The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-21

Celllns Steamers.
The following proceedings made the "finaity
of the Collins appropriation in the House.
will be observed that this very important AM
holly contested measure finally passed by vot
+ Of 81 to 86-the whole of the votes cast amount
ing to one hundred and serenity sight, out Of
house of too hundred and thiriy-three members
There was, however, a very large outside dole
cation in the lobby, who had great interest il
the matter
DEFICIENCY BILL--CoLLINs STEAMERS.
The SPEAKER. The question now recur
upon the motion to lay upon the table the mo
ton made by the gentleman from Alabama
i [Mr. WHIrE,] to reconsider the vote by which
the clause in the deficiency bill, for the increase
Of appropriation to the Collins line of steamers
was adopted.
/ Mr.. HOUSTON demanded the yeas and nays
which were ordered.
I The question was then taken on the motion
to lay upon the table. and it was agreed to
yeas 90, nays Sc; as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken fhomas H. BayIy
Bell, Nbighsua, Bovine, John II. Boyd, Briggs
Brooks, George II. Brown, Burrows, E. Caring
ton Cabell, Caldwell, Lewis, d. Campbell
CARTIER Chandler, Chapman, Clingman, Conger
Cullom, Curtis, George T. Davis, Dean, Doty
Duncan, Evans, Florence, Fowler, Thomas J.
d.. Fuller, Gamble, Gilmore, Goodenow, Good
rich, Harper, Hart, Haws Haven, HEM, Hors-
ford, Howard, Thomas NJ. Howe, Thomas Y.
How, Ingersoll, J. Clancy Jones, Kuhns, kurtz,
Landry, Lockhart, Mann, Edward C.. Marshall,
Martin, MoCorkIe Meade, Miller, Miner, H. D
Moore, John Moore, Morehead, Morris, Murray,
Penn, Perkins, Porter, Price, Rantoul, Reed,
Riddle, Robe, Robinson, Russell, Sackett,
Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Scudder, David l..
Seymour, Snow, Staniy. Frederick P. Stanton,
Richard H. Stanton. Abraham P. Stephens,
s one, st. Martin, Strother, Stuart, Sutherland,
Taylor, Thurston, Walbridge, Walsh, Ward,
| Washburn, WEIGH, and Yates-92
Nays Messrs Abercrombe, Willis Allen,
Allison, Averett. Babcock, David J. Bailey,
Beale, Bocock, Bragg, Brenton, Buell. Burt,
Busby, Joseph Cable, TI,omp on Campbell,
Caskie, Chssiain, Churchwell, Cobb, Daniel,
Dawson. Disney, Durkee, Edgerton, Edmund
con, Faulkner, Floyd, Freeman, Gentry, Cor
man, Green, Grow, Hamilton, Isham G. Harris,
Sampson w. Harris, Hendricks, Hubbard, Hill
yer, Holiday, Houston, John w. Howe, Ives,
| Jackson, Jenkins. Andrew Johnson, James John
fson, Robert w. Johnson Daniel T. Jones, Geo.
w. Jones, Preston King, Letcher, Mason, Nc
Lanahan, McMuin, McNair, McQ ueen, Millson,
Molony, Murphy, Nabers, Odds, Andrew Parker,
Samuel W. Parker, Peasee, Pennman Phelps,
Powell, Richardson, Robbins, Ross, Savage,
Scurry, Orjgen s. Seymour, Shelton, Smith,
BENJAMIN Stanton, Thaddeus Stevens, Sweetser
Townshend, Venable, Wallace, Watkins, Alex
White, Wilcox, Wildrick, and Woodward-86.
So the motion to reconsider was agreed to-
Previous to the announcement of the proceed
ing vote, the following proceedings occurred
Mr. ORR. | will state to the House that
have paired off with Mr. Polk on this question.
Mr. SMART. | have agreed to pair of with
with my colleague Mr.. APPLETON upon this
question, provided my vote shall affect the re-
suit. have reason to believe that it will, and
therefore cannot vote. He is in favor of, and
am opposed to the appropriation for the Collins
line of steamers.
Mr. DIMMICK. have paired off with my
colleague Mr.. FULLER] upon this question.
should have voted in the negative.
MIR. FAULKNER. When my name was
called was on the sofa back of the railing l
supposed that was within the bar of the House,
and therefore when the interrogatory was pro-
pounded to me by the Chair, whether or no
was within the bar | responded that was
within the bar. supposing that was the construc
ton aud meaning of the rule. The Chair can
ubCIOo WH0ttI0I Aul, VI uOty w NOto
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee. rise for the
the purpose Of making the enquiry whether
there is not law adopted for the government
of this House, that requires members when
| present to record their votes and whether the
mere statement that gentlemen have paired off
with others who have gone on trips of pleasure,
be sufficient to paralyze corresponding num-
Der, 40 that they may shrink from their respon-
sibility ola vote.
| ICries of "Order!" "Orderi"1
| The SPEAKER. The gentleman has right
| to rise to question Of order. According to the
rules of the House it is made the duty of every
| member present to vote; yet the Chair has no
power to compel members TO vote; and it would
be for the House to adopt such action as it
might think proper upon thu subject.
The gentleman from Virginia, Mr. FAULK-
NER,] calls the attention of the Chair and the
House to the fact that he was outside of the
bar when his name was called, and as the Chair
understands, did not come within the bar before
the name succeeding that of his own was
called.
Mr.. AVERETT. was standing near my
colleague when his name was called, and his
head went over the bar just after his name was
called Laughter
The SPEAKER. The Chair is called upon
to decide according to the statement Of the gen.
tleman from Virginia, Mr.. FAULKNER,] that he
has not the right to vote.
Mr. RICHARDSON. 1t is very usual for
membrs to vote standing outside Of the bar
The SPEAKER. The gentleman did not
vote when his name was called, but came in
afterwards, and in reply to the interrogatory
of the Chair, stated he was within the bar and
voted
Mr. RICHARDSON. | have votel very
often myself outside, but e,ning over ths bar.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman is misn.
formed with regard to the facts. The gentle
man did not vote outside of the bar, but as the
Chair understands, he voted after he came in,
answering the nterrogatory of the Chair that he
was within the bar.
Mr. RICHARDSON. Surprising he had voted
when his name was called, under the construc-
ton the Chair gives the rule, he would notihave
been entitled to vote. 1t is an everyday prac
tice for members to vote standing on the outside
of the bar, and the votes thus given are record
ed If the gentleman has no right to vote, his