The Speaker, after an actual count, having announced that no quorum was present, On motion of Mr. Vallandigham, Ordered, That there be a call of the House. The roll having been called, the following named members failed to answer to their names, viz: Messrs. John B. Alley, Jacob B. Blair, Samuel S. Blair, George H. Browne, Alfred A. Burnham, Charles B. Calvert, Samuel L. Casey, Martin F. Conway, Erastus Corning, John J. Crittenden, Charles Delano, Isaac C. Delaplaine, R. Holland Duell, James E. English, George P. Fisher, Philip B. Fouke, Bradley F. Granger, John A. Gurley, James T. Hale, Valentine B. Horton, Francis W. Kellogg, John Law, Jesse Lazear, Cornelius L. L. Leary, William E. Lehman, Walter D. McIndoe, Gilman Marston, Henry May, John W. Menzies, John W. Noell, Robert H. Nugen, John Patton, John S. Phelps, William A. Richardson, Joseph Segar, Elbridge G. Spaulding, John B. Steele, William G. Steele, Benjamin F. Thomas, Charles R. Train, William Vandever, Robert B. Van Valkenburg, Chauncey Vibbard, William Wall, E. P. Walton, Benjamin Wood, George C. Woodruff, and Hendrick B. Wright. The absentees were then called and the doors closed. Excuses were offered and received for the non-attendance of Messrs. Alley, Samuel S. Blair, George H. Browne, Corning, Crittenden, Delano, Duell, English, Francis W. Kellogg, Law, Marston, Menzies, Nugen, John S. Phelps, William G. Steele, and John B. Steele. Mr. Dawes moved that Mr. Benjamin F. Thomas be excused for non-attendance. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, {eas. Nays.. 107 5 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. William Allen William J. Allen Fernando C. Beaman Charles J. Biddle John W. Crisfield Mr. William P. Cutler Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Samuel Hooper John Hutchins Robert Mallory Horace Maynard William Mitchell Mr. Washburne moved that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. And the question being put, Yeas It was decided in the negative, Nays... 34 80 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Anson P. Morrill James R. Morris Mr. John H. Rice James C. Robinson Clement L. Vallandigham Mr. William H. Wadsworth Albert S. White So the House refused to dispense with further proceedings in the call. Excuses were further offered and received for the non-attendance of Messrs. Van Valkenburgh, Wall, and Walton. Mr. Dawes moved that Mr. Train be excused for non-attendance; which motion was disagreed to. On motion of Mr. Mallory, the vote last taken was reconsidered; and the question was again put on the motion of Mr. Dawes, and agreed to. Excuses were further offered and received for the non-attendance of Messrs. Woodruff, Jacob B. Blair, and Wright. Mr. Dunn moved, at 7 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., that the House adjourn; which motion was disagreed to. Mr. Wilson moved that Mr. Vandever be excused for non-attend The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. Augustus Frank Mr. Alexander H. Rice Edwin H. Webster William Windom. So the motion to excuse Mr. Vandever was agreed to. Mr. Colfax moved that all further proceedings in the call be dispensed with. And the question being put, It was decided in the affirmative, {Nays.... 56 53 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are So the motion to dispense with further proceedings in the call was agreed to. The doors were then opened. Mr. Stevens moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the main question was ordered on the pending bill. The said motion was passed over for the present. Mr. William Allen moved, at 8 o'clock p. m., that the House adjourn. Pending which, Mr. Perry moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn until Saturday next. It was decided in the negative, {Nays: .... 23 80 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Cyrus Aldrich William J. Allen Isaac N. Arnold James M. Ashley Elijah Babbitt Stephen Baker Portus Baxter Fernando C. Beaman John A. Bingham William G. Brown James Buffinton James H. Campbell Jacob P. Chamberlain Ambrose W. Clark Schuyler Colfax Frederick A. Conkling Roscoe Conkling John W. Crisfield William P. Cutler Wm. Morris Davis George W. Dunlap W. McKee Dunn Sidney Edgerton Thomas M. Edwards Thomas D. Eliot Reuben E. Fenton Samuel C. Fessenden Mr. George K Shiel John D. Stiles Francis Thomas Clement L. Vallandigham Charles A. Wickliffe. George C. Woodruff George H. Yeaman. Mr. Thomas A. D. Fessenden Mr. John T. Nixon Richard Franchot Augustus Frank Daniel W. Gooch John N. Goodwin Bradley F. Granger Edward Haight Richard A. Harrison John Hickman Samuel Hooper John Hutchins Philip Johnson George W. Julian William D. Kelley William Kellogg Dwight Loomis Owen Lovejoy Frederick F. Low James B. McKean Robert McKnight Edward McPherson Horace Maynard William Mitchell James K. Moorhead Anson P. Morrill Justin S. Morrill James R. Morris Warren P. Noble Abraham B. Olin So the House again refused to adjourn over. |