Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-22
WASHINGTON
A Committee of Conference Voted
THE SPEAKER VOTES YEA.
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Correspondent Of the N Y. tribune.
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1858.
Mr.. Montgomery Of Pennsylvania moved,
when the Kansas bill was taken up, that the
House insist upon its adherence, and called
or the previous question:.
Mr.. {7ngIish a~nnoaaS9 that, if the pre-
,vious e~4estion was 80 low q be inkebded
to move fora cousd5z Il conserence.
The Hose votestyzF FAe result
was 1903 in the sf6fnst;<6 10 lo7 in the ne
gative. the Speaker voting 70 the nersfiye.
The demand fof the p~reyioas qucsf5i vas
mot sustained N
Mr.. English of Indiaua mo55 Con.
ferencesa pd demanded the previous sues-
Mr.. Yashburne Of Maine raised a point
of oreer to the effect that the House, having
once adhered, could not retraes its steps,
The Speaker dec ide dpsgainst him.
The Yeas and Nays on Mrs EngIish,s mo-
ton were: Yeas, los; Nays, 1913. Messrs.
English. Hall, Pend.eton and Oven Jones
Voting in the Affirmative. The Chair de-
cided the question: BY casting a votezin the
affirmative.
A motion to reconsider was made and laid
Ion the table by the csstin6t vote of the
to 4Os. The House then
wentsiaio Committee of the Whole.
The antisLecompton side of the House is
still confident that all will come out right
at last. Messrs English, Hall, Owen Jones
and Pendleton profess to have voted for a
conference for reasons of Parliamentary
courtesy, and not from any change of opin-
ion as to Lecompton.
Speaker Orr has not vet decided who
shall be Chairman of the Committee, Mr..
Montgomery or Mr.. English. Mr.. Mont
gomery is entitled to it, because Mr.. Eng
lish's resolution was only an amendment to
his. 1t will require a majority of each Com
| mittee to concur to make a report-not a
msjori,y of the whole six.
The Douglas caucus this morning stood
fourteen for adhering to six for a conference,
but each of the six is said to have declared
his determination not to give up the Crit
tenden amendment. They professed mere
ly to wish o give the Senate an opportuni-
ty to recede under cover of a conference.
There were eight pairs on the vote to-
day.
Special Correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, April IA, 1858.
The result to-day has ,,occasioned no sur
prise, considering the rumors prevailing for
several days. The anti-L ecOmpton Demo
Gratis ad q meeting this morning, and those
who voted for a Conference gave the most
emphatic assurances that their rourse was
governed wholly by considerations of
courtesy toward the Senate. and had no pur-
pnse of abandoning or yielding the principle
at stake. Still 1t must be admitted that this
concession has made a deep impression, and
fully verified the sanRuine predictions of the
Administration last night.
The zeal of Mr.. English in leading the
movement does not seemingly correspond
with his other expressions, but the public
has been prepared for his course and that
of Mr.. Hall. Misgirings have been felt
concerning Mr.. Pendle on, but none as to
Mr.. Owen Jones, yet it is hoped that all
will retrace their steps, according to pres
ent declarations.
Mr.. English says that he has no desire te
serve on tho Conference Committee, and SO
far as the customary right is concerned, will
cheerfully wave it for-Mr. Montgomery or
Mr. Harris. The Speaker has said that the
majority should fairly represent the senti-
meDt of the House. 1t is now expected
that Mr.. Montgomery will be Chairman.
With an honest Committee, there can be
no agre ement in conference, and Mr.. Gar
nett of Virginia signifed distinctly to-day
that he would vote for the Senate bill with
or without the Green amendment, bu, for no
other change, and did not Withdraw his
statement, though urgently pressed by
Southern friends.
Mr.. Dick Of Pennsylvania came from a
sick bed to vote. Every Southern Ameri-
can stood ground molly. Not one Repub-
lican flinched. The only impaired absentee
was Mr.. Whitney of Delaware, but his
presence would have only affected the result
by relieving the Speaker from giving a cast
ing vote. .
The Administration claims to have ar
ranged the programme for carrying Lee
compton with verbal alterations in no way
affecting the substance. and says that ithad
three more votes than appeared to-day. A
few days will determine. Meantime watch
the course of events.
LATER-Mr. Harris of Illinois, had the
Craftsmanship of the Committee placed at
his disposal. but declined any connection
with it. 1t will probably consist OF Messrs.
Montgomery, Howard of Michigan and
Stephens. The Speaker assured Mr.. Eng
lish, privately, that it should be fairly com
posed.
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