Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-15
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Monday. Agreed to.
Mr.. Chase presented petitions against tho Nebrask.
| bill.
Mr.. Alen.-As there Is no quorum presen, move III,
| Senate adjourn.
Mr.. weier.-Let u. have the yeas and nays. Tho lis
was called, during which many Senators came In. The
| motion was lost-yeas 10, nays l6-no quorum.
Mr.. Walker said there staying, no quorum
was present He moved an adjournment.
MT. Pratt asked the yeas and nays. The Senate re-
| fused to order them. The motion agreed to-yea.
| Is, nayse
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Dean urged the acceptance Of the proposition tc
continue the debate the Nebraska bill till Thursday
next, and postpone the special order for week.
Mr.. Tweed and others objected.
Mr.. Richardson minated that tho suggestion of Mr.
Dean would meet with no opposition from the friends Of
| the bill.
Mr. Campbell objected to the gentleman proceeding.
Mr. Hughes asked to DO heard, but objection was
| made.
motion to adjourn negatved.
Daylight had now arrived and the members were near
tagged out Some had their heads tied up The news
papers were soon brought In aud breakfast served up
different members The House was called and the Ser
| geant sent out to arrest absentees.
3, A. Mr.. Barry was brought in, and offered an
excuse for bis absence. He excused for non at
| tendance
Mr. Ball, in order to give members time to shave and
dx up, moved an adjournment i'll noon which was re-
| jected.
The session continues and will probably last till Tues
| day; neither side being disposed to yield inch.
By unanimous consent all the absentees waiting out
side the Hall admitted at once with the
| ing that they should separately render excuses Mr.
Belcher said he had remained as long as his health
mitted. Excused
Mr. Bell said he present all the time with the e1
| ception Of an hour.
Mr Bennett remarked he remained As long "a he WA.
able, and then wert away. Both excused.
Mr. Benton-l have an excuse which hope will prove
satisfactory. Neither account Of age nor infrmty did
stay away did pair off, though such offers were
made to me. Iuever did pair off, and never mean 10
begin any such thing now. (Laugher.) I was absent
without any disrespect to the House ! not inclined
to impede the business othe House. have been great.
grathed with the decorum gravity and precision with
which all questions have been put by the chair. The
chair conducted itself well throughout the proceedings
went away after taking survey. saw good men and
true sitting all round in the ha-enough to keep up
quorum aud carry on business such il was laugh
teri NY oosence made no difference. Animus Re
pertsndi.
designed to return-no to skuk the business Of the
House-and take my share in turn, saving strength
for the pinch when comes | wa, without doors for
some time waiting be let n and therefore am entitled
to credit for the time was kept (aughter) de-
clare mean to do better some time other. Renewed
lsughter)
All further proceedings In the hall were dispensed with
Motions to adjourn, &c. wee renewed
Mr. Dean raised point of order that twelve O'Clock
was named in the first rule the time for the meeting
the House, and that hour had arrived the journal
should be read.
The speaker overruled the point the ground that
the had been no adjournment and there a continu-
alton Of the legislative day commenced Yesterday Hs
bad no authority to adjourn the House.
Mr. Slcer the chaplain, in usual perform his
duty IL necessary.
Mr. Banks quoted the order of the House adonted on
tho first day of the session. that twelve o'clock shall be
fixed as the hour to which the House shall stand ad-
journed each day. till otherwise ordered Therefore the
House stands adjourned by its order,
The Speaker overruled the point mainly because the
legislative day still continues and because there cannot be
meeting of the body without adjournment.
Mr. Banks appeared, and wanted make brief e1pla-
nation TO show that there is precedent for his point
But numerous objections were made, and he
| allow to proceed
o'clock PM.-Ineffectua motions have been made 70
into committee the private calendar and to proceed
| to business on the Speakers table Nothing has been
done except taking the and nays trivial motions
to kill time.
On occasion, the vote motion adjourn stood
ayes 63. &c, when it discovered that one oil
those whose recorded in the negative was alb
| sent, making it a tie vote.
proposition also made for recess of few hours
to allow members TO shave and brush up but this
| also voted down.
successive hours there indication of yielding on
either side There are about Cd hundred members
sent at all times, who fixed hours and relieve
| those on duty.
Six o'clock-Mr Cumming wish to make a sugges-
gestion. Cries OF I" hear hm.l believe this strug
gle arises from the fact that few gentlemen want to
remarks the Nebraska question hope that the side
to which belong, the majority will consent, provided
the other side will agree to postpone the Pacific railroad
bill week from Tuesday, aud allow the gentlemen the
| intermediate time to saw what they please.
Several objections were made.
Mr.. Richardson.-We have already offered that.
Mr.. Kerr.-We willing for it.
Mr.. Campbel-I object any propositions out of or
der. hope will proceed regularly.
Mr.. Dean.-I ask the of the House 70 make
suggestion ton. 49,,
Mr.: s,ward.-I hope the gentleman will be heard
| Nothing be lost by IT,
Mr.. DEAN hope the opponents OF the bill will accept
the proposition IL Is fair and the who does not &C.
cept will be liable the charge Of being factonst
While some called him to order, others cried out good
good"
The yeas and nays were then called on several motions
to adjourn, and to excuse members from voting.
Ssvsn oelock-Mr. Wright OF Penns ylvana wished TO
make proposition. [Cres OF hear him hear him no
objection j
Mr.. washburn.-I object.
Mr. Wright-You don. know what you are Directing
Mr.. Dean amid cries, of order lsad it was proposi
ton relating to the adjournment OF the House.
Mr.. Washburn withdrew his objection.
Mr.. CaIiom.-l object don't want parte state.
| ments Cries Of Withdraw your objection Culon."l
Mr.. Might've offer this olive branch to you and you
| will not accept it.
Mr.. Hibbard.-Don't offer it any more.
Eleven oclock.-The process Of taking votes on mo-
tons to adjourn still progressing with incidents &C.
curing to enven tho dull monotony of the proceedings
Inc clerks are all becoming hoarse, and apparently al.
most Frustrated by their incessant abors.
1t now evident that there will be no adjournment TO-
night and indeed there is prospect of adournug be-.
lore Tuesday as both parties determined not to
yield unless they should become prostrated and worn
out IN the ncessan warfare. The opponents of the bill
thoroughly organized and relieve each other as reru
larry as the changing Of sentines military post
After other proceedings twenty minutes TO IL ocpk
the House, on motion Of Mr. Richardson adjourned iii, to-
morrow Saturday.
WAsHIsGroS, May H..
| SENATE.
The Senate is not in session to-day having adjourned
yesterday over to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL n. az per adjournment.
ck5 tn 9Th IT, II
tho journal as II was very long and uninerestng II
| parts being merely repetition Of the same thing
Mr. Jones' Of New York, objected and the journal wa,
read through, requiring thirty minutes TO do So
Mr. Monroe asked that the journal be corrected.
Mr. Walsh objected, but the motion finally carried
| The members appear decidedly refreshed since last
| nights sleep aud rest.
Mr. Hunt made personal explanation about the Union,
editorial referring TO last nights proceedings.
ii stamped II az false. Ho also stated that hs found
lair disposition towards anicabe adjustment aud con
cusion Of the difficulties, but time had not been suIl-
cient. "
He hoped the House would adjourn that the opinions Of
members might be ascertained.
/ The vote adjournment was taken By teIlers who
were Messrs Campbell and Clingmsn.
hr Campbell reported 90 to 90. Mr. Clnpman said
there were changes that 10 couid nn