New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-26
uOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. STEPHENS thought Monday two weeks Was
too far off at this advanced stage the Session for the
con sdcraOn of the report OF the Committee OF Con-
fereLoe on the X ap sas bill lie asked as q personal
favor 20 himself he wished to be abseIt owing to
the state Of his heoh that all agree tnat vote De
tax Lext Wednesday.
Mr. CAMPBELL said the report of the Committee
is an entirely new one. lie desired 10 leave the city
on Monday and others propose leaving this evening.
Az 1t was impossible for him to return on Wednesday
next lie thOu.Ii The subject had better be voted On
On the secObo MoLu1y in May.
Dir. STEPHENS remarked that he only wanted q
fair under standing.
Mr.. HILL xplained that in moving the postpone
ment Of the report Till the secoud Monday in May, he
did at the suggestion OF certain personal out not
political, ffiepds.
MIR. CLAY lky.l sad tiat he himself wanted to go
home to attend to ns personal affairs but this was the
rs tin that be had known, in the history of public
legislation that the affairs Cf great country should
be poetpoGtd to meet the private wishes OF gentlemen.
lie presumed that the mind OF every gentleman was
mace up and the sooner the vote wa5taken the better
for the peace and quiet OF the country.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY Pa) sand that private affairs
demanded his presence at home, and that no lulury
could resu by tie posponement OF the subject un''l
the I'd OF May.
Harris Ill to reconsider the vote by which the post
youement to inst time fixed, and to lay that 10
lion on tie t6b.e. 49,
Tie motion AZ decided sfirmatively, by Yeas lO5
sgsiIst Nays lOl, a. follows: ~ -
YEAS Mcsss Abbott Andrews, BeInet, Biuehurst bins'
ham Blair Bliss, Bonhan. Brsyon Bryan Buiinton, Bgrn'
Conn clalk H. Gs~.on Clark B. CochTanc Cola
Con CoYode Cox cTssp Curtis PsuIe Davis M 4Md 6s R1
Duee, Edie. FanswoTth, Fcntol Hoer odains', onaq'
aS'p SSP GGq. HSnis u Hskin I'M load Howard Kr9ss
Kelsey KhecIe Knapp La.rne Leach Letter LS%1oy % % MA,
S1.s s k M5s 81 Ms M H0ay o1 Pser Far
kcr Petit Pike, Potter Pottle Payiance Quitman Richie
MY Shorter sp9s5 IaaysI Tompvva t5gpe 5Ig M IT,S W,
NAYs-Sess Aorain ALL An lcron Atkins, Avery, Banks
DALE Bishop Bocoek Bosie BSyce Branch Burnett, Sums
John COehIane Cocket Coming Craig No) Cnis EN- J.
GswioS Curry EsdsCn p;~s EfmHnsGn s ES Eassa
Gregg GIoesbeck Hall (Ohio( Hatch, Hawkins Hopkins.
Mssy Sge s:eS IG oSs s.o SSn ySsj h&
MR Fs,5 MooS S Ey o1 rss snda
scses Scott Soaring Seward Shaw IN C Sckles, Single
n smith TsrnW Ws,ln. sRa RI' wesy we.S~ Wood
son Worenoyke, Wright (Gah Wright (Tennl Louicoter
The question then REQUIRED agreeing to the orgi-
al mo ion for postponement as amended by inserting
the second Monday in May.
Mr.. WASHBURN (Msinel moved call OF the
House.
Disagreed to-Yeas, 46; Nays, l55.
Mr. HUGHES Nnd.) moved the previous question.
Neyatived-S9 against l03. II this had been
seconded the House would have been brought 10 q
vote on the report of the Committee OF Conference.
Mr.. DEWART pa moved an adjournment, winch
WAS agreed to-l06 against %.
The vote on seconding Mr.. Hughe demand for the
previous question was taken by eIers, hence there
Is no record Ifit had been seconded, 1t would nave
cut off the motion for postponement, accOrung 10 me
Speaker decision, and brought the House to drect
vote on the report. Each party seemed uncertain as
10 its real strength, ard hence the adjournment.
The final question on the moaon as amended, 10
postpone the Kansas report OF the Conference Com-
inittee until the second Monday i'll May, pending
when the House adjourned. It viii come up agaiu at
It's next meeting.