Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-22

was proposed and agreed TO by the committee TO say
nothing upon the subject, and that there should De
no implication either way. Mr.. Campbell desired TO
bring it at once to vote, and therefore moved tna'
the House insist upon its amendment, and In pursu
anee of the request of the Senate. agree to another
Committee of Conference, and called the previous
question. Messrs Orr, of S. c., and Cobb, OF Ga,
EXPRESSED their opinions that the only way to save
the bill as for the House to recede. MIR. Campbell
insisted upon the previous question, which was sus-
tanned and the main question taken and the mohon
not agreed to-yeas 90, nays 1O3 1t now appeared
that there was majority in favor OF receding If that
question could be PIT separately. number OF
members on the Democratic side of the House attempt
ed to get the floor but the Speaker refused to recog
nize them and gave it to Mr.. Kunkel. of PennsylTa
MIA, who moved another Committee of Conference.
This motion the Speaker decided out of order MIR.
Kunkel appealed AMI called for the yeas and nays on
the appeal, which were ordered. The whole thing
being evidently manoeuvYe to kill time.
1t was now within one half hour of the time of adj
iournment and the greatest excitement prevailed, 1t
being evident that there majority In favor OF
the passage of the BILL and that the ultra Abolition
lists were determined that it should not pass Mr.
oIution extending the session till 2 O'Clock. The
" freedom Shrekers' objected. MIR. Cobb moved
suspension of the rules for the purpose OF consider
ing the resolution If there majority IN favor
of passing the BILL he hoped they would not allow Its
defeat by factious opposition. MIR. GlddlngS ana
others demanded the yeas and nays on the NOTION
which were ordered. At the conclusion or the roll
call il was found that about one half OF the BLACK
RePu had withheld their votes foI the purpose
of consuming time, in demanding to have them re-
corded before the result was announced At three
minutes to II the Speaker declared the motion dis
agreed to-yeas f31, nays 68-not two-thrds having
voted in its favor.
A message was received from the Senate, notifying
the House that that body had agreed to extend the
Session until 2 o'clock, and asking concurrence on
the resolution. Mr.. Cobb of Georgia, MIR. CIR OF
South Carolina, and several other Democratic mem
hers, rose and moved the resolution. The Speaker
refused to recognise them, and waited for some de-
monsration on his own side of the House. Finally.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio was heard from that side TO
submit similar motion. The Speaker then enter
tanned the motion, and put it to the House, saying
that member from Indiana (unseen and unheard)
demanded the yeas and nays upon it, While the roll
was being called, and after one member--Mr. Aiken
of S. Chad voted, the hour of II arrived, the
Speaker ordered the Clerk stop the call, and de-
cared that in accordance with the resolution of Che
House, agreed to on the 22th ult.. he declared the
House adjourned without day. To this not very
brief synopsis of the reported proceedings, add the
following item from an Editorial in the Washington
Union. 1t takes up The proceedings at the point of
time when the Speaker ordered the Clerk to stop
calling the roll:
! At this moment Mr. Millson addressed the Speaker
in loud voice, saying that he rose to point OF
order. The Speaker proceeded without needing him,
and declared the House adjourned sane de- Mr. Mill.
sons point of order would have been that as the
Senate had rescinded the adjournng resolution, and
the House was engaged in considering whether it
would also resclnd. it was not competent for the
Speaker interpose arbitrarily to arrest the progress
of the vote But the defeat of the bill resolved
on and as majority of the House had indicated {
Willingness roo0 IT, foooa0 minority of RoPub
licans aided by the arbitrary conduct of the Speaker
consummaed the revolutionary action which wal
begun by the original adoption of the proviso.
But these revolutonists counted without their host
They thought to trick bully the majority, but they
were mistaken in their calculations. Before they
could find their way to the cars they were met BY
the following proclamation calling extra session
If they can bully the President and Senate they vii
have to rise earlier
By the President of the United States of america
A PROCLAMATION:
Whereas, whilst hosties exist with various Indian tribe
the frontiers of the United States whilst
other respects the public peace seriously threatened Con
gress has without granting the supplies
for the Army deprvng the Executive of the power
form his duty in relation to the defence and ecuri
W and extraordinary occasion has thus arisen for the
sembng of the two Houses of Congress- do therefore, BY
Capitol in the city of Washington Thursday the 2ls
day August Instant hereby requiring the respective
and Representatives then assemble con
suit and determine such the state of tn
2 Union may seem to require.
In testimony Whereof have caused the seal of the Unite
States to be hereunto affixed and signed the with
hand.
Done at the city of Washington this 10th day August
the year of Lord 1885, and the Independence of tn
United States the 8lst.
By FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By order, w. L. MARCY Secretary of State.
: nsAB Mr., FilImore's friends say for him and TO
themselves that he and they opposed to the repea
Of that portion of the Kansas and Nebraska Bills alb
rogating the Missouri Compromise. They denounce
the repeal of that Compromise reckless and IN
wise, the Pandora's box out of which have issue
all the political ills that afdct the country and vel
if we believe them, Mr.. Fillmore does not go for tn
restoration of the Missouri restriction Is not this play
ing into the hands of the Black Republicans who open