Washington sentinel., 1854-05-24

motion, and decided in the negative-yeas IS,
nays "a.
So the House refused to order call of the
| House.
Pending the call Of the roll,
Mr.. ELLISON stated that upon this motion he
had pared off with Mr.. BoYcE, from South Car
olina.
Mr. MACE. / move that when this House ad
Journ II adjourn TO meet on Monday next.
The SPEAKER. That motion is not in order,
being in the nature of business and no quorum
having answered TO their names
MIR. MACE. was not aware of the fact that
there was no quorum present, or should not have
made the motion.
Mr.. WHEELER. / move that there be call
ofthe House and upon that motion demand the
yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER. That motion is not in order
for the reason that the House have just voted
upon that motion, and refused 10 order call Of
the House.
Mr.. PECK, lat halfpast ten o'clock, a. m.) j
move that the House do now adjourn and upon
| that motion demand the yeas and nays
Mr.. TWEED. | ask for teers.
| Tellers We're ordered and Messrs. DAVIS, of
Indiana, and MACE appointed.
/ The House was then divided upon ordering the
yeas and nays and the tellers reported thirtY-one
| in the affirmative; IA sufficient number)
| So the yeas and nays were ordered
The question was then taken upon Mr. PICKS
motion; and decided in the negative-yeas As,
| nays To-
| So the House refused to adjourn
/ MIR. MACE. | move a call of the House
| Mr.. WASHBURN, of Maine. Upon that mo-
ton demand the yeas and nays.
MIR. BRIDGES. ask for telers on the yeas
and nays.
Tellers were ordered; and Messrs MACE and
Cox appointed.
/. The House was then divided upon ordering the
yeas and nays; and the teers reported thirty-six
| in the atiirmative "a sufficient number)
| So the yeas and nays We're ordered.
The question was then taken on the motion that
there be call ofthe House; and it was decided
| in the negative-yeas 53 nays 10.
So the House refused 10 order q call.
/ Mr.. EDMANDS. CAT ten minutes past eleven
O'Clock, Friday morning) move that the House
do now adjourn and on that motion demand the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. TWEED. demand tellers on ordering
Mr.. STRATTON. VIII il be in order that we
take d recess for half an hour?
The SPEAKER. Not unless by unanimous
| consent.
Mr.. STRATToN. / hope, then, that the unani-
nous consent will be granted for recess, so that
the clerks who have been kept constantly calling
the roll since yesterday morning, may have little
repose before the reading of the journal, which
takes place at twelve O'Clock.
The SPEAKER. The Chair understands that
the clerks are ready with the journal
/ Tellers were ordered on the yeas and nays and
Messrs. PECK and VAIL appointed.
| The question was then taken and the yeas
and nays We're ordered the tellers having re-
ported-ayes forty-one, more than one fifth Of d
quorum.
| The question was then taken on Mr.. EDMANDs's
motion; and it was decided in the negative--yeas
40, nays 50.
So the House refused 10 adjourn
Pending the above call,
Mr. ELLISON stated that he had paired off
with Mr.. BoYcE, of South Carolina for twenty or
thirty minutes.
i Mr.. HOWE. think il is quite evident, from
the proceedings of the last twenty -four hours, that
no practical good is 10 result 10 the country from
our continuing longer in session therefore move
that when the House adjourns, it be to meet on
Monday next; and on that motion | demand the
i yeas and nays
/ Mr.. OLDS. demand telers on the yeas and
] nays.
Telers were ordered; and Messrs. MEAcHAM
and GREENWOOD appointed.
The House then divided; and the tellers
repored-ayes thirty nine. more than one-fifth of
| a quorum.
So the yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken on Mr.. HowE's
motion; and it was decided in the negative-yeas
43, nays, So
So the House disagreed TO the motion TO adjourn
over
Mr. WENTWORTH, OF Massachusetts,.
move that there be call of the House; and on
that motion demand the yeas and nays.
Mr.. GREEN. Idemand teers on the yeas and
nays.
Tellers were ordered; and Messrs. DUNuAM and
ELLISON appointed.
| The House was then divded and the teers
| repored-ayes forty-threc, more than one fifth of
| a quorum.
| So the yeas and nays were ordered.
| fro BE Continued