Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-09
House of Representatives.
"A AND KANSAS BILL.

Mr.. RICHARDSON rose and addressed the
chair.
The SPEAKER said the first business in order
was calling the States for resolutions.
!. Mr.. RICHARDSON. | move TO suspend the
rules and that the House resolve itself into
Committee of the Whole on the state of thel
Union.
Mr.. BENNETT. call for the regular order.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. | avow my purpose, if
the House shall agree TO the motion, to take such
action, should be sustained by the majority, as
will lay aside all the preceding business on the
calendar in order to reach the bills organizing the
territorial governments of Nebraska and kansas.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. Will the gentleman allow
me to PROFOUND question
Mr.. RICHARDSON. ! have made the motion.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. hope after the gentleman
from Illinois has had the benefit of making state
ment that will be allowed to PROFOUND ques-
ton.
/ Mr.. CLINGMAN. No. / object to all irregu-
lar discussion.
Cries of question "question." There was
much confusion in the hail.
!. The SPEAKER called 10 ORDER and requested
gentlemen to suspend their conversation.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. The gentleman from Hi
nois was permitted to make statement, and now
simply wish to PROFOUND question as TO the
proposed plan of action. (Cries OF no, no." !
wish to understand whether, If the House shall go
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union the gentleman will move to set aside or
postpone the consideration OF the deficiency bill,
which is measure of very great Importance.
(Cries of (" order" g order"
Mr.. CUTTING. This matter had better be dis
posed of at once, without further delay about it.
Cries OFFS question" question"
Mr.. WHEELER asked the consent ofthe House
to present remonstrance of several hundred citi-
zens of New York against the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, compromise
Mr.. HAMILTON objected, amid loud cries Of
put it in under the rule 'srefer it under the
rule"
Mr.. WHEELER. Perhapsthe gentleman from
Maryland would like to object to that also.
He then presented the remonstrance under the
rule.
The SPEAKER again nterposed to quiet the
confusion which prevailed in the hail.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, in order 10 have
a full attendance, and deeming this to be highly
interesting question, moved that there be call Of
the House. a
This was agreed to-yeas 1885, nays II.
The House having been called, one hundred
and ninety-seven gentlemen answered to their
names.
The doors were closed, and excuses made for
the absentees. Some of them were reported to be
sick, others to have sickness death in their
families, while number Of them were absent
from the city
The following named gentlemen, it was stated,
have "paired off,, that is, friend and foe of the
bill agreeing not TO vote onit-the arrangement be-
ing made to accommodate gentlemen necessarily
with Mr.. EWING; Mr.. CARuTHERs with Mr.. CHASE;
Mr.. CAsKIE with Mr. SEYMOUR; Mr.. CHAsTAIN with
Mr. MORRISON; Mr.. GRAY with Mr.. PRINGLE; Mr..
HARLAN, Of Ohio, with Mr. HILL; Mr.. HESTER
with Mr.. j. CLANCY JONES; Mr.. McMULLEN with
Mr.. NICHOLS; Mr.. POWELL with Mr. MACE and,
Mr.. STANTON. of Tennessee, with Mr.. Yates.
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, moved that all
further proceedings in the call be dispensed with.
The motion was agreed to, and the doors were
again opened.
Thu nnaston racurr;ny an the motion IN pr inf
a Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union,
Mr. HAMILTON demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered and, having been taken, re-
sulted--yeas 100, nays IS, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Abercrombie, Aiken, James G. Allen,
Barksdale Barry, Bell, Bocock, Boyce Breckenridge,
Bridges, Brooks, Chrsman Churchwel Clark Clingman,
son. disney Dowdell, Dunbar, Dunhan, Eddy, Edmund
son. John NJ Elliott, English, Florence, Goode Green,
Hem, Hubbard, Hiyer, Houston Ingersoli, George W.
Jones' Roland Jones' Kcitt Kerr, Kidwe kurtz, Lamb,
Lane Leher % Lns ds 4 Me-
Miller Mson, Noble 0lds Mordecai Oliver, Orr, Packer
John Perkins Phelps Phillips Preston puryeaI Ready
ard, shaw shower, singleton, Samuel Smith, William
Smith, VIM. Il. Smith, G. W. smyth, snodgrass II. H. STAN
Taylor Trout Tweed, Vail, vansant, walbridge Walker
Walsh, Warren White, Daniel b. Wright Hendrick b.
NAYSMessrs. Ball, Banks, Belcher Bennett, Benson,
Benton, Bugg Campbell, Carpenter Chamberlain Chand
Dean. Dick Dickinson, Drum, Eastman, Edgerton, Ed,
mands, Thomas d. Eliot, Ellison, Etheridge Everhart
Goodrich, Grow, Harrison, Haven, Howe Hughes, Hunt
Johnson Daniel 4. Jones, kittredge Knox, Lindsey,
Lyon Macy Maurice. NAVAL Msa
Parker, Peck Peckham, Pennington, Bishop Perkins,
Pratt David Richie, Russe sabin, Sage Sapp Seymour
Simmons SHELTON, Gerrt Smith, Hestor L. Stevens, STRAIT
ton Andrew Stuart John L. Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor
ThrustCn Tracy 9gham Wade , VALLEY Eihs Wash
Wentworth, and Wheeer-ss.
So the House resolved itself into Committee
Of the Whole on the state of the Union, and Mr..
OLps was called TO preside.
The first bill on the calendar making appropri-
atoms for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the
government for the year ending June, 1855, was
read by its title, when
Mr.. HOUSTON proposed 10 take test vote on
laying aside all The bills preceding that to organize
the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas but this
was objected TO all over the House.
Mr.. WHEELER called for the reading of the
bill.
& Mr.. HAVEN raised point of order, insisting
that the first business in course was TO execute
the order of the House on the deficiency bill, the
debate upon which was closed on Tuesday last
by previous vote Of the House.
The CHAIRMAN overruled the point, and an
appeal having been taken, his decision was sus-
tanned by the House-yeas 100 nays so.
The deficiency bill was, on motion of Mr.. RICH
ARDSoN, lalu aSlue Dy vote Oh yeas u.s. nays o.
And seventeen other bills were likewise sever
ally laid aside; the votes in nearly all cases. hav-
ing been taken by tellers.
During those proceedings, motions were inef-
fectually made that the committee rise.
Bill 236, heretofore reported by Mr.. RICHARDSON,
from the Committee on Territories, was now
reached, entitled "a bill TO organize the Terrific
ries of Nebraska and Kansas
II was hailed with long-coninued applause on
the part Of the friends ofthe measure
The CHAIRMAN loudly called 10 order
Mr. WASHBURN, of Maine, moved that the
bill be laid aside and this occasioned intense
laughter:
The CHAIRMAN still endeavoring 10 resto.e
order.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved that the bill be
taken up.
Mr.. HUGHES objected.
Mr.. CAMPBELL said he wanted 10 get at The
"Simon Pure Senate BILL
The committee, by vote of yeas IS, nays los,
refused TO lay ii aside.
Mr.. RICHARDSON proposed substitute for
the bill before the committee. He did not design,