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

yinton, Walden. Waldo, went.or,b. White, wkulssy,
Wildrick, Wilson, and Young-iss.
The question then required the motion 70 commit with
the instructions offered by Mr.. WrsrwoarH.
INGE demanded division Of these instructions, IN
cordance with the previous decision Of the Chair.
The SPEAKER stated the House that when this qaes-
ton was first presented, il TO him entirely
since then he had carefully examined IT, and had been In
duced to change his opinion He decided that the only
vote 70 be taken was upon the motion TO commit with In
structions, and this question was indivisibe.
Mr.. INGE said that this decision directly contrary
to the one given few before and the question
embraced several substantive propositions of which they had
right 70 demand division under the SD rule, In order TO
ascertain the sense Of the House he would take appeal
The SPEAKER stated to the House that in reply to
question of the gentleman from Illinois he stated that the
instructions would be divisible The whole responsibility Of
the mistake rested upon the Chair.
Mr.. WENTWORTH asked the unanimous consent Of
the House to withdraw portion of the instructions he had
offered, under the circumstances which the Chair had stated
They were inserted under decision Of the Chair that they
would be Invisible. #, !,
Objection made
The question then taken on the appeal of Mr. sGE
from the decision Of the Chair that the motion commit
with the instructions dvsble, and the Chair
sustained Yeas l0, NAYS &c.
Mr.. WENTWORTH now contended that he had the pri.
vege to withdraw that portion Of his instructions which he
had added under che ntimaon given by the Chair that they
| would be disisbe
The SPEAKER stated that ii could only be done by una
nimous consent
Objection made.
| Mr.. WENTWORTH appealed from the decision Of the
Chair that he had not right to withdraw portion Of his
instructions without the unanimous Of the House.
And the question being taken the appeal the Speaker
was sustained
The question then required the motion commit with
instructions.
Mr. CLINGMAN inquired if the House could not rer the
bill and the existing amendments, and decline TO send in
structions
The SPEAKER held that the question could not be d.
vided.
NJ THOMPSON, Of Mississippi, appealed from the de-
cson OF the Speaker that the motion to commit with nsuc
i tons indvisble.
/ The question being put, the Chair was sustained.
The question then taken agreeing to the motion 10
commit with Instructions and it was not agreed to: Yeas
/ SO, nays lei.
j The question agreeing to the amendment
moved by Mr. TooMBs to the amendment Of Mr. Born.
i Mr.. PRESTON KING asked division Of the question.
The question accordingly taken the first clause of
the amendment viz sThat citizen Of the United States
shall be deprived of his life liberty property in said Ter
toes except by the judgment of his peers and the laws Of
i the land" and it was agreed to without division
The question then taken on the second clause Of the
i amendment Wis "That the constitution of the United
States and such thereof may be locally map
spcabl, and tie law existed the British colo
mics Of America until the 4h day Of July 1875 shall be the
exclusive laws Of the said Territory upon the subject Of A
can slavery until altered by the proper authority and it
was negatved ~ the following vote:
YEAS-Mesrs Aston, Anderson, Ashe, Averet, Beale,
Bowie, Bowin, Boyd, Albert G. Brown William j. Brown,
cinsmsn, williamson w. Cobb coeoeE, Daniel Deber.
g. Harris, sampson W. Harris. billiard Holiday Holmes.
Howard Hubbard Inge, Joseph W. Jackson James l. john
son. Robert WI Johnson kaufman, Kerr La sere Marshall
Mason. Mcdowell, Robert M. McLane, Finis E. Mclean,
OUTLAW cwen Po~s Seldom sSsppepd Frederick
p Stanton, Rrhard H. Stanton Thomas jacob Thompson,
John B. ThSsR.on. Teomb' vena1le' Wallace, Watkins
i NAYS--Mesrs Abertson Alexander, Allen, Andrews
Baker, Bennat. Bingham, Bokee, Booth, Brock, Briggs
Brooks, Bue Burrows Chester Butler Thomas B. Butler,
Cable, Cav Campbell, Carter, Casey Chandler, Clark,
Cole Conger Corwin, Crowe, Dickey, Dmmick, Disney,
Dixon Doiy, Duer. Duncan, Dunham, bukee Eliot Nathan
dings Gimoe Gorman Gott Could Grinnei Hall, Halo
way, Hammond, Harlan, Thomas L. Harris Raymond He
william n SeIsOn. Andrew Johnson jones' Julian George
G. King, james G. King, John A. King, Preston King,
LETTER Levin, Liulefeid Horace Mann. JOB Manu. Matte
Lanahan, McMullen, Meacham, Moore, Norris Nelson,
Newell. Oge, Olds Otis, Peasee, Peck, Phelps Phenx
Pman. Potter, Putnam, Reed Reynolds, Richardson Rob
bins Robinson Rockwell Root Rose, Ross Rumsey, Sack
ett Sawtee Schermerhorn Schoocra Sylvester Sprague
Thaddeus Stevens stetson, Strong sweeer Taylor Jane,
Walden T.ids wentworth WRe Whtiese
Wilson, Young-lsl.
The question was then taken agreeing to the amend
meat Of Mr. Born amended, and il agreed to by the
YEAS-Mesrs Albertson, Aston, Anderson, Andrews,
Bay Bsyly, Beae, Bokee Bowie, Bowln, Boyd, Breck,
L J
Ca6e G. A. Caldwell, J. P. CALDWELL Casey, Chandler, w.
r. w. Cobb Debery Dimmick, Disney, Duer Duncan, Dun
ham, Edmondson, Eliot, Ewing, Fitch, Fuller Gentry,
Gerry, Gilmore German, Green, Grnnell Hall, Hammond,
HARRISON, Isham g. Harris, Thomas L. Harris Raymond
Hubbard, Hilard Hoagland, Houston, Howard, Joseph W.
Jackson Andrew johnson, JAS L. Johnson jones' Kaufman
Kerr, La Sere Letter. Levin, Littefed, job Manu. Mar
SHALL Mason McCernand. Mcdonald, Mcdowell, McLana-
han, Robert NJ. McIane, Fins E. Mclean, McMuen, Nc
Willie, Morehead Morton, Nelson, Outlaw Owen Parker
Peasee Phanix Pitman, Potter Powell Richardson, Rob-
sin. Robinson, Rose Ros. Savage Sheppard stany RI
man, Toombs, Underhll, Walden, Watkins, Wellborn,
White, Wildrick, Williams, Wilson, and Young-l06
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander Allen, Ashe Baker Bennett,
Bingham, Booth, Albert g. Brown. Burrows Burt, Thomas
Cngman Colcock, Cole Conger Corwin Crowel Daniel,
Dckey Dixon Doy, Durkee, Nathan Evans Feaherston,
Fowler Freddy Giddings, Got Gould Holloway Harlan,
S. w. Harris, Hebard, Henry Holiday, Holmes, Howe,
liam, George G. King James G. King John A. King Preston
King, Horace Mann, Matteson McGaughey, McKissock,
| Mc0ueen Meacham, Meade, Millson, Moore, Morris,
Morse Newell Oge, Olds, Orr, Otis Peck Phelps, Put
nam, Reed Reynolds, Rockwell Root Rumsey, Sackett,
Sawele Sebenck Schermerhorn Schoolcraf Seldom Sill
Steton Sweeser Jacob Thompson James Thompson Tuck
Van DYKE venabe, Vinton, Waldo, Wallace, Wentworth,
| Whiulesey, Woodward-e9
The question was ordering the bill to be read
| third time.
Mr.. lNGE moved that the House adjourn; which motion
no, agreed to-
Mr. NGE then moved to lay the bill the table which
| motion was negatived without division.
The question was then taken ordering the bill to be
| read a third time with the following result
! YEAS--MesGs. Abortion, Aston Anderson, Andrews
Bay Bayy, Beale Bokee, Bowie, Bowlin, Boyd, Breck,
Brrcs Brooks VIM j. Brown, Buell. Chester Butler Cabel
G. a. Caldwell, j. p. Caldwell, Casey, Chandler, w K W.