The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-17
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE ON MONDAY


THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE ON MONDAY
We have announced the restoration Of order In the @
Of Representatives in the adoption Of Mr.. Richardson's r
luton to terminate the debate the Nebraska bill sa
urday next at IL o'clock and the postponement Of the N
ccrailroad BILL the special order until the Gath instant
The discussion the bill will proceed regularly "
doubt not until the hour fixed for its termination ar,
In the time the country will be anxious to learn v
causes which worked gratifying change in the proceed
ings by which the regular order Of business esc
II viii be remembered that the object of the obsruet
course of the minority, Thursday, Friday, and sa
day, to defeat any action Mr., Richardson's props
ton TO terminate the debate the Nebraska bill bss
Tuesday yesterday when the Nebraska bill would be y
perseded by the Paciicrailroad BILL which had been ma
the special order for that day Without the unanimOc
consent Of the House the special order could not be posi-
poned unless by suspension Of the rules which would n
qure vote Of two-thirds. On Monday Mr.. Richards1
proposed terminate the debate the Nebraska bill at
o'clock Saturday next and TO postpone the Paeihca1
road bill until Wednesday, the gath instant As there
lection made TO this proposition II became necessary to read
its object by suspension of the rules and tina, motto
made by Mr. Richardson the yeas and nays taken
resulted in vote different from tho several ostrudr
for several days previous that deem II WORTHY
special notice On the motion suspend the rules the
and nays demanded by Mr.. Orr who remarked; Nov
shall see whether those gentlemen who want time ~
debate in earnest The yeas and nays were as follow
"YEAs-Messrs. Abcrcrombc, Aiken, James G. Aha
Willis Allen, Ashe, David J. Bailey Thomas II. Bay
Banks, Barksdsle Barry Bell. Bocock, Boycc, Breks
ridge, Bridges Brooks, Caruthcrs Caskic, Chamberla
Chrisman, Churchwell, Clark, Clingman, Cobb Coqui
Cox, Craige, Cumming, John O. Davis, Dawson Dean,
Disney, Dswdell, Dunbar Durham, Eddy, Edgcrton, w
mundson Ellison, English, Faulkner, Florence Foi9
Gamble, Goodc, Green, Greenwood, Gray, Hamilton, All
drew j. Harlan, Sampson W Harris, Wiley p Harris, Hem
Hibbard, Hlyer Houston, Hughes, ngersoll Johnson Gs
W. Jones, j. Clancy Jones, Roland Jones, keitt Kerr k
WELL kittredge kurtz, Lamb, Lane, Latham, Letcher l
ley, Lindsey Macdonald McDouga McNair, Mace, Mag|
MAXWELL May, Mayali, John q. Miller, Smith Miller, MI
Morrison Noble OIds, Mordccai Oliver Orr, Pass
John Perkins, Phelps, Phillips Powell Pratt Preston pr
year, Ready, Reese Richardson, Riddle, Thomas Riehs
Robbins, Rogers Rowe, Run, Seward Seymour, Shsnna
shaw, Shower, Singleton, Samuel A. Smith, VIM. smih
VIM. r. Smith, Geo. w. Smyth, Frederick P. Stanton \
H. Stanton, Alexander II. Stephens, Hestor L. seven
Straub David Stuart, John j. Taylor Nathaniel O. TayG
Trout, Tweed Vail, Yansant, Walbridge Walker, Wsh
Warren, John Wentworth, Westbrook, White, Daniel y
Wright, Hcndrick u. Wright, and ZocoHer-l37.
"NAvs-Messrs. Ball Belcher, Benson Benton, Camped
Carpenter, Chandler, Croker, Cullom, Thomas Davis "
Witt Dick, Dickinson, Eastman Edmands, Thomas d. Ea
Evcrhart Farley, Fentop, Faglcr, Giddings, Goodrs
Grow, Harrison, Hastings Haven, Howe, HINT, Dan'e
Jones. Knox, Lyon McCuloch Mstteson Maurice Mesc'
Middleswarth, Morgan, Murray Norton Andrew olIVsI
Parker, Peck, Peckham, Pennington, Bishop Perkins r
gle, David Richie, RUSSELL Ssbin, Sage, Sapp simmop
Gcrrit Smith, Stratton, Andrew Stuart, John j. Ts@
Thurston, Tracy, Upham, Wade, Valley Elibu D. war
burne, Israel washburn, Wells, Tappan Wentworth =
Yatcs--CG..
The feature in this vote 20 which we desire TO call S
cular attention is that furnished by the fact that %
twentyeigbt more votes for the suspension Of the rue
than for going into Committee Of the Whole on the ~
instant and about thiry-sevcn moro than usually con
ued the majority the several dilaory motions To
during the several previous days This increase ~ y
vote Of the majority made up entirely with sung.
exccpton) from those democratic members who baa !"
several days usually acted with tho minority Their ha
MS nearly as we ascertain them az follows
Mcssrs. Banks, Chamberlain Dean, Edgcr,on, hlsO
Gamble, A. J. Harlan, Hughes, johnson Of Ohio, kit're
Lindsey, Mace, Macy, Mayal, Morrison Seymour, II :
Stevens, Trout, Wentworth