The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-30

Featherston, Fuller, Giddings. Gilmore. German
Green, HARRISON, Harlan Isham G. Harris
Thomas j. Harris, Hibbard, Hubbard, Andrew
johnson, Robert w. johnson. Jones, Julian, Pres
| ton King, Littleheld, Horace Mann Mel anahan
McMulien, McQueen, Melville, Meade. Millson
Morris, Odds, Orr, Parker, Peaslee. Powell Rob
bins, Sackett, Slwelle Richard IT. Stanton
Stetson, Strong Sweetser. Thomas. Jacob Thomp.
son, Tuck, Wallace, Wildrick Wood, and Wood
ward-59
The House then resolved itself into the Coro-
mittee Of the Whole ON the private calendar, and
after some time spent in the consideration Of pri
vate bills the Committee arose, reported progress
and the House adjourned till Monday
MONDAY MAY 81, 1850.
The Speaker stated that the first business in
order was the consideration Of the report Of the
Select Committee, appointed TO investigate the
charges against the DoOrkeeper, Mr.. IIorner.
Mr. Brown Of Mississippi offered the following
resolution
Resolrcd, That Robert f. Horner, the acting
Doorkecper, be and he hereby is discharged.
After some debate, on motion of Mr. lnge, the
whole subject was laid on the table-yeas 90,
nays 6S.
Mr.. Crowell asked the unanimous consent Of
the House to introduce, in pursuance Of previous
notice, bill to abolish the slave trade in the
District Of Columbia
Objection being made
Mr. Crowell moved q suspension Of the rules.
MIR Giddings demanded the yeas and nays on
this motion, which were ordered; and, being taken
were as follows
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Andrews Asbmpn, Bennett, Bingham Dnkee
Briggs, VIM. J. Brown, Buel, Burrows Chester
Butler, Cable, Calvin, Campbell, Carter, Casey,
Chandler, Clarke, Cole, Conger Corwin, Crowell
Dickey, Disney, Dixon, Doty, Durham, Durkee
Nathan Evans, Fitch, Fowler, Freddy, Fuller
Giddings, Gilmore, Goodenow, German Cot,
Gould, Grinnell, Holloway, Hampton, Harlan,
Thomas l.. Harris, IIehard, Henry, Hibbard,
Hoagland, Howe, Hunter, William II. Jackson
Julian, George G. King, John A. King, Preston
King, Letter, Littlefed, Horace Mann, McKis-
sock, McLanahan, Meacham, Morris, Newell
0gle, Otis, Peaslee, Pitman, Potter, Putnam,
Reed, Reynolds Rsley, Robbins, Robinson, Rose,
Sackett, Sawtelle, Schenck, Schoolcraft Sylvester,
Spalding, Sprague, Stetson, Strong, Sweetser,
Taylor VIM. Thompson, Thurman Tuck, Under
hill, Vinton, Waldo, Wentworth, White Wild
rick, Winthrop, and Wood-99.
NAys-Messrs. Aston, Ashe, Averett, Bayly,
Beale, Bocock, Bowie, Bowlin, Albert G, Brown,
Burt, Csbell, G. A. Caldwell Joseph p Caldwell,
w Il. w. Cobb, Colcock, Conrad, Deberry, Ed
mundson, Alex. Evans, Ewing, Featherstou, Hall,
! Hammond, HARRISON, Isham c. Harris, Sampson
w. Harris, Raymond, billiard, Holiday, Hous-
ton, Howard Hubbard, Inge, A. Johnson, Jones
Kaufman, Kerr, LaSere Mason, McMulen, Nc
Queen, Melville, Meade, Miller, Nilsson, siof0-'
head, Orr, Outlaw, Owen, Phelps, Powell, Savage
Seldom, SAoReesd Stsoly, RiNk - ".--.-7s,,,
Alex. H. Stephens, Thomas, jacob thompson,
Wallace, Watkins, Wellborn Williams, and
Woodward-6i.
After the roll had been called
Mr.. Parker asked the unanimous consent OF
the House to vote, he having been absent when
his name was called.
Objection being made
Mr.. p. stated that he would have voted in the
negative.
Many Of the members were absent from the
city, and others had paired off with the absentees
and few lodged.
The California message was next taken up in
Committee of the Whole, and speeches were made
by Messrs. Thomas and Bennett, when the Com
mittee arose and, after the transaction of unim-
portant business the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1850.
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole and proceeded to the consideration of
the bill to create the Office of Surveyor General in
Oregon, and provide for the survey, and make do
nations to the settlers of the public lands