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| Pickens. vanderpoel and Hunt, to allow them to
explain The reasons which governed their voes ON
the disposition of certain abolition mrmlIiai pre-
sened In lormer Congress by Mr.. MeKenny, oil
Pa.


Mr. JoHSsos, having concluded his speech. offered
the following proposition aneudment " the amend
ment before offered by Mr.. Adams.


"Thst no petition. memorial resolution. or other pa.
per- prsying the abolition of slavery ia the District OF
Columbia. any State Territory OF the slave trade
between the States Territories Of the United States
~ which exists shall be received by this House
| or entertained ~ any way whatever"


Sixteen gentlemen rose simultaneously to address the
CHAIR.


The CHAIR Temporarily occupied by Mr. Banks)
gave the floor TO


Mr. vANDERPOEI. who about to address the
House (fsom part Of the House not usually occupied
by him. when


Mr. GlDDINGS, raised question Of order on the
rule which requires that member, IN addressing inc
Chair. shall rise from has seat" As Mr.. v, had not
risen from bis seat. Mr. g. conlended that he was
not entted 10 the floor


The CHAIR decided that. according to usage, the
gentleman from New York, though not rlslng from the
seat usually by him. was entitled 10 proceed
| From that cecsiou, MIR. GiDDlNGS took an appeal,
which, aficr q brief conversation. he withdrew.
Mr.. VANDERPOEL then rose, and was beginning
speak, VIXEN several voices inquired whether he meant
| TO move the previous question
Mr. " Probably.


Mr.. ADAMS hefthpon raised qnesuon VI oue''
whether il in order for hun to make speech after
announcing his intention 10 close u by motion pfecu-
dug reply


probability, but had not positively committed hlnsel
upon that pont-snd after lew Iepurks-concianed
by moving the previous question.
Mr. RHETT asked leave to say few words, but
was loudly called Order and the House refused leave


The call for the previous question was seconded by
the House and the question being then stated, ohaii
the main question be now put"
Mr.. KHEr'r demanded the yeas and nays which
were ordered. and resulted follows: Yeas l47-
nays 6l.


So the previous question carried


Mr.. w. THOMPSON wanled 10 modify his re-
solution by adopting Mr.. w. G. Johnsons as an ad-
diun the end oi il but this not being IN order,
and some discussion arising on points Of order


Mr.. w. c. JOHNSON modified hls resolution so
as 10 propose amend Mr. Adams's amendment
now pending by striking out all but the word, fec-
soiued," and inserting his in liz u thereof
Ia This form, his amendment was pronounced by
the CHAIR To be in order.


And The question being then put upon its adop-


lion, il was carried BY yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Afford, Andrews, Atherton, Banks,
Berne, Black, Blackwell Bolts Boyd, Aaron Brown.
A. G. Brown, Anson Brown, Burke, S II. Butler, W.
0. Butler, Bynum, John Campbell. W. b Campbell,
Carroll, Chapman, Coles Colqunt Connor M A.
Cooper Crabb, Craig Crary, Crockett, E. Davies,
John DAVIS John w Davis. GarIet Davis Daw son,
Deberry, Dennis. D,le.,, Drongoole, Earl Eastman,
Finn, Fisher, Fornance. Gabrath, Rice Garland Gen
try Gerry Gogg,n. Graham. Graves, Green. Gritfn
Habershan. Hawkins, Jonn Hill Of Va. J. Hill,
~ c.. Holleman, Holmes, Hopkins, Hubbard, Jane,
John w. Jones' Ke,nbe, Leadbe,,er, Lewis, Lucas.
McCarty, Mcclellan, McCuoh. Mckay, Mcdill Mon
tanya, Montgomery Nisbe Parish, Paris, Petnken,
Pickens Pope, Pren,iss Profit, Ramsey. Rsyner, Rey
oolds, Rhrt,, Rives, James Rogers Samuels, Shaw.
Albert Smith, Sany, Steenrod Strong. Sumter. Swee-
ny, Talafero, Taylor +. Thomas. Philip F Thomas,
Waddy Thompson, Jacob Thompson Tnplctt. Turney.
Warren. Wa,ierson, Weller, John White, L. Williams,
Joseph L. Williams, G. II. Williams, Sherrod Williams,
Wise, Wonhingon-il6.


Allen, Hugh Anderson Simeon ii. Anderson, Baker
Barnard, Beatty, Bell, Bdde, Bond, Brewster, Briggs
Brockway, Calhoun, Carr, Casey ChIitenden, Clark,
Clifford, J. Cooper Cranson, Curtis. Gushing Dana,


T. Davee, Doan, Dog, Edwards, Ely, Evans, Everett,
Fillmore Fletcher Floyd Gates, Glddngs, Goode Gran
ger, Grnnell, Hail. Hammond Hand, w. S. Hastings,
Hastings, Henry Hoffman, Hook, Howard Hunt, Jack
sou, James, Chas Johnson Keim, kempshall Lawrence,
Leet, Leonard Llncoln, Lowell, Mallory, Marchand,
Marvin, Mason, Mitchell, Monroe, Morgan, Samuel w.
Norris Calvary Morris, Naylor, Newhard, Osle, Os-
borne, Palen, Pumen,er, Paynler Peck, Randall Rari
den Reed, Rdgway, E. Rrgcrs Russell, Sallonstalf,
Sergeant, Snonlon, Sade, John Smith, Truman Smnh,
Thomas Smith, Starkweather, Siorrs, Stuart, Ting-
hast. Toland. Trumbu, Underwood, vanderpoel, David
ID. Wagener. Peter J. Wagner Wick, j. w. Williams,
r. w. Williams Henry WIlllams-l04.
The question then recurring on the resolution o,
Mr. Thompson, as thus amended,
MIR. ADAMS moved that il be postponed until the
House should have been fully organized by the ad-
mission Of the New Jersey members.
The motion ruled to be out Of order.
Mr.. STANLY moved call Of the House, observing
tha, he antslavery aboonsts dodglng the
question.


The CHAIR decided that after the previous ques-
lon had been ordered the motion for call out o.
order.


The resolution, amended. again read, and the
yeas and nays having been called upon IT. was decided
IN The affirmative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Afford, Andrews, Atherton, Banks,
Berne, Black, Blackwell, Bolts, Boyd, A. Brown,
nnm, ]. Campbell. VIM. b. Campbell. Carroll, Chap
man. Coles. Colquiit, Connor, M A. Cooper Cnbb
Cra,g, Crockett Cross. John DAVIS, J. w. Davis, Gar
ret DAVIS. Dawson, Deberry, D,rnis, Dllett. Drom-
gooc Earl, Eastman, Fine, Fisher Torrance, Jas Gar
land Rice Garland Gerry, Goggn, Graham, Graves,
Green, Gntfn, Habershatn Hawkins, Hill. Of Va, j.
Hill, of NJ T., HoIleman, Holmes, Hopkins, Hubbard,
Janeson Jenicr. Joseph johnson, Wm. Cost Johnson
N Jones, john W. Jones, kembe, Leadbetter, Lewis
Lucas. McCany, Mcclellan, McCulloh, Mckay, Mediil
Miller, Montanya, Montgomery, Nisbet Parish, Paris,
Rayner, Reynolds, Rheu Rives, Jas Rogers, Samuels
Shaw, Albert Smith, Stanly, Steinrod, Strong Sumter
Sweeny, Tallafeno, Taylor Francis Thomas, p f.
Thomas, Waddy Thompson, Jacob Thompson Trip
lett. Turney, Warren, Watlcrson, Weller, Jno Whi,e
Lewis Williams, Joseph l.. Williams. G. H. Williams
S. Williams, Wise, Worhmgton-il4.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Judson Allen Jno w. Al
len, Ii ]. Anderson. Sim II Anderson, Baker, Bar
| nard, Beatty, Bell, Bldde, Boud, Brewster, Briggs
ienden, CLARK, Clifford James Cooper, Crans,on. Cra
| ~ Gurus Cushing Dana Dsyee. f. Davies Doau