The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-29
Saturday, April "a, 1853.
SENATE.

Saturday, April "a, 1853.
SENATE.
The Deficiency BiU.-The Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bill to supply de-
fciences.
An amendment submitted by Mr.. Fessenden,
combining the appropriations for the Quarter.
masters department to the amounts required
for the present fiscal year, was not agreed to-
yeas 81, nays 80. .
Mr. Harlan moved to strike out the apprcpria-
ton for surveying the public lands and private
land claims in California.
Mr. Wade made speech condemning the
conduct of the Government towards the Nor.
mons.
Mr.. Harlan, Mr. Hale, and Mr.. Wilson, gave
the reasons why they should vote against the
BILL The question being taken on the passage
of the bill, the result was announced-yeas 20,
nays l9--as follows:
Keas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Biggs, Bigler,
Bright, Brown. Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick,
Green, Gwin, Hammond, Henderson, Houston,
Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Arkansas, John
son of Tennessee, Jones, Mallory, Polk, Pugh,
Sebastian, Sidell, Thomson Of New Jersey,
Toombs, Wright, and Yulee-29. +
Nays-Messrs. Broderick. Cameron, Chand.
Ter, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Harlan, King,
Simmons, Stuart, Trumbull, Wade, and vii.
son-l9.
Absent or not rotimg-Messrs. Bates, Bell,
Benjamin, Crittenden, Davis, Douglas, Hamlin,
Kennedy, Mason, Pearce, Reid, Seward, Sum.
ner, and Thompson of Kentucky-l4.
Mr.. Benjamin was announced as having
paired off, on this vote, with Mr.. Seward.
So the bill was passed.
II diffara in thaso IN ara Hpnyr, tho hill
as passed by the House of Representatives.
Two appropriations have been cut out-that
for the reporters of the Globe in the House of
Representatives, and the appropriation for the
relief of the Clerk of the last House of Represent.
atives. An additional section was added, re-
curing the reasons for making any contracts
under the fourth section of the act of 1920,
made by the Secretaries of War or Navy, to
be communicated to Congress.
HOUSE,
The Speaker stated the business first in or
der to be the consideration of the motion of
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Harris, to
lay on the table the motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, inquired whether it
was in order for him to move to lay the whole
subject on the table. .
The Speaker stated that it was.
Mr.. Harris Then make that motion. This
question has been before the House long
enough.
The Speaker. The question must FIRST be
taken on the pending motion to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider. ila
Mr.. Harris. Then withdraw the motion to
reconsider, and move that the whole subject be
laid on the table.
Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana. If that motion
fails, will il be in order to demand the previous
question?
The Speaker. 1t will be in order.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky. I entered .
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
postponement was ordered yesterday, and
shall move to lay that on the table. N
The Speaker. The gentleman has the right
| to do so, but the question cannot be taken I'M
til the pending question to lay the whole sub
ject on the table has been put.
Mr.. Harris. There are several gentlemen
not prepared to vote on that motion, and
withdraw it.
Mr.. Marshall. move to lay my motion to
reconsider on the table.
The question was taken, and the motion was
agreed to-yeas los nays l0l-as follows:
| Bilhnghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, Bonham,
Brayton, Bryan, Bufinton, Burlingame, Bur.
roughs, Campbell, Case, Chafee, Chapman,
Clark of Connecticut, Clark of New York, Claw
son, Clark B. Cochrane of New York, Colfax,
Comins, Covode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis, Damrell,
Davis of Maryland, Davis of Indiana, Davis Of
Massachusetts,, Davis of Iowa, Dawes, Dean,
Dick. Dodd, Durfee, Eide, Farms worth, Fenton,
Foster, Giddings, Gilman, Gooch, Goodwin,
Granger, Grow, Hall of Massachusetts,, Harlan,
Harris of Maryland, Harris of Illinois, Haskin,
Hill, Hoard, Howard, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kilgors,
Knapp, Lawrence, Leach, Letter. Lovejoy, Mar
shall Of Kentucky, Montgomery, Morgan, Nor
rill, Morris OF Pennsylvania, Morris Of Illinois,
Morse of Maine, Morse of New York, Mott,
Murray, DIN, Palmer, Parker, Petit, Pike,
Potter, Pottle, Purviance, Quitman, Richie,
Robbins, Roberts, Royce, shaw Of Illinois,
Sherman of Ohio, Sherman of New York,
Shorter, Spinner, Stallworth, Stanton, Tappan,
Thayer, Tompkins, Trippe, Underwood, Wade,
Walbridgs, WaldroD, Walton, Washburns Of
| Nays-Messrs. Adrain, ALL, Anderson, At
kins, Avery, Barksdale, Bishop, Booock, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Burnett, Burns, Caruthers, CAS-
J kie, Clark of Missouri, Clay, Clemens, CEngman,