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


So the House refused to lay the bill upon the
table.
Mr.. MOREHEAD moved that the House ad-
lourn, 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; as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allison, Averett, Bar
rere, Beale, Bell, Bocock, Bragg, Breckenridge,
Brooks, George I'll Brown, Buell., Burrows,
Chapman, Chastain, Clark, Colcock, Conger,
George L. Davis, Dockery, Duncan, Edmundson,
Evans, Floyd, Thomas j. ID. Fuller, Gamble,
Gentry, Goodrich, Grey, Hamilton, Harper,
Isham G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris, Hebard,
Holaday, Thomas Y. How, Ives, Jackson, Jen-
kins, Preston King, Landry, Leicher, Mann
Mason, Mcqueen, Meacham, Miller, Millson.
Miner, Morehead, Murphy, Orr, Outlaw, Riddle,
David L. Seymour, Origen s. Seymour, Snow,
Stanly, Frederick p. Stanton. Abr'm p. Ste
vens, Taylor,Tuck Wallace, Walsh, Washburn,
WEIGH, Alexander White, Wdrick, Williams,
and Woodward 10
NAYs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, John Appleton, Babcock, Thos.
H. Bayly, Bartlett, b ssel, Briggs, Albert G.,
Brown, Busby, Joseph Cable, Thompson Camp
bell, Cartier, Caskie, Chandler, Churchwell,
Cleveland, Cobb, Cottnan, Cullom, Curtis,
John q. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Doty, Dnrkce,
Eastman, Ewing, Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Fow-
ler Gaylord, Giddngs, Gormin, Green, Grow.
Hall, Hendricks, Hem, Hubbard, Houston, John
W. Howe, Ingerso, Andrew Johnson. John
Johnson, Robert w. Johnson, Geo. w. Jones,
Kurtz, Lockhart, Mace, Edward e. Marshall,
McCorkle, McMullin, McNair, Molony, Henry
D. Moore, Newton, Olds, SamneI W. Parker,
Peaslee, Penn. Prnniman, Phelps. Polk, Rich
ardson, Robbins, Robinson, Sackett Savage,
Schoolcraft, Shelton, Smith, BENZ. Stanton,
Stone, ST. Martin S:rattou. Geo. W. Thomp.
son, Thurston, Townshepd, Walbridge, Ward,
Watkins, Addison White, aud Yates--86.
So the House refused TO adjourned.
The question now being upon the adoption of
the amendment as amended
Mr.. MOREHEAD 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 The rule was repealed or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.
Mr.. 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 is so.
The question was now put, and the result
was-yeas l0S, nays 81 as follows:
YEAs-Nessrs Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, Allison, Babcock, David ]. Bailey,
Bartlett, Bissell, Briggs, Brooks, Albert 6.
Brown, Buell., Busby, Joseph Cable, Thompson
Campbell Cartier Chandler, Chapman, Church
well, Cleveland, Cobb, Cottman, Curtis, George
Z. Davis, John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Doty,
Durkee, Eastman, Ewing Ficklin, Fitch, Flor,
ence, Floyd, Fowler, Gamble, Gaylord, Gentry,
Giddings, Goodrich, Gorman, Green, Grey,
Grow, Hall, Simpson w. Harris, Hascall, Hend
Andrew Johnson. John Johnson, Robert W.
Johnson, Daniel T. Jones, George w. Jones,
Kurtz, Lockhart, Mace, Mann, Edward C. Mar.
shall, McMulen, McNair, Meacham, Miller, Mo-
Iony, Henry ID. Moore, John Moore, Newton,
Olds, Samuel W. Parker, Penn, Penniman,
Phelps, Polk, Porter, Richardson, Riddle, Rob
bins, Robinson, Sackett, Savage, Schoolcraft,
Shelton, Smith, Snow, Stanly, Benjamin SIAN.
ton, Abraham p. Stevens, Stone st. Martin,
Stratton, George w. Thompson, Thurston,
Townshend, Tuck, WalbridVe, Walsh, Ward,
Watkins, Addison White, Alexander White,
Williams, and Yates-l0s.
NAYs-Messrs William Aiken, John Apple.
ton, Averett Thomas H. Bayly, Barrere, Beale,
Bell, Bocock, Bragg, breckenridge, George ii
Brown, Burrows, Caske, Chastain, Clark, Col
cock, Couger, Dockery, Duncan, Edmundson,
Evans, Faulkner. Thomas ]. Fuller, Hamilton,
Harper, Isham g. Harris, Hibbard, Holiday,
John w. Howe, Thomas Y How, jr Jackson,
Jenkins, Preston King, Landry, Letcher, Martin,
Mason, Mcqueen, Millsor; Morehead, Orr, Out.
law, pea.lee, Perkins, Powell, Ross, Scury,
David l.. Seymour, Origen 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 10.
Mr. SEYMOUR, of New York. move that
the House d. now adjourn.
GCries Of Nor No y "Norl
The question was taken, and the House re.
fused 10 adiourn-ayes III. noes 80.
Mr.. EVANS. call for the yeas and nays
upon the motion 10 adjourn.
tCries of "Too later'l
Mr.. EVANS. Very well, then | will call
for the yeas and nays on the final passage Of
the bill
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed,
and read third time, and, having been en-
crossed, Il 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, be 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.
The question now being, "Shall the bill
pas, q
Mr.. JOHNSON. Of Tennessee ! demand
the previous question on the passage of the
bill
| The previous question received a second, and