Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-13
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AOlSOhCIOO.
In the House, on "Wednesday,
9TH inst, the day was spent in voting
on the Texas bombay bill--the aues-
tion Immediately before the House
being on motion to refer the bill TO
the Committee ofthe Whole, upon
which motion the previous question
had been called.
The call was sustained by vote
of 80 to 80, but before the main aues
ton was ordered to be put, motion
was made to lay the bill on the table,
which was lost-yeas 80, nays l6e.
The main question was then order
ed 10 be put by vote of 1872 TO SO,
and the motion to refer the bill to the
Committee of the Whole was then
carried by vote of 10l to 90.
Ihereuron motion was made to
reconsider the last mentioneu ote,
which motion a member moved to
lay on the table. Upon the motion
10 lay the motion to reconsider on the
table, the vote stood-yeas lOe, nays
los; and the Speaker voting in the
negative, the motion 10 lay ON The ta-
bic was lost.
The vote upon the motion to re-
fer the bill TO tho Committee of the
Whole was then reconsidered-yeas
Sl04, nays 9S; and the question recur-
ring on the motion to refer the bill to
the Committee of the Whole, it was
decided in the negatiyeA-yeas 1Ol,
nays 1903.
This brought the House to direct
vote, first, on Mr. Clingman samend-
ment to Mr.. Boyd's amendment.
Mr.. C.'s amendment was lost-yeas
Cd, nays l30. ~
Tncn came up Mr. Boyd's amend
ment also voted down yeas SO,
nays l06. 4ta ~ -t
After an Intellectual motion 10 ad-
journ, the question was taken on or
dering the boundary bill to third
reading, and decided in the negative
yeas 80, nays l26. y
In the Heuse, on Thursday, they
had quite a protracted session, result
ting in secord defeat ofthe Texas
bill, On Wednesdays aotion TO re-
consider the vote had peen offered,
and upon coming up on Thursday q
motion was made TO lay it .onthe ta-
BILE, and failed by the very decided
vote of yeas--7l, nays 1867
The motionto reconsider was then
carried by the equally decided vote
of l3l to rs. M H
The vote rejecting the bill the day
before having been thus reconsidered,
the question recurred on ordering it
to third reading, when motion
was made and carried, 8by vote OF
l06to 9S, to reconsider the vote by
which the House had refused to unite
with the boundary bill the bill provi-
/. ding for the establishment of a terri
tofial government for New Mexico,
which last is know as MIR. Boyd's
amendment.
- Afteran unsuccessful motion to re
fer the bill and amendments to the
committee of the whole with sundry
instructions, the House was brought
vote on an amendment to MIR.
Boyd's amendment, offered by Mr..
Toomhs,- rejected-yeas 81,
nays l3l-
BY vote Of log to 80, the New
Mexico Territorial Government bill
was then united with the Texas boun
Diary bill, and the question recurring
on ordering the latter toa third read
ing, It was again rejected-yeas 90,
: nays lot. a } G &
MIR. Howard of Texas moved a
reconsideration of the vote. The
Speaker ruled that the motion could
not be made. Adjourned.
Who that ever read can forget the
expression of "poor Keats" IA few
days before kis DEATH 1t cony, yes
athoughtthat, like Egypt's darkness,
may be tsh--'I feel the flowers grow
ing over me!''
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