Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the War Department, transmitting, in compliance
with resolution Of the House. the inspection report of
Col. 8. H. Long of December co. 1885, and such other
communications have been made by him in reference
the improvement Of Western rivers since the passage
Of the act of August 30th, 1852 Referred to the Com
mittee ON Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. McDOUGALL, by consent from the Committee on
the Post Office and Post Roads, reported bill making
provision for postal service in the State of California and
in the Territories of Oregon and Washington which
read twice and ordered to be printed and then
mitted.
NEBRAsKA-KANsAs BILL.
Mr.. PRATT, by consent presented resolutions of the
Legislature Of Connecticut against the passage of the Ne
bill which laid the table and
dered to be printed.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole the of the Union
Pending which
Mr. WHEELER asked consent to offer resolution.
Mr.. CLINGMAN objected.
Mr.. WHEELER moved suspension Of the rules to en-
able him to submit his resolution.
The SPEAKER referred to the decision made by him o
few days since, to the effect that motion to suspend the
rules had precedence motion 90 into Committee
of the Whole the state of the Union On subsequent
examination, however, the Chair had ascertaned that
such had not been the practice of the House. and the
Chair not willing to change the practice which had
heretofore obtained being well satisfied that it would ope
nconvenienty in the transaction Of the business Of
the body The Chair consequently ruled that the ques
ton must be put the two motions in the order in which
they made; that the motion first made must be first
put to the House.
Mr.. DEAN demanded the yeas and nays the motion
to 60 into committee, and they were ordered.
Mr.. EDDY stated that Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN, having been
called home by sickness in his family, had made
rangement with him not to vote any question apper
tanning to the Nebraska and Kansas bill.
The question then taken the motion that the
House 60 into Committee Of tho Whole the Of the
Union, and it decided in the affirmative by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEASMessrs. Abercrombie James Allen, Ashe, David
J. Bailey, Thos H. Bayy, Basdae Bocock Boyce, Brock
inrdge, Bridges Caruthers Casie Chasain, Chrisman,
Churchwe, Clark, Cngman, Cobb Cox, Crage, John G.
Davis Dawson, Drum, Dunbar, Durham, Edmundson Eng
fish, Faulkner Florence, Fuller Gamble, Goode Green,
Greenwood, Grey, Hamilton, Sampson w. Harris, Wiley p.
Harris, Hendricks Henn Hubbard, HILL Hilyer Houston,
Ingerso Geo. w. Jones' j. Clancy jones' Roland Jones'
Kerr, Kidwe, Rurtz, Lamb, Lane Latham, Letcher Lilly,
Smith Miller, Msou, Odds, Mordecai Oliver, Orr Phelps
Phillips, Powell Pratt Preston, Puryear Reese Richardson,
Riddle Thomas Ritchey Robbins, Rogers, Rufn Seymour
Shannon, Shaw, Shower, Samuel A. Smith, William Smith
William r. Smith, George W. Smyh, Frederick p Stanton
Richard H. Stanton Alexander H. Stephens Hester L. Ste
vens, Straub, John j. Taylor Tweed, VAIL Vansant Wal
bridge, Walker, Walsh Warren Wesbrook Wte Daniel
Wright, Hendrick B. Wright, and Zollicofer-l05.
NAYS--Messrs. Ball, Belcher Bennett, Benson, Bugg
Campbell, Carpenter, Chandler, Crocker Cuom, Thomas
Davis Dean, De Witt, Dick Dickinson, Edgerton, Thos
Eliot Ellison, Etheridge Everhar, Farley Fagler Giddngs
Grow, Aaron Harlan, Hastings, Haven, Hester, Howe
Hughes, Hunt d. T. Jones' Kittrcdge, Knox Lndsley Lyon
Norton Andrew Oliver, Peck, Pennington John Perkins
Prngle, David Richie Russell Sabin Sage Sapp Simmons
SHELTON Sratton Andrew Stuart John L. Taylor Nathane
/ a. Taylor, Thurston, Tracy Upham Wade, Valley, Elht
b. washburne Israel Wsshburn Wells John Wentworth
and Wheesr-7O