Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER stated that the first business in orde
was the call Of the States and Territories for resolutions

The SPEAKER stated that the first business IN order
was the call Of the States and Territories for resolutions
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.
M. RICHARDSON / move that the House resolve
itself into Committee Of the Whole the state OF the
Union, avowng my purpose If the House shall agree to
the notion to take such action, should be sustained by
majority Of the committee will lay aside all the pre-
cedng business the calendar in order to reach the
bills organizing the Territorial Governments OF Nebraska
and Kansas.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. will the gentleman from Illinois al
low me to PROFOUND to him question?
Mr.. RICHARDSON have made my notion
\, Mr.. CAMPBELL. Idesire to understand
TCries Of Question Question" ,E
Mr.. CLINGMAN. l object to any irregular discus
Mr. CAMPBELL. The gentleman from Illinois was
permitted make his statement, and simply desire to
PROFOUND question, in order that we may have full IN
formation the proposed plan of action That is all
wish to understand whether the gentleman Intends II
the House 60 into committee, to move to set aside and
thus postpone the consideration Of the deficiency bill 1t
is q measure of very great Importance
[Cries of " order F" order,
Mr. CUTTING. This matter had better be disposed Of
at once. Why should there be any delays
Mr.. WHEELER ask consent to present remon-
STRANGE Of several hundred citizens legal voters of New
York against the repeal of the Missouri compromise
Mr.. HAMILTON objected.
Several MEMBERS. Present it under the rule
Mr.. WHEELER Perhaps the gentleman from Mary
land would like to object to that also.
Mr. then presented the remonstrance under the rule
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia. The motion of the gem
tleman from Illinois is avery important one and it is i'm
portant there should be full House. therefore move
call of the House.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. demand the yeas and nays on that
motion.
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. MACE, of Indiana stated that on Yesterday even.
ing he paired off with Mr. POWELL of Virginia, on all
questions appertaining to Nebraska and Kansas.
Mr. DRUM Of Pennsylvania said that he had been re-
ouesed to state that his colleagues Messrs JONES and
HESTER had paired off on the Nebraska and Kansas
question
Mr. SEYMOUR, of Connecticut, stated that he had
paired off with Mr.. CAsKrE Of Virginia and that Mr.
AIKEN of South Carolina had paired off with Mr. APPLE
TON, of Massachusetts, Mr. AIKEN and himself, how
ever being opposite sides of the question: had agreed
to vote on the Nebraska and Kansas question.
The question then taken the motion that there
be call of the House, and it decided in the arma-
tive: Yeas l65, nays H.
The roll was accordingly called when hundred and
ninety seven members responded to their names.
The following named gentlemen were absent: Mr.. Ap-
pLEToN, of Massachusetts, paired OIL with Mr. AIKEN Oh
South Carolina y Mr. BIssELL, of Illinois; Mr. Bliss, OF
Ohio, (paired off with Mr.. EwIsG, Of Kentucky j MT.
CARUTHERs of Missouri (paired off with Mr. CHASE, OF
New York j Mr.. CAsxIE, of Virginia. (pared of with Mr..
SEYMOUR, Of Connecicut;) Mr.. CHASE, of New York,
(paired off with Mr. CARuTHERs Of Missouri Mr. CHAs-
TAIN Of Georgia. (paired off with Mr. MORRISON, Of New
Hampshire J Mr. DENT, of Georgia Mr. Cook Of Iowa;
Mr. DE WITT of Massachusetts, Mr. EWING, of Kentucky
(paired off with Mr.. BLISS Of Ohio MIR. FULLER, OF
Maine Mr.. FAULKSER Of Virginia; Mr. GREY, OF Ken
lucky, (pared off with Mr.. PRINoLE, OF New York MI
HARLAN of Ohio (pared off with Mr.. HILL, OF Kentucky
Mr. HARLAN, of Indiana; Mr. HARRIS, Of Mississippi;
Mr. HASTINGS, Of New York; Mr. HESTER of Pennsylva-
MIA, (paired off with his colleague, Mr.. JONES Mr.
HILL of Kentucky, (paired off with Mr. HARLAN, Ohio
Mr. JONES' of Pennsylvania paired of with his colleague
Mr. HESTER y Mr.. McMuLLEs, Of Virginia, (paired on
with Mr.. NICHOLS, Of Ohio Mr. McoUEES ol SCUM ga
rona; Mr.. MORGAN, Of New York; Mr. MORRISON Of
New Hampshire (paired off with Mr. CHAsTAIN, OF Geo;)
Mr. NICHOLS of Ohio, (paired off with Mr. McMULLEN,
of Virginia y Mr. RITcHEY, Of Ohio Mr. POWELL, OF Va,
(paired of with Mr. MACE of Indiana Mr. PRINaLE, of
New York. paired off with Mr. GREY, Of Kentucky Mr..
LERs of Maryland Mr.. STANTON Of Tennessee, paired
off with Mr.. YATES of Illinois Mr.. WEsTBRooK of New
York; and Mr.. YATES of Illinois, (paired Of with Mr.
| STANTON Of Tennessee.
The doors were then closed, when recev
ed the absentees, all Of whom excused OF
them the ground Of being detained from the House by
ndisposon; others because absent from the city on &C
count Of illness in their families and others because de-
tanned ut home by urgent business engagements
On motion Of Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed with
| The SPEAKER stated that the question REQUIRED on
the motion that the House so into Committee OF the
! Whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr. HAMILTON demanded the yeas and nays on that
notion which we're ordered and, being taken, resulted
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Abercrombie, Aiken james G. Allen Will
lis Allen Ashe David j. Bailey, Thos H. Bayy, Barksdale,
Barry Bell Bocock, Boyce, Brccknrdgc, Bridges Brooks
Chrsman, Churchwe Clark Cngman, Cobb, Colquitt Cox
Dunbar Dunham Eddy, Edmundson John M Elliott, Eng
fish, Florence Goode Green, Greenwood Hamilton, sampson
i W. Harris, Hendricks, Henn Hbbard Hiiycr, Houston
Ingersol, Geo. w. JONES' Roland Jones, Ke Kerr Md
Macdonald, McDougall, MoNair, MAXWELL Msy, John y
Miller Smith Miller, Mlson, Noble 0lds, Mordecn ohver
Orr Packer John Perkins Phelps, Phillips Preston Pur
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