Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07

de vss BY ~hoA the House bed rsscnd the b from the
ssaaie known - she Teas bouBds,y Bill Ths Chair do
ded that fhe motion Fsconzdef ORDER on the
ground that The hsa bed saes rscondsed this vote, and
rom hs d.c-sa N ssnsssn i'sn Ts.ss took an appeal
Since ne Hooss sdjoumsd The Chair had examined the
presidents IN sssnee 70 this matter, Car be had
able 20 end them. This question. presented had
been decided sr The Chair had been informed
bin after Il hal been reconsdered. bad been held
10 be oos Of order the Chair knew, for several years past
since be had been member Of the House. The only diff
ference between such and the bill before the House
from the fact that since the bill was rejected. bad been
amended, and the question whether this the
bill rsconsderd ornot The Chair decided yeste
day that the same, and that the motion to reconsider
was therefore not In order.
10 the I'D Congress decision made 10 the effect that
was competent TO make motion 10 reconsider the
proposition without reference to any amendment that had
taken place. motion made that the House do again
reconsider the vote motion strike out the first section
OF ball. The Speaker decided that the motion clearly
IN Order from which decision appeal aken and, after
debate the question moved and the question put
Shall the decision Of the Chair stand the Judgment
the House" when the Chair sustained This decision
Of the Speaker rustsined by the House, would authorize
motion to reconsider the proposition without reference
| 70 any amendment whatever.
In the 10th 9Th Congress- the question was made that
the bill had been passed and reconsded and them sgan
motion was made that the House do reconsider the
upon the question by which the bill was passed The
Speaker decided that il in order second time
after the motion bad been are adv made on the bill
From that decision appeal aken and the decision
was thus acquiesced in by the House.
In the second session Of the Congress- the same dec
sion Wa made.
There might be other decisions upon this question The
Chair had not been able to turn to them The decisions
thsqueson conflicting when there bad been amend
ment The question: after proposition had been subse-
quenly amended, had not been decided by any House.
The Chsir adhered to the decision pronounced yester.
day. and ruled that the motion to reconsider not In order
hadho ha
\ 10 apply to this case Il
Mi HOWARD inquired Il the appeal was dsbs,sble
| The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
/ Mr.. HOWARD remarked that the only question before
them was, whether this the bill which had been
once reconsdered The question: he admitted could
not be twice rcconsdeed but this the PROPOSE
ton which reconsdered yesterday That bill "a
make proposition The State Of Texas to settle her bounda
ries and give anequvaenf The present different pro-
position the other bill having been amended by adding Terri
toa Government for New Mexico well as by the distinct
proposition of the gentleman from Georgs (Mr TooxBs)
not, therefore, the proposition as different
night from day. He informed that under the rule
which declared that member could not speak twice the
same bill If amendment introduced the bill con-
sdeIed different and member could speak twice in the
same day.
Mr. NGE rose to a question Of order On the appeal
made yesterday by the gentleman from Texas he recog
missed by the Chair to to lay the appeal the table,
The SPEAKER said that he did not hear any motion Of
that kind the journal did be find any motion of that
kinds therefore such motion could have been recognised
Mr. HOWARD said that it not his purpose to debate
this matter He wished to bring the attention of the House
the fac. that the two propositions the He
stated that the motion reconsider agreed to- de-
introduce amendment striking out that portion of
the bill which made discrimination the creditors of
Texas and restricted that State in dsposng Of the money
she might please Having made this statement he would
call for the previous question
Mr. DUER desired the gentleman from Texas to withdraw
the demand for the previous question. He would it.
| Mr.. HOWARD declined
Mr. DUER then moved to lay the appeal the table, and
demanded the yeas and nays which ordered and be-
ing taken, Yeas ~, nays l23. So the motion was
/ not agreed to-
The demand for the previous question was then seconded
| Ayes lOl, noes 81.
The question was then TAKEN Shall the decision Of the
Chair stand the judgment of the House and it de-
cided in the negative BY the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Ashe Averett, Baker,
Bay, Bayly. Bennett, Bingham Booth, BowdOn Albert G.
Cocock, Cole, Conger, Corwin crowe Daniel. Diekey,
Disney Doty Durkee Edmunson, Featherston Fitch
le Gerry, Giddings Go Hail. Holloway, Haralson, Samp-
W. Harris Henry, Holiday, Holmes, Howe, Hubbard
Hunter, Inge, Joseph W. Jackson r. w. Johnson Julian
King IL Mann Mars
ker, Peck, Phelps Powell, Reed, Rockwell Root Sackeu
sawtele, sehensk schoolsra sprague F. Stanton Thad
deus Stevens Stetson, Sweetser, Tuck Venabe Waldo
Wallace, and Woodward-83. II
NAYS-Messrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson, Andrews
Beale Bokee, Bowie, Bown Boyd, Breck Briggs Brooks
William ]. Brown Burrows, Chester Butler Cabel G. A.
Caldwell Joseph r Caldwell Calvin, Carter, Casey Chand-
ier Ohngman, W. H. W. Cobb, Deberry, Dlmmlck Dixon,
Duncan Dunham Eliot Nathan Evans Ewing Freddy Full
ier Gentry, Gilmore, German, Gould, Green Grinhell,
Hammond, Harlan, Isham G. Harris, T. L. Harris, Hay
mond, Hebard, Hbbard Hlliard Hoagand Houston How
ard W. T. jackson, Andrew Johnson j. L. Johnson jones'
kaufman, Kerr, George G. King James G. King, John A.
King, LETTER, Levin, Lttlefeld job Mann, Marshall Ma
son, McClernand Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McKissock, Me-
Lanahan. X. M. McLane, F. E Mclean, McMullen
Meacham, MillsoD Moore, Morehead, Morton, Nelson,
Oge, Olds Outlaw, Owen, Peasee, Phoenix Pitman Pot
ter, Putnam, Reynolds, Richardson, Robbins Robinson
Rose Ross Rumsey Savage Schermerhorn Seldom Shep-
pard Sylvester, Stany H. Stanton Strong, Taylor Thorn
as Jacob Thompson James Thompson John B. Thompson,
Thurman, Toombs, Underhill, Van Dyke. vnton Walden
Watkins, Welborn, Wentworth White, Whittlesey vii.
drick, Williams, Wilson, and Young-123.
So the Chair sustained and the motion to recon-
slider ruled in order
The question then being the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House refused order the bill to third
reading M
Mr.. HOWARD said that, not wishing to occupy the time
Of the House, he would the previous question: which
seconded and, under the operation thereof the motion
was agreed to, by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Albertson, Aston, Anderson Andrews,
Bay, Bsyly Beae Bokee, Bowie, Bowlin. Boyd, Breck,
Briggs, Brooks William j. Brown, Buell. Burrows, Chester
Butler E. c. Cabell G. A. Caldwell Joseph p Caldwell,
Casey, Chandler. Clngman, w. R. w. Cobb, Deberry
Dmmick, Duer, Duncan, Durham, Edmundson Eliot Ewing
Fitch, Fuller, Gentry, Gerry Gilmore, German, Could
Green, Grinnell, Hall, Holloway Hammond Isham G. Har
rs, T. l. Harris, Raymond, Hubbard, Hilard Hoagland
Houston Howard, William T. jackson, A. johnson, James
King, Letter, Levin, Ltdefed, job Mann, Marshall,
Mason, McClernand, Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McKssock,
Mclanahan, Robert Nj. McLane, F. E. Mclean, McMul-
len, Meacham, Moore, Morehead Morton, Nelson, Oge
Outlaw, Owen, Parker Peaslee, Phoenix, Ptman, Potter,
Putnam, Richardson Robbins Robinson Rose Ross Rum
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