Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

the appeal from the decision Of the Chair was laid upo
the table and being put was decided in the affirmative
Yeas 1922 nays "a.
Mr. EDMANDS moved an adjournment; disagreed to-
4 yeas 65, nays 70.
The question required on the motion that there be
call of the House; disagreed to-yeas 81, nays 70.
The question required upon seconding the demand 70
the previous question on Mr. Richardson's resolution
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved that when this House adjourn
it adjourn to meet on Saturday next.
| Mr.. MAURICE. ask to be excused from voting upo
that motion.
The SPEAKER pro ts,npors (AIr ORR in the chair Tn
temporary Speaker will conform to the decision made b.
regular Speaker and decline to entertain the PROPOSE
ton OF the gentleman from New York.
| Mr.. DkUM believe that ninetenths Of the member
OF this House in favor of having weeks de
bate on the Nebraska bill believe that be accom-
pished by adjourning till tomorrow
Mr.. RICHARDSON. call the gentleman to order.
/ Mr.. DRUM / move that the House do now adjourn
] The SPEAKER pro tenpore The Chair cannot enter
tain the proposition of the gentleman from Pennsylvania
The question is the motion of the gentleman from
| Ohio, (Mr. CAMPBELL)
Mr.. CAMPBELL. I withdraw that motion
Mr.. DRUM. Then move that the House do now ad
| journ
| Mr.. CUMMING. May be allowed to ask if this mo
ton can possibly be in order? Can the rules of this
House be complicated that every moment may be
called to vote upon adjournment or non-adj ourn-
ment [Great laughter. cannot believe it, and
therefore move that the motion to adjourn be laid the
4 .r
| The SPEAKER pro te,npore. The Chair does not feel
OF liberty entertain the motion of the gentleman from
New York. Renewed laughter.l
| Mr.. BANKS. desire to ask the Chair what is the
main question before the House at this tmethe prinoi
| pal question
The SPEAKER pro tsmpors. The pending question is
on the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania that
| the House do now adjourn.
| Mr.. BANKS / understand that but the previous
moton-s it not the resolution of the gentleman from
Illinois, Mr. RIcnAaDsos) proposing to close the debate
| on the Nebraska bill?
| The SPEAKER pro tempore. 1t is.
Mr.. BANKS. Then ask the gentleman from Penn
sylvana to withdraw the motion to adjourn, that may
to lay the resolution of the gentleman from Illinois
| upon the table.
| Mr.. DRUM l withdraw the motion to adjourn for
Mr. BANKS move to lay the resolution of the gen.
tleman from Illinois upon the table and upon that mo-
ton call for the yeas and nays. #
Mr.. WASHBURN, Of Maine. ask to be excused from
voting on this question.
Mr.. STUART, Of Ohio. I move that the gentleman
from Maine be excused from voting and upon that mo-
ton demand the yeas and nays.
Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia Is it in order to move to
amend that motion to excuse the gentleman from
voting for the rest of the session? Laughter.
f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair thinks not.
Mr.. WHEELER move that the House do now ad-
journ.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. demand the yeas and nays
The question put and it was decided in the mega
tive Yeas So, nays IS.
Mr.. CASKIE. l rise to submit motion to which we
might well first as last and hope that nobody
will vote for who does not mean to stick to it to the Bit
ter eud. move that there be call of the House.
Mr.. SAGE. Mr. Speaker, ask leave to be excused
from voting that motion.
I Mr.. CASKIE will withdraw for time my motion
for call of the House.
The SPEAKER pro tempoTe. The motion now before
the House is to the gentleman from Maine MIR.
WAsHBURN from voting the motion of the gentleman
from Massachusetts, which is to lay on the table the
motion of tie gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. RICHARDSON
Mr.. STUART, of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, renew the
motion for call Of the House, and that ask for the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. DEAN. Mr. Speaker we have been now in session
about fifteen hours and think is time for us to ad
journ. therefore want my colleague Mr. SAGE) to
withdraw the objection which he made this morning to
the motion of the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. RICHARD
and to ask that this debate may be extended until
Thursday and that the special order the Pacific
railroad bill be postponed until the Monday following
TObjections and cries Of g No. "no !"
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois. Mr.. Speaker, ask
the unanimous consent of the House for leave to intro
duce certain bills Of which previous notice has been
| given. a.,
daughter and objections from all sides Of the hail.
The question required the motion OF the gentleman
| from Ohio (Mr. STUAnT) fora call of the House.
Mr.. SAGE. ask to be excused from voting on that
| motion. @a
once before entertain that notion the ground that
the Speaker has decided it out of ORDER and the House
| sustained him in that decision.
The question was taken the motion to adjourn; and
| At three o'clock FRIDAY morning) Mr. RICHARDSON
e.at.a that hn Wa .a.sea 49, rroposition
Which made this morning to postpone the speuial
order and to terminate the debate the Nebraska bill
time next week would meet with opposition from
| the friends of the bill
| Mr.. CAMPBELL objected to any statements He had
been invariably refused the privilege, and must OBJ
| ject to the gentleman proceeding.
Mr.. HUGHES asked consent to make remark.
| Many objections were made.
Mr.. HUGHES thought that, inasmuch the gentleman
from Illinois had made proposition upon side, the
privilege Of responding should be allowed the other
| Mr.. RICHARDSON said that he had made no PROPOSE
tion He had merely said he would accept the PROPOSE
| ton coming from the other side.
| Mr.. HUGHES merely wished to say
Loud cries Of "order," order" which rendered in
| audible the remainder Of the sentence.
vote then taken by yeas and nays o motion to
| adjourn which was decided in the negative.
! Mr.. HUGHES again asked leave to make statement
| which would not consume two minutes.
| [Cries Of shear him., g hear him.
Mr. WALSH. l object, matter who desires to hear
the gentleman. do not want any proposition at all
Mr. HUGHES. hear objection.
The SPEAKER. The Chair heard several very distinct
objections. 49,.
Mr. WALSH. repeat my objection for the gentle
mans special benefit.
Mr. STRATTON desired to know if it would be in order
to move to take recess until nine o'clock.
The SPEAKER stated that such motion would not be
in order.
Motions adjournment calls of the House, be
! cused, sc. continued to be made.
At nine o'clock, FRIDAY mornng,) q call of the House
having been ordered the doors closed to hear
cuses for absentees.
The Sergeant-at-Arm was directed to bring the alb
sentees before the House, and after brief interval
Auufth