Richardson, Robbins Ross Savage, Sheppard
sanly, Frederick p Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alex
H. Stephens, Taylor, Thomas, Jacob Thompson John b.
Watkns. Weborn, Williams, Woodward, and Young los
NAYs-Mesws. Alexander, Allen, Baker, Bingham,
6arkes. Evans Fitch Fowler Frssaley es Gerry. CID
bard Henry Hbbard Howe Hunter Jackson, d. p King G.
G. King Preston King, Ltefeld Horace Manu. Matteson
msDonald McGsughey, Moore, Morris Ogle. Ods, Otis
WELL Root, Rumsey, Sacket Sawteie Schsnck Schermer.
horn sivessr spalng spragus Thaddeu: Stevens: stet-
White, SvIi,tlesey, Wildrick, and WilsOn--7s.
After the roll bad been called for the above vote
JoHssoN, of kentucky, McWILLrE MoRsE and BaKcK
tered the hail. and desired that their might be recorded
but objection being nade they were not allowed to vote
SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.
Mr.. GIDDINGS offered the following preamble and
luton
Resote That we hold these truths to be self evident
that all created equal that they endowed by
their Creator with unalienabe rights to life and liberty
and that are constituted among men to
ResoSed That constituting Governments in any Terri
tory Of the United States is the duty Of Congress
the people thereof OF whatsoever complexion, the enjoy
ment Ct the rights aforesaid.
The question being on the passage Of the resolution
MIR. GIDDINGS moved the previous question.
Mr.. INGE moved that the resolution be laid upon the
table.
On this motion Mr. ROOT demanded the yeas and nays,
which ordered
And the question having been taken on the motion that the
resolution be laid on the table, was decided in the ama-
tive as follows s.a1.ss5
YEASMessrs. Abertson Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Ave-
ret Bay, Bayly Beale, Bisse Bowdon, Bowie Bowlin,
Bsd B ALBERT shs q BroGn William
Conrad Daniel Dsberr Dunham Edmundson Featherston
rason Isham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris T. l. Harris
Raymond, Hiard Holiday, Houston, Howard, Hubbard,
Inss Johnson Johnson r. WI JShuson Jones, kauf-
Mcdowell, McLanahan, R. NJ McLane, F. E. Mclean, Nc
Mullen, Mcqueen, Melville, Meade, Miller, Millson,
Phelps Pman Richardson, Robbins Ross Savage Sheppard
stany, F. P Stanton, Richard H. Stanton A. H. Stephens,
soass Wallace Wan
Woodward, and Young-104
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Andrews Baker, Bo-
CAMPBELL Carter Chandler Clark Cleveland, Cole Conger
Corwn, Crowel Dckey, Disney Dixon, Doty, Duer Dun
dngs Gilmore, Goodenos, Go Gould, Hampton, Harlan,
Hay Hebard, Henry, Howe, Hunter Jackson Julian D. p
King George G. King; James g King John King Pres
Donald, McGaughey, McKssock, Mcacham Moore, Norris
Neson Oge, Ods, Otis, Peasee, Peck, Phenix Potter,
Putnam Reed Rey Rockwell Root, Rumsey Sackett Saw
ele Schenck Schermerhorn Sylvester, Spdag sprague,
Thaddeus Stevens Setsou Strong, Sweeser James 1hop
son, Thurman Tuck, Underh Van DYKE Viuton, Waiden
Waldo, White, Wilmo,, Wilson, and Wood--ss
DooRKEEPEa OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. ROBINSON offered the following preamble and reso-
lutions, on which he asked the previous question
Whereas this House, by resolution has postponed
ton OF Doorkeeper unit, the FIRST day March, 1851 There
fore
proper provide for the discharge of the duties Office
BY devovn the upon other officer of this House
Resolved further, That Adam j. Glossbrenner the Ser
of this House. be and is hereby auho-
rzed perform the duties OF Doorkeeper of this House until
the day fixed for the election of said officer N##
Mr. BROWN Of Mississippi moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table,
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia. raised he pon, of order that
the object of this resolution impose additional duties
the Sergeanat Arms and therefore virtually amend
the rules Of the House, which required one day
previous notice He called for the reading the 67h rule
which was read by the Clerk.
The SPEAKER did not think the resolution conHicted
with the rule of the House, and overued the point of order
Mr. STEPHENS appealed from this decision and on this
question asked the yeas and nays which were ordered
The question then stated "Shal the decision OF the
Chair stand the Judgment othe House and being nut
il decided in the negative by the following vote /.
YEAS-Messrs. Alhertson, Ashe Averea Bay BeaIe
Bingham, Bssell, Booth, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd A. c.
Brown W. ]. Brown, Buell. Burt, Cable c. A. Csidw ell Jo
seph r. CALDWELL Campbell, Carter, Cleveland Willanses
Edmundson, Fitch Fuller, Gerry, Gorman Green Fall
Hamilton, Haralson, Harlan, Isham G. Harris Samson
Harris Thomas L. Harris, Hibbard, Holiday Howard An
drew johnson, Robert W. johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Il