Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-14

that there be call of the House.
Mr.. SAGE. move that the House do now
adjourn and upon the motion demand the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken upon Mr.. SAGKs
motion; and decided in the negative--yeas AZ,
nays 81.
So the House refused TO adjourn.
Pending the call of the roll,
Mr.. BAYLY, Of Virginia, stated that for short
time he had paired of with Mr.. De Wirr.
Mr.. BALL stated that he had paired Of with
Mr.. Cox.
Mr.. BUGG stated that he had paired of with
Mr.. BAILEY, of Georgia
Mr.NHOWE stated that he had paired of with
Mr.. HILLYER.
The question then required upon Mr.. RICHARD
SONS motion that there be a call of the House.
Mr.. WASHBURN, of Maine. | ask to be ex-
cused from voting upon that motion.
The SPEAKER. The Chair cannot entertain
the proposition for the reason that he refused
to entertain similar one made by the gentleman
some time since, that no quorum has voted
Mr.. WASHBURN. thought there was quo
rum upon the last vote.
The SPEAKER. No quorum has voted.
The question was then taken upon Mr.. RICH
ARpsoNs motion; and il was decided in the AFR
matve-yeas u.s. nays a..
So il was ordered that there be call of the
House.
Pending the call of the roll,
House to have his vote recorded, he having been
outside the bar when his name was called.
Mr.. WHEELER. object.
The SPEAKER. The next business in order
is the execution of the order that there be call
OF the House.
Mr.. WAsHBURN, Of Maine. / move that the
House do now adjourn.
Mr.. STUART, of Ohio Upon that motion !
demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered
The question was then taken on the motion to
adjourn; and it was decided in the negative-yeas
g. nays S4.
So the House refused to adjourn.
Pending the call of the roll on the above ques-
ton,
Mr.. MACY stated that he had paired off until
tomorrow morning with Mr.. DISNEY.
The SPEAKER. The House having ordered
call of the House, the Clerk will now proceed to
call the roll, and note the absentees.
Mr.. WASHBURN, of Maine. ! ask to be ex-
cused from voting on that question.
The SPEAKER. There is no question before
the House
The Clerk then called the roll
The SPEAKER. The officers Of the House will
now close the doors.
The doors were then closed.
Mr.. DRUM. | move that all further proceed
ings under the call be dispensed with.
Mr.. STUART. On that motion demand the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr.. CAMPBELL. l desire 10 state, on behalf
of Mr.. PERKINS, of Louisiana, that he, desiring to
go to dinner, being unwell and hungry, have
paired off with him. have answered on call Of
the House.
The question was taken and it was decided in
the negatve-yeas 20, nays 131.
So the House refused to suspend all further pro-
ceedings under the call.
Pending the call,
Mr. HILLYER stated that he had paired off for
the present with Mr. HOWE.
Mr.. LINDSLEY, also stated that, for the pre-
sent, he had paired off with Mr.. MILLER, of Mis-
souri,
Mr.. EDMANDs. move tina, the House do
now adjourn.
Mr.. CROCKER. demand the yeas and nays
on that notion
Mr.. HEM. Is the motion to adjourn now in
order?
\ The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that it is.
Mr.. HEM. After the House has refused 10
suspend further proceedings under the call
The SPEAKER. That is the decision Of the
Chair. The motion is in order.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken; and it was de-
cidcd in the negative-yeas 64, nays SO.
So the House refused to adjourn.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE. / would ask the Chair
whether after the do rs have been closed by order
Of the House, and proceedings under the call are
in progress. it is in order TO allow members TO
enter or go out /?
Mr.. CAMPBELL. call the gentleman to
order.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE 1t is question of
order call the attention of the Chair TO the exc
cution of the order Of the House.
The SPEAKER. A moments reflection will
satisfy the gentleman from Ohio that the gentle
man from Kentucky is in ORDER he being on the
floor to question of order.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE. will remark, with
the leave Of my friend from Ohio, that it being in
order to alternate between motions to suspend
further proceedings under the call and motions TO
adjourn. the House never can complete the call
unless the doors be kept closed, and members pre-
vented going out or coming in. / call the atten-
ton of the Speaker TO the fact that the order is not
enforced.
The SPEAKER. The officers OF the House
must enforce the order ofthe House rigidly. There
is authority drawn from the rules that the Chair
knows of which would, under call of the House,
allow members to go out or come in. The prac-
tice, however, the Chair is aware is different.
There are cases Of emergency when gentlemen
must go out.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE. That is the only way
by which we can get gentlemen TO do anything.
The Clerk then proceeded 10 call the list of abb
sentees for excuses.
JAMES G. ALLEN. No excuse.
WILLIAM APPLETON.
Mr. VALLEY. My colleague is detained from
his seat in the House by severe sickness in his
family. therefore move that he be excused.
Mr.. SAPP. / demand the yeas and nays on
that motion.
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia Allow me to ask the
Chair question. Ii Mr.. APPLETON is not ex-
cused for the reason given, will not the order Of
the House be imperative on the Sergeant-at-Arms
TO go and bring him here?
The SPEAKER. That will depend on the ac-
ton Of the House.
Mr. BAYLY. Ifhe is not excused, would not
the Sergeant-at-Arms be bound TO bring him here?
The SPEAKER. Then il would be imperative
on the Sergeantat-Arms to bring the gentleman
here.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. MORRISON. ask the unanimous con-
sent of the House to make statement before
the call Of the roll, upon the question before the
House.
No objection was made
Mr.. MORRISON. will state that Mr. APpLx-
TON and Mr.. AIKEN, member from South Caro-
lina paired off upon the question pending in the
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union-the bill TO organize the Territories of Ne
braska and Kansas. ] paired off with member
from Georgia, Mr.. CHAsTAIN upon the same
question. After my return, and during the day,
there has been consultation between myself and
the member from South Carolina, and between
the trends of the member from Massachusetts and
the member from Georgia, the absences, and at