New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-03
The spirit Of Do-Noihing In Congress
Who are the Jouahsf

That Congress does nothing is q general
complaint, but few take pains to ascertain
ichy and BIZ chom business is arrested in
either House. Indeed, the means Of deter
mining these points are too generally with
held from the People. The following re-
cord of the Yeas, Nays and Absentees on
two Adjournment motions on Tuesday viii
tend 10 throw some light on the subject:
De- 81, '5O-Onan amendment offered BY Mr. FowLEE
Of Mass to The mo oa vi b. THOMPSON tor an adoarn-
merit to Friday next for TIE striking cut Of Friday" ag
the insertion Of Thursday ia ~ stead lhe following iha
reiuh
YEAs-Alberson, Bokee Boo.h Brown, Ballard Sur.
rows Butler, Gable Cacve. OF ny, Cleveland, Cobb.
Coneer Corwin Banner, ID mmick, Doty, Duncan. DIn-
ham. Durkee, Nalhsn Evans Fowler. Godngs, 0lbert.
Gorusn, Goll, Gould, Gnrne.. Holloway HamptonS
King Of King 81 n J John A. King OF NY, Mann u
Mass, Mann Of Pa, Msrasa, Msiseson, Mcdonald,
Ous Penn. Reed Risey. Robinson, Rockwell saekert.
Savsge Sylvester. spmgue stevens, sIetson, Underh,
Wade Watkins, WcntwOuh, Whiuesey-67.
NAYs-Aexander. Aston, Andrews, Ayereit Bayy,
Bennett Bocock. Breck, Buei Caldwell Of NJ c, Camp
ton Fuller Gerry Gooderow, Green Hail. Hammond,
H6bard Hosglsnd Hg66sra han's e Ker p,estocl
sock MoLanahsn. McOuren Miller OF Ohio, Morrisons
Ogle orr Parker. Pessiee, Peck Potter Powell, Rich.
Wellborr White Williams WmOi, WnghL YOung-6t.
ABsENrEEs- Alien, Anderson; Asse, Ashnnn Baher'
Boyd Brooks Brown OF Ms- Spr, Cabe, alvin, CaIey,
Chpgman CococE Cole, Daniel peoerry; plckey; DIS
Frsedev Gentry Gilmore, Hackett, Hamilton. Harals0us
Harlan, l. G, w. and 7 Harms, Raymond, Hiniard.
Holladay Holmes, Houston, Howard, lnge Jackson %
Y. }. l.. and r. W Johnson, kaufman Letter, Lesins
Liuefeld Mason McMuleu, Melville, Meacham, heade,
MpsoD Moreheed, Morse Morton Nelson, Newer Ves,
Outlaw Owen Phelps, Phoenix Putnam Putnam, Rey-
nolds Robbins Root Ro.e Ross Rumsey Schermefhorrs
Seldom, Sheppard, +. ? and K. h. stanton stephens,
strong Tsvlor Thomas. james and John b. Thompson,
Toombs. Tuck, Van Dyke, Wallace Widriek and Wood-
ward-97
December sls, ie5O-Mr WENTWORTH Of III. moved
that the House do adjourn tx Saturday night and al
ter proposed an amendment same ordering 'Thursday
TO the substitute for Saturday, upon which amendment
the Yeas and NAYS were taker. as foolows:
YEAs-AIbertson, Boob, @. Brown, W Browns
Rnllard Burrows Butler, g. A Caldwell Chandler,
Cleveland, Cobb. Cole, Conger Cor~ln, Banner Doy,
Duncan. Durham Durkee Evans, Fitch Fowler, Ga.
Hebsrd Henry HibbaTd Howe Jackson johnson, Jones,
Julian, King, H. Manr J. Mann, Marshall, Maeson Mcs
Donald Mclean Morris Ons, Penn Reed, Rsley. kobin-
SON Rockwell Savage Sill, ester Sprague, Stevens, Ste.
SON Strong, GnderhD. Waldo, Watkins, Wentworth,
N,Ys-Alexander Aston, Andrews. Avereii, Bayly.
Bennett Bocock, Breck, Briggs bue, J. r Caldwell.
Campbell Clarke, Croweh DnmmlcS; psney n pasr'
Hammond, Hampton, Hoagland, Holmes Hubbard hun'
ter Kerr John Kng Preston hng, LSsese Mc.
Queen Miller. Mooe, Morrison, Ogle, Orr Parker,
Peasee. Peck Potter, Powell. Richardson sacket, Saw
teie Schenck Schoolcran, Slanly Sweetest Thompson.
venabie Viuion, wallace, weilsorn, White, Williams,
Wimot Wright. fOung-b6
'AssgNTrFs-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Ashe, Ashunon,
Bske- BAY, Beale Bingham Bissel Bokee, Bowdon.
ie Boyylln Boyd Brooks Burt Cabeil, Cable Gals
vim, Car.r, Casey, Chngman Cocock Daniel Deberry,
Dickey, Dixon, Ednuudsou. Eliot A. Evans. Ewing,
Freddy Fuller Gentry, Gonld Hsckeu Hall Hamilton,
HARRISON, Harlan c., W, and Thomas L. Harris, Hay.
mond Tllliard, Holadey Houston Howard lnge. w. 4.
Jackson James L. aud h. w johnson, Kaufman, King 1t
r. l., Letter, Levin, Liulefed, Mason McGaughey Nc
Lanahan, Melville. Meacham. Meade, Miller of lowe,
Milsop Morehead Morse Morton. Nelson Newell, ODDS,
Outlaw, Owen. Phelps, Phoenix Putnam, Putnam, Rey-
nolds Robbins Root Rose Rumsey, Schermerhoru. Sed-
don Shepperd Spading 4. and X n Stanton, Stephens
TAYLOR Thomas, James and John b Thompson, TOombs.
Tuck Van Dyke Walden Wdrck and Wood ward--92.