The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-08

ginia, with whom have always held most friendly inter-
course that am not to make improper illusions
supposed at the time that his alusion 10 me was an -
proper one and responded il accordingly But since
the gentleman has made his personal explanation win
with great pleasure take back what then said and add
that neither the gentleman myself nor the whole House
pat together have brains than the country demand
I at our hands Laughter
4 Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE moved 10 strike ont the snactng
clause q the bi which motion was agreed to--ayes 9i
noes not counted.
On motion, the committee then rose and repored m a.
| ton TO the House
The House refused to concur in the report of the Com
mee Of the Whole striking ont the enacng clause Of the
4 bill
Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee, renewed his amendment re-
ducing the appropriation S655000o and the question
being then taken by yeas and nays agreed toyeas
The question then required on the amendments
by the Committee of Ways and Means which were
ally agreed TO.
Slr saYTH Of Texas then renewed his amendments il
the nature OF substitute published in the report
terday and the question being taken by yeas and nays
the amendment was rejeeted-yeas 20, nays l6l.
The bill was then ordered TO be engrossed and read
third time.
On the question the final passage Of the b the yeas
and nays demanded and ordered.
The question being then taken, the resulted--yeas
l54, nays 43--as follows:
YEAS-~Messrs. Abercrombe, Aiken, Jas. c. Allen vii
Bn o Bliss pB biss BSss B1ssd sssks
ridge Bridges, Bristow Brooks Bugg, Campbell Carpen
Cngman Cobb, Corvn, Cox crocker, taom, cammina ming
Curtis John g. Davis Thos. Davis Dawson, Dick Dunbar
Edmundson,
2. Eliot Ellison, Etheridge Everhart Farley Fauikner
Fenton Flagler Franklin, fuler Gamble, Goode, Good
drew j. Harlan, Wiley + Harris Hastings Hbbard Hestsr
ail Hillyer, Howe, Hughes, johnson, Daniel r. Jones,
ss' ss ksss Gns' GAnsy a.S aa' essh
McDougall MeMulen, McNair, Maxwell, May, Mayal
Norton ods, NJ oliver Orr Packer Parker John Perkins
Phhp Pratt Preston PPings Paryeag Ready Reese
Rowe, RUSSELL sabn, Sage, Seward, Seymour Shannon,
shaw, simmons, Singleton, SHELTON William Smith, VIM.
saho oha Tao e s
Teller Thurston Trout Tweed Ugham Vansant, Walker
Mas % Wss yeha
Wright, y, Hendrek b Wright and zolIicoaer -l5l
crg Disney ornss aSss chis
Goodwin, Hamilton, Haven, Hendricks Hem, Hunt, knox,
Maare " Mopsn Andrew aass S M.
Peck Peckham Pennington Bishop Perkins, Phelps, Pow
Eha WsSbaas WaGs 'ans' ana sIS.h ''''
So the bill was passed.
Mr. HOUSTON. move to suspend the rules for the
purpose Of going into the Committee Of the Whole the
state Of the Union. will say the House that If the
rules shall be suspended it will then be my purpose
to take up the bill to reduce the duties imports for
other purposes.
Mr.. BOYCE. | would inquire of the gentleman from
Alabama i he desires TO make this test vote the merits
OF that bill ?
Mr.. HOUSTON. should like to have il SO considered
The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered and
the question being then taken suspcndng the rules
the House. the motion agreed toyeas l0i nays Of
as follows
Willis Allen, Appleton, Ashe, Thomas II. Bayly, Banks
Barksdale. Barry Bclcher Benton, Bliss Reyce Brcckin
Disney, Dunham, Eddy, Edgsrton, Edmands Edmundon,
Ter. Goode, Goodrich Green Greenwood Grey Grow Ham
ton Andrew Harlan, Wiley r Harris Hastings Hem
Roland Jones, Keitt, Kerr Kittredge Lamb, Latham,
hss stshss M,sn sr MsMaeT Msassn S Maxwell
e tb HIPS Pssan' s;ssS Tfss:
Smith, William r. Smith, George W smyth Richard Il.
Stds nfstor Stevens Andsy stuart h wal
SAYsMesrs 'i Ball ali BeF, Bennett Benson, Bridges
Chase Cook torsn ceH cuom Curtis Thomas
Davis Dawson Dick, Dunbar, Eastman, Etherdge, Ever
Goodwin Aaron Harlan, Haven Hester H Howe, Hughes
Hunt lngsrsol Clancy Jones, Knox, kurt. Lilly, Lnds
eson, Mayall, Meacham, Mddeswarth, Smith Miller Nor
gan, Norton Mordeca oliver Packer Parker, Pennington,
Rowe Russell, sabn, Sage sapp Seward, seymour, Sim,
mons skelton straiton, straab John j. Taylor John L.
Trout Tweed, Vail, yansant Wade Walker, Ellihu b.
Washburnc Israel Washbun, Wesbrook, witte Hendrck
b. Wright, Yates, and Zollioofer-97
The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union r ErHERIDeE in
the chair
Mr. HOUSTON now move to take up House bill 4os
reducing the duties imports and for other purposes
Mr. WASHBURNE Of Illinois. object to the consider
alton of that bill
CIVIL AND DfpLoMAsrc
Mr.. ROBBINS | move that the committee take up
House bill 569 making appropriations for the civil and d.
plomac expenses of the government for the fiscal year
ending the 3oth of June 1856. believe that my motion
will take precedence Of the motion Of the gentleman from
Alabama.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr ErnEnrDeE) decided that the bin
referred TO by Mr. ROBBINS would take precedence Of the
bill indicated by the gentleman from Alabama
The civil and diplomatic bill taken up--ayes 95
noes 80 but, before the committee proceeded TO its
sideration
Mr.. FARLEY moved that, the committee rise which mo-
ton was agreed to--ayes 90, 81.
On notion the House then adjourned.