Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-20

The SPEAKER stated that such motion would not b
IN order as the gentleman from Virginia entitled
CASE or MR.. THRAsHER
Mr. BAYLY said that ne would state to the gentleman
from Indiana that he had intention of being in the
way OF the resolution concerning Kossuth The resolu
aon which ne desired to offer asking important
Information from the President and which he pre-
sumed there would be objection.
i The resolution then read as follows:
Resoed That the President of the United States be re-
quesed so lar as in his judgment may be compatible with the
public interest to communicate this any information
in possession of the Executive respecting
trial and sentence of John s. Thrasher island Cuba
and his right to claim the protection of the as
native-born citizen of the United States.
\ There being objection
The question taken and resolution was agreed to-
LOUIS KOsSUTH
/ Mr. ROBINSON moved suspension of the rules so as
enable him to that the House proceed to the
sderaton of the joint resolution of the Senate wecom
ing Louis Kossuth; which motion agreed to, two
! thirds voting therefor.
On motion of Mr.. ROBINSON, the House then pro
ceeded to consider the said resolutions when was read
| twice by its title
The resolution was then read in full as follows
BE rssored de- That Congress- in the name and behalf
of the people of the United States give to Louis Kossuh
cordial welcome the capital Of country and copy
United States. ke4
The question being ordering the resolution third
reading
! Mr.. ROBINSON moved the previous question which
seconded and under the operation thereof the reso-
luton was ordered to third reading which it received
The question was then stated to be on its passage,
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the previous question, which
| was seconded.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio demanded the yeas and nays
the adoption of the resolution, which ordered
and being taken resulted as follows:
/ YEAS-Messrs. Aiken Allen of Massachusetts, Allen of
Illinois, Allison Andrews Appleton of Maine, Appleton Of
Massachusetts, Babeock Bartlett h Barrere Bailey Of Geor
opd Of Er aS ss
Brooks Buell. Burrows, Busby, Cable Of Ohio Campbell of
Ohio, Campbell Of Illinois Cartier, Caske Chandler Chap
man. Chasain, Clark Cleveland, Clingman, Cobb Conger,
Cuum, Curtis Daniel Davis Of Massachusetts, Davis of In
diana, Dawson Dimmck, Disney, Dockery Doty Durham,
Durkee, Eastman, Edmundson Edgeron Evans Faulkner,
Fickln Fitch Florence Fowler Freeman Fuller of Pennsyl
vana Fuller of Maine Gamble Gaylord, Gentry, Gidding.
Goodenow, German, Grey, Grow. Hail. Hamilton, Hammond,
Harper Harris Of Alabama Hart Haws Hascall Haven He,
bard Hendricks Henn Hibbard Hyer Horsord Houston,
Howard, John W Howe Of PENNSYLVANIA, Thomas M. Howe
of Pennsylvania, Hunter Ingero Ives Jackson. johnson of
Ohio Jones of New York. Jones Of Pennsylvania King of
Rhode Island King of New York Kuhns, Kurz Landry,
Lctche Lockhar Mace Mann, Marshall of California Mar
shall of Kentucky, McCorkle, Mcdonald McIanahan Me-
Mullin, McNair, Mcqueen, Meacham Meade Miller Minor
Molony Moore of Pennsylvania, Moore of Louisiana Nor
rison, Murphy Murray Nabors Newton Olds Outlaw Parker
Of Pennsylvania Parker Of Indiana pease Penn Penniman
bins, ROBBIE Robinson Ross Sacke scheperhorn schoon
maker Scudder Seymour OF New York, of Connec
tcu Shelton, Smart smith Snow Stanton Of Ohio Stanton
of Tennessee, Stanton Of Kentucky Stevens of New York
Stone St Martin Strother Stuart Sutherland Sweeer,
Taylor Thompson Of Massachusetts,, Thompson, of Virginia.
Thurston, Townshend Tuck, Wallace, Walsh Ward Wash
burn , Watkins, WEIGH Wells, White of Kentucky White
Of Alabama, Wilcox Wildrck, and Yates-lsi.
NAYS-Messrs Abercrombe Ayere, Bragg Brown of
Mississippi Caldwell Harris of Tennessee Holiday John
Of Georgia Jones' Of Tennessee Martin Morehead Savage
sourry, Stephens Of Georgia Williams and Woodwardl6
SO the joint resolution passed.
The title of the resolution then read and agreed to-
Mr. SMITH moved to reconsider the vote just taken
and desired to know whether BY this motion he could
reach the merits of the resolution?
The SPEAKER replied that the gentleman must con-
fine his remarks strictly to showing the proprety Of his
motion.
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hour the subject Of the resolution during which he
several times interrupted by points of order He
pressed himself strongly opposed to the resolution which
had just been adopted and explained the which
induced him to offer different resolution days
since.
On motion Of Mr.. HIBBARD the motion to reconsider
then laid on the table.
MEXICAN WAR.
Mr. FITCH asked the unanimous consent of the House
to introduce the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas on the third Of January 1s4s the House of Re-
representatives. of the United States declared that the then
listing war with Mexico was Unnecessarily and unconsuton
ally begun by President of the United States which de-
caraon if unconradcted may hereafter lead to erroneous
opinions of the of that and the views and motives of
those engaged in its active prosecution Therefore
Resolved That the said declaration libel against
counrys cause stigma upon the memory of the brave dead
of that and reproach upon the living who fought its
battles that unfounded in fact and expressed not the
opinion the people Of the United States but that only Of
accidental majority in Congress
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, objected.
/ Mr.. FITCH moved suspension of the rules.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, demanded the yeas and
nays the motion which ordered and being taken
resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Aiken Willis Allen, Andrews, j. Appleton,
Averet Babcock Bartlett Thomas H. Bayly Bssel Bocock
Brenton Albert g. Brown, Buell. Busby Thompson Campbell,
Cartier Caskie Clark, Cobb John G.. Davis Dawson DIM
mick Doty Dunham Eastman Edmundson Edgerton Faulk
ner Fklin Fitch Florence, Freeman Thomas j. D. Fuller
Gaylord, German, Grow Hail. Hamilton, Isham G. Harris,
Sampson W. Harris, Hart Hendricks, Henn Hbbard Hoa
day. Houston Howard Ingerso Jackson Andrew johnson,
John Johnson Robert W. Johnson Daniel T. Jones, George
Jppaa praafOp iDp knry
Mace Edward c. Marshall, Humphrey Marshall, McCorkle,
Mcdonald McLanahan, McMulin McNair, Meade Mllson,
Molony, Murphy, Murray Nabor Andrew Parker Peaee,
Penn Phelps Polk Price, Richardson Robbins, ROBBIE Rob
Seymour SHELTON Smart Smith Frederick Stanton, Richd
H. Stanton Abrm p Stevens Stuart Sutherland, Sweeser
George W. Thompson Thurston, Venab Alexander White
| Wilcox, and Wldrick-103
NAYS-Messrs. Abercrombie, Allison VIM Appleton, Bell,
Bennett Bowie, Bovine Briggs Brooks, Burrows O. Cabe
Caldwell Lewis D. Campbell Chandler Chaplain, Chastan,
Clngan Conger, Cullorn George Davis, Evans Ewing
Fowler Gentry Goodenou, Hasca Haven, Hebard Hiyer,
Horsfod John W. Howe, Thomas NJ Howe, Hunter George
G. King, Kuhns, Landry Mann, Martin, Meacham, Miller,
Henry B. Moore, John Moore Morehead Newton Outlaw,
Samuel w. Parker, Penniman, Perkins Porter Sackett
Schermehorn Schoonmaker BENZ Stanton A. H. Stephens,
Taylor Tuck, Walbrdgc Walsh, Ward Washburn Watkins,
WEIGH, Wells, and Willams-54.
SO the rules not suspended-two thirds not voting
| therefor
AFFAIRS IN UTAH
Mr.. CLINGMAN by unanimous consent, from the Conn
mttee Territories reported the following resolution,
which was agreed to: II.
Reope That the President be requested Communicate
20 this House all such information be In his possession
calculated to show the actual condition OF things in the Terri
Of Utah. and especially enable the House ascertain
whether the due Of the laws Of the United States