The Washington union., 1858-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1858
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
he following is the continuation Of the proceedings
of the House of Representatives Of Friday night last
The report impression of Saturday morning closed
at III o'clock p. m, the pending motion being that of
Mr.. WARREN, of Arkansas, to him from voting
The yeas and nays being taken, resulted yeas ",
nays So 81 a.o,,,n vo,,n.
Mr. CLlNGMAN, Of North Carolina, moved that the
House adjourn which motion not agreed toyeas
13, nays 96.
Mr. HARRIS, of Illinois, moved that there be call OF
the House.
Mr. PHELPS. of Missouri raised point Of order that
there was already such motion pending.
The SPEAKER pro (Mr Booocx, of Virginia. In
the chair oyerrued the point Of order and stated that
there was no power to call the House, and maori
ty chose to absent themselves tomorrow, the
pication would exist and the members who did attend
would lose their constitutional right to compel the at
tendance of abscntees.
Mr. HARRIS called the yeas and nays upon the motion
for a call of the House, and they ordered,
MI. SEWARD OF Georgia, moved that the House adj
journ pending which,
Mr. HARRIS raised q point Of order, holding that
der the ruling of the Speaker the motion to adjourn
not in order
The SPEAKER pro tenn. overruled the point. stating
that the constitution gave the right to emnoty either
to compel the attendance Of witnesses to adjourn
The question was then taken on the motion to adjoun
and it was lost--yeas Is, nays 96.
The question then taken the motion that there
be call Of the House and 1t agreed toyeas l42,
nays ls
The roll accordingly called but before it was
cluded
Mr. WARREN, Of Arkansas, moved that the House
adjourn; which motor not agreed toyeas 49, nays
IO2
The call having been concluded, one hundred and
eighty-hve members answered to their names.
The doors then closed, and the Of absen
tees heard pending which,
Mr.. QUTTMAN, Of Mississippi, by unanimous consent
proceeded to address the House He said II manifest
come to no practical result. He had authority to
speak for h side of the House. but it evident that
there shoald be understanding. He proposed that
all motons made in pursuance Of the previous question
At this stage Of his remarks Mr. QurxAx interrupt
cd by personal difficulty between several other members
Of the House. which created great confasion-]
After order had been restored,
Mr. QUITMAN said he was proceeding to present q
proposition to the House He proposed that oil the in
tervenng motions which had been made since the previ
ous question was called upon the amendment Of the gen
tleman from Illinois MR. HAnRrs should be withdrawn
(severa members, tNo :" mo 1-and that the House
should adjourn till Monday next [loud cries Of mo r.
mo with the understanding that the confederation
OF tho question should be resumed at o'clock.
Objection was made upon al sides Of the House.
The hearing Of the excasea Of aissntees then
sumed but, before was completely at hapast three
oclock)
the representation Of gentlemen the other side of the
House to usk the House hear the proposition and
inmate at least the present contest The proposition
very simple and If gentlemen would listen to it he would
have it read Hc hoped it would be unanimously adopt
cd.
Mr.. GROW, Of Pennsylvania 1 will object to any
thing out of order.
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Illinois, appealed to the gentleman
to withdraw his objection and let them hear the propo
ston
Mr.. GROW stated, at the instance Of the gentleman
from Illinois. he would do it.
Mr.. HICKMAN, Of Pennsylvania, objected.
Mr.; HARRIS hoped the gentleman from Pennsylvania
would not object.
Mr.. HOUSTON Of Alabama supposed it would be in or
der for the gentleman from Mississippi to adjourn
and then have what he seemed have reduced to wr
ting read from the Clerks desk.
Mr.. PHELPS moved that the House adjourn.
Mr.. HOUSTON asked If it would not now be i'm order
for the House to adjourn till Monday nexte
Mr.. PHELPS inquired whether if the House adjourn
ed, they would not adjourn until Monday at IL clock
It was Saturday, and they certainly would adjourn till
Monday. Such had been the ruling heretofore.
The SPEAKER. The Chair is Of opinion that if the
House adjourned now it would adjourn to meet at IL
O'Clock to-day
the gentleman from Mississippi would be read for nfor-
nation only.
Mr. POTTER, of WISCONSIN, objected
Mr.. HARRIS hoped that they might hear the propo-
Mr.. HICKMAN then withdrew his objection.
Mr. PHELPS withdrew his motion that the House
adjourn and the proposition of the gentleman from Mis-
sissipp was read as follows
All motions pending previous qucs
ton the amendment offered gentleman
be with and tho shall then secondng
previous question whcroupon carried the House will
III Monday and at osck the shall
question
Mr.. HARRIS hoped that the proposition might be
adopted He thought it embraced everything that any
gentleman could ask
Mr.. STANTON, Of Ohio, hoped it would be accepted.
Mr.. COBB, of Alabama, objected, and asked consent
to withdraw his motion 10 be excused from voting.
Mr.. PHILIPS, Of Pennsylvania objected
Mr.. QUTTMAN asked. il there was objection, that it
might be stated to the House.
There being objection the hearing of the excuses of
absentaes was resumed but before it was completed,
On motion of Mr.. PURvIANCE, Of Pennsylvania all
further proceedings under the call dispensed with
yeas 81, nays Al.
Previous to this however considerable time was con-
sumcd by motions that the House adjourn, excuse
members, &c.
Mr.. STANTON, of Ohio, then lat twenty minutes past
o'clock Withdrew his appeal from the decision of the
Chair, thus carrying with It all the motions that were
based upon it. M
The SPEAKER having stated the pending motion to
be the motion Of Mr. KERR to amend the motion of
Mr.. Reilly, of Pennsylvania that the House adjourn till
Monday by striking out the word Monday" and in
serting Tuesday,
Mr.. QUITMAN again asked consent to submit the fol-
lowing resolution which granted:
Rored House adjourn over ill Monday next
upo pending proposition shall delay
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