Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-17
Congressional.

Tn the House, Wednesday, the Lccompton
bill as returned again from the Senate was taken
A message from the Senate, insisting on its
disagreement and asking committee oil CONFER
ence was read.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the House in
sst on its adherence and demanded the previous
question
Mr.. English of Ind, inquired whether if the
committee of conference be ordered by the
House, parliamentary law and practice require
the majority of the committee to be composed
of gentlemen representing the majority OF the
House, or a majority of those in favor oil the
House bill.
Mr.. Stanton Of Ohio said il it was not out of
order he would object to the question, because
it would provoke HETEROGENEOUS on the other
side.
Mr.. English gave notice il the motion before
the House was voted down he would move Tor
a committee of conference.
The demand for the previous question result
cd--yeas 1OS, nays l07 The speaker then vo-
ted nay, making tie so MIR. Montgomery
demand was not seconded.
Mr. English, that he might not be msunder r,
stood, said he was opposed to the Senate 6ill
in its present shape, but notwithstanding TINS
he was willing to hear what the Senate had 10
say, and was in favor of the appointment OF a
committee of conference. He could not see that
any harm would result from it, and therefore
he moved that the House agree to committee
of conference on the subject matter OF the dls-
agreeing votes, and that three members be APP
pointed on the part of the House. On this
proposition he called for the previous question
Mr.. Washburn of Me-, raised the question
that it was not in order for Mr.. English to make
that motion. The House has adhered, and I'M
til il reconsders that action il is not in order TO
make that motion.
The speaker ovcrruled the point of order
Mr.. Garnett of Va, wished to make an ex
PLANTATION Of his vote, but objection was made
Mr.. English repeated that he had made the
motion in accordance with general usage in al
parliamentary bodies
The demand for the previous question was
then seconded when the house proceeded &c
vote on Mr.. Englishs motion for a committee
of conference. The vote stood yeas, lOS nays
| l0S tie. The speaker then voted in the af
firmative, and so Mr.. English's proposition wa
agreed to.
rThe former votes on Lecompton we're IL.
in its favor to 100 against. The Lecomptoi
side in this instance was decreased votes b.
eight pairs and one absentee (Whiteley of Del,
and increased by Caruthers of Mo-, mot before
presently English of Ind, Hall and Pendletol
Of Ohio, and Owen Jones of Pa, (before voting
with the opposition and these, with the cast
ing vote of speaker Orr of s. C., made the to
tai of 100 votes. The anti-Lecompton side wa
reduced to 1903 votes by the eight pairs and tn
above four who changed front. The pairs wer
as follows, the anti Lecompton men being nance
first Adrian with Huyler, both of n. J. 1; Clarl
Is. Cochranc with Sickles, and DIN with Corn
ing, all of n. Y. Kunkle of Pa, with Taylor o
La. McKibben of Cal. with Dimmick of Pa.
Thayer of Mass, with ellis of Pa; Robert
with Reilly both of Pa. and Washburn of Wis
with Arnold of CT.