The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-02

After the reading OF thelournal-
THE COMPROMISE MEASURES or THE LAST CONGRESS
Mr. FITCH having obtained tue floor,
Mr.. JOHNSON, OF Arkansas ked him 10 yield il for
a moment 10 afford him (Alr an opportunity TO move
TO take from the Speakers table the bill create
pesintendency OF Indian affairs for California II he
could get the desired opportunity, he would pledge him
self at 10 the previous question the third
reading and passage OF the bill He conceived its prompt
enactment to be matter OF prime public necessity.
But
Mr.. FITCH explained that this bill could NOT fail TO
give rise considerable discussion and under those cir
cumstances he felt compelled TO decline the request OF
MIR J.
Mr. F. moved the suspension of the rules for the in
PRODUCTION OF a resolution, as follows
Resolpd That we recognise the binding eicac the
compromises Of the constitution, and believe it be the in
tenilon o. me people generally swe hereby declare 70
sustain the laws necessary TO carry them ouihe provision
for the delivery Of fugitive slaves included and that
Ihat provision Of the cues ions embraced in
last Congress known The Compromise, aud Of questions
he, essary, useless, and dangerous
Mr. GOoDENoW demanded the yeas and nays on
the suspension Of the rules for the introduction Of This
Nj STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, asked whether it
would be in order 10 move 10 amend the resolution by
making II say that we deprecate all further agitation OF
the slavery question except this
MIR. STANLY moved a call OF the House which being
ordered the Clerk proceeded 10 call the roll After
Mr.. ROBBINS moved to suspend all further proceed
ing under the call which not agreed noayes 81,
noes 80,
The Clerk then proceeded 10 call the OF the alb
senees, Tor the appearance of many OF whom ex-
cuses were made by their friends After which, .
On motion OF Mr.. HALL, all further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
The question recurring on the motion TO suspend
the rules for the introduction OF me resolution OF MT
FITCH on which the yeas and nays had been ordered,
the rules were not suspendedyeas 49, nays as fol-
low:
YEAS-Aeysrs Abercrombie, Allen OF Illinois, Apple
ton Of Maine Appleton of Massachusetts, Ashe, Avere,
Bailey OF Georgia, Bayly Of Virginia, Beale, BisssD,
Breckenridge, Drggs, Brooks, Brown OF Mississippi,
Bnrrows, Busby, Cabel OF Florida, Caske, Chastain,
Churohwel, Clark, Cobb, Curtis. Davis Of Indiana,
Dawson, Disney, Doekery, Edmuudson, Evans, Ewing,
Faulkner Fekn, Fitch, Florence. Freeman, Fuller oil
Penn tlvanla, Fuller Of Maine, Gamble, Gentry, Old
dngs Gilmore, German, Grey, Halt, Hammond, Harris
Of Tennessee, Harris OF Asbama, Hart, Haws Haven,
III ndricks, Henn Hibbsrd Howard, j. W. Howe lnger-
soil Jackson, johnson Of Tennessee Johnson OF Georgia,
Johnson of Arkansas Jones OF Tennessee, Jones Of Penn
syvsnie Kuhn, Kunz, Landry, Leicher. Lockhar Mace,
Marshall OF Kentucky, Mason, McCorkle, Mcdonald,
McLsnahan, McMulin, McNair, Meade, Miller, Moore OF
Louisiana Norehead, Morrison, Murphy, Nabers, ODDS,
Outaw Parker OF Pennsylvania, Parker OF indiana,
Peaslee PENN Phelps, Polk, Porter, Powell Richardson,
Robbins Savage, SchermerhoIn, Scuny, Seymour OF New
York, Seymour Of Connecticut, Shelton, smith SaniY,
Stanton OF Tennessee, Stanton OF Kentucky, stephens OF
Georgia, Some, ST. Martin, Sroiher, Stuart, Sutherland.
Taylor Thompson Of Massechusetts Thompson OIL vir-
ginia Yenable, WaId. Watkins, White OF Kentucky,
White Of Alabama, Wilcox and Wiliams-lls.
NAYS-Messrs Aiken, Allison, Andrews, Babcock,