Worcester daily spy., 1858-04-02
HOUSE.


Tie House galleries were densely crowded.
Mr., Maynard Of Tennessee introduced a bill
for the remodelling of the police Of Washing
ton.
Mr.. Stephens OF Georgia, moved to take up
the Senate bills on the Speakers table The
first was one repeating the act Of March 5,
1856, authorizing the Secretary OF the rrea-
sury to change the names of vessels.
Mr., CNmins Of Massachusetts, made brief
speech, stating that he had taken an active
part in the passage Of the act, but considered
that it had been abused Ii was intended TO
apply to foreign vessels purchased and re-
paired, but by the misconstruction of it a
large number of unseaworthy vessels had
been re-naped, and many had since been
lost. One was the George Law. The re-
peal Of the act was demanded by underwrit-
ers and by the ship-buidng interest OF New
England, He moved its reference to the
Committee of Commerce.
Mr.. Clingman of North Carolina opposed
the reference.
The previous question was ordered and the
bill referred.
Other bills were referred in haste, and ev-
cry member seemed anxious to have the Kan
zas bill reached. The crowds in the CALLER
les increased amid great excitement.
MIR. Montgomery said he had no remarks
to make, The substitute was its best inter-
prefer. He had furnished copies to some mem
bers, and was ready to supply others.
Mr. QWtman of Mississippi. offered a sub
stitute, which is the same as the Senate bill.
with the omission of the declaratory clause.
that the people shah have the right at all times
to alter or amend the constitution in such
manner they might think proper, etc.
Mr.. Humphrey Marshall of Ky, wished to
amend the original Senate bill, by striking out
the same clause which was proposed to be
omitted in Mr.. Quitman's substitute.
MIR. Stephens refused to yield the floor for
that purpose, and demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. Marshall wanted Mr.. Stephens's refus-
al to be borne in mind, and entered on the
record.
The question was taken on the adoption Of
Mr.. QuItman's substitute, which was mega
tived by yeas ~, nays l60.
Mr.. Montgomery's substitute was then
adopted, yeas l2O, nays ll2.
YEAs--Mesns. Abbott Adrian Andrews. Bennett
Beilneha Brigham, Blair, iss, D aytn, Burlington,
Burnpame, Burrows, Campbell, Case, Uhapman, CLARK
| Connecticut, CLARK Of Ne~ York, UbsGse ClaWson
V. Glars. Cochran, CCckeiiu, ColBX Comira Cnvnde
Coz, Cragin Curtis, Daare, DAYS Of N ryland, Davis
Of Indiana Davis Of Mississippi Davis Of Iowa Dawes
Dean, Dick, Dod 2. Duriee, Eddy English, Farnseorh
Fentln, Foley, Fs'sr Gidaugs Gilman Gilmore Conc,
Goodwin Granger, Grosbeck, Grow HAL Of Ohio Han III
Massacbuseus, ArIiu Harris Of Maryland Harris Of I
linois, Haskins, Hickman Hoard, Hoton Howard nov
en-, Jones, Kellogg Kelsey, Kngore Knapp CunEle y,
Pennsyvania, Leach Lawrence, Letter. Loveoy MeKib
bin, uarsha OF Kentucky, Marshall of ILLINOIS, Matesn
Montgomery, Morgan, Moirll, Morris OF Pennsyiania
Morris Of Illinois, Morse Of Maine, Morse Of New v NV
Mott, Murray, Nichols, 0in Palmer Parker penaletan
Pettt Y ke Potter Po,tle, Puryauce, Rloann Rtohie
| bbinS, koberts, Royce, shaw OF Iinois Sherman n
New YORK; 3mithe, Spinner, stanton, Stewart of penn
sylvanie gappan, Thayer, Thompson, Tonpkins Undtr
wood, Wade, W.llbridge. Wadron, Wdton Wasbbnrns
Of Wisconsin, Washbufne Of Maine, Washburne Of il
nois Wilson, Wool.
The adoption of Mr.. Monlgomery's amend.
inent was gteeted with applause from the gen.
tlemen IN the gallery.
MI. kent moved that it be cleared, and in.
sisted upon the enforcement Of the rule.
Much confusion onsued. The Speaker re-.
minded the applauders that they we're not IN
the gallery OF a tbeatre, and said that il In,
indocofum was repeated, the galleries should
be cleared A member Except the ladies. :
(Another--"CerlaDly."
The House then proceeded 10 vote on IN,
Senate bill as amended by the adoption oil Mr.