Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-11

/ Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, understood that yester-
day the House rejected the deficiency BILL and motion
was made to reconsider that VOTE and to lay the mo-
tion to reconsider the table, which latter motion pre-
vailed by vote of yeas 80, nays 80. If the Speaker
should vote no. Of the motion to lay the motion
to reconsider the table would fail as it would make
tie, in which the affirmative always lost He there
fore held that if the Chair should VOTE under the
rules he required to do when his would change
the result the motion to lay the table would fail He
called upon the Chair to vote.
The SPEAKER The Chair has an equal right with
members cast his vote He has done So and is not
disposed to change his vote
Mr. CLINGMAN concurred in the decision of the
Speaker and did not know that there would be any OBJ
lection the reference of the deficiency bill again the
Committee of Ways and Means if it desired by its
chairman. He Mr.. c. desired to have the bill recon-
mtted, and thought if this should be proposed obec
ton woudyse made.
The SPEAKER stated that the bill could only be re-
committed by unanimous consent.
Mr.. WALSH objected.
Mr. RICHARDSON called the attention Of the Chair to
decision of the House in the 3lst Congress when the
Texas boundary bill under consideration An amend
ment to add to this bill the New Mexico territorial BILL
proposed by the present presiding officer, failed.
ton made to reconsider this yoe and the motion
to reconsider the table, which prevailed 1t then
moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion to
consider laid the table, and, if he recollected
Alright the Speaker decided the motion in order and the
House sustained the decision.
The SPEAKER stated that the gentleman was mistaken
in regard to the history of the to which he had
ferred 1t true that the vote by which the Mexican
Territorial bill added to the Texas boundary bill
was voted down, and that that vote rcconsderei
that it voted down second time and that the House
overrued the decision of the Chair declaring that
ton to reconsider could not be made second time not
withstanding amendment had been inserted The
Chair thought this to be the only Of this kind upon
the records of any deberave body in this any other
civilized body but the times revolutionary, gentle
men would recollect.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, said that he must appeal
from the decision Of the Chair. There were
Mr.. HAMILTON desired to know if this question was
debatable? ~. .a .'''. 5"@*. ...i,
The SPEAKER replied that it was not but that the
gentleman had the right to state the grounds Of his
appeal
that having voted yesterday with the majority to lay the
motion to reconsider the table, he had the right to-
day. under the Seth rule to to reconsider that
He would refer the Chairman to case, which
lagous, to some extent of the 3ls Congress.
Mr.. HAMILTON. Is not this debating the question?
Mr.. JONES. motion was made to lay bill on the
table, which negatved The House continued in the
consideration of that bill until it adjourned Under the
practice of the House the bill went the table The
next day of the gentlemen who voted against laying
the bill the table moved to reconsider made the
question:
Mr.. HUNT. call the gentleman to order lie has
been overrued and is contumaciousy perssting in de-
batting the question.
Mr. HAMILTON moved to lay the appeal on the table
Further conversation ensued, when
Mr. HOUSTON said he should like the House, by gen.
eral consent to allow him to make compromise by
porting new deficiency BILL for the purpose Of having
it referred. .s.# i
Objections made.
The question was then taken, and the appeal laid
on the table by the following vote Yeas 134, nays 35
Mr. HOUSTON renewed his request to introduce another
deficiency bill, but ..
Mr. WALSH and others objected. ....
PRIVATE BILLS .,
This being private bill day the following bills, report
ed from the Committee of the Whole last Friday with
amendments, taken up the amendments concurred
in, and the bills read the third time and passed:
bill for the relief of Harriet Leavenworth widow Of
the late Brevet Brig Gen. Leavenworth. /
bill for the relief of VIM. D. Edwards.
bill for the relief Of Anthony G. Willis, deceased.
Several private bills of the Senate then taken up
read twice, and appropriately referred. A.,
The House then went into Committee of the Whole, i
Mr.. WRIGHT, Of Pennsylvania, in the char,) and pro-
ceeded to consider the bills the private calendar.
The entire sitting of the committee consumed in |
considering Senate bill to indemnify the State Of Indiana
for the failure of title to township Of land granted to
said State her admission into the Union in 1916,
which having been amended, the committee and re-
ported it to the House. with the recommendation that it
do pass ..... h.t @
Without disposing of the bill, the House adjourned
til Monday next. rs.