Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, MAY %.

ne NeDldska OIL passed..
The House continued in session until
10 o'clock, p. NJ, when, after finally
passing the Nebraska bill, adjourned.-
The following is the closing scene:
After every effort had been made by
the minority to stave of the bill, at 7 o.
clock the question was taken on Wash
burns motion, to lay the bill on the ia ;
ble. and nega.ived-yeas 92. nays ll2.
The question recurring on seconding the
demand for the previous question, Pen
nington moved an adjournment. which
was negatived.
Impalien! cries of "queslion, ques.
liop."
Mr.. Campbell appealed 10 the gentle.
man from Illinois to Withdraw his dc.
mand for the previous question, until. he
said, III can make suggestion relative
to this bill" Cries of mo-" "no;"
"Queslion," "ques,ion," from the friends
OF the measure.
Mr.. Richardson "'The appeal is in
vain. | decline the withdrawal"
Voices-"Thai is righ,-ho!d on
The demand for the. question was sec.
onJed, and the main question ordered TO
be put. Yeas lib, nays o..
Mr.. Sage moved at eigh. o'clock. that
the House adjourn. Negatived--s5 to
l2l. The question was taken on agree.
ing 10 the report from the Committee Of
The Whole, striking OUT the enac,ing
clause. The bill was negaiiyed-yeas
81. nays III.
At half pas. eight o'clock, Mr.. Rich
ARDsoN moved his substitute for the bill.
with the exception If The Clayton a.
mendment. and moved the previous ques.
ton.
At half past ten, the bill was ordered
to a third reading, by yeas liz, nays 81,
and at eleven o'clock The bill was read
third time and passed, by yeas lis, nays
100. Tie House then adjourned.
YEAs.-Abefcrombie, J. G. Allen,
Willis Allen, Asher Bayly, G. A. Bayly,
of Va; Barksdale, Barry, Bell, Bocock,
Boyce, Brecke nridge, Badger, Brooks,
Carulhers, Chastain, Chrisman, Chur-
chill, Clarke. Clngman, Cobb. Colquiil,
Cox, Craig, Cummings, Cutting, Davis,
Of Indiana; Dawson, Disney, Dundell,
Dunbar, Durham, Eddy, Edmondson,
Elliott, Of KY; English, Faulkner, Flor
ence, Goode, Green, Greenwood, Grey,
Hamilton, Harris. Hallet. Hendricks, Of
Pa; Hubbard, Hill, Hillyer. Houston,
Ipgersoll. Jones. of Tenn; Jones, of
Pa; Jones, of La; Kerr, Kendall, Kur,z,
Lamb, Lane, Latham, Le.cher. Lilly.
Lindley Mcdonald, McDougsl, McNair.
Maxwell, May, Miller, Of Md; Miller,
of Indiana; Olds, Oliver, of Mo-; Par.
ker, Perkins, Phelps. Phillips, Powell.
Preston, Ready. Reese. Riddle, Richard
son, Robbins, Rowe, RufTner, Seward,
Shannon. Shaw, Shower, Singleton,
Smith, of Fem: Stanton, OF Tenn;
Stanton, of KY; Straub, Stuart, Of Md;
Taylor, of N. Y; Tweed, Vail, Van.
zan,, Walbrjdge, Walker, Walsh, War
rem, Wes,brook, White, Wright, of Mis-;
Wright. of Penn; Zollicofer.
NAYs.-BaIl, Banks, Belcher, Bennett,
Benson, Bugg, BENTON. Campbell,
Carpenter, Chandler, Croker, Cullom,
Curtis. Davis, of r. l.; Dean, Dewitt,
Dick, Dickinson, Drum, Eastman, Edg.
erton. Edmonds, Elliott, of Mass; Eli.
son, Eiheridge. Everhar,, Farley, Fen.
ton, Flagler, Fuller. Gamble. Giddngs,
Goodrich. Gross. Harlan, OF Ohio, lar-
Ian. of Indiana; Harrison. Hastings, Ha.
ven, Hester, Howe, Hughes, Johnson,
Jones. OF N. Y; Ket,rldge, Knox, Land
ley, Of Ohio; Lyon. Mccullough. Mace,
Madison, Mayail, Meacham, Middles-
worth, hli!lson, Morgan, Morrison. Muir.
ray, Nichols, Noble. Norton, Oliver. OF
N. "; Parker, Peck, Peckham, Pen
nington, Perkins, Prau, Pringle. Puryear,
Richie. Ri.chey, Rogers, Russell. Sa.
bine. Sage. Sapp. Seymour, Simmons.
Shelton. Smith. N. Y; Stevens. STRAIT
ton, Stuart, of Ohio; Taylor, of Ohio;
Taylor, of Tenn; Thurs,on, Tracy,
Trout, Upham, Wade. VALLEY, Wash
burn, of Ca; Wells. Wentworth, of H.;
Wentw or,h, of Miss; Wheeler, Yates.