Those who voted in the negative are, Mr. Amos Abbott Nathan Evans John W. Farrelly John Freedley Andrew S. Fulton Mr. John P. Gaines Washington Hunt Abraham R. McIlvaine Horace Mann Charles S. Morehead Henry Nes William A. Newell Mr. Hezekiah Williams James Wilson Joseph A. Woodward Mr. David Outlaw Harvey Putnam Frederick A. Tallmadge Cornelius Warren. The question recurred on the motion made by Mr. Embree that the vote be reconsidered, &c. And being put, It was decided in the affirmative, Xays..... 91 87 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the negative are, Mr. Archibald Atkinson Richard S. Canby Charles W. Cathcart Howell Cobb Williamson R. W. Cobb Willard P. Hall Mr. David Hammons Hugh A. Haralson George W. Jones David S. Kaufman Richard K. Meade Mr. Andrew Stewart Bannon G. Thibodeaux Mr. Isaac E. Morse Frederick P. Stanton The question then recurred on agreeing to the said amendment of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to the 10th amendment of the Senate. Mr. White moved to amend the amendment to the 10th amendment of the Senate, by striking out all thereof after the words. "Guadalupe Hidalgo," and inserting: That the President of the United States, if, in his opinion, it shall be the interest of the United States so to do, may borrow, on credit of the United States, the sum of five millions of dollars, and issue thereupon stock of the United States for the sum thus borrowed, in the same form and under the same restrictions, limitations, and provisions as are contained in the act of Congress, approved 21st July, 1841; and such loan shall be made reimbursable at such time, within twenty years from the passage of this act, as the President may prescribe; and the proceeds of said loan may be applied to such payments as the exigencies of the government may require; and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropria ted, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of negotiating the above loan, in the same manner as provided in the act approved 21st July, 1841. The question being on agreeing to the said amendment moved by Mr. White, Mr. Stephens moved the previous question, which was seconded, and the main question ordered, viz: 1st. Will the House agree to the amendment to the amendment of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to the said 10th amendment of the Senate? The question recurred upon agreeing to the amendment of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to the said 10th amendment of the Senate. And being put, It was decided in the affirmative, {eas.... 92 85 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Mr. Amos Abbott James Dixon Garnett Duncan Mr. John Freedley Abraham R. McIlvaine Charles S. Morehead Mr. Henry Nes Alexander H. Stephens John Strohm Frederick A. Tallmadge Mr. William G. Brown Charles Brown The said 10th amendment of the Senate as amended was then concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate of the action of the House upon the said amendments, and request their concurrence in the amendments of the House to the said amendments of the Senate to the said bill, (No. 691.) On motion of Mr. Vinton, Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate informing that body that on examining the bill (No. 691) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the year ending 30th June, 1850, two items are discovered, amounting together to thirty-four thousand dollars, not required to be appropriated. On motion of Mr. Vinton, Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate asking a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (No. 691) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the year ending 30th June, 1850; and that Mr. Vinton, Mr. Brodhead, and Mr. Barringer have been appointed managers at said conference on the part of the House. On motion of Mr. Vinton, Ordered, That the Committee of Ways and Means have leave to sit during the sessions of the House. Mr. Jacob Thompson moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That there be paid out of the contingent fund of the House to each of the laborers and lamplighters employed in the capital grounds, and the keeper of Pennsylvania avenue gate, the amount of extra compensation respectively that is usually paid to the messengers of the House. And the question being put, Shall the rules be suspended? It was decided in the negative-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Miller moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to move that the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union be discharged from the further consideration of the bill (No. 667) extending the provisions of the ninth section. of the act entitled "An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force, and for other purposes," approved February 11, 1847, to the commissioned officers below the rank of brigadier general, who served in the late war with Mexico. And the question being put, Shall the rules be suspended? It was decided in the negative-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. George W. Jones, at 8 o'clock and thirty minutes, p. m., moved that the House adjourn; which motion was not agreed to. Mr. Nicoll moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That ten thousand extra copies of the majority and minority reports from the select committee on the subject of military contributions levied in Mexico, be printed for the use of the House. And the question being put, Shall the rules be suspended? It was decided in the negative-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Edwards moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to move that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill from the Senate (No. 313) entitled "An act to carry into effect certain stipulations of the treaty between the United States of America and the republic of Mexico, of the 2d of February, 1848." And the question being put, Shall the rules be suspended? It was decided in the negative-two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. Schenck moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of enabling him to move that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union on the bill from the Senate (No. 348) entitled "An act for the relief of the captors. of the frigate Philadelphia." And the question being put, Shall the rules be suspended? It was decided in the negative, two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. Mr. James G. Hampton, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined enrolled bills of the following titles: H. R. 698. An act making appropriations for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending the 30th June, 1850; H. R. 15, An act for the settlement of the claims of New Hampshire against the United States; H. R. 497. An act for the relief of E. B. Cogswell; H. R. 797. An act in relation to the Fox and Wisconsin reservation, in the State of Wisconsin; |