The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-09

the Attorney General In favor oil an allowance Of
interest on said claim and from the action of the
Secretary of the Treasury in payment of the same
The SPEAKER in reply to question Of Mr.
DuER, said that, if the House now affirmed the
amendment which was pending, the question
would recur on agreeing to the resolutions OF the
committee, ~ thus amended; and that if the House
should refuse to concur, the question would be
on agreeing to the resolutions as originally re-
ported.
The question was then taken, and Mr. SCIENCE
substitute for the resolutions Gas given alone) was
disagreed to--yeas 80, nays 1863, as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Bayly, Bocock, A. G. Brown,
VIM. J: Brown, w. X. w. Cobb, Durham, Gill
more, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, HARRISON, Har-
Ian, Sampson w. Harris, Inge, Joseph w. Jackf
son, Robert w. johnson. kaufman, Letter, Little
field, McClernand, McMullen, Orr, Owen, Parker.
Peck, Phelps. Potter, Ross, Sawtelle, Frederick p.
Stanton Stanton. Alexander II. Stephens, Strong, Jacob
Thompson, Toombs, Venable, Waldo, Wellborn,
and Wentworth-39.
NAYS.-Messrs. Albertsan, Alexander, Allen,
Aston, Andrew, Ashe, Baker, Bay, Bennett,
Bissell, Bokee, Booth, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd,
Breck. Briggs, Brooks, Buel, Burrows, Burt, Ches-
ter Butler, Thomas B. Butler, Cabell, Cable,
George A. Caldwell, Joseph p. Caldwell Calvin,
Campbell, Carter, Casey, Chandler, Clark, Ceve.
land, Clingman, Colcock, Cole, Conger, Conrad,
mick, Disney, Dixon. Doty, Duer, Duncan, Dur
kee, Edmundson Nathan Evans, Ewing, Feather
ston, Fitch. Fowler, Freddy, Gentry, Gerry,
Giddings, German, Gott, Gould, Grinnell, Halo
ris, Hay, Raymond, IIebard, Henry, Hibbard,
billiard, Holiday, Holmes, Houston, Howard
Howe, Hubbard, Hunter William +. jackson,
Andrew Johnson, James l.. Johnson, Jones' Julian,
King, j. A. King, Preston King, La sere, II Mann,
job Mann, Marshall, Mason Matteson Nc Donald,
Mcdowell, McGaughoy, McKissock, McLanahan,
Mcqueen, Meacham, Meade, Miller, Millson,
Oglc, Odds, Outlaw, Peaslee. Piman, Powell,
Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Richardson, Risley,
Robinson, Rockwell, Root, Rose, Rumscy, Sackett,
Savage, Schcnck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Sed-
don, Shepperd, Sylvester, Spalding, Sprague,
stanly, Richard ii. Stanton, ,rhaddeua Stevens,
Stetson, Sweetser, James Thompson, Thurman,
Tuck. Underhill, Van Dyke, vnton, Walden,
Wallace, White. Wildrick, Williams, Wilmot,
Winthrop, Wood. Woodward, and Young-l63.
Mr.. FEATHERSTON moved to reconsider the
vote by which the previous question was ordered
ON Saturday.
The SPEAKER entertained the motion.
MIR. WINTHROP raised point that this could
not be done, the order had, in part, been
ted, and he appealed from the decision of the
Chair
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved, and the House re
fused TO lay the appeal upon the table-yeas 9S,
nays l0I
The question then required, Shall the decision Of
the Chair stand as the judgment of the House
And the vote being taken, the result was-yeas 81,
nays l02 So the decision of the Chair was re-
vcrsed.
The question was stated on agreeing to the reso-
lutions OF the select committee, when
Mr.. JONES inquired whether it would be in or
der TO move 20 amend the resolutions?
The SPEAKER replied in the negative.
MIR. JONES said that there was'a precedent for
this during the Last Congress- and stated the case.
Mr.. McCLERNAND rose for a similar purpose,
but was not allowed by the House TO proceed with
his remarks.
MIR FITCH and Mr.. sCHENCK severally made
motions 10 reconsider certain votes, but Subsequent
ly withdrew them.
Further proceedings took place, when
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsy vania, moved to lay
the whole subject on the table, and the question
was decided in the nsgative-yeas rs, nays 10.
The question recurring on the adoption of the re-
solutions of the select committee,
MIR MARSHALL called for division of the uucs
ton
The first resolution, accordingly, was read, as
follows:
Resolped, THAT the claim of the representatives
Of George Galphin was not just demand against
The United States.
The question being taken, the resolution was
agreed to-yoas l42, nays 49,
The second resolution, which is az follows:
Resolrad, That the act of Congress made il the
duty vi the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the
principal Of said claim, and ii therefore paid
la = conformity with law' and ''precedcnt;"
Was agreed to-ycas ll2, nays Co.
The third resolution was agreed to-ycas 49,
nays n; aad IL is as follows;
kesoirod That the act aforesaid did not authorize
thu Secretary Of the Treasury TO pay interest said
claim, and its payment was not T" in conformity
with law" or precedent"
Mr.. BURT moved TO reconsider the vote, and TO
lay that motion on the table
Mr. WENTWORTH called for the yeas az
nnys
Nc. FEATIIERsTON inquired whether, il the
motion 20 reconsider should be sustained, il would
De In order 20 inovean amendment
The SPEAKER said that il would as in that case
the previous question would be exhausted
Mr.. FEATHERSTON gave notice of his intcn-
ttou 10 offer a amendment should the vote Inv
which the Last resolution was agreed TO be recon
sidercd
Mcssrs. scnsrA -, WlNoT, and CARTER, alec
gave notice vi tlisA intention TO submit amend
insnts.
The House byA vote Of yeas 10, nays lOi, re-
fused "a lay the mot on ca reconsider on the table
Hnd pending motion Co reconsider the vote by
which the last resolution Of the committee was
adopted.
The House adjourned.