The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHrNGroN, Feb. S---l22 p. M. ,
There is an immense crowd in the
House, and the galleries are thronged by
an exciting crowd.
The attendance of Members is unexpec.
tedly large. Messrs. Edie and Murry
bvea returned, the latter leaving dead
son and sick wife, TO be at his post.
The Anti Lecompton side is confident
Of victory.
I23 p. m.--Thc House has just voted
by tellers on the demand for the previous
Question, and the result is, Yeas ITO,
Nays los; which is an Anti Lecompton
triumph. The vote on the main question
will come off at once. The ex element is
very great.
lp. m.--The vote has just been taken
by Yeas and Nays on ordering the pre-.
vious question, and the result is, Yeas,
ll3; Nays, lo7.
II p. m.-Tbe vote has just been ia.
ken on a reference to the Committee on
Territories, resulting, Yeas ll3, Nays
ia; beating Lecompton by one vote.
] NC DSuOSl dbo diilSb ICCOlD
ton we're: Adrian, n. j Chapman, Pa;
Cockerill, Ohio; Cox, Ohio; j. G. Davis,
Ind; Dcwart, Pa; English, Ind; Foley,
Ind; Groesbeck, Ohio; L. w. Hall, Ohio;
Harris, H.; Haskin, N. Y; Hickman,P Pa
o. Jones, Pa; Lawrence, Ohio; McKib.
bin, Cal; Marshall, Ill; Montgomery,
Pa; Morris, ILL.,; Pendleton, Ohio; Shaw,
ILL.,, making Twenty-Five Anti Lecomp-
ton Democrats, and Il. Winter Davis,
| (Am.)
Six Absentees-Messrs Bonbam, SC;
Caruthers, Mo; Harris, Nd; Leidy, Pa ;
Matteson, N. Y; aad Reilly, Pa.
Change from former vote-Burns, over
to Lecompton; Miller (Ohio) to Lecom
ton.
p. m.-The Enal vote is over. Le-
compton is beaten. The resolution of
Mr.. Harris to refer to a Select Commit
tee is carried, Yeas, ia; Nays, Ill
Victory
4 motion to reconsider was immedi.
ately n ade, and promptly laid on the ta-
bic. That settles the reference.
o'clock p. m.-Thc final vote on
Harriss resolution stood lis Yeas to Ill
Nays. The motion to reconsider was
laid On the table without a count.
Mr.. Keitt has made an explanation -
He admits frankly that he was the ag-
gressor, and that upon him rests all the
responsibility of the occurrence. His re-
marks were manly and magnanimous.-
He said in conclusion that he was not
conscious of having received blow. Mr..
Grow also expressed his regret at the oc-
currence. The House Immediately ad-
journed.
The following are the Yeas and Nays on
Mr.. Harris's proposition to refer the Presi-
dents Message and the Lecompton Constitu
tion to Select Committee of fifteen:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbot, Adrian, Andrews,
Bennett, Blllinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Brayton, Bufinton, Burlingame, Burroughs,
Campbell. Case, Chaffee, Chapman, Clark,
jr. (Conn), Clawsou, Cockrane, Cockerill,
Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis,
Damrell, Davis (Md.), Davis (Ind,) Davis
(Mass.) }, Davis (Iowa), Dawes, Dean, Dewart,
Dick, Dodd, Durfee, EIie, English, Farms
worth, Fenton, Foley, Foster, Giddings, Gil
man, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck,
Grow, Hall (Ohio), Hall (Mass.), Harlan,
Harris (Illi.), Haskin, Hickman, Hoard, Hor-
ton, Howard, Owen, Jones. Kellogg, Kelsey,
Kilgore, Knapp, Kunkel (Pa), Lawrence,
Leach, Leiber, Lovejoy, McKibbin, Marshall
Olli.), Montgomery, Morgan, Morrill,, Nor
ris pa, Morris, (Illi.) Morse (Me.), Morse
On. Y.), Mott, Murray, Niblack, Nichols,
Olin, Palmer, Parker, Petit, Pike, Pottle,
Potter, Richie, Robbins, Roberts, Royce,
Shaw Qlli), Sherman, IN. Y.), Sherman
(Ohio), Smith QllL), Spinner, Stanton, Stew
art (Pa.), TaPpan, Thayer, Thompson, Tomp-
kins, Wade, Walbridge, Waldron, Walton,
Washburn (Wis) Washburne Qlli), Wash
burn (Me.), Wilson, Wood.
NAHS-Messrs. Ahl, Anderson, Arnold,
Atkins, Avery, Barksiale, Bishop, Bocock,
Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burnett,
Burns, Caskie, Clark (Mo), Clay, Clemens,
Clingman, Cobb, Cochrane IN ", Corning,
Craig (Ma) Craige IN. c., Crawford, Cur
ry, Davidson, Davis {Miss.), MICK,
Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, Eustis, Faulk-
ner, Florence, Garnett, ellis, Goode, Green
wood, Gregg, Hatch, Hawkins, Hill, Hop
kins, Houston, Hughes, Huyler, jackson,
Jenkins, Jewett, Jones (Tenn.( ]. Clancy
Jones, Keitt, Kelly, Kunkel (Md.), Lamar,
Landy, Letcher, Maclay, Mcqueen, Marshall
(Ky.), Mason. Maynard, Miles, Miller, Mill
son, Moore, Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps. Phil
lips, Powell, Quitmau, Ready, Reagan, Ricaud
Rufiin, Russell, Sandidge, Savage. Scales,
Scott, Soaring, Seward, Shaw (N. Co., Shor-
ter, Sickles, Singleton, Smith (Tenn.), Smith
Va). Stalworth, Stephens, Stevenson,
Stewart (Md.), Talbot, Taylor IN. Y.), Tay-
lor (La.), Tripe, Underwood, Ward, War
ren, Watkins, White, Whitley, WinsIow,
Woodson, Wortendyke, Wright(Ga.), }, Wright
CTenn.), ZolIicoffer.
Mr.. HARRIS Qll.) moved to reconsider
the vote, and to lay that motion on the table
Carried. Yeas, lis; Nays, Ill.
Curious Incident in Nature.