The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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The Journals having been read, a message was
received from the Senate, informing the House
that they had passed a joint resolution welcoming
Louis Kossuth on behalf Of the people of the
United States
Mr.. ROBINSON, Of Indiana, moved that the
resolution be taken up, and also the "previous
question:" which were carried, and in this way
debate was prevented.
The resolution was then read a first, second
and third time: and when the question was taken
on the final passage, the ayes and nays were de-
manded, which were as follows:
YEAs-M essrs. Aiken, Allen Of Massachusetts,
Allen of Illinois, Allison, Andrews, Appleton of
Maine, Appleton of Massachusetts, Babcock
Bartlett, Barrere, Bailey, Bayy, Beale, Bell, Ben
nett, Bibighaus, Bocock, Bovine, Boyd, Brecken
ridge, Brenton, Briggs, Brooks, Buell., Burrows
Busby, Gable, Campbell of Ohio, Campbell of H.
Chastain, Clark, Cleveland, Clingman, Cobb,
Conger, Cullum, Curtis, Daniel, Davis of Mass,
Davis of Indiana Dawson, Dimmick, Disney,
Dockery, Doty, Durham, Durkee, Eastman, Ed
mundson, Edgerton, Evans, Faulkner, Ficklin,
Fitch, Florence, Fowler, Freeman, Fuller of Pa.
Fuller of Maine, Gamble, Gaylord, Gentry
Giddings, Goodenow, German, Grey, Grow,
Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Harper, Harris OF
Alabama, Hart, Haws, Hascall, Haven, Hebard
Hendricks, HEM, Hubbard, Hlllyer, Horsford
Houston. Howard, John w. Howe, Thomas M
Howe, Hunter, Ingersoll, Ives, Jackson, John
son of Ohio, Jones ofN. v, Jones, of Pa, King
of R. l., King Of N. Y, kuhns, Kurtz, Landry
Lecher, Lockhart, Mace, Mann, Marshall OF
California, Mar,hall of Kentucky, McCorke
Mcdonald, McLanahan, McMulin, McNair,
McC ueen, Meacham, Meade, Miller, Miner, Mo-
loney. Moore of Pa, Moore Of La, Morrison,
Murphy, Murray, Nabers, Newton, Odds, Out
law, Parker, of Pa, Parker Of Ind, Peaslee,
Penn, Penniman, Perkins, Phelps, Porter, Price,
Rantoul, Richardson. Robbins, Robbie, Robinson,
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Scudder, Seymour Of N. Y, Seymour Of Conn,
! Shelton, Smart, Smith, Snow, Stanton OF Ohio,
Stanton OF Tenn, Stanton Of Ky, Stevens Of N.
Y, Stone, st. Martin, Strother, Stuart, Suther-
land, Sweetzer, Taylor, Thompson, Of Mass,
Thompson Of Va, Thurston, Townshend, Tuck
Wallace, Walsh, Ward, Washbnrn, Watkins,
Welch, Wells, White of Ky, White Of Ala,
Wilcox, Wdrick, Yates-lsl.
NAys-Messrs. Abercrombie, Averett, Bragg,
Brown Of Miss, Caldwell, Harris OF Tenn, Hol-
liday, johnson of Ga, Jones of Tenn, Martin,
Milson, Moorehead, Savage, Scurry, Stephens,
Williams, Woodwsrd-l6.
Mr. ROBINSON moved to reconsider the mo-
ion and to lay il on the table, which having been
carried, Mr.. SmrH, Of Alabama, moved it's recon.
sderaton and to lay his resolution on the table.
This he did, he said, to enable him to enter into
a personal explanation, his conduct having been
assailed and misrepresented and was proceeding
to remark on the nature Of the resolut on and the
conduct of Governor Kossuth, when he was called
to order.
The SPEAKER. however, decided that the mem
Der for Alabama had not wandered from the sub
lect, upon which he was permitted to address the
House. This was appealed against, and the de-
csion Of the chair sustained by vote Of 1913 to So
and Mr.. SMrn proceeded with his speech.
He charged the Senate with having been gov
erned in It's action upon the subject, aud the pas
sage of the resolution, by the expression OF public
sentiment, since his arrival at New York he re-
viewed the conduct Of Kossuih subsequent to his
arrival in England and recently in that city,
which he condemned as an unauthorized inter
ference with the affairs OF this country, comment
ed on his public documents and speeches, which
he condemned as being calculated to embarrass
the government, and unduly to excite the public
mind. Not content with pursuing this course, h,
had assaulted Congress and condemned the policy
Of keeping an ambassador IN Austria, as being
inconsistent With the feeling which had been ex
pressed in behalf of Hungary.
The motion to reconsider the resolution and e
lay it on the table, was then carried without di
vision
Mr.. FITCH then introduced a resolution re
/ scinding one that was passed by former Con
gress declaring the war with Mexico to be uncon
stitutonal and which he said conveyed censur
\ upon the brave men who sacrificed their lives II
behalf Of their country on that occasion which
Yves passed and lad on the table by vote of TO-
/ to 81
Mr.. MEADE introduced a resolution calling
fer Information relative to the Utah territory al
80 one calling upon the President for such infor
nation ms the Executive might think il proper I,
communicate as to any treaty having been entered
into between Great Britain and France with refer
encc 20 Cuba both Of which were carried.
/ A bill having for it's object, the repayment o
monies which had been raised in California ant
paid into the treasury Of the United States befor,
il became State Of the Union, created some dis
cussion--chieAy as to what committee it should
be referred and the ayes and nays were about ia
be taken on motion to refer il to the committed
OF Ways and Means, when it was moved to sd
journ, and the House rose sbopt half past three
clock