The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-03-04
MOVEMENT IN THE HOUSE ON THE CoMPRo-
MISE NEAsuRES

Dr. Fitch Of Indiana, who was FIRST electe'
to Congress on the strength of an Anti-Slayer
pledge, moved a suspension Of the rules, las
Monday, for the purpose of introducing a resC
luton in support of the Compromise an
against Anti-Slavery agitation. The roll bein
called, the following absentees were excused
several on account of sickness:
Messrs Allen of Massachusetts,, Bibighaus
Bocock, Bragg, Brown Of New Jersey, Buell.
Burt, Caldwell, Cleveland, Colcock, Culum
Darby, Dimmck, Floyd, Goodrich, Hamilton
| Hillyer, Holiday, Houston, Thomas M Howe
Hunter, Mann, Marshall of Kentucky, Martin,
Millson, Miner, Robinson, Russell, Scudder,
Scurry, Stevens ofNew York, Sweetser, Toombs,
Tuck, and Walsh.
For the absence of the following gentlemen
no excuses were offered:
Gilmore, Ives, Marshall of California, and
Riddle
All further proceedings under the call were
then dispensed with.
And the question recurring on the motion to
suspend the rules it was put, and decided in
the negative by the following vote--two-thirds
not voting therefor:
YEAs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Willis Allen,
John Appleton, William Appleton, Ashe, Ave
rett David j. Bailey, Thomas H. Bayly, BeaIe,
Bissell, Breckenridge, Briggs. Brooks, A. G..
Brown, Burrows, Busby, Edward c. Cabell,
Caskie, Chastain Churchwell, Clark, Cobb.
Curtis John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Dock
cry Edmundson, Evans, Ewing, Faulkner,
Ficklin, Fitch, Florence, Freeman, Henry Nj.
Fuller, Thomas j. d. Fuller, Gamble Gentry,
Giddings Gilmore, German, Grey, Hall, Ham,
mond Isham G. Harris Sampson w. Harris,
Hart Haws Haven, Hendricks, Hem, Hubbard,
Howard, J. w. Howe, Ingersoll- jackson, A.
Johnson, James johnson, r. w. Johnson, Geo.
w. Jones, J. Clancy Jones, Kuhns, Kurtz Lam
dry, Letcher, Lockhart, Mace Humphrey Mar
shall, Mason, McCorkle Mcdonald, McLana-
han, McMullen, McNier, Meade Miller,
John Moore, Morehead, Morrison, Murphy,
Nabers Olds Outlaw, Andrew Parker, Samuel
w. Parker, Peaslee Penn Phelps, Polk, Porter,
Powell, Richardson Robbins Savage, Scher-
merhorn, Scurry Origen s. Seymour, SHELTON,
Smith, Stanly, Frederick p Stanton Richard
II. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens, Stone, ST.
Martin, Strother, Stuart, Sutherland, Taylor,
Benjamin Thompson, George w. Thompson,
venable, Ward, Watkins, Addison White, AL
exander White, Wilcox, Williams-li9
NAys-Messrs' Aiken, Allison, Andrews,
Babcock, Barrerc, Bartlett Bell Bennett,
Bovine, Boyd, Brenton, Joseph Cable, L. ID.
Campbell, Thompson Campbell, Cartier, Chan
dler Chapman, Ciingmsn Conger, Daniel,
George T. Davis Dean, Doty, Duncan, Darkee,
Eastman, Egsrton, Fowler, Gaylord, Good
enow Green, Grow. Harper, Hascall, Hebard,
Horsford n. Y. Howe, jvn, Jenkins John John
son. Daniel t. Jones Gsorgp q. King, Preston
King, McQueen, Meschsm, Molony, Henry ID.
Moore Murray, Newton, Orr, Pennman, Per-
kins Price, Rsntoul, Robe, Ross, Sackett,
Schoolcraff, Schoonmaker, ID. l.. Seymour,
Smart, Snow, h. Stanton, Thaddeus Stevens
Stratton. Thurston, Townshend, Walbridge,
Wallace Washburn, Welch, Wells Wildrick,
Woodward, Ystes--7A.
Mesrs Giddings and J. w. Howe voted 10
suspend the rules for tho purpose Of securing
direct vote on the resolution. How many
Others were achsAted by similar motive,
we do not know. The great majority Of those
voting agsinss suspending would not vote
against the resolutios.
Some things are demonstrated by these
proceedings. Thsrs are opponents enough Of
the resolution to prevent its introduction, as il
requires two thirds 70 suspend the rules.
There u majority in the House Ia favor Of
the resolution, hrgs portion of which is CON-
posed at NortAsra Whiss and Democrats.
The National Conventions Of both the old
parties viii hsyoad doabt adopt the Compro-
miss y tAsir bani ne action ofths Represent.
atives ftom Rssn5ivania, Indiana, Illinois
and lowe, inaissbs what the action Of the
dslegatss fton tAoss States wiz be,