Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL PRocERp1Nas.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate. yesterday, after We went to
press, the bill to amend the act to promote ef.
fcisncy in the Navy was considered on Va.
rious amendments until late hour when
they adjourned without finally disposing of
the subject.
In the House, Mr.. Edmundson concluded
his speech in defence of himself against the
pending proposition to censure him BY resolu.
ton of the House for his alleged connection
with the trscas between Messrs. Brooks and
Sumner, and introductory explanatory re-
marks were then made between that gentle
man and Messrs. Dunn, Walker, Orr, Cobb,
and Campbell of Ohio.
Mr. Campbell of Ohio, then addressed the
House for an hour in favor of the original
resolution reported by him from the Select
Committee on the Brooks and Sumner fracas
The question was next put on the amend-
ment of Mr.: English to the amendment of Mr..
Cobb, which proposed to strike all out and In.
sert in lieu thereof q resolution censuring Mr.
Brooks for bis assault on Mr.. Sumner, and at
the same time expressing the disapprobation
of the House for speeches in Congress assail-
ing States or Individual members; and it was
not agreed tO-yeas IS, nays 176
The question required on the amendment
of Mr.. Cobb, of GA to strike out all the res
olutions originally reported from the select
committee and insert in lieu therefor resolu-
ton declaring the House to be without iuris-
diction in the case, and thefore declining to
express an opinion upon it, and it was not
agreed to-yeas 66, nays las y.
The question was then put on the first
branch OF the original resolutions reported
from the select committee, as follows
RssoLped, That Preston S. Brooks be, and
he is forth with, expelled from this House as q
representative from the State Of South Caro-
lima ....r .r..-. .s4.-
and 1t was not agreed to-yeas I2I, NAYS s5-
not two-thirds voting in favor of it. The fol-
lowing is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour,
Bennett OF New York, Benson, Biliinghu Bling.
ham, Bishop. Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broom
Burlington, Burineame, Campbell Of Pennsyl-
vania, Campbell Of Ohio, Chafee, Clarke Of New
York, Clark Of Conn, Clawson, Colfax, Comins,
Mass Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick, Dickson Dodd,
Dunn, Durfee, Edie, Edwards, Emrie, Galloway,
Giddngs, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hall Of Nj lass u,
Harlan Harlan Haven Hict man, HOfmsn, holloway,
tpn, Kelsey, King. Knapp, Knight, Knowiton,
Knox, Kunkel, Letter Mstteson, NJ Carty, Meach.
am, Miller Of New York, Millward, Moore, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton,
Peck, Pelton, Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike,
Pfingle, Purviance, Richie, Robbins, Roberts,
Robson, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Scott, Sherman,
Harrington, Thurston, Todd, Trafton, tyson tyson
Washburne of III, Washburn Of Ne, Wash!
ney, Williams, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
worth-12l.
Nays-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, Bell,
Bennett Of Miss, Bocock, Bowie. Boyce, Branch,
Cobb Of Georgia, Cobb Of Ala, Cox, CfaIge,
Crawford, Davidson, Davis Of Maryland, Denver,
Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Ethe-
ridge, Eustis. Evans, Faulkner, Florence, Fos-
Md, Harris Of Ala Harris Of Ill Harrison,
Houston, Jewett, Jones Of Tenn Jones Of Penn !,
keitt, Kelly, Kennett, Kidwell, Lake, Le,cher,
Lind!ey, LumPkin, A. Marshall Of Ky, H.
Marshall Of Ry., Marshall Of Ill, Maxwell,
McMullin, McQ ueen, Miller Of Ind, Millson,
Oliver Of Mo Orr, Phelps, Porter, Powell, Pur.
wear: qitmsn, Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Rivers,
smith Of Tenn smith Of Va Smith Of Ala !,
Sneed, stephens, Stewart. Swope, Talbot, Tay-
Ior, TripPe, Underwood, Walker, " arner, Wat
Wright Of Tenn and Zollicoffer-95.
Mr.. Caruthers gave notice that if he had
been in the House at the time the vote was
taken he would have voted against the res
olution
Mr.. Brooks then resigned his seat as q men,
Der of the Thirty fourth Congress, prefacing
his resignation with an eloquent address to the
House, which was frequently interrupted by
applause in the galleries.
The question then required on the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That this House hereby declares
its disapprobatiOn of the said acts of Henry
A Edmundson and Lawrence NJ Keitt, in re-.
gard to said assault.
Mr. Jones' of Tennessee, moved to Law il
upon the table which motion was not agreed
to-yeas SO, nays Ill
Mr.. Dunn called for a division of the CUES.
ton.
But objection was made, and the Speaker
decided that it could only be divided by unan.
imous consent.
Mr.: A. K. Marshall, of KY, appealed from
that decision pending which, they adjourned.
..n Proceedings Of To-day.
In the Senate, to-day, after disposing of