The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-01

amendment to the Constitution reconsidered-ayes
| l2S, nays 65.---Mr. HICKMAN raised a point that
two-thrds were ecessary to reconsider, but the
| Speaker decided that mere majority was
necessary for the purpose.--Ihere was
another and still another outbreak of coniu
sion. Members demanded the enforcement OF the
rules, and the SPEAKER called the Sergeant at
Arms to perform his duty.--The question now
presented was the yesterday, on agreeing to
Mr.. Corwin's amendment, as follows:
Article 2 No amendment shall be made to the Consti
tuition Of the United States which will authorize or give
to Congress the power to abolish or interfere within any
State, with the domestic institutions thereof including
that of persons held to service or labor by the laws oil
said State
The SPEAKER announced the result amidst the
most intense feeling, ollOws-ayes l33, nays 90.
The PEAKER-There being the necessary
two-thirds vote, the resolution is adopted. 1.-The
announcement was received with tremendous ap-
plause both the Republican and Democratic
sides, and in the galleries. The yeas and nays are
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Adams of Mass Adams of KY, Adrain,
Aldrich, Anderson of KY, Avery Babbit Barr Barrett
Bocock BOteler, BOugligny Brabson, Branch, Briggs
Brisow, Brown, Burch Burnett, Butterfeld, Campbell
Horace F. Clark, John B. Clark Clark B. Cochrane John
Cochrane, CofaX, Corwn Cox Craig, Craige, Davis OF
Nd Davis of Indiana, De Jarnette. Delano Dimmick,
Dunn Edmundson English Etheridge, Florence, Fouke
French, Garnett Gimer Hale Hail. Hamilton Harris of
Nd, Harris of Va, Haskin, Haton, Helmick Hoard,
Holman, Howard Of Ohio, Howard of Michigan, Hughes,
Humphrey, Jenkins, Junkin Kellogg of Ill, Kenyon,
Kilgore, Kilnger, Kunkel, Larrabee Leach of N. c.,
Leake Logan, Maclay Mallory Martin OF ONO, Martln
of Va, Maynard, McCernand, McKenty, Mcknight,
Mcpherson, Milson, Montgomery, Moore of KY Moore
head Morrill, Morris of Pa Morris of ILL.,, Morse Mel
son, Niback, Nixon, Noell, On, Palmer, Pendleton,
Peyon, Phelps Porter, Pryor Quarles, E. r. Reynolds,
j. II: Reynolds, Rice, Riggs Robinson of R. l. Robinson
of Ill., Rufn Rust, Scott Scranton, Sherman, Sickles,
Simms, Smith of N. c. Spaulding Stanton, Stevenson,
Stewart of Md, Stokes Stout straton Thayer Theaker
Thomas Trmble, vallandigham, Vance, verree, Web
ster, Whiteey, Window, Winslow, Wood woodson-l3S.
Nays-Messrs Alley, Ashley, Beale, Bingham, Blair
Blake, Brayton, Burlington, Burlingame, Bumham, Ca
row artar Gnh,, (nrly
Duell, Edgerton Edwards, Eliot Ely, Farnsworth, Fen
ton, Ferry, Foster, Frank Fooch Grow, Gurley, Hick
man, Hindman, Hutchns, Irvine, Kellogg of Michigan,
Leach of Mich, Lee Longnecker Loomis, LOveoy, Mar
ston Pettet Potter f. r. Reynolds Royce, Sedgwick,
Somes, Skinner Stevens Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tap
pan, Tompkins Train, Vandever, Van Wyck, Wade Wal
dron, Walton Washburne of Wis., washburne of Illinois,
Wells, Wilson, Woodruf-65.
Mr.. HICKMAN raised the point of order that
two-thrds of the whole number of representa-
tives required to pass the resolution.--
The CHAIR said that two-thirds of the members
present were sulicient.-Mr. HICKMAN appeal
ed from that decision, and made lengthy argu
ment upon the appeal, contendng that two-thlrds
of the whole Congress necessary to propose
amendments to the constitution SPEAKER
oyerruled the point of order.-0n motion of Mr..
STAUNTUN, the House took up the Oregon war
debt bill, reported from the committee of confer
ence between the Senate and House; and the bill was
MORRIS, of Illinois offered, from
the select committee of five, resolution appoint
ing Hons. James l.. Pugh, j. Morrison Harris and
Chas Case, as commissioners to adjust the accounts
of the United States with VIM. II. Russell. He
said that by this the Government could save
100000, by the passage of this resolution. 1t
laid on the tabe.-Mr. GURLEY from the Com
mittee Printing, offered resolution to print for
the of the House, 900 copies eff the agricu
tural report of the Patent Office, and $4,000 for
the use of the department. Passed.---Mr |
WASHRUkNE, of Illinois, laid before the House
the acceptances of the President and Vice Pres
dent elect of their respective oflices.-The House
tpnk hae5iS ioti opA howl
concurred in or rejected sundry Senate amend |
ments, went into committee of the whole, (Mr. |
Grow in the chair,) and took up the Civil Appropri-
alton bill.-Mr. DAVIS, of Maryland, moved to
strike out the appropriation for refunding George
?. Kane certain sums expended by him on the post
office and custom house in Baltimore.--Mr.
of Missouri, said the claim a correct
one, and its payment had been recommended by
the Secretary of the Treasury.-Mr. DAVIS said |
The claim might be all right but it had been put on
he wrong bill.-The motion to strike out pre-
bill was considered with certain
amendments, reported to the House, the report of |
he committee adopted, and the House sadjourned. |