Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-13

forty men, should be cut off from debate. If the |
gentleman will consent 10 a modification of his
resolution in such manner as 10 enable gentle
men 10 speak who desire to
Mr.. RICHARDSON. decline 10 modify the |
resolution, and call for vote on the previous |
question.
MEMBER, TO Mr.. EDGERros) How much
time do you want?
Mr.. EDGERToN Say ill Saturday, al twelve
o'clock.
ICrier of "Orderm
Mr. EDGERTON. move that there be a call
OF the House.
Mr.. CAMPBELL call for the yeas and nays
on that motion.
The yeas and nays were ordered
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Being slow of mind, have
not been able TO make up my opinion on the mo-
ton offered by my colleagues therefore ask TO
be excused from voting.
Mr.. CULLOM. | move that the gentleman
from Ohio be excused from voting.
Mr.. FARLEY. call for the yeas and nays on
that motion.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois. l move 10 lay
the motion of the gentleman from Tennessee Mr..
CuLLoMl upon the table; and on that motion de-
mand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois
Mr.. WENTWORTH moves TO lay the motion to ex-
cuse the gentleman from Ohio Mr.. CAMPBELL
| upon the table. The Chair decides that that mo-
ton is not in order, for the reason that nothing
| can be accomplished by it. The motion TO excuse
the gentleman from Ohio must be taken without
/ debate Upon that motion the yeas and nays
| have been demanded.
! The yeas and nays were ordered.
/ The question was then taken; and there were
| yeas IS, nays 102.
So the House refused to excuse the gentleman
| from Ohio from voting
| Mr.. DEAN. ! rise to privileged question. |
| move TO reconsider the vote by which the House
refused to lay the resolution offered by the gentle
| man from Illinois Mr.. RIcHARpsoNl upon the Ia
BILE. ! appeal TO the gentleman from Illinois TO
extend the time for closing debate until Saturday
next, so as TO give the opponents OF the Dill iar
opportunity 10 be heard
Mr.. CAMPBELL move 10 lay the melton TO
reconsider upon the table; and upon that motion
demand the yeas and nays.
| Mr.. HAMILTON. ! rise to a question Of order;
that the motion made by the gentleman from New
York Mr.. DEAN is not in order.
| The SPEAKER. For what reason?
Mr. HAMILTON. Because it accomplishes
nothing.
4 The SPEAKER. The Chair is Of the opinion
that the motion 10 reconsider is not in order The
i object which the gentleman from New York Mr..
DEAN has in view could be attained quite as well
by voting against the adoption of the resolution
moved by the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. RICH
ARDsoN,l or by moving again TO lay the resolution
i upon the table.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia. Is the motion
] to reconsider debatable?
The SPEAKER. II is not debatable.
i Mr.. SAGE / move TO reconsider the vote by
! which the House refused TO excuse the gentleman
from Ohio Mr.. CAMPBELL from voting, and TO lay
the motion TO reconsider upon the table. Upon
that motion call for the yeas and nays.
4 The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New
York MIR. SAGEl did not vote with the majority,
aud therefore cannot make the motion.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. voted with
slider.
Mr.. WENTWORTH move TO lay the mo-
ton 10 reconsider upon the table.
Mr.. SAGE. Upon that motion | demand the
yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was then taken; and there were
yeas l09, nays 62.
| So the motion to reconsider was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. KERR. desire to make a suggestion,
which think will prove satisfactory TO the House,
if they will allow me TO make IT,
/ [Cres of g Hear HIM y :" Hear himnl
My suggestion is this am not disposed my
self TO curla the debate, as everybody knows. ]
! am disposed 10 see the rules of the House fairly
4 executed, and the public business transacted 1
propose that debate shall be extended through the
present week, with the understanding that it shall
be likewise extended so as 10 close during the next
| week ] ask the general consent Of the House
that this arrangement be made, and that the con-
sideration of the Pacific railroad bill be postponed
one week. think that fair proposition APP
peal TO gentlemen by their love Of order, and their
|
esce in this proposition 10 extend the time of dis
cussion.
The SPEAKER. The Chair will state to gen.
tlemen that on next Tuesday, and froa day 10
day until disposed of the Pacific railroad bill is
, TO be considered as special order. That special
order cannot be postponed except by unanimous
, consents but if unanimous consent is given, il can
be postponed to particular day, when it will be
the special order at that particular day.
! Mr. ETHERIDGE. Will the House permit
me to make suggestion and statement to the
House, ] am one of those who would resist, in
any reasonable manner, all efforts 10 stihe debate
upon the question which has been discussed for
7 the last week or ten days. desire that all gen.
! temen should have hearing upon this subject
who are disposed 10 speak. My proposition is
! this and think all will see its fairness and its
practicablity, TO go on with the debate, and then,
when all the gentlemen have been heard who
desire TO speak, those who propose TO close the
debate will certainly have good reason for doing
: so.
And if the proposition that has been made to
close debate on this question to-day or to-mor-
; row be carried, there will be then many members
who desired 10 speak, but who could not be heard.
Now, il appears 10 me, that if we were allowed
TO go on with the discussion of this bill, we might
close in four or FIVE days. Let US, therefore, go
on with debate in proper spirit, and then, when
members who desired have made their speeches,
debate may be closed
The SPEAKER. The Chair presumes hat the
gentleman HoW ieDnessee ulu not understand
the statement of the Chair and if he will indulge
him. the Chair will repeat his explanation. When
Tuesday comes, the special order, 10 take up the
Pacific railroad bill will supersede all other bust
ness and the proposition submitted by the gentle
man from North Carolina Mr.. KERR is TO post
pone the consideration Of that measure for one
week.
Several gentlemen addressed the Chair.
= The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ten
ne.see [Mr ETHERIDGEl still has the floor.
Mr. ETHERIDGE. Ii seems TO be conceded
by the friends of the bill, well as by its :
mics that fair discussion is all that is required.
Now, there are many gentlemen, no doubt, who
feel personal solicitude upon this measure, and
who desire to be heard If that is the case il is
very hard to have debate closed within one, or
two, or three days. Suppose we should go on
and consume another week, and then debate
should not be concluded on this bill, we might
see that ii could be closed in one or two days
more. Suppose that, when we adjourn on Sat