Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1850.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1850.
The bill Of the Senate entitled "An amend and
supplementary the entitled can act respecting fugi
ves from justice, and persons escaping from the service of
their masters, approved Feb. ~ l793" read twice.
Mr. THOMPSON remarked that if he could get the
attention of the House, he would in brief explain
the provisions of this bill. He knew that it entitled
reference committee, but would be for the House
say whether it should be put its passage now,
ferred He did think necessary debate the BILL as
had been looked into and read with considerable attention.
and the question involved in il had been discussed the
Senate for months In his Judgment the principles Of the
bill in conformity with the constitution, there being
obligation in that instrument binding all to deliver ug
tves from labor, when escaping from their from
State into another The law Of 1898 had become almost
nuity, and this bill necessary for the better execution
Of the provisions Of the constitution. He then proceeded
explain the provisions Of the BILL and in conclusion, for the
purpose Of testing the Of the House, moved the previous
question.
Numerous requests were made Of Mr. THOMPSON to with.
draw the demand for the previous question all of which,
however, he declined accedng to.
Mr. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, demanded tellers in
secondng the demand, which ordered and the ques
on being taken the demand for the previous question
Mr. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, moved to lay the bill
the table and demanded the yeas and nays which
| ordered
bill the table, and it not agreed to- by the following
vote
| YEAS-Mesgs. Allen, Bennett Bingham, Booth Bur-
Dukee, Nathan Evans Fowler Freddy Giddngs Colt,
Howe Hunter W. Jackson. Julian. e. s'i King, g.
King john King Preston King Horace Manu. Matteson,
man. Tuck Underhil Vinon, waldo wentworth. whitsle-
NAYS Me.srs Albert.on Aston Anderson, A,he, Ave-
ret Bay, Bayly, Beae, Bs'eli Bowdon Bowie, Bowlin
Chester Butler, e. a. Caldwell p Caldwell de Carter e
Clngman, W. R. W. Cobb, Colcock Daniel, Deberry, DIM
mick, Disney. Durham Edmundson Eliot Ewing, Feather
ston, Fitch. Fuller Gentry, Gerry, Gorman Green Hall,
Hamilton, Harason sham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris
Thoma. l. Harris Raymond Hibbard billiard, HoagIand
Jackson Andrew Johnson James L. Johnson, r. john
Jones. Kaufman Kerr, La sere Leaer Lttle6eld Job
GaugSey, MsIaashsn .iS" Mclean, Msue" Meuse1 .
Melville, Meade, Miller, Millson, Morse, Morton, Orr,
ROBBINS Re SAVAGE Seldom Sheppard sns
Stanton Richard H. Stanton Taylor Thomas Jacob Thomp
and foung-ll3.
The main question then ordered to be put viz sha
the bill be read third time :"
Mr. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, demanded the yeas and
nays the question, which ordered and being taken
were yeas los, nays IS.
So the bill was ordered to a third reading.
The bill was then read the third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill
. Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, moved the previous
question.
The previous question then seconded and under the
oPeiduou eeoi He u was passed py the following vote
YEAS-Messrs. Albertson Alston Anderson, Ashe. Ave-
rstt Bay, Bayly, Beae, Bssell, Bowdon Bowie Bowlin
Boyd, Brock, A. G. Brown William j. Brown Buel Burt
q. Cabell, G. A. Caldwell j. p. Caldwell Clineman w
K w. Cobb, Colcock, Daniel, Deberry, Dimmck Dunham
Edmundson, Eliot, Ewing, Featherston Fuller, Gentry,
I,ham g. Harris Sampson w. Harris, Thomas L. Harris
Raymond, Hubbard, billiard, Hoagland Holiday Holiness
Houston Howard, Hubbard Inge, j. W. Jackson Andrew
johnson, James l.. johnson, Robert W. Johnson Jones'
kaufman, Kerr La Sere, Letter, Liulefeld Job Manu.
Nj Marshall, Mason MeClernans. Mcdonald, McGaughey,
Meade, Miller, Mison Morton Orr, Outlaw, owen Par
ker. Peasee Phelps, Powell Richardson, Robbins Ross,
Savage Seldom, Sheppard, Snny, Frederick p Stanton
Richard H. Stanton, Taylor Thomas Jacob Thompson, Jas
Thompson, John b. Thompson, Toombs venable, Walden
wallace, Watkins Wellbon, Wildrick, Williams, Wood
NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Baker, Bennett, Bing
ham, Booth, Briggs Burrows, Thomas b. Butler, Gable,
calvin, Campbell Carter Chandler Cole, Cor~in, Crow
ELL Dckey. Disney, Dixon, Doty Duncan Durkee Nathan
Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freedley, Giddngs, Got Gould,
Holloway, Hampton, Harlan, Hay Hebard, Henry, Howe,
Hunter, William T. Jackson Julian, George g. King, JAS
a. King John A. King Preston King, Horace Mann, Matte
son, Mckissock Meacham, Moore Morris, Nelson Otis,
Pitman, Putnam, Reed Robinson Root Rumsey, Sackett
Sawtele Schermerhorn Schoolcrat Sylvester, Sprague,
Thsddeus Stevens Steon, Thurman, Tuck, Underh Vim
ton, Waldo, Wentworth Whittlesey, Wood, Wright-7s
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider
the vote ust TAKEN moved lay the motion
slider ON the table, which latter motion agreed to.
TIE bill of the Senate entitled An authorize noares
public TO take and certify oahs, afrmaons, and
ments in certain cases, read twice.
The House then adjourned.
PETITIONS PRESENTED UNDER THE RULE.
By Mr. WRIGHT, OF California The petition of Lee and
Cornwall and sig other citizens Of California praying Con-