Washington sentinel., 1854-05-23
a Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union on the Nebraska Kansas bill.
Mr.. WHEELER asked leave 10 submit the fol-

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Mr. CLINGMAN objected to the reception 0
the resolution
Mr. WHEELER moved suspension of tn,
rules.
The SPEAKER, after brief explanation, de
cided that the question on the motion of Mr. RICH
ARDsoN must first be put.
Mr.. DEAN demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered and, being taken, resulted-yeas
105, nays TO-
So the House resolved itself into a Comlniite.
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr. OLD,
in the chair, and took up the
NEBRAsKA AND KANSAS BILL.
The question having been stated
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved to strike
out the enatcting clause of the pending bill, (that
OF the HouseJ His design was to cut of all
amendments, and TO have the bill reported 10 the
House and voted upon. In support of this mo-
ton, he read the llgth rule, as follows: .4
|" A motion TO strike oul the enacting words of
bill shall have precedence Of motion 10 amend
and, il carried, shall be considered equivalent to
its rejection 70
Let the COMMITTEE he said, strike out the enact
ing clause of this BILL and let il thus be reported
10 the House, and have no further amendments
When we get into the House, the question will be
on agreeing TO that report. The friends of the bill
Will vote II down. Then we will have the bill be-
fore the House, and can vote on IT, Then il will
be in order for the chairman of the Committee on
Territories to move his substitute as an amend
ment, which all of us wish to vote upon. The
friends of the bill standing together, then we will
be brought directly to vote on the measure. In
.hls way we will get rid of the continuous mo-
tions to amend. He made this motion because he
thought il was time the House should be voting
on the bill. The friends and enemies Of the mea-
sure have discussed il in the Senate and in the
House, and throughout the country The mind
of every man, he doubted not was made up AL
ready had motions been made TO amend il in its
important features, and
Mr. GlDDlNGS here rose, saying the motion of
the gentleman was not in order.
The CHAIRMAN decided the motion was in
order.
Mr.. DRUM inquired whether the gentleman
from Georgia contemplated, if the motion should
prevail, that the gentleman from Illinois rMr.
RIcHARDsoN] should move the previous question
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia II is to bring
the House to vote directly on the substitute, and
il is the object of the friends Of the bill to have
vote Immediately that they may go and attend to
other business. s
Mr.. DEAN raised point Of order, but
The CHAIRMAN overruled it.
. Mr. CHANDLER merely rose 10 protest solemn
y against this extraordinary gag TO be applied 10
the passage of this bi and to say while il is pro-
posed majority may thus ride roughshod over
Mr.. PRESTON dnterrupting) said he exceed
ingly disliked to do SO, but he must rise to ques
ton OF order. The proposition was not debatable
Y Mr. CHANDLER was satisfied it could not but
be painful to any member of this House. The
minority had stood before the House on the Con-
stitution OF the country, and the rules of this
House, solemny adopted for its regulation; and
while they had stood up manfully and constitu-
ionally against the efforts ofhose who had proved
growing majority while they had read day by
day In the papers( the organs of the administration
not merely invitations 10 come over against the
minority, but intimations that while they Were in
The opposition they were losing their influence in
The executive departments, and while the MINORS
ty had thus seen themselves threatened, if not
wasted by those insidious attacks, they had not
resorted 10 any mode of defeating the bill which
was not recognised by the Constitution of the
country, and warranted by the rules Of the House.
He complained that the majority had driven the
minority from the shelter Of the 1--WE minutes de-
bate.
Mr. WASHBURN, of Maine, raised question
that the motion Of Mr.. STEPHENS was not in order
and read from the note TO the 119th rule to show
that the practice ofthe House was the contrary 10
that motion. The rule, as construed by the Chair
and the majority was volative of the rights of the
minority. The CHAIRMAN overruled the point of
order
Mr. ROGERS felt it due to himself TO intro
ducc an amendment to the bill [the Clayton
amendment in the Senate bil but objection was
made.
Mr.. DICKINSON likewise wished 10 offer an
amendment to the bill but consent as not given.
Much confusion prevailed throughout the pro-
ceedings.
\ Mr. DEAN moved that the committee rise, but
the motion wasnegatved-ayes So, noes 104
The question REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr.
STEPHENS, to strike out the enactng clause ofthe
bill, and teers were ordered.
Mr.. DEAN. Let the minority refuse TO vote
and leave the House without quorum. Oppose
tyranny by revolution! Cries Of "order,n "order,n
and great confusion.
The affirmative vote was taken--ayes 1O2.
Messrs. SAGE, FARLEY and Others cried out 10
the minority, Don't vote, don'tvote Y
The CHAIRMAN decided the question carried
but vote in the negative was demanded and
taken, with the result-22. 84Af f
The committee then rose-ayes 101, noes 2
the minority generally failing 10 vote
The SPEAKER resumed the Chair; when
various questions Of order were raised by oppo-
nenfs of the bill, with the view of defeating ac-
ton upon it,
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the previous ones.
ton on the report from the Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
Motions to adjourn were made and voted down
by yeas and nays Questions too, were raised
relative TO appeals from decisions Of the Chair &C.
During the proceedings, utl
Mr.. WALSH renewed point Of order submit
ted by him before, as follows!
THAT the rules of this House, and of all other
e islave bodies, are enacted for the express pur-
pose of facitating and not retarding the public
business and that all motions made, as the pres
ent, and sundry previous motions have evidently
been made with the sole and unconcealed object
of embarrassing and preventing the legitimate ac-
tion of this House, are clearly and unquestionaby
out Of order, and for these reasons That the
whole theory of our government is based upon the
right Of the majority 10 govern fairly and not des-
politically"
Mr.. CAMPBELL objected to the reading Of any
argument.
Mr.. WALSH said he would then withdraw the
argument, as the gentleman could not stand H.
The following was the concluding paragraph Of
Mr.. WALsH's proposition
"That the majority during the whole discussion
Of the question now at issue, have already acted
with liberaty and forbearance unparalleled, and
that any farther extension Of it, while subversive
of the public interest, would tend to establish
precedent which would enable any captious mi
nority TO entirely control the Legislation Of the
country
AT seven O'Clock the question was taken on
laying the bill upon the table, and decided in the
negative--yeas o. nays liz.
The question recurring on seconding the de-
mand for the previous question,
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