Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13

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! Mr.. FLAGLER moved that the House adjourn whic
motion was negatived: Yeas 6S, nays 90.
i Mr. WAsHBURN, fMane, moved that when the Hous
adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet Monday next whic
| motion did not prevail Yeas AZ, nays 104.
/ Mr. VALLEY moved that the House adjourn Whic
motion was not agreed to: Yeas 81, nays 81.
The question then REQUIRED on the appeal Of Mr. CAMP
BELL from the decision OF the Chair; when
On motion of Mr.. CLINGMAN, it laid the table
| Yeas 104, nays 81.
Mr. MAURICE moved reconsider the vote Just taken
Mr.. ORR moved to lay the motion to reconsider tn
table.
! The SPEAKER decided the motion out of ORDER ant
referred the gentleman similar decision made durn,
the present session. which sustained by very lag
majority Of the House
| Mr.. CAMPBELL appealed from the decision of thu
| Chair
MIR. HAMILTON moved to lay the appeal on the table
which motion decided in the affirmative: Yeas 95
nays Al
Mr. MATTEsoN moved that the House adjourn which
motion negatived: Yeas r. nays 88.
Mr.. SAGE moved that when the House adjourn to-day
it adjourn to meet Monday next; which motion was
decided in the negative by yeas and nays.
The question REQUIRED the motion for call of the
Mr.. MEACHAM asked to be excused from voting or
that motion
Tho SPEAKER, in accordance with previous deci
sion, ruled the motion out of order.
Mr.. SAGE appealed from the decision Of the Chair.
Mr.. COBB said that if the House would allow him he
would tender the olive branch at this late hour Cries
| of "np," |" no" let us vote, ," g hear him."
| MR. CULLOM hoped the gentleman from Alabama
would be permitted to tender the olive branch
| Objections made. .a3& @
| On motion of Mr. RICHARDSON, the appeal of Mr.
SAGE was then laid tie table; Yeas 10O nays 81.
| Mr.. RICHARDSON then withdrew the demand for the
previous question: saying that he desired to modify his
| resolution. TCries Of sshear," :. hear."1
He then modified his resolution to make it pro-
pose to close the debate in five minutes after the House
srton
the state Of the Unon and renewed the demand for the
previous question.
Mr.. WHEELER moved that the House adjolrr which
motion was disagreed to: Yeas 65, nays IS.
A motion made that when the House ,djourn to-
day it adjourn to meet on Monday next. ~
Mr.. CAMPBELL asked to be excused from voting on
that motion.
The SPEAKER stated that the motion wa, not in or
der, the motion to adjourn over having precedence.
Mr.. CAMPBELL called the attention Of the Chair to
precedent where such motion had been entertained.
MIR. SEWARD desired tho question settled whether q
gentleman could ask to be excused from yotig without
stating his for doing, and thus abse the
yileges Of the House?
Mr. CAMPBELL desired to say, in regard tdabuses of
privilege that it matter between him and his
ituents and not between the honorable gentleman from
Georgia and himself. t,."
Mr., SEWARD. 1t is matter which involves tie charac-
ter Of the House.
Mr.. CAMPBELL appealed from the decsbn Of the
Chair, and referred the Chair to similar cse which
is47s oe''N - '.''o0 go ' ''-'-' :
The SPEAKER did not doubt but that the gntleman
could find precedent for his notion but it WIS prac
tice which ought to have been corrected ling ago.
Laughter.
motion to adjourn was then made and disagreed to
Yeas II, nays S6. .-.E &.s.
Mr.. MORGAN. move that when the House ,djourns,
it be to meet Monday next and on that moton de-
mand the yeas and nays 5..
. Mr.. CAMPBELL. 1 ask to be excused from Voting on
that question, and move that be excused
The SPEAKER The Chair decides that the g,nteman
cannot be permitted .. ..
Chair to the fact that it has been decided heretore
Cries Of g order ."l es
Mr.. SEWARD. / wish to have the question settled
whether the gentleman ask to be excused without
furnishing 1t abuse Of the privilege of the
| rte, put the question that ground. ,a.
The Chair overrues the question Of
oen,laoaT - -. the gentleman from Ohio Unless the
Mr.. CAMPBELL appeal, .ae question = Settled. !.
man from Georgia, that MAJ ~ ~ ahnsa ~ @ ho
tween me and my constituents md not between that gen
Mr.. SEWARD. The question Avo,ve. 81. choroo,sr
of this House. So'es 'ne charas'er
The SPEAKER. The Chair trusts DAT tho House will
allow the gentleman from Ohio preset anv authority
he may have on the question. -
Mr. CAMPBELL. appeal from the dec; 80 tho
Char and refer to case where the question was pre-
sel.eu 70 tne house on motion to adjourn in lS47
send the journal to the Clerks desk that it NAV o
What the gentleman may find e.e precedent for his po-
on but it error and ought to have been cor
rected long ago, [Great laughter
Mr.. CAMPBELL. take an appeal from the decision
Of the Chair. ...
Mr. INGERsoLL And that that appeal be
laid upon the table.
Mr. HIBBARD. l would make the point of order whe-
her appeal from the decision Of the Chair is in order
motion to fix the time to which the House shall ad-
journ?
The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks that the House may
FIX its rules If it contradios itself every day it is
not the fault of the Chair but its fault Laughter
The Chair will go further if the House is disposed
do foolish thing, the Chair must indulge it. Renewed
laughter .
Mr.. HUGHES. / move that the House do now id
journ and that motion demand the yeas and nays.
Mr.. CUMMING. Is the motion Of the gentleman from
New York in order? We have just voted down similar
motion.
The SPEAKER. The motion to adjourn is in order
Since the House last refused adjourn there has been
motion made for adjournment till Monday, q question Of
order, and appeal from the decision of the Chair.
is narrowing the question down pretty closely but ht
Chair holds that the motion must be entertained.
The question taken; and the motion was decidet
in the negative: Yeas II, nays S.
The SPEAKER. The question now recurs the mo
ton to lay the appeal from the decision of the Chair
| the table. ..@~
The question taken and was decided in the af
frmative: Yeas l0S, nays So.
| MIR. MORGAN. l move that the House do now ad
journ; and on that motion demand the yeas and nays
Mr.. GROW. move that when the House adjourns i
| be to meet on Monday next.
MIR. CULLOM. If o motion be made to adjourn owe
for longer period than that to Monday would 1t no
have precedence? 3
The SPEAKER. II would
Mr.. FENT0N rise to a privileged question Imov
to reconsider the the House by which the appeal
the gentleman from Ohio MIR CAnppEr "a from, The do