Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-24
OBJECT OF THE WAR.

Mr. ROLLINS, of Missouri, offered on "Wednesday the
following resolution aud moved the previous question on
its adoption:
Resoved By he House of Representative fe Congress
o me Tinted States, Thai, It'd be pa
are in favor OF AID successful prosreu of the
war ana u at we wi give warm and hearty support all
those measures which will be most effective spe Oily
coming the rebellion and in securing restorat o. pe.ce
and which may not substantially inf the Constitution
and hereby present. deporabie
civil wai ha been for ed The country by
in the progress Of this Congress bapisrg feeling Of
mere resentment will recoect eny duty to the
spirit OF OPPRESSION tor any purpose of conquest
nor purpose Of overtime wing nterie ing with the
nd and maintain the supremacy If Con tuion
preserve ihe Union with all dignity, equality and rights
OF ne several States imp red that these objects
are acc mplished the war ough
Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. propose to DEBATE
that resolution.
The SPEAKER. Then it will lie over, under the
rule.
Mr. ROLLINS, Of Missouri. | have moved the pre-
vious question.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, OF Illinois If the previous ques-
tion be not seconded will not the resolution 60 for
debate
The SPEAKER twill
Mr.. LOVEJOY Is it in order to its refer.
The SPEAKER. 1t is not
Mr. ROLLINS, of Missouri, I he'd the aoor and ex-
pressy moved the previous question.
The SPEAKER. The Chair did not hear che gentleman
move the previous quest
Mr.. HOLMAN demanded telers on secondine the pre-
| viOus question.
Teers We're ordered, and Messrs HOLMAN and GsIN-
| NELL appointed.
The House divded and the tellers reported-ayes 64
| noes 80.
So the previous question was not seconded
Mr LOVEJOY. muvs that resolution be laid
upon the table
Mr.. HOLMAN. On that cali for the yeas and nays
Mr. WA>HBURNr, of lin"is. The Hous- havmp
refused to second the d. for prev us the
resolution has gone over m tomorrow, aud ia not be-
fore the House.
The SPEAKER The point Of order is MT well takrn
becu-e no gentleman to deb.te the
House would 60 on and vote upon it, The obrct oil the
previous question is To cnt off the right to debate
MIR WASHBUkNE, of Ii inos l rose TO debate it S
| The SPEAKER. Not Mt the proper time
Mr.. LOVEJOY thnk tAe resolution ought to q TO
he table as being secession document, but Withdraw
| the motion
Mr. WsDoWoRTH renew tho motion to lay the
resolution on the table, and call for tbs yeas and
! nays
a yeas and nays ordered and the QUE stion bel
taken on the motion to lay the resolution table
| VAS decided Ia thr negative, as follows
YEAs-Mesrs Alley Allison Ames Anderson Ashley R.rter
Beaman Blow Boutwell, Boyd Brandeger sooma Cole Thomas
s Grn es Hos D Has" Lsy G % dsa
Myers ys1 sS sr ch e Mnd 9 MPsrs ssrs
Pomeroy sohenc spaung stevns Upson Van Vai
SGF %@ 1s%ss sn %h Sss nns
Augustus Baldwin John Baldwin Blaine Blair Biss
oth Coz ora,ens eresweI Henry sine Davis Dawson
Fenton Frank Ganson Grder Griswold Hale Hall Hardinq
Harrington Benjamin uerrck Iieby
Holman Asahc w. Hubbard Hutchps Philip johnson wians
Johnson kasson Orlando Kellogg King Knapp La
lie Blond, Long Mallory, hcAster Mctde
Mcdowell Mckinney, Middleton Samuel f. Miller
Morrill,, Daniel Norris James Norris Nelson, Noble
ode John CNeDl Patterson pendleton
Randall William H. Randall Alexander H. Rice Rogers
smith smtS steGSns John B. steele William @ s sIs,
% WSu wo wheeler si SSH Wsor MS 0s.v Ta
White Wilson, Winfield Fernando Wood Woodbridge,
ia
hessrs. BRowN, OF West Virginia, aud WILLIAMS noe
having been wi hin the bar when their were ed
| severaily asked l. ave to vote.
Obi .ctinn made.
Mr. MORRILL,. move that the resolution be referred
to select committee.
Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. propose TO debate
! the resolution.
| The SPEAKER. II goes over, then, under the rules
NJ. COX. demand the yeas and nays the refer
/ eDcs of the resolution.
| The SPEAKER. That will be in order when it is
| called up.
| Mr. COX. When will that bel
/ The SPEAKER The Chsir cannot tell.
The substance OF the above important resolution and
statement OF the vote upon mentioned in the Intel
hgencer of Thursday The foregoing full report of the
proceedings derived from the official report, since pub
lisbed.
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