Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-24
, very respectfully, your obi servant,
HORATIO KING.
of a seigtonr pogty,,gto,- H,,,,-,
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Hon. ". C. DUNLAP, Nashville, Tennessee.


Hon. W. Q. DUNLAP, Nashville, Tennessee
THE JOURNAL.
Mr. WILSON moved to dispense with the reading
Of the journal-the Principal Clerk being absent.
The motion was rejected-the rule requiring
| unanimous consent.
Mr. BEALE moved that the House take a recess
till o'clock for want Of q Clerk-and, on a d.
vision, the vote stoOd-affrnative Il, negative 29-
no quorum voting.
Upon the temperance Of quorum
The journal Of yesterday was now read and au.
thenticated, as far the hour Of recess for the
night session-the Clerk having been unable to
prepare the journal further.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to dispense with further
reading Of the journal, for the present
Mr. RANDOLPH objected.
After debate against the force Of the Objection
rule, and the Twelve Hour rule adopted Yesterday,
in which lIr Beale Mr. Stovall, and Mr. Randolph
took part-the latter gentleman throwing the re-
sponsibihty Of want OF clerical efficiency upon the
maj rity-Jhe Democratic members who had elected
the officers Of the House,
Mr. CALDWELL submitted the point whether
twO-thiTds might not RbrOgate the Objection rule
After debate upon this question BY Mr. Davidson,
Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bayless and Mr. White, in which
it was urged that the rule only had respect to the
order of business,
Inc SPEAKER held, that the reading Of the Jour
nal was in the order of business
MIR RICHARDSON moved again to dispense with
the reading Of the remainder Of the journal, and
appealed TO the House for unanimous consent.
Mr. DAVIDSON objected.
The order Was stated further by Mr. Stanton Mr.
Newman, and Mr. Davidson
Mr. FRAZER moved Call Of the House, where
upon Cau Of the House was ordered and proceeded
co. the Clerk again reporting quorum present.
Mr. RlCH,RDSON lat $50, A. NJ moved a recess
til 10 o'clock.
Mr. ROwLES demanded the yeas and nays, and
the same being ordered and taken resulted-yeas 6,
NAYS 39-as follow:
Tsas.-Messrs. Anderson, Beale, Caldwell. Dun
lap, Richardson, and Speaker DOnelson-6.
Nags-Messrs. Bate, Bayless, Bentley, Bicknel
Bullock, Carter Of Carter, Copeland, Davidson,
Davie DJbsOn, Estes, Ewing Cannon, Hamilton
Iyie, johnson, Hendrick, Keeney King Lsckey,
Lamb, Lloyd, Low Maris, Newman Randolph
RoulstOn Roberts, Rose, ROWles, SchmittOu
Shrewsbury, Smart, Stanton, Stovall, Summers
Turner Of sumner, Wood, and Vaughn-39.
No quorum voting So the House refused to
take a recess.
Mr. BEALE moved that the First Assistant Clerk
proceed to read his minutes Of the session Of last
night, and that it be taken for the journal of
that part Of the session Of yesterday.
Mr. SHREWSBURY objected, and the melton was
Withdrawn.
At 1880 A. ", the remainder of the journal was
read.
Mr. RANDOLPH objected, that the yeas and nays
should not be read from the printed lists.
THOMPSON moved to waive that informRlity
any way to get along with the public business:
but
Mr. RANDOLPH still objected. We have been
getting along any way long enough.
Mr. DUNLAP begged leave to appeal from the de-
cision Of the Chair, that the Objection rule abroga-
ted all standing rules on the subject Of the order
Of business.
Mr. THOMPSON argued against the decision of
the Chalr-the mauiiest-the real meaning Of Mr.
Williams rule being that no bill nor resolution
shcu be taken up out Of order without unanimous
consent.
The SPEAKER. However anxious the Chair
might be to get along with business, it conld not
overrue the action OF the House with reference to
the rules of the House.
Mr. RICHARDSON and Mr. ROWLES believed the
Chairs ruling to be correct, and they could vote no
other way than TO sustaj in It.
Mr. DUNLAP. The house having the power. he
bee7ed they ought Of right, to give the construc.
ton Of the mover Of the Objection rule, which was
in opposition TO the decision Of the Chsir-for the
sake Of getting oct of the present difficulty, and
expediting business.
Mr. WILSON. Under this Objection rule would it
require unanimous consent to suspend rule to take
up proposition!
The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks the Objection
r,Ie DESTROYS the two-thirds rule.
Mr. WILSON submitted the difference between
suspension Of the rule, ans taking up business out
Of lie regular order Nov, for example, if he would