Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-16
The Kansas Bill.

at one o'clock, asked consent OF the house
to take up the Kansas bill.
No objection ueing made, the resolution
Of the Senate was read, insisting upon It's
disagreement to the House amendment, and
asking for a conference.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY. | now move that the
House insist upon its adherence, and upon
that motion | call for the previous question.
| Mr.. ENGLISH, of Indiana. | rise to pro-
pose question to the Chair, which l believe
TO be pertinent. | desire to know whether,
if committee Of conference should be or
dered by the House. parliamentary law and
practice would require that majority OF
that committee should be composed OF gen
tlemen representing the views Of the MAORI
ty of the House. or of gentlemen who are
10 favor of the House bill.
Mr. STANTON, of O3io. Ii this lnterrosa'
tory is not in order, object.
Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania. 1t is not a
question of q committee of conference, and
it is not 10 order. ] object to any thing out
of order.
Mr.. ENGLISH. | have confidence in the
Presiding Officer of this House, and l give
notice that it is my intention II the previous
question is voted down, to move for COM
mittee Of conference.
Several Voices. "GOod, good"
The question on sec5ndiDg the call for the
previous question was taken by te!!ers, aud
resulted--ayes los, noes lO7.
The Speaker voted 10 the negative, max
ing n tie vote. So the call for the previous
question was not seconded.
Mr.. ENGLISH. Nj. Speaker, do not wish
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derstood; therefore, desire to say that | am
very decidedly opposed to the Senate bill in
its present shape, and do not think could
vote for it in any event. But, sir, notwIth-
standing that ! entertain this opinion, l am
unwilling to say 10 u coordinate branch OF the
National Legislature that am unwilling to
hear what they have to say. think 1t IS
due to them that we should accede to their
proposal, and that we should grant a COM
mttee Of conference. Good may come OF IL,
and | cannot see that any harm possibly
can result. Therefore, sir, | move that the
House agree to the conference proposed by
the Senate On the subject-matser OF the
dsagreeng votes of the two Houses on the
said amendment, and that three members be
appointed to manage the conference on the
part of the House of Representatives; and, Mr..
Speaker, | now call for the previous question.
Mr.. WAsHBURS, of Maine. | rise to n
question of order. 1t is not in order for the
gentleman from Indiana to make that mo-
ton after the House has adhered to lCI
amendment to this bill Until the House re-
considers the vote by which it adhered, 1t is
not in order to make this motion; and
think the Chair will not find single prece'
dent for it.
The SPEAKER overruled the question CT or
der, and cited as precedent In point from
the journal of the Senate, of June 80, 1881,
when MIR. Webster reported from commit
tee in favor of committee of conference
upon q similar state of facts. lie found Ill
teen or twenty more presidents to the same
effect which it was unnecessary to recIte.
Mr.. WAsuBURN thought there was no pre-
cedent precisely like this, and desired tC
point out the difference.
Mr.. CLEMENS, of Va, objected to debate.
MIR. CAMPpgLL, of Ohio, wished TO make a
few remarks, and asked Mr.. English 10 with
draw the call for the previous question.
MIR. GARRETT, of Virginia, also asked for
an opportunity to explain the vote which be
should give.
Mr.. ENGLISH would yield to the gentle
man from Virginia if he could retain the
floor. lie desired to say that be bad made
this proposition to accede to the request tor
a committee of conference with the distinct
understanding that the usage of this body
and the usage of all parliamentary bodies
required that the committee should represen,
the majority.
MIR. MONTGOMERY called the gentleman to
order If he was going to make speech, he
trusted there would be an opportunity to
reply.
MIR. ENGLISH was not going to make
speech He would only ssJ that as the 10
variable rule was that committees should be
so constituted as to represent the majority, in
this case a majority of the committee of con-
ference would be taken from the anti-Lecomp-
ton side of the House. lie would yield to the
gentleman from Virginia, MIR. Garnettl
Mr.. WARREN, Of Arkansas, and others OBJ
jected.
Mr.. ENGLISH. Then can serve his pur-
pose by propounding to him question. l
have the floor and nave the right to ask
him a question.
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, objected, and insis-
ted that it would not be 10 order.
Mr.. ENGLISH Then | will not ask him q
question: but | am curious to know whether
he would vote for the Senate bill.
Gentlemen on all sides called to order.
Mr.. ENGLISH | understand him to say
that he would vote against the Senate bill 1t
amended in any respect Whatever.
Mr.. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, inquired 1t
the motion for committee was an attlrma-
tive independent proposition.
The SPEAKER decided thatit was an amend
ment. The vote would be first on the pro-
position for conference and second upon
the motion to insist.
The previous question was seconded, and
the main question ordered to be put without
division.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of Ohio, demanded the yeas
and nays on the proposition for a conference,
which we're ordered, and resulted as follows;
YgAs-MessrS ALL, Anderson, Atkins Avery,
Barksdale, Bishop, Bocock Bonham, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burnett, Burns, Carutaers,
Caskie, Clark of Missouri, Clay Clemens, Cling
man, Cobb, J. Cochrane, Craig OF Missouri,
Craige of n. c., Crawford, Curry, Davidson,
Davis of Miss, Dewart, Dowdell, EdmunGson,
Elliott English, Eustis, Faulkner, Florence,
Garnett. Gartrell, Goode. Greenwood, Gregg,
Hall of Ohio, Hatch, Hawkins, Hi. Hopkins,
Houston, Hughes, Jackson, jenkins, Jewett,
Jones OF Tenn j. e. Jones. Owen Jones, heitt,
Kelley. Kunkel of Nd, Lamar Landy, Leldy,
| T ,ober N,clav NcOuesn Mason MAYNARD.