The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-15

So the Houss refused to lay the bill upon the
table.
Mr.. MOREHEAD moved that the House ad
iouru, and on that motion he asked for the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then put, and it was de-
cided in the negative-yeas 10, nays SO; us
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Aiken, Allison, Averett Bar
rere, Beale Bell, Bocock, Bragg, Brecknridge,
Brooks. George ii Brown, Buell., Burrows,
Chapman Chastain, Clark, Cocock, Conger,
George Il. Davis, Dockery. Duncan, Edmnndson,
Evans, Floyd, Thomas J. ID. FulIer, Gamble,
Gentry, Goodrich, Grey, Hamilton, Harper,
Isham G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris, Hebard,
Holiday, Thomas Y How, Ives, Jackson, Jen-
kins, Preston King, Landry. Le!cher, Mann
Mason, Mcqueen, Meacham, Miller, Milson,
Miner, Morebead, Murphy, Orr, Outlaw, Riddle,
David L. Seymour Origen s. Seymour, Snow,
StanIy, Frederick P. Stanton, Abr'm. p. Ste
vens, Taylor, Tuck, Wallace Walsh, Washburn,
WEIGH, Alexander White, Wildrick. Williams,
and Woodward 10
NAYs-Me Isrs. Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, John Appleton, Babcock, Thos.
II. Bayv, Bartlett B,ssell, Briggs, Albert G..
Brown, Busby, Joseph Cable, Thompson Camp
bell Cartier, Caskie, Chandler, Churchwell,
Cleveland, Cobb, Cottman, Culom, Curtis,
John g. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Doty, Durkce,
Eastman, Ewing, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Fow-
Ter, Gaylord, Giddings, German, Green, Grow,
Hall, Hendricks, Hem, llibbard, Houston, John
w. Howe, lngersoll. Andrew Johnson, John
Johnson. Robert w. Johnson, Geo. w. Jones,
Kur,z, Lockhart, Mace, Edward G. Marshall,
McCorkle, McMullin, McNsir, Molony, Henry
d. Moore. Newton, Olds, Samuel w. Parker,
Peaslee, Penn, Penniman, Phelps, Polk, Rich
ardson, Robbins, Robinson, Sackett, Savage,
Stone, ST. Martin, Stratton. Geo. w. Thomp-
sou, Thurston, Townshsnd, Wabridge, Ward
Watkins, Addison White, and Yates-86.
SO the House refused to adjourned
The question now being upon the adoption of
the amendment as amended
Mr.. MOREtiEAD called for the yeas and
nays and they were ordered.
Mr.. STANLY. Is it in order for me to ask
to be excused from voting and to assign my
reasons!
The SPEAKER 1t is not in order, under
an express rule of the House. 1t used to be in
order, but it is not now.
Mr.. STANLY. What is the rule!
The SPEAKER. The rule was repealed or
changed. But even were that not the case the
Chair thinks it would scarcely be in order now,
the previous question being in operation.
MIR. STANLY. merely want to assign my
reasons, that my constituents may know them.
The SPEAKER. Ifthe gentleman desires it,
the Chair will turn to the rule.
Mr. STANLY. Oh, no; do not doubt that
it ia so.
The question was now put, and the result
was--yeas l08, nays 81 as follows:
YEAs-IIessrs Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, Allison, Babcock, David J. Bailey,
Bartlett, Bissel Briggs, Brooks, Albert G..
Brown, Buell., Busby, Joseph Cable, Thompson
Campbell, Cartier, Chandler, Chapman, Church
well, Cleveland, Cobb, Cottman, Curtis, George
r. Davis, John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Doty,
Durkee, Eastman, Ewing, Fickln, Fitch, Flor
ence, Floyd, Fowler, Gamble, Gaylord, Gentry,
Giddings, Goodrich, German, Green, Grey,
Grow, Hall, Simpson w. Harris, Hascall, Hend-
ricks, Hem, Horsford, Houston, lngersoll, Ives.
Andrew Johnson, John Johnson, Robert W..
Johnson, Daniel r. Jones, George w. Jones.
Kurtz, Lockhart, Mace, Mann, Edward c. Mar.
sh Ill McMullen, McNair, Meacham, Miller, Mo-
lony, Henry d. Moore, John Moore, Newton,
Odds, Samuel w. Parker, Penn, Penniman,
Phelps. Polk, Porter, Richardson, Riddle, Rob
bins, Robinson, Sackett, Savage. Schoocraft,
Skelton Smith, Snow, Stanly, Benjamin San.
ton, Abraham p Stevens, Stone St Martin,
Stratton, George w. Thompson, Thurston,
Townshend, Tuck, Walbridye, Walsh, Ward
Watkins, Addison White, Alexander White,
Williams, and Yates l08
NAYs-Messrs. William Aiken, John Apple
ton, Averett Thomas II. Bayy, Barrere, Beale,
Bell, Bocock Bragg, Breckinridge George II
Brown, Burrows, Caskie, Chastain, Clark Col
cock, Conger, Dockery, Duncan, Edmundson,
Evans, Faulkner. Thomas ] Fuller, Hamilton,
Harper, Isham G. Harris, Hubbard, Holiday,
John w. Howe, Thomas Y. How, jr., Jackson,
Jenkins Preston King, Landry, Letcher. Martin,
Mason, Mcqueen, Millsor, Morehead, Orr, Out
law, Peaslee, Perkins, Powell, Ross, Scurry,
David l.. Seymour, Orgen S. Seymour, Stroth
er, Taylor, Wallace, Washburn, WEIGH, Wild.
rick and Woodward-57.
| So the amendment as amended was adopted.
| Mr.. HOUSTON. | move that the vote Just
taken, by which the amendment as amended
was adopted, be reconsidered, and that the mo-
ton to reconsider do lie upon the table.
| The question was put, and the latter motion
was agreed to.
Mr. SEYMOUR, of New York move that
the House do now adjourn.
Cries of No." Mop Nor
The question was taken, and the House re
fused to adjourn--ayes II. noes 80.
Mr.. EVANS. ! call for the, yeas and nays
| upon the motion to adjourn.
Cries of &c Too late "
Mr.. EVANS. Very we'll, then | will call
for tie yeas and nays on the final passage Of
the BILL
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time; and, having been en-
crossed. it was read the third time.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee. | move that
the vote by which the bill was ordered to be
engrossed and read third time, lie reconsid-
cred and that the motion to reconsider do lie
upon the table.
The question was put, and the latter motion
was agreed to.
| Mr.. SEYMOUR, of New York. | ask that
the bill may be read through.
| The bill was then read through
Tho question now being, "Shal the bill
pass!
| Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee. | demand
the previous question on the passage of the
bill.