The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-08
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
THE VOTE IHTHE HOUSE TAKEN.
LECOMPT0N FLO0RED
CRITTENDEN'S AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
YEAS, 100; NAYS, II2.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE y. Y. TRIBUNE.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE y. Y. TRIBUNE.
from Our Orn Correspondent.
WAsHINGToS, Thursday, April |, 1858,
The House is full, with the exoeptiQn
of McssrS. CarutherS and Harris, who are
both expected. The crowd i'll the Capt.
tol is immense. Mr.. Stephens takes the
floor at l p. III.
MP, pewart has gone over fully to the
Administration since his interview with
the President. The members of the
Cabinet were in the House most Of last
night, sitting up with and nursing doubt
ful cases.
An immense audience now crowds the
galleries waiting the demonstration.
One O'Clock p. m.-Mr. Harris, pale
ss Il corpse, has just been brought liz and
placed in his seat.
Mr., Stephens moves to take up the
SepatO bill. Mr. Giddings objects. The
Yeas and Nays are ordered on the ques-
ton, "Shall this bill be rejected" Yeas,
70; Nays, 1871.
Mr.. Stephens yielded the floor to Mr..
Montgomery, who moved to strike out all
after the euacting clause, and substitute
his own amendment.
Mr.. Quitman proposes to amend Mr.,
Montgomery's amendment, by suhstitut,
ing the original Senate bill, striking out
Mr. Pugh's amendment.
Humphrey Marshall proposes to amend.
Mr.. Stephens declines to yield the floor,
aud demands the previous question. The
yeas and nays ordered on Mr., Quitmau's 5
AOtlon.
9p, m.
MIR, Quitman'S amendment was rejected
by the decisive vote of l6U to y.
\ majority of the Lecomptonltes voted
to strike out the amendment of Mr.. Pugh.
which gave the people of Kansas the
power to change their Constitution when
ever they choose, showing that they did
not believe that the Lecompton Consti-
tuition can be changed until after 1864 !,
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Mont
gomery's amendment, which is hut slight
ly different from Mr., Crittonden's, and it
was passed, Yeas 100, Nays 112.
Dewart and Burns voted in the mega
two, The vote is just declared, amid
applause in the galleries. keitt, in a
towering passion, moves they be cleared,
hut Is persuaded to Withdraw his motion.
The final vote on the passage of the bill
us amended is: Yeas, One Hundred and
7loenty; Nays, One Hundred and
Ttectre. A motion to reconsider was
made, and laid on tho table. Hurra!
The vote ON tho passage of the bill as
amended is the same as on adopting the
Crittenden amepdment,ssnamely:
4EAs-96 Amend.
CdlifagEIa--Mckibbin--l
gaanecticut.-C Clark, Dean--2.
HImois-Elihu Wash6urnc, Farnsworth, Lore.
Joy, EeAogg Morris, Harris, Shaw, Robert
Smith, Sam. S. Mash"ll-9.
Indiqaa-English, Foley, RIlqore, J. G. Da.
Wis. Wilson, Collar, Case, Petta-8.
lo~a-G4His, 7, Daris--2.
Fentreky- pEgERYoop, HUMPH. MARsHALL-2
Maine Wood, Gitman, AbbOn, Morse, !
HdshbHPRe, Foster--3.
Observation-Disclosures, ]. n. HARRIs, H. Wis
PER DAvIs--3,
ha,,aehusstt'--IlaH, RslF"fo1. Damreik, Co
mins, Bpriingdme, DacIs, Gooch, RqqRg, Thayer
Chgq.e, Rgwes--ll,
Hehigda~=floward WalAoH, IFq!Iridge
Leqch--4
h"'oari-Bl Blair-l,
.tee Hampshirs--Pke, 7anpan Cragin--3.
.fe~ Jers>y- Ctarsi,t, Robbins, Adrain--3.
.forh CaroiHaa-GlLMEs--I
he0 lork-ilaskin, Ii. +. Clark, IHirra,