The Washington union., 1858-03-12

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iIk,a Houston jsws Kent iy Morse % xsS York Ks sssisr
singleton Smith Of fonnsee. Taylor Of New York, rppe and
The question was then taken ON the motion of Mr.
STEPHENS that the appeal be laid the table and it
was not agreed to--yeas 81 nays il2 as follows
YEAS sssrS Anderson Arnold Atkins Avery Isarsaae
cock Bnhan Boyee Bryan brne,t tasie John b Clark Clay
Burton calse Crawford Curry Davidson, ieuben pa, Dnnek,
powde Enaaden E, Panlkner Florence @ Cartel Cats oee
Greenwood Gregg Hatch Hawkins Hi Hopkins Hughes iiayer
Jackson, jenkins G. Jones g. Jones Jones Kelly, J. Kun
Me. Miller sblssn Moore NSIaek rssaeon pssou fhe
Phillips Powell elnsn, Really Reagan Reilly Rubin, Russell say
William saith, siaiwerth stephens Stevenson jas stewart
wasa ynsS, Mile Iaye dspps Ward warrsn wSkins weley
Wright, aud zoliieofer--97
NAYs-Messrs Abbott Adan Andrews B.nnett Billing ghursi
Bingham Blair Bliss Braytop Banluto Burngae, Burroug
Campbell Case caaee iza Clark, oawsen, cocker cofas
Conns coyode Cox, crsgn Carts Dam e IL Winter Davis John
@ DAVIS Timothy Davis Of Massachusetts,, Tmoh, Dvis Of Iowa
Dawes Dean hrk iod pnriee lae English fnnswoflh fon
Foley Poster Gidngs Gilman, Gimer tiooh Gooiwin Granger
Grow, Robert b Hall Harlan, Morrison Harris Thomas Harris
Knapp John kankel Lawrence Leach Letter ovety, MeKib
bin Humphrey Marshall samuel Marshall Matteson Moutgom
cry Morgan Morrill, Edward Joy Morris Isaac Morris
Morse Mott, Murray Nichols oin, Palmer Parker roii Pike
Potter fotle lance Rcaud Rtchc Robbins Roberts Royce
shan John sherman, Judon W sherman, smith
spinner stanton William stewart rappan mayer Thompson Tmp
Wisconsin, washburne Of Illinois, washburn OF Maine Wilson
ABSENT OR NOT yorSG-scssrs Ahl Bishop Bowie Branch
Burns Caruthers, Chapman, Horace f. Clark, Clark Cocne
es Kei Isy Oliver A. Morse sanddes, singleton samuel
smith, Geo, Taylor, and Whhe-23
Mr.. WINsLOW, of North Carolina move that the
House adjourn and upon that motion call for the yeas
and nays,
The yeas and nays ordered , and being taken re-
suited yeas 80 nays 1879 So the House refused to ad
journ.
The question recurring upon sustaining the decision of
the Chair,
MIR, MARSHALL, of Kentucky, said he should like to
have opportunity to consult authorities and therefore
moved that the appeal be postponed till tomorrow at one
O'clock
Mr.. STEPHENS had sort of objection to that mo
on and suggested to the gentleman from Kentucky to
the House, and the gentleman from Illinois that they
permit what he had asked yesterday, that the report of
the majority be presented and then if the gentleman
wanted the committee discharged, the subject would
properly come up.
Mr.. HARRIS remarked that the gentleman from Geor-
gia willing to postpone the subject provided the
port should be allowed to before the House
Mr.. HUGHES, of Indiana, inquired whether the prop
o;tion of the gentleman from Kentucky debatablc
The SPEAKER decided that it was.
Mr.. HARRIS said the gentleman from Indiana was pro-
life of questions OF order.
The SPEAKER announced that the gentleman was en-
titled to discuss the propriey of postponing the ques
ton
Mr.. HARRIS proceeded with his remarks So far as
the propety of that report coming in with the proposition
which he proposed to submit concerned, he should
not object to it, 1t came in part of the proceedings
of the committee and when he proposed to read to the
House the journals and minutes Of the committee those
journals and minutes might properly imlody the report
the gentleman wished TO make.
Mr.. SEWARD Of Georgia, inquired what question was
before the House
The SPEAKER stated that the gentleman from Illinois
speaking to the motion OF the gentleman from Ken
lucky TO postpone the further consideration OF the sub
ject
Mr.. HARRIS said he found that report published in the
Uao of this morning 1t singular thing that this
report should go before the country without the
thorty of the House. He was willing to take the
report printed in the Union and place it the minutes
of the committee, imbodying 1t where it belonged,
and let it go in with the proposition which he wish
el TO submit on the question and be printed with
it. But he not willing to concedc the right
of the gentleman to make report the report of
the committee for the action of the House, when he
stood in his place the representative Of six other col
leagues who united with him in declaring that that
inttee had not executed the order of the House He
would not consent that the report should come before the
House the report Of the committee but he will
ing that the document which the gentleman had read in
the committee might go into the minutes and proceed.
gs of the committee, in order that the House might
whether not the committee had executed its order
under which it had been raised The gentleman by that
means would get his report printed
Mr.. SEWARD, of Georgia, inquired whether il was in
order to discuss the merits Of the question the pend
ing motion He was opposed to compromise.
The SPEAKER stated that the gentleman from Illinois
must oonne himself 70 the Question Of posponement
Nh. HARRIS remarked that when the gentleman from
GelSia MS lnele had been
point Of order made He had had at least three made
upon him IN the ast four minutes still in keeping with
the whole proceedings on the Kansas question
The SPEAKER The gentleman is not in order
Mr.. SEWARD. ] withdraw my point of order.
The SPEAKER The question of postponcment only
could be debated
Mr. HARRIS said he would endeayor to coniine himself
to the question. He had objection to the presentation
of the report part Of the proceedings of the commit
tee but should object to its coming the report of
the committee. He compelled to do 3d. believing
that the committee had not conormed to the order of
the House.
Mr. STEPHENS said the purpose Of The ninaliy was 20
deny the right OF committee appointed by the House
III pursuance of It's own resolution make its report
and raised question
The SPEAKER suggested to the gentleman that he
should coniino himself to the question.
Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, replied that he
ning himself to the remarks Of the gentleman fro, iii
nois.
The SPEAKER stated that the question the post
ponement of the subject until tom
Mr. SEWARD remarked that the objection had been
withdrawn.
Mr. STEPHENS said he should address himself strictly
to the merits of the motion The object of the gentle
man from Illinois that the report of the majority
should come before the House He said he would
allow him to put it upon the minutes
Mr. HARRIS denied that 1t his purpose that that
report never should come in. If the House should de-
termine from the records and minutes he placed before
them that the committee had executed its ORDER then
he should not object TO his making his report iasantr
Mr. STEPHENS replied that that was question which
he House could Judge Of when their own committee had
made their report According 70 parliamentary law, the
orty had right present their views response
instructions was wilInp "a, pursne