Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-27
The Neblaska Bill.

the National Iutelligencer, it is stated that Mr.
Richardson. of Inois moved /, refer this bill
"a The Committee on the Territories. with view
to- speedy action on il. at the same tie ntimat
ing hat he dc ired 10 have il amended IN several
particulars and drsaired of action upon it at
present session II il should be referred TO the
Committee of the Whole. ''Alr. Cutting Of New
York moved to refer the bin 10 the Commit
lee Of the Whole. on thu s'ate of the Union
Tor he purpose Of giving it that calm and tie
lherate consideration which subject Of -
much imp riauee demanded. In reply to an
iutmai on that there disposition on
the par of some members 10 sill the bill by
indircciion Mr.. Cutting declared himself ia
yorable 10 th. principle Of popular sovereignty,
and Of leaving the people TO regulate tie ques-
ii II Of slavery in their own why when they were
ready t. ak lnssiof into the Union, but doubt
ed whr'hcr the iii from the Senate, with the pro-
v-o # Mr.. Badger, did not. instead of maintain.
ing III, doctrine of non Intervention, expressly
iaferreHt IN regard to slavery, by prohibiting the
revival Of thu existing laws of France or
| Spain which tolerated slavery in the Territories
for " itch this Legislation proposed. Mr.
Cutting further intinatcd his objection to anot.-
clause Ia the bill which excluded from suffrage
persons who had declared their intention TO be
come citizens. Al all events, he said the ques-
tions involved required deliberate consideration
/ for it was in the North that the members who
favored the measure would have to make expla-
nations to their constituents, the South being
more united in regard To il. The previous ques-
ton ON the motion 10 refer the bill then NOV
cd aud sustained, and the vote o ! the reference
resulted in reftrring The bill 10 The Committee Of
he Uhoie by yeas 10. nays %. Tie progress of
this vote was watched with great anxiety and
doubt by the House and galleries, ar the decision
on the commitment of the bin was viewed some
whit as a test of its strength in the House"
The following are the ayes aud noes, ON the
question Of the reference of the bill to the Com
mittee Of the Whole That the reader may com
prchend the full meaning Of The vote, we give il,
divided by Siutes,and distinguished rs 10 the par
y dissertations Of the members.
Wings IN daiies- Democrats in Roinan-Frcc-
sorrs IN SMALL CAPITALS.
hEAS:-in tror Of referring 10 he COMMITTEE
Of The Hkoie.
MANI Mayol Fariey Benson, Uosbbura,
/ Fuller.
NEW HAMrsmRE-Ki ttredgc, Morrison-2
VERMONT Meachom, Sabn, Tracg-;,.
! MAssACureErTs-G rocker, Edmunds, Uahry,
/ Appleton, Epham. Banks, Uentmorih, DENrlr,
Dickinson, GoodJich-l0.
kuonE lstANn-Dnvis. Thurston--a
CoNNEcueuT-Iratt,B clchcr. Scymour-3
NEW YORK Maurice, Wnlbridgc Wheeler,
! Cutting, Peck, Mu ray. Wrstbrunk Sage Peck.
hum, Hughes, Simmons Bishop, Perkins, Chase.
MditesoP Bennett GEmurT SMITH, Jones, Nor
gan. Oliver lHYlur, Hastings, CARPENTER, Prin-
gle, Fogier Har,n Fenton-26
NEW JERSEY SHELTON, Lilly, Vail, Penniag-
ton I.
PENNSYLVANIA Chandler, Wittc. Ererboyt
Heisicr, Middeswath Sirnuh, Grow, Gamble
RasseH. hccmtoeh, Ritchie. Trout, Curtis,
/ Dick-ll.
MARYLAND FraBkin-l
NoKrd CAROLINA Puryear--I
Lnr1slANA--Huat-l.
Missouri Benton-i
IINol~-Ua shbafa, Wrn,uorth Norton,
Amor, Anter, ii--e--6.
1Np1ANA-Lonc Parker, Mnce. Eddy ham.
| bcrlln. Inlun-6.
Ouo-Harrispn CdmpbeiL, Nichols, Edger-
ton, Eli on, Harlan, torwin, Green, Yagior.
kitchey. Joln-on, Ball, Bliss, WADE. GIppiNas,
Stuar; 10.
kENrrck1--stanton--l
TFNSrsslE-t uiiam Bdgg, Etheridge B.
MIcmGAl- Anhf Steyca,-2.
WISCONSIN Wells, Eastman Macy. To-
TAs-llu.
Of these, there were
From Free Stoles .lo2 Whigs. .........! 81
3" slnve --..-.e Democrats. -. 81
Free Sellers /
NAYS ;-1ganist referring 10 The Committee
| Of The u hoie
MAINE-Me Donald-I
NEW lIihbard-I
GoNNECTIcUT-In gersol-l
NEW loRK-Wash
PrNNsYLVANiA--floren Robbins. McNair.
j. Clancy Jones, Wright, Parker, kurtz, Daw-
SOILS.
DELAwARE-Rdde--l.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Nansunt IIamilton-3.
Enthusiastically, Millson, Caskie Goodc Ro-
cock Powell, Smith, Faulkner, Letoh r, kidwel,
MeMullcn-lI.
NORTH CARoLlNA-Shaw, Ruffn. Ashe Rogers,
kerr, trage, Clngman--7.
SourH CARoLINA-McQueeu, Aiken, Koitt,
| Brooks, Orr, Boyce-6.
FLoRIpA-Maxwell-l
GEoRGIA-Seward, Colqutt, Dent, Chastan
| Reose-5.
AlABANA-philhps, Abercrombie, Harris.
Smith, Houston, Cobb, Dowdell-7.
MlsslssIrrl-Wright, Singleton, Harris, Banks
| dale.
LouIsIANA-Dunbar, Perkins JONES'.
TENAs--Smyth-1
Acknowledgement, Warren
MIssouR1-Lmdley, Miller, Oiirer, Phelps.
| CarHtherS--5
IowA-Hcnn-l.
Decentralization James C. Allen, Willis
| Allen--3.
NpIANA-Miller, English Hendricks. Davis
II.
oHIo-Dsney, Odds, Shannon-3
KENrucKY-G Ecing, HiH, Elliott, Pres
ton, Breckenridge, Corr.
TENNEssEE-Churchwell Smith. Jones, Zoli-
Golfer, Stanton-5.