M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-02-07
Congress-.
JANUARY 2s, 1855.

ReSoiUed, That any agitation OF thel
Question Of slavery, in or out of Con-
gress, is unwise, unjust to a portion oi
lie American people, injurious to eve-
ry section of onr country, and therefore
should not be countensnced.
Mr. Ball, of Ohio, moved to lay the
resolution on the table; which motion
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays ITO.
The question was. then taken on tlhe
resolution, and it was agreed to-yeas
l10l, nays 100.
Mr.. Meacham, of Vermont, offered
the following resolution, and called, for
the previous question:
RESOLVED. That, in the opinionpf
this house, the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise of 1920, prohibiting sla-
very north Of SO deg. 80 min was an
example OF useessl and factious agita>
tion ofthe slavery question, ,unwise and
unjust 10 the American people.
Laughter
Mr.. Paine, of North Carolina, mo /.
we'd to lay tho resolution on the table:
which motion was not agreed to,
The demand for the previous ques-
ton was seconded, and the main ques,
tion was ordered to be now put.
Yeas Messrs. Albright, Allison,
Ball, Banks, Barbour, H. Bennett,
Benson, Billinghurst, Bingham, Bish-
op, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broome,
Burlington, Burlingame, l.. ID. Camp.
bell. Chaffee, E. Clark, Clawson, Col
fax, Colnins, Covode, Cragin, Cum
back, Damrell, T. Davis, Day, Dean,
De Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn,
Durlee, Edie, Emrie, Etheridge, Gid
dings, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, R. b.
Hall, Harlan, Harrison, Haven, Hol-
loway, T. Z. Horton, V. B. Horton,
Howard, Kelsey, knight, Knowlton,
Knox, Kunkel, Letter, Matteson. Nc
Carly, Meacham, X. Miller, Mill
ward, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Mott,
Murray, Nichols, Nortcn, A. Oliver,
Parker, PeIton, Pennington, Perry,
Petit, Pike, Pringle, Purviance, Rob-
bins, Roberts, Sabin, Sapp, Scott,
Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stanton
Sttanahan, Tappan, Thorington, Thu
rston, Todd, Wade, Wakemnn. Wal.
bridge, Waldron, c.. G. Washbune,
E. B, Washburne, |, Washburn, Wat,
son, Welch, Wells, Wheeler, White
ney, Wood, Woodruff and Wood.
worth, King, Kanpp-lOs.
Nays Messrs, Aiken, Allen. Bar.
clay, BarksdaIc, Bell, H. S. Bennett,
BocOck, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bur>
nett, Cadwalader, J, P. Campbell, Car.
Isle, Caruthers, Caskie, Clingmau,
Howell Cobb, Williamson R. w Cobb
Cox, Davidson, H. w. Davis, Dow>
dell, Edmundson, Elliott, English,
Eustis, Evans, Faulkner, Foster, H,
M. Fuller, T. J. D. Fuller. Goode,
Greenwood, A. Hall, ]. M. Harris,
5. w. Harris, T. L, Harris, Herbert.
Hoffman, Houston, JeweH, G. w.
Jones, j. G.. Jones Kelly, Kennett,
Kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lindley,
Lumpkin, H. Marshall, S. S, Mar
shall, Maxwell, McMulIen, McQuinn,
s. Miller, Millson, Mordecai, Oliver,
Orr, Packer, Paine, Peck, Phelps, Por.
ter, Powell, Quitman Ready, Ricaud,
Richardson, Robinson; Rutfn, San
: didge, Savage, VIM. Smith, VIM, R.
Smith, Sneed, Stephens, Stewart,
Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Trippe, Un'
derwood, Walk, Walker, Warner, Wat
kins, Williams, Winslow, D. B,
Wright,J, V. Wright and ZollitofFer =
90.
Mr.. Greenwood, of Arkansas, sub
, mitted the following resolution; whicl
was read for the iniorma tion Of thr
House:
Resoived, That the Clerk irlstruc
the Pages to inform members who oc
cupy the vacant seats upon the repub
lican side of the Honse that the vote
: hava been taken upon the resolution
! Messrs. Dunn and Fuller and that the
, ban now resume their seats i "a e hal
+ [Laughter,]
Mr. Siephens .tnned the iollowsin
IlsAselptiop. .ANs| was read for the in
formation Of the House:
A RESOLVED, That the original friends
of the. Kansas and Nebraska act, Though
In large minority upon this floor, deem
this 6t occasion to extend to the coun'
Ilry their congratulations the encourag'
ling prospect Of their cause and the bri'
tightening prospect OF its ultimate sue
cess
/ MIR. Watson, of Ohio moved tina
the House do now adjourn; which mo
tion was agleed to, and at half past ;
S o'clock the House adjourned.
A Speaker Elected at Last,
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