The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-22
Congressional.
WAsHfNcroN, Audi IS

WAsEIheToN, April l6.
HOUSE of. .RKPkEsENTArIvEs.- The House
went into Committee Of the Whole on, the
bill to establish an auxiliary guard, for the
protection Of life and property in Washing.
ton City. The bill was discussed till one
O'Clock, when, on motion Of Mr.. Montgom.
cry, of Pennsylvania, the committee rose,
and the House took up the Kansas bill.
A message wasreceived from the SeeAte,
insisting on its disagreement to the House
amendment, ahd asking for Committee of
Conference.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the House
insiat on its adherence, sfd moved the pre-
viQus question. ~ ,..
Mr.. English inquired whether, IL the Com.
Tiittee Of Conference be ordered by the
House, parliamentary law and practice re.
quire majority OF the Committee TO be
composed of gentlemen representing the
majority OF the House, or a msjority of
those in favor Of the House bill.
Mr.. Stanton said that, if in order, he
would object to the question, because this
would provoke interrogato:ies on the other
side. ..... f.. ~!
Mr.. English gave notice that il The motion
was voted down, he would move for the
Committee of Conference.
The House voted on secondng the de-
mand for the previous question.
Tke vote stood yeas l0S, nays i07; the
Speaker voted in the negative, making it O
tie vote. The question 'wds therefore lost.
Mr.. English, in order that he might nd;
be misunderstood, said that he was opposed
IN hn /. -. "a. Ii
notW outstanding this, he was willing to hedr
what the Senate had to say, and was in f8-
vor of committee of conference. He
could see no harm that would result, ahd,
therefore, he moved that the House agree to
committee of conference on the subie t
matter OF disasreeing votes, and that three
be appointed on the part of the House. He
moved the previous question, which was
seconded, and the vote being taken, stood
yeas lOS, nays l08, and the Speaker give
his casting vote in the affirmative; so tkut
Mr.. Engiish's motion prevailed.
The vote ELECTED applause from the GAL
ieries, which was rebuked by the Speaker,
and alter some conversation on the subject,
motion to reconsider the vote wus carried,
and then laid on the table.
The House then went into committee on
the Washington City Police bill, end after
a long debate without taking the question,
the House adjourned.
The following rs the vote on Mr.. English's
n otion:
YrAs-Messrs. Ahl, Anderson, Atkins,
Avefg, Sarksdale, Bishop, 'Bocock, Bonham,
Bowie. Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burnett,
Burns, CarGthers, Caskie, Clark of Missou-
ri, Clay, Glenn. MS, Clingman, Cobb, ,hn
COchrane, Craig of Missouri, Craige OF
North Carolina, Crawford, Curry, Davidson,
Davis of Mississippi, Dewaft, Dowdell, Ed
9undson, Elliott, English, Eustis, Faulkner,
Florence, Garnett, Gurtrell, Gootia, Green
wood, Gregg, Hall of Ohio, Hatch, Haw-
kins, Hal, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes,
Jackson, Jenkins. Jewett, Jones of Tenn es-,
see, ]. Clancy Jones, Owen Jones, Keitt,
Kelley, Kunkel OF Maryland, Lamar, Lqn-
~ Eeidy, heteher Maclay, NJ Queen, Nj
ION, Maynard, Miles, Miller, NIIlson,
Moore, Niblack, Orr, Phillips, Powell,
Quitman, Ready, Regan, Rutfin, Russell,
SandIdge, Savage, Scales. Scott, Soaring,
Seward, Shaw of North CarolinS, Shorter,
Singleton, Smith OF Tennessee, Saith Of
Virginia, Stallwor'h, Stephens, Stephenson,
Stewart of Maryland, Talbot, Taylor OF
New York, Trippe, Ward, Warren, WIT
kins, White, Winslow, Wood,on, Wmten-
iyke, Wright Of Georgia, Wight of Ten
Dessee, z llic fer. i
NAYS N:s:rs. Abbott. Andrews, Ben
ied, Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
brayton, Burlington, Burlingame, Burroughs
Campbell, Case, ChafFee, Chapman, Clark
'f Connecticut, Clark of New York, Claw.
son. Cockerill, Colfax, Coming, Covode,
oragin, Cox, Curtis Bamrel, Davis Of
Maryland, Davis Of Indiana, Davis of Mas.
'achusetts, Davis of fowa, Dawes, Dean,
Dick, Dodd, Darfee, EN-, Fafnesworth,
EentoD, Foley, Foster, Gidfugs. Gilman.
illEaer, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Goes.
'eck, Grow, Eall Of Massachusetts, Harlan.
Iarrs of Indiana, Harris of Illinois, Has
tip, Hickman, Hoard, Horton, Howard,
Kellogg, Kelsey, KIgore, Knapp, Law.
ence, Letter, Lovejoy, Marshall of Ken
lucky, M / hall Of illinois, Matteson, Mont.
yomery, Morgan, Morrill,, Morris of Penn.
ylvania, Morris of illinois, Morse Of Maine,
Morse Of New York, Mott, Murray, Nichols, /
Palmer. Parker, Petit, Pike, Potter, Pott!e,
Purviance, Ricaud, Richie, Robbias, Royce,
Shaw of illinois, Sherman OF Ohio, S.er.
nan of New York, Smith of Illinois, Spin.
Ter, Stanton, Stewart of Pennsylvania,
Eappan, Thompson, Tompkins. Underwood,
Nade, Walbridge, Waldron, Walton, Wash.
nrne of Illinois, Washbufle Of Maine.
Wilson, Wood. 5s.....
The following did not vote. having paired
It: Adrian with Huyler, Dimmick with
G Ills with Roberts, Clarke B.
,ochrone with Sfckles, Riley with Thnyer,
'aylor of Louisiana with Kunkel Of Penn
ylvania, Waehburne OF Wisconsin with
Arnold, Q lin with Corning.
Mr.: Whitley was absent. I