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rouse adjourned without taking action unon n
o,, unoer the rules OF the House, went into
= Ger taln claas OF business upon the Soeakers Ia
1 Die. The Chair SO decided yesterday. and the
Rouse acqu'esced in the decision. Laet evening
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Dorr) moved
to reconsider the vote by which the House refnaed
to lay bis bill upon the table. The Chair decided
that be did make that m ,tion. The gentleman
from New York (Mr. DEAN) this morning raises
question of order that the gentleman from Wis
consin had no right to make such motion; that
the bill was not disposed of by the vote which he
moves to reconsider, that it did not Pass from be-
fore the House by that vote. but that it passed
from before the House by the operation of the
rules, and that consequently that vote cannot be
reconsidered. The Chair decides, as understand
it, that the motion can be made, not because ne
10 satisfied that it is right in ITSELF but because
decision appeal, and ask the yeas and nays on
the motion to lay the appeal upon the table
Mr.. RICHARDSON. 4 call Tor teIlers on the
Telers we're ordered; and Messrs STEVENS, of
Pennsyvania, and Hams. of Tennessee, were
appointed
yeas and nays, and the teIlers reported 81 In the
affirmative.
So the yeas and nays were ordered.
MIR. STANTON, of Ohio Has the morning
The SPEAKER. There has been no morning
hour, and there will be none to-day.
Mr.. STANLY. ask the Chair before the ques-
ton is put if he will state the point of order for
H.
JoNEs) has made his argument upon it,
The SPEAKER. The Chair requests that the
decision Of his immediate predecessor may be-
again read; fully explains the proposition be-
The Clerk again read the extract from the Jour-
nal, which will be found above.
Mr.. sTANLY. That, l understand, is the de-
cision OF Speaker Cobb, from which the gentleman
from Tennessee Mr.. JoNEs) appealed.
The SPEAKER. II is, and in accordance with
that precedent. the present occupant of the chair
the last session. He adheres to that decision
Mr.. STANLY. Well, the Speaker 10 right
The question was then taken upon MIR. SEY.
nouns motion; and it was decided In the affrma-
tive-yeas log, nays 57-as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Charles Allen, Willis Allen,
Allison, William Appleton, Babcock, Barrere,
Bell, Bennett, Bibighans, Bowie. Bovine, Bragg,
rows, Busby, Caldwell, Lewis d. Campbell Chan
dler, Chapman, Clark, Clemens, Conger, Cottman,
Culom, Darby, George T. Davis, John G.. Davis,
Disney, Dockery, Doty, Duncan, Durkee, East
man. Edgerton, Evans, Fay, Freeman, Henry Nj.
Fuller, Gamble, Gentry, GiddDgs, Goodenow,
Grey, Harper, Haven, Hendricks, Henn Horsford,
John w Howe, Thomas NJ Howe, Ives, Andrew
dry, Little, Mace, Martin, Mason, McNair, Mea.
cham, Miller, Miner, Henry D. Moore, John
Moore, Morrison, Nabers. Newton, Outlaw, An
drew drew Parker, Samuel W; Parker, Penniman,
Sackett, Schoolcraft, Schoonmaker, Scurry David
L. Seymour. Origen S. Seymour, Smart, Smith,
Snow, Stanly, Benjamin Stanton Abraham p
stephens, Thaddeus Stevens, st. Martin, Stratton,
SWeetser, Thurs ton, Toombs, Tuck, Venable,
Ward, Washburn, Watkins, WEIGH, Wilcox, Will
liams, Woodward, and Yates-1O9
! NAYs.-Messrs. ,Ashe, Averett, David J. Bal
ley, Beale. Bocock, Joseph Gable, Thompson
Campbell, Caskie, Chastain, Churchwel, Cling.
man, Cobb, Colcock, Curtis, Dawson, Dean, Dim
mick, Faulkner, Florence, Floyd, Thomas ]. d.
Fuller, Gaylord, Gilmore, German, Grow, Hall,
Hamilton, Isham G. Harris, Sampson w. Harris,
Hibbard, Holiday, Houston, jackson, Jenkins,
John Johnson, George w. Jones, !. Clancy Jones,
Kurtz. Letcher, Lockhart, McLanahan, Mcqueen,
Meade a millson, Mol0ny, Murphy. Murray, olds,
SHELTON. Stuart, Wallace, and Wildrick-57.
So the appeal was laid upon the table, and the
decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the
House sE
The question REQUIRED upon the motion to lay
upon the table the motion to reconsider the vote
by which the House refused to lay the Wisconsin
Railroad bill upon the table.
Mr.. CARTIER. / call for the yeas and nays
on that motion.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
E1r STANLY. i wish to ask what bill we are
vent the delay Of the public business by this strus
gle for railroad bills. IL am right, the bill upon
which we now called 20 vote, stands upon the
calendar at the head Of bills from the Senate upon
the Speakers table, their first aid second read.
ing. Il followed by long let of other railroad
bills of like character. L hope, therefore, that
the House will make this test question, and that
we shall have no more struggles about railroad It's
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee. Are thesc remarks
In orderi
The SPEAKER Discussion is not in order.
MIR. HENDRICKS. wish to make an inquiry
,f the Chair. l understand, that il the vote by
. hich the House refused 20 lay the bill upon the
able 10 reconsidered, the bill lie before the House
Bat " the House refuse TO reconsider ia The bill
then before the House,
The SPEAKER. The motion 10 reconsider
brings the bill absolutely before the House
Mr. sTANLY would AJAX the Chair TO state
y hat the bill " upon which we are now voting.
The SPEAKER IL 10 bill! granting the Fight
,f Say and alternate sections Of the public lands 10
he State of Wisconsin. for the construction OF
certain railroads.
Mr. sTANLY. Isthe amendment Of the gentle
nan from New York Mr.. BEsNETr) now p ndrgo
The SPEAKER Every thing connected with
he bill will be brought before the body.
Mr.. STANLY. Precisely Now we under l,
stand what voting upon.
The question was then taken upon Mr.. DRAN's
notion 70 lay the motion TO reconsider upon the
oble, and it was decided in the negatve-yeas 50,
nays 9l-as followe; -
YEAS -Messrs Abercrombie, Allison, John APP
,leton, VIM. Appleton, Averett, David ]. Bailey, p
Bartlett, Beale, Bocock, Bragg. Busby, Joseph
cable, Thompson Campbell, Cartier, Caskie,
Daniel, Dawson, Dean, Dockery, Faulkner, Flor
nee, Floyd, Thomas J. d. Fuller. Gamble, Gay
ord, Giddings, Gilmore, German, Grow, Hall,
hendricks, Hibbard. Holladay, Houston, Howard
YES, jackson, Jenkins, Andrew johnson, John
ohnson, George w. Jones, j. Clancy Jones,
Iurtz, Letcher,i Lockhart, Mason, Mcianahan
dcMullen, McNair, Mcqueen, Meade, Nlilson,
1olony, Murphy, Murray, Olds, Samuel w Par
er, Peaslee, Phelps, Powell, Richardson, ROBBIE, %
robinson, Ross, Russell, Savage, David L. Sey- Ia
nour, Shelton, Smith, Benjamin Stanton Stratton
Sweetser, Waliace, Wildrick, and
Wood ward-82. 500 tit az aaaP4 .l-
NAYS.-Messrs. Charles Allen Willis Allen,
'arrere, Bell Bennett, Bibighaus, Bowie, Bovine,
trenton, Briggs, Brooks, Albert 6. Brown, Bur
owe. Caldwell, Lewis D. Campbell, Chandler.
'hapman, Cingman, Conger, Cottman, CalIom,
,arby, George T Davis, Doty, Duncan, Durkee,
.astman, Edgerton, Evans, Fay freeman, Henry
!. Fuller, Gentry, Goodenow, Grey, HascalI, Ha-
en-, HEM, Horsiord, John w. Howe, Thomas M.
lowe, James johnson, Robert w. johnson, George
!. King, Landry, Little, Mace, Martin, McDon-
Id, Meacham, Miller, Miner. Henry D. Moore,
ohm Moore, Morehead, Morrison, Nabers. New
IN, Outlaw, Andrew Parker, Penn, Penniman,
erkins, Porter, Preston, Price, Riddle, Sabine,
ackett, Schoolcraft, Schoonmaker, Smart, Snow
tanly, Frederick P. Stanton, Abrm p. Stephens,
lexander H. Stephens, Thaddeus Stevens, St tal
Iartin Thurston, Toombs, Tuck, Ven able Ward, -ga
Vashburn, Watkins, Welsh, Wilcox Williams.
nd Yates-9l - fnaal ta1 p
So the House refused to lay the motion to recon.
der upon the table. rs stsE s5