The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-22

DC composed OF gentlemen representing the
views OF the majority of the House. or of gen
tlemen Who are in favor of tae House bill,
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio. If this interrogation
is not in order, object. IL, ~
Mr.. Hrow, Of Pennsylvania. 1t is not ques
ton OF committee of conference, and it is moi
In orce1 object to anything out of order.
mr.. Engiish. l have confidence in the
Presiding Oficer of this House, and / give
notice that it is my Intention, if the previous
question is voted down, to move for commit.
tee Of conference. fl3 =
Several Voices. "Good, -goodn =
The question on seconding the call for the
previous question was taken BY telers, and
resulted-yeas l08, nays lO7. 49,, /,
The Speaker voted in the negative, making
tie vote. So the call for the previous cues
ton was not seconded tFs
Mr. English. Mr. Speaker, do not wish
my action upon this occasion to be misunder-
stood therefore, desire to say that am very
decidedly opposed to the Senate bill in its pres
eut shape aud do not think could vote for
i anssny sTent. Bat, cir, notwithstanding that
entertain this opinion, l am Unwilling to say
to coordinate branch of the National Lsgisls-
ture that am unwilling to hear what thew
have to say. think it is due to them that we
should accede to their proposals, and that we
should grant committee of conference. Good
may come of it, 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-matt of the disagree
ing votes of the two Houses on the said amend
ment, and that three members be appointed to
manage the conference on the part of the
House OF Representatives ); and, Mr.. Speaker,
1 now call for the previous question.
NJ IL n Z
ton OF order. 1t is not in order for the gentle.
man from Indiana to make that motion, after
the House has adhered to its amend ment to
this bill. Until the House reconsiders the vote
by which it adhered, it ia not order to make
this motion and l think the Chair will not
find single precedent for it. BE-.
The Speaker overruled the question of order,
and cited as a precedent in point from the
Journal of the Senate of June 30, 1884, when
Mr.. Webster reported from committee in
favor OF committee of conference upon q
similar state of facts. He found fifteen or
twenty more precedents to the same effect,
which IT was unnecessary to recite.
MIR. Washburn thought there was no prece
dent precisely like this, and desired to point
out the difference. n
Mr.. Clemens, Of Virginia, objected to debate.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, wished to make a
few remarks, and 3ked Mr.. English to with
draw the call for the previous question.
Mr.. Garnett, of Virginia, also asked for an
opportunity 10 explain the vote which he should
give. ....
Mr.. English would yield to the gentleman
from Virginia, If he could retain the floor He
desired to say that he had made this PROPOSE
ton to accede to the request for 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 represent the majority. o.
Mr.. Montgomery called the gentleman to
order. If he was going to make speech, he
trusted there would be an opportunity to reply.
Mr.. English was not going to make a speech.
He would only say that, as the invariable rule
was, that committees should Re 30 constituted
as to represent the majority, in this case
majority of the committee of conference would
u taken from the anti. Lecompton side of the
House, He would yield to the gentleman from
Mr.. Warren, of Arkansas, aud others OBJ
jected.
Mr.. English. Then 1 can serve his purpose
by propounding to him question. have the
floor, and have the right to ask him ques-
ton. ct
Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio, objected, and insisted
that it would not be in order u. .a5. So,
Mr.. English. Then l will not ask him
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 if amended
in any respect whatever.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky, inquired if the.
motion for committee was an affirmative in.
dependent proposition,
The Speaker decided that it was an amend.
ment. The vote would be first on the PROPOSE
ton for conference, and second upon the mo.
ton TO Insist.
The previous question was seconded, and
the main question ordered to be put, without a
division. -
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, demanded the yeas
and nays on the proposition for conference,
which we're ordered, and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. ALL, Anderson, Atkins, Avery,
Barksdale, Bishop, Bocock, Bonham, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burnett, burns, Caruth
ers, Caskie, Clark of Missouri, Clay, Clemens,
Clingman, Cobb, John Cochrane, Craig of Mis-.
sour, Crsige of North Carolina, Crawford, Curry,
Davidson, Davis of Mississippi, Dewart, Dow.
dell, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Egstis, Faux.
ner, Florence, Garnet, Gartrell, Goode, Green
wood, Gregg, Hall of Ohio, Hatch, Hawkins,
Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes, jackson, Jen.
kins, Jewett, Jones of Tenn, ]. CLANCY Jones,
Owen Jones, Keitt, Kelly, Kunkel of Maryland,
Lamar, Landy, Leidy, fletcher, Maclay, Nc.
Queen, Mason, Maynard, Miles, Miller, Millson,
Moore, Niblack, Pendleton. Re3ton, Phelps,
Phillips, Powell, 9uitman, Ready, Reagan, Ruff
fin, Russell, Sanddge, Savage, Scales, Scott,
Soaring, Seward, Shaw of North Carolina, Shor.
ter, Singleton, Smith of Tennessee, Smith of
art of Maryland. Talbot, Taylor of New York,
Trippe, Ward, Warren, Watkins, White, Wins.
low, Woodsou, Wortsndyke, Wright of Geor.
gia, Wright of Tennessee, and Zollicofer--lOS.
Nays Messrs. Abbott, Andrews, Bennett,
Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, Brayton,
Bufinton, Burlingame, Burroughs, Campbell,
Case, Chaffee, Chapman, CLARK Of Connecticut,
Clark of New York, Hawson, Gockerill, Colfax,
0omins, covode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis, DamrelI.
Davis of Maryland, Davis of Indiana, Davis of
Massachusetts,, Davis of Iowa, Dawes, Dean,
Dick, Dodd, Durfee, Eide, Framework, Fenton,
Foley, Foster, Giddings, Gilmer, Gilnan, dooch,
Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck. Grow, Hall of
Mas, Harlan, Harris of Md, Harris of Illinois,
Haskin, Hickman, Hoard. Horton, Howard,
Kellogg, Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Lawrence,
Leach, Letter, Lovejoy, Marshall of Kentucky,
Marshall of Illinois, Matteson, Montgomery,
Morgan, Morrill,, Morris of Pennsylvannia, Nor.
ris Of Illinois, Morse of Maine, Morse of New
York, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Palmer, Parker,
Petit Pike, Potter, Pottle, Purviance, Ricaud,
Richie, Robbins, Royce, Shay Of Illinois, Sher.
man of Ohio, Sherman Of New York, Smith of
Illinois, Spinner, Stanton, Stewart of Penney.
vsnis, Tappan, Thompson, Tompkins, Under
wood, Wade, Walhrdge, Wsldron, Walton,
Wasbhurne Of Illinois, Washburn of Maine,
Wilson, aud Wood--l08. f7f2q
[The following gentlemen were reported as
having paired off: Messrs. Adrain, Arnold, C.
B. Cochrane Of New York, Corning, DiAmick,
ellis, Huyler, Kunkel of Pennsylvania, Nc