The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-20

McKissock, Mcqueen. Nc Willie, Moore, Morris,
Nelson, Oge, Olds, Otis. Peasee, Peck, Fh1nix,
fitman, Potter, Reed, Reynolds, Richardson, His
ley, Rockwell, Root, Rumsey, Sackett, Sawtelle,
Schenck, Sohermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Seldom, Sill
vester, Spading Sprague, Thaddeus Stevens,
Taylor, Underhill. Van Dyke. vinton. Walden,
Waldo, Wallace, Wentworth, White, Whittlesey,
Wilson, Wood, and Woodward-9S.
Mr.. ASHMUN asked leave to offer resolution,
which was read for information-that the bill to es
tablish territorial government for Utah, the bill
10 ADJUST the Texas boundary the bill for the ad,
mission of California as a State in the Union, and
the bill TO establish a territorial government for
New Mexico, be made the special order OF the day
for to- morrow, and continue until disposed Of in
the order in which they stand on the Speakers ia
BILE
| Objection being made, he moved suspension Of
the rules; and the yeas and nays ordered to be
| taken.
| After further proceedings and conversation as
to the effect of the resolution, if passed, the ap
| preparation bills,
MIR. PRESTON KING appealed is the gentle
man from Massachusetts to amend his resolution,
80 as to proceed at once with the bills on the Speak
! ers table.
| Mr.. AsHMUN did not acquiesce; and on the
question being TAKEN the House refused to suspend
| the rues-yeas "a, nays Gas follows
YEAS.-Messrs Albertson, Alexander, Aston,
Anderson, Ashmun, Baker, Bay, Bennett, Booth,
Bowlin, Boyd, Breck, Briggs, Brooks, William },
Brown, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thomas b. But
| Ter, Cable, Joseph p. Caldwell, Carter, Casey,
SuahuiCI, WILKINSON II. w Todd, DcDeTTy,
Dickey, Dimmick, Disney, Durham, Fitch, Fuller,
Gentry, CORY, German, Grinncll, Hall, IIamil-
ton, Hampton, Harlan, Thomas l.. Harris, Hay
mond, Hcbard, Hoagland, Howard. William T.
| Levin, Lttlefeld, Job Manu. Marshall, Mason,
McClernand, Mcdonald. McGaughcy, McLana-
han, Fins e: Mclean, Melville, Meaoham, Nor
ris, Ogle, Ods. Outlaw, Peaslee, Peck, Phoenix
inson, Rose, Sawtee, Shepperd, Strong, Swcetser,
James Thompson, John b. Thompson, Underhill
Van Dyke, Walden, Waldo, Watkins, Wentworth
Whittlesey, Wildricf Wilson, Wood and Young
NAYS-Messrs. Ashe, Averett, Bayly, Beale,
bingham, Bowdon, Bowie Albert q. Brown, Burt,
Cabell, George Alfred Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell,
| Clark, Chngman, Colcock, Cole, Corwin, Crowell,
| Daniel Doty, Ducr, Duncan Durkee, Edmondson,
Nathan Evans, Ewing, Featherston, Fowler, Gid
dings, Goodenow, Gott, Gould, Holloway, Ham
Harris, Hay, Henry, Holaday, Holmes, Howe,
| Hubbard, Hunter, lnge, Joseph w. Jackson, James
L. Johnson, Robert w Johnson, Julian, George G.
King, James g. King, John A. King, Preston
ell, McKssock, Mcqueen, Meade, Morse, Morton,
Nelson, Orr, Otis, Parker, Phelps Powell, Rey-
nolds, Risley, Rockwell, Root, Rumsey, Savage,
Schenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Seddon, Sill
yester, Spalding, Sprague, Richard H. Stanton,
Thaddeus Stevens, Taylor, Thomas, Jacob Thomp-
son, Toombs, Yenable, yinton, Wallace, Weborn,
| White, and Woodward-9i
| ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
| Mr.. HARRIS, of Tennessee, asked leave to offer
| a resolution-that, the Senate concurring, the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President OF the Senate close their respective
Houses, by adjournment on the second Monday in
September next Objection being made, he moved
| a suspension of the rules.
| MIR. MASON inquired whether it would be in or
der To move an amendment.
The SPEAKER replied that the resolution was
not yet before the House
| The question was then taken, and the House
yeas 81, nays l0i-refused to suspend the rules.
| CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
| The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
| Whole on the state OF the Union, Mr.. BURT in the
char,) and resumed the consideration of the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
| Mr.. SCHENCK modified his amendment, offered
on Saturday, approEriating $4,000 to purchase
certain books for the new members who have not
yet received them, and it agreed to-
The clause appropnating $4,000 for oompensa-
| ton to the President Of the United States having
| been read
Mr.. MORSE moved to amend by appropriating
| Sl6,3l9 43 to the widow of Zachary Taylor, being
TOR the unexpired term of the deceased
| MIR. JONES raised question of order
The CHAIRMAN decided that according to the
rule, the amendment could not be offered.
Mr.. ASHMUN appealed from the decision, and
the question being taken the decision OF the chair
was sustaiued-syes 70, noes 40.
Various amendments were acted upon, when the
committee rose