Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

In the Senate, yesterday, after We went to
press, the bill TO amend the act to secure
greater efficiency in the naval service of the
United States was debated by many Senators
The question was then put on agreeing to the
substitute of Mr.. Toombs for the said bill
and it was not agreed to-yeas Is, nays 25
The question was afterwards put on Mr..
VERSIONS proposition to strike out the fifth
section of the said bill /; and it was not agreed
to-yeas 10, nays 80.
And at quarter to SIX p. m, the bill was
duly passed by the following vote
feas-Messrs. Allen, BayaId, Bell Of Tenn,
Clayton, Collamer, Dodge, Evans, Fessenden,
Fish Fitzpatrick DOT, Foster Iverson James
Mallory Pratt Reid Sebastian, Trumbull, and
Nays-Messrs. Bright, Douglas, Hale, Hous.
ton, Hunter, Jones Of Tenn g, Mason, Pugh, SUI
art, Thompson Of Ky, and Toombs-1I
After an Executive session they adjourned.
In the House, the decision of the House on
agreeing to the resolution from the Select Com
mittee on the Brooks and Sumner fracas, CEN
surfing Messrs Keitt and Edmundson was an.
nounced as being in the negative-yeas 20,
nays l25.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, moved to reconsider
that vote.
Mr. Orr moved to lay th at motion on the ia
BILE; not laid on the tabie-yeas 80, nays los
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, moved the following
as a substitute for the orig inal resolution. viz
Resolred, That this House hereby declares
its disapprobatiOn of the said act of Lawrence
NJ keitt in regard to said assault.
ReSoEced, That this House hereby declares
its disapprobatiOn of the said act of Henry A
EdmuDdson in regard to said assault.
And then. after some conversational debate
IN which Mess.s. Campbell Of Ohio, Millson
and Dunn participated
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, asked a division of
the same; when the question was taken on the
resolution relating to Mr. Keitt, and it was
agreed to by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour
h bennett DO, OF Benson, Billinghurst, Bling
lingame, Campbell Of Pa Campbell Of Ohio,
Chafse, Clarke Of Connecticut, CIawscn, Colfax.
C3mns, Covode, Cragin, Cullen, Cumback, DAM
DicAson, Dodd, Durfee, EIDE, Edwards. Imrie,
galloway, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, all OF NJ. IS ,
Harlan, Haven. Hickman, Holloway, Horton OF
N Horton Of Ohio, Howard, Hug hston, KEEL
Kunkel, Letter, Matteson, McCary, Miller Of
N v, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray,
n, Parker, Pelton, Pennington, Pery, Pet
Robbins, Roberts, Robson, Sabin, Sage, Sapp,
scott, sherman, Simmons, Spinner Stanton
Stranahan, TapPan, Thorington, Todd, Traiton,
wade, waterman, Walbridge, Waldron, Wash
Me Watson, WEIGH, Wells, Williams, Wood,
woodruff, and Noodworth-lC6
Nays-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, Ben
Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader, Campbell Of XIV I,
oarliIe, Caruthers, Caskie, Clingman, Cobb Of
Ira Cobb Of Ala, Cox, Craize, Crawford, David
son, Denver, Dowdeil, Dunn, Elliott, English,
Eustis, Evans, lorenzo, + oster, GOode Green.
wood, Hall Of Iowa, Harris Of Md Harris OF
Ala, Harris Of Ill Harrison, hoffman, II custom,
Jewett, Jones Of Tenn, Jones Of Pa, Kelly, Kid,
Marshall Of Ky, Maxwell, McMullin, McQue
Miller Of Ind, Millson, Nichols, Oliver Of Mo ,
orr, Packer, Peck. Phelps, Powell, Puryear,,
Sandidge, sav.ge. Seward, Shorter, Smith Of
Tenn, Smith Of Va Smith Of Alabama, Sneed,
Stephens, S;ewart, Swope, Talbot, Taylor,
W vhI5ssGn ws InPPe1 Tyson Underwood, VAIL
Winslow, Wright Of Miss, Wight Of Tenn and
The question was then taken on the remain.
ing resolution, and it was disagreed to by the
following vote:
Yeas-Messrs Albright, Allison, Barbour, Ben.
nett Of New York, Billing hurst, Bingham, Bliss,
S StsashaW " sIenton, Burlington, Burlingame,
| ins, Cragin, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Mass ,
Dean, Dick, Dodd, Emrie, Giddinps, Gilbert
Stranger, Hall Of lass Harlan, Holloway, How,
gan morrill,, Mott, murray, PennisaoD psrGy
Petit Pike. Purviance, X obbins, Roo. rts. sapp'
Scott, spinner. Stranahsn, Tappan, Thorineton,
Trafton, VIDE, Walbridge, Waldron. Wash.
buTne Of Wis Watson, WEIGH, and Wocd-oO
Bennett Of Miss, Benson, Bococf, Bowie, oyce.
Branch, Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader, Campbell
OK Pa Campbell Of Ky Campbell Of Ohio. Car.
lille, Ceruthers, Caskie, Clarke Of N. ", Cling
| man, Cobb Of Ga, Cobb Of Ala, Cox, Craige
Crawford, Cullen, Davidson, Day, De witt, Dick.
son, Dowdell, Dunn, Edie, Edwards, Elliott,
English, Eustis, Florence, Foster Galloway,
Goode, Greenwood, Grow, H all Of Iowa, H arrls
OF Md, Harris Of Ala, Harris Of Ill Harrison,
Haven, Hickman, Hoffman, Horton Of Ohio,
Houston, Hughston, Jewett, Jones Of Tenn Jones
CT Pa Kelly, kidwell, King, knight, Knox,