The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-22

Souths where they were all uned or vas " not 'hey oI
the North who had 10 before the Tree Siaes 10 Justy
their 10 favor OF the bill II they were TO stem The
current OF anatcsm and show Their reasons Tor support
ing the bill. would they not have The opportunity 10 40
so fully in the Committee OF the Whoe' u was oill
full OF words and proyisos, which rendered II Impossible
fop common 10 understand, unless 1t were uy ana
fairlye scussed
He was also opposed TO the provso introduced BY Sem
ator BADGER abrogatng all laws which existed 10 ihe
Territory previous 10 lis annexation contendng iat thas
proyiso bore on lis very face The pnnepe OF in'efven-
ton.
The people Of the North at present understood but lit
tie OF the bill He would venture to cay that not one OF
the $500 cergymen who had peloned against The bill
had read IT, and be believed that II the North could De IN
duced TO throw aside their ianaclsm they would see
that the bill would be much TO their beneht as could
be TO the South. 1t afforded, in his humble Judgment,
(when stripped OF the obnoxious proyisos to which be
had Ieerred the best OF restricting slavery, as
placed the question in the hands OF the people il was
bill emnently favorable to the North. and upon full
and air udg of they would discover il 10 be
and II was TO afford the opportunity OF forming such
judgment that be desired II TO go to The Committee oil The
Whole.
Gentlemen had said they would never reach il in the
Committee OF the Whole. Ii there were majority will
ing TO lay aside the other bills The calendar they could
lake up The bill when they pleased and II there was not
such majority there would be no hope OF passing the
bill.
Since the introduction OF the BILL there had been kind
of civil instruction in the North upon the identical ques
ton OF slavery and he desired. when they took up sub
ect which had enlisted the sympathies and feelings OF
men so deeply, that the House would avoid everything
like the appearance OF conirivance or parliamentary
tactics. They did not belong 10 OF this magnitude
they deaced from The character of the House, and gave
rise to suspicious. They must have full frank, and
manly discussion. They must bring the bill down in
whether the Badger proyso did did not introduce the
principle OF Intervention. The more he had thought
abeu. il. The more h be had believed mat it did
siton TO commit the bill 10 the Committee of the Whole
il the gentleman from New York would couple with it
special order specifying the time during which ii was to
Mr.. CUTTING took the suggestion; blu, did not his
friend from illinois know that il required two-thirds OF
the House TO make special order, and if he adopted
that as an amendment, then il would require thirds
TO pass his proposition He could not, therefore, adopt
that amendment
Mr. RICHARDSON explained tina, he did not object to
full and fair discussion OF the bill and asked the gen.
tleman from New York whether he would not have bad
fair opportunity to do that if he and his fneBds had
voted Tor the proposition he had made previously TO
into Committee OF the Whole in order to reach the bill of
similar character already on the calendar OF the
mitee
Mr. CUTTING would ask whether such proceeding
bad ever been heard of that OF bill OF such wide
spread interest the before the House being al
lowed 10 lay upon the Speakers table, instead OF going
at once into the Committee of The Whole upon il and
discussing it, What need there OF such departure
from the customary forms OF legislation!
Mr. RICHARDSON said the bill he had reported from
the Committee on Territories, which referred to the
Committee OF the Whole, substantially th
the one now on the table.
Mr.. CUTTING said, whether it were not. every
gentleman must Judge for himself from what he has
and il il be the idea of the chairman Of the Committee
on Territories that the bill reported by that committee
was substantially the that which had undergone
repeated alteration in the Senate, there difference
between himself and that gentleman upon the structure
OF those two bills; and when they to vote the
final passage OF the bill they would who and who
was not in favor OF the great principle OF granting to the
people OF every organized community the right to frame
the laws their own statute book There should be,
far as he was concerned, nothing smolhesed up.
Mr., RICHARDSON hoped The gentleman did not mean
10 insinuate that he tMr desired TO smother anything
Mr. CUTTING explained that he did not apply the
remark TO the gentleman from illinois, any other gen.
tieman the floor He concluded his remarks by moving
that the bill be referred to the Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union, and that II be printed; and
upon that be demanded the previous question
Mr. TAYLOR, of Ohio. asked the gentleman TO with
draw the demand for the previous question.
Mr. CUTTING declined TO do
Mr. STANTON. OF Tennessee, inquired whether, il
the bull were referred TO the Committee OF the Whole, il
could be made to lake the place OF the already the
calendar OF that committee
The SPEAKER. Not without the unanimous consent
Mr. EWING moved to 90 into Committee OF the
Whole on the state OF the Union; which he demanded
the yeas and Nays which, however, not ordered
MI. PRESTON asked if it would be in order to move
TO adjourn the consideration OF the subject until 10
morrow at two O'Clock
The SPEAKER said the demand for the previous ques.
lion must be disposed OF first.
Mr. CUTTING said he had been requested by many
gentlemen 10 withdraw bis demand for the previous
question bu, he wished fairly towards all, be
must decline to do so, having declined when first asked
by the gentleman from Ohio. mir TAYLoR.l
The question on the demand for the previous Ques-
ton was then taken, and 1l3 seconded the demand
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, desired TO know il il was not
customary refer Senate bills TO their appropriate
mttee first tCries of "Oh, never mind lhatnl
MIR. STANTON, of Tennessee, renewed his question,
and asked the unanimous consent OF the House 10 allow
the bill take the place the calendar OF that reported
from the Committee Territories ICres OF No, no y
The question committing the bill TO the Committee OF
the Whole on the state OF the Union then taken
and agreed to--yeas ITO, nays 95
There are forty bills the calendar OF the Com
miitee OF the Whole. and this will stand the ffteth
Mr.. CUTTING then moved 10 reconsider the vote just
taken and 10 lay The motion The table; which latter
motion agreed io--yeas ITO, nays 90.
So the motion TO reconsider lard upon the table.
The House adjourned al o'clock.