Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-30
RECAPI'TULhTiu
inv in favor of the Bill,-rllIRTEEN.'

pit. hlCilhTurnH tutTcllDH llOHcu NEc'OH-iuo'-
Of the vote, and that the motion 10 reconsider hey
on the table. Carried. lie next moved a rrcon'Sa
utioil Of the vote by which the title Was agreed to-
that that motion BE- laid Oh tho table. Cnrried. u
the bill was finally PASSED by the House, beyond
power of recall, and WIN sent 10 the Senate for"
currcnrc. In the Senate yesterday, il WAS rtGl %
nml objection being made TO its second rea'iihi'
could not be proceeded with Uu that day according
the rules, but will doubtless be read a second time
day, and speedily concurred in, signed W Tue III
dent, and become Il law. ,
The bill thu. about 10 lac enacted, il tho 'saS
in substance, and nearly tho same i'll w"rds, ns q,
which passcd the Senate II month ngn, e1crl, 'aT y
onits what is cGllod the Clayton amendment IL
amendment, it will be- remembered. was lii'rco'
by Mr.. CLAYTON just before tho passage oi the ~; =
provided that s'thr right of a~uiIragr and Of hor.a
office shall b" exercised only by citIzens oi the 'h'
States" 1t il now stricken out.
The way in which the Senate bill was diip''Vta
for the Ilou.c bin, and got ont OF Committee o. !
whole, is II rauti"n TO minnritirs who a'telnp' ms
fen, the will Of the majority by parliamentary 'aET
The minority hnd for several days been aS'.'
themselves OF such icrlinicalitir- for the PURGE
stnving OF Il final vOt" oil the bill, although me! b.
very well TINT there was q clnnr majority Oh 'Grm'
beers in itr favor. In one sense they hnd II i7sh'w "
~ md the minority hud al equal riGh, 20 az"
them with their " weapons il they would: .
Monday Inst, when The House, by @ vote 81 l"'T
had rc-nlvtrt ,hcIna"lvc+ in:" II Committee 81 !
Whole, and resumed the consideration 81 INC ~
bill 10 organize the Territories Of Nebraska ahu u
saS.-
"Nir. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, moved 10 s:r'Sg
the cIlnrtiug clulsc of the pending hiur 'IhF -
bill,l with n vicw To eat oil all amendments a-
report the bill tn the House, 10 bo voiec ugoI n
support of this motion, he read the li'hh fue'
lows:
- 4 a.. A. t..i. ,"t ,In rnorf,Nu wOrtt " o II
shall have precedence OF Il motion 10 aaAcNC "l
carried, shall be considered equivalent TO III ~
ton .1
'lf tie committee would strike out the eas%
clause, the bill could DC reported to the HoE'e !
out further amendments. When in the Hou"'
question would be upon agreeing 20 ,hut rrl'"
friends Of the hill would then vote II down i, i
then be in order, aftcr TINT vote was taken, ~ ~,
chairman ofthc committee on TIs4altoGirt iM"r
%ARDSoSl 70 move the adoption q 4, snbs!iu9,.
they ull wished to vote upon. The friends VI v.
standing together thon, could be brought 10 ~ IA
Icrily upon the measure. In this way they VI I'm !
rid of those continuous m0tlODs tD amend i"VG D
made this motion because he thought u WE -
House should be voting nn the bill. The ineoc
enemies Of the mealrlrt. had discussed il III Tue :
and in the House and throughout The couuniL T.
mind of every maII, ho had no doubt, WAS Me-.
This WAS like throwing m apple intoa horleti
Nv EtsiAicHiNi ~ '' -
were caught, and struggled in vain t" e'c'r+
sorts Of ditlicul;ir. we're started, onf amer nh. =
but they were all successively overrTlel' ~
the decision OF the CHAIR, or Of the iioG:o,
till nj length, the vote wua tultrn Oh s''A.mS
e~nucting clause Of tii: House Bill, and enst .IhGa
vote OF luz 10 ID lnust Of the ni'i:or'! Na,nrse
vote. The bill, thus beheade'l. wu. then alI +
the House, and the previous question o'ur 'IS i
question then being, whether the hoG T1"Ic, nd
10 the report Of the Committee Vi the " n " The . Z
out the %e!lacting clause, it was de'ldea ~ Kid
tire, by yeas ~, maya H.: IiiercupHh, above, +
sou moved the Senate bill, modified a. ar VI, B
substitute for the House Bill, which n''. nIrrd
ried-ll5 to %. The bill WAS theM s,,,er, p
w Sras a absent, several OF whom ha! pa...1 H,faa
some were absont on account oil scSn nno.s tbs
been present, there is no roason 10 tapp
result would have been different.