The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-08
Congressional.

HoUSE,--Mr, stephens would not now
discuss the Kansas bill, having heard that
substitute was to be submitted. He gave
way to Mr.. Montgomery, OF Pa, who offered
the Crittenden Substitute US amended by
the Anti Lecompton Democratic Con ference,
proposing to admit Kansas into the Union
and ret.r the Lecompton Constitution to a
vote of the people. In the event OF its re-
jectiJn by them, convention to be called
to form q new Constitution. Il also allows
one member Of the House of Representatives es
until the next Federal census.
Mr. Montgomery said he had no remarks
to make--the substitute was its best inter.
prefer lie had furnished copies to some
members, and was ready to supply the
press s-..
Mr.. Quitman, of Miss, offered substi
tute which is the same as the Senate bill!
with the omission of the declatory clause
that the people shall have the right at all
times to alter or amend the Constitution in
such manner as they think proper. &c.
MIR. Humphry Marshall, wished to amend
! the original Senate bill BY striking oht the
same clause which was proposed to be omit
ted in Mr.. Quitmln's substitute.
Mr.. Stephens refused to yield the f,or for
that purpose, and demanded the previous
question.
Mr. Marshal wanted Mr.. Stephens' refus
al to be borne in mind and entered on the
record. .a .. .s
The question was taken on the adoption
Of Mr.. Quitman'S substitute, which was
negatived--yeas u, nays 100.
Mr.. Montgomery's substitute was then
adopted--yeas 1870. rays ll3. The an.
nouncement Of the result was greeted with
applause from the geHtlernen's gallery.
Mr.. Keitt moved that it be cleared, and
insisted upon the enforcement of the rule
Much confusion ensued.
The Speaker reminded the applauders that
they were not in the gallery of a theatre, ent
said that if the indecorum was rspeated the
galleries should be clenrsd.
A MembGr-Except the ladies'.
Another--Certainly.
The House Immediately adjourned.
The vote on Mr.. Montgomery's substitute
is as follows:-
Yeas s-Messrs. Abbot, Adrian. Andrews,
Bennett, BlIinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Brayton, Burlington, Buslingame, Burroughs,
Campbell, Case, Chaffee, Chapman, CLARK,
Of Coma, Clark, Of N. Y, Clswson, Clark
B. Cochrane. Cockerell, Celfax, Comins,
Covode, Cox, Cragins Curtis, Damrell, Da.
Wis, OF Md, Davis, of Ind, Davis, of Mass,
Davis, Of Iowa, Dawes, Dean, Dick, Dodd,
Dur ZEE, Edie, English, Farnesworth, Fen.
ton, Foley, Foster; Giddings, Gilman, Gil
mer, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Groesbeck,
Grow, Hall, of Ohio, Hall. Of Mass, H ,rl-
an, Harris, Of Md, Harris, ofIll., Haskin,
Hickman, Hoard, Horton, Howard, Owen
Jones, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp,
KunkeD, Of Pa, Lawrence, Leach, Letter,
Lovejoy. M'Kibben, Marshall, of KY, Mar.
shall, Of Ill.,, Mattescn, Montgomery, Nor
gan. Morrill,, Morris, of Pa. Morris, Of ILL.,,
Morse, Of Me-, Morse, Of N. Y, Mott, Mur-
ray, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Parker, Pen
dleton, Petit, Pike, Potter, PottIe, Purvi-
ance. Ricand. Rtchle, Robbins. Roberts,
Royce, Shaw, Of ILL.,, Sherman, Of OHIO,
Sherman, N. Y, Smith. of ILL.,, Spinner,
Stanton, Stewart, of Pa, TaPpan, Thayer.
Thompson. Tompkins, Underwood, Wade,
Walbridge, Waldron, Walton Washburn,
Of Wis.,, Washburn Of Me-, Washburn, OF
Ill., Wilson, Wood.
NAYs-Messrs. ALL, Anderson, Arnold,
Atkins, Avery, Barksdale, Bishop, Bocock,
Benham, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Brysn,
Burnett Burnss Caskie, Clark, of No., Clay,
Clemens, Clngman, Cobb, John Cochr an,
Corning, Craig, Of N. c., Crawford, Curry,
DGvison, Davis, Of Miss, Dcwart, Dimmock,
Dowdell, Edmunson, Elliot, Eustis, Fnulk-
ner, Florence, Garnett, Gartwell, Gillis,
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