...being at length taken on Mr. Eaton's motion for postponement — in effect to lay the subject to sleep, it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows: NAYS.— Menri. Crittenden, Dicker*™, Raton, Edwards, 'ronitnun, JohiiBou, Kin?, Leake, Morruw, OtU,...

...upon the f rounds that it required a two-thirds vote to postpone the special orer. The question then being, "shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?" It was sustained to by the following vote, Messrs. Nalle and Salisbury having demanded the ayes and noes :...

...SMITH, HOLMES, of Maine, and MILLS, engaged. The question being taken on striking out the sections, it was decided in the negative by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS — Messrs. Barton, Bell, Bouligny, Branch, Brown, Chandler, Clayton, Cobb, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Findlay...

...EDWARDS, »nd JOHNSON of Ken. The question being taken on engrossing the bill for a third reading, it was decided in the negative, by Yeas and Nays, as follows : YEAS — Messrs. Bell, Clayton, D'Wolf, Eaton, King, of Ala. King, of NY Knight, Lantnan, Lloyd, of Mass....

...same side. Mr. Hobnts made some remarks against the amendment, when the question was taken on it, and it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS— Messrs. Bentott, Berrien, Branch, Chindler, Dickerson, JCalon. Kindlay, Harper, Hay m , Kane, Km:;,...

...State of Missouri, that many claims to lands in that State under Spanish grants, were fraudulent? " And it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows : Yeas. — Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnet, Chase, Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks, Iredell, Knight, Marks, Naudain,...

...The question being taken on discharging the committee from the further consideration of the subject, it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, as follows : YKAS — Messrs. Dana, Edwards, Johnson of Kentacky, Johnson of Louisiana, King of Alabama, Mills,...

...which were ordered, and were: Yeas 109, nays 80. Mr. REED then asked for the yeas and nays on the main question, being " Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?" which were ordered, and were: Yeas 97, nays 87. JUNE 13, 1836.] Arkansas, [H. OF R. So the decision...

...same back to the house with sundry amendments. The question being upon laying the bill upon the table, it was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas— Mr. Niles— 1. Nays — Messrs. Alden, Brewer, Brown, Bradshaw, Brownell, Crossman, Dodge, Ely, Ellenwood,...

...conscientiously, he requested to be excused. The question being then taken, "Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House.'" it was decided in the affirmative: Yeas 124, nays 68. On motion of Mr. RIPLEY, the gentleman from Tennessee had leave to...