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TRUE I’OESY.
Tho followmz hymn. wrillon 1m lho m'cnnion. by
N. p. \vllhs,wuu sung nl _lho dcdlr‘nlion 0| the House
“I [nduulry and Home {or lho Fnendlrsa. in New
York. on \Vcdumdny. lfllh inst, S
When God. [a shield {rum cold and alarm.
Gav? Ireoa l 0 hmld Ind fires to qum.
“0 um um mark lor ouch hill purl.
Bu! gum l 0 each 0 human heurl.
Each hnnrl is told the poor lo und—
Nul lold as Ihundor makes afraid——
B.“ by n nmull mire “hum-ring Ihoro-
Find Illou,for God. the sufferer} share .’
oh. promplinz fullh. 10 (‘nrolun Wow,
For work lhul angels well might do!
But wisely thus is taught be|ow
Quu'k pily for nnolher'n wo.
The world in alured—onough for all
Is ncnllored wnlo, 'lwul but and hull,-
And lhme who fen-l. or lriendleu runm.
Mike from God receive a homo.
Each hon-clean one demands 0 l' thee,
Can Hugh! thou has! (he poor man's be I
And Pny hrenlhel relpunno «llvlde:
’l‘akc uvlml I havcfrom God Illa! a thin: .’
For rhlldfnr u'omnn'n frngile Imm.
Mun: harsh Iho cold. more wild Ihe lIIUI’m
But most lhey blen n sheltering door
Whom dark lamplalioni urge nu morn!
A “on: for lhelo. 0 God. 10-dny.
For blemng uL lhy [eel we lay E
And may my sholler. humbly glven.
Ba bul n Inr uffdonr to Heaven.
W ‘ From Ihe Nullullll Eta.
'l‘hc Lillle Iron Soldier:
on qu'r AMINIDAB mson' DREAMED
A BOUT
Aminidab Ivisun started up in his bed.
The 5”“ clock at the head «I the stair
cast. an old and respected. heir-loo." nl
I. the latntlv, alruck one.
-Ah!"sritl be, hearing up a great sigh
hunt the depths of his inner man. “I've
had a tried time ol it.‘ '
'And so have I.’ said his uile. "I'hee’s
I been kitltingand threshing about all night.
IIIU wonder what ails thee.‘ .
And well she might. For her husband,
n well-lo do. portly. middle aged gentle
man. being blessed u itli an easy conscence,
agenial temper. and a comlortable diges
iron, was able to bear a great deal ul sleep,
. and seldom varied a note in the gamut ol
Ilia snore lroni one year‘s end in another.
-A very remarkable echrse.’ sulilo~
quized Arnintilab, 'very!’
' Dear me! nhat was it P’ itquired his
Wile.
'lt must have been a drearn,’ said A
mintc'ab.
'Ohl is that allr’ returned the good
woman. 'l’m glad it’s nothing worse.—
Ilut “ital has thee been diean-ing about P’
'lt‘a the atrangeat thing. Hannah, that
thee ever heard ul.‘ said Aminidah. set
tling himsell slowly back into his bed.—
"l'hee tecollects Jones sent me yesterday
a sample ol castings lrottt tbe loundry.—
Well, I thought I opened the box and
lound in it a little Iron Man, in regimen
tnls. with his sword by his side & a cock
ed hat on, looking very much like the
. transparency over neighbor O’Neiil’s oys
ler cellar. across the way. I thought il
rather out ul place lor Jone: to lurntsti the
“Hit such a sample. as I shOUlti not leel
easy to show I! to my customers. on ac
count olils viarlike appearance. How
ever. as the Work was well done, [took
the little image. and set him upon the ta
ble! against the wall ;and sitting downiip
poalle. I began to think over my own bus
tness concerns, calculating how much they
would increase in profit, in case a Tartfl
man should be chosen our ruler for the
out lour years. Thee knows I am not
in laror of choosing men ol blood 65 strile
to bear rule in the land, but it neverthe
less seems proper to consider all the cir
cumstances in this case, and as one or the
other ol the candidates ol the twogreat
Par“?! must be chosen. in take the least
”flu/09011.7. All at once, I heard a smart,
-‘l"'°|‘ tapping on the table. nnd. looking
”P- 'here stood the little Iron Man cloae
ffrE‘YfleW. wmlting and chuckling.—
, “U right, Amtnidabl' said he, clap-
P"): but little metal band» together, till he
"mg all over like a bell. 'tako the least of
l."° evrls.‘ His voice had a sharp; clear
J'Dgllug sound, like that of silver dollars
"”"lg inton tilt. It startled me so that
l‘WOl‘e "P. but finding it only adream.
“Rm”? '9” asleep again. Then I tho’t
lwas down in the Exchange, talking with
:‘he'BthF Lumpkins about the election and
.e “"‘II- '1 “ant a change in the Ad
?‘i’rlrlflllf’fl; but I can’t vote lor amilita
limp: itiin, said neighbor Lumpl‘ttns. "us‘
peo l 'Upon it unbecoming a (,hristtanl
“.qu t; elect men ul blood for their ru
_ f don t know.’ said I.;'vvhat ob~
{zilmn thee can have to a‘ lighting mun.
Stirntiz'b no Friend, and hasn't any cott
ters Flu scruples against military mat
mudh' or my own prirt.l do not take
dad a Interest in politics, and neveriilten
m ke CBUC'J! in my lile.'believing lI‘IJPSI
m‘umep much in the quiet. and .“w'd. as
”H" 9itsbposuible all letting and hindering
mung": at there may be cases viliere a
0' ev'l) man may be voted lur, as o‘choice
'3; and its a means of promoting the
flkarratic fianntt
prosperilv ol the country”; in business mal
tora.’ ‘Whatl’ iiairl neighbor Lumpkino.
'are you going to vote for a man whose
whole life has been rpent in killing peo
ple?’ Thin vexed me n liltlv. and I told
him there was web a thing as carrying a
good principle too far. and that he might
live to be sorry that he had thrown away
hii vote, iniiteail of using it discreetly.—
‘Why there’s the iron business.’ said I—
buljust then I heard a clatter beside me.
and looking around, thi’ii- “as the little
tlron~ Soldier clapping his hands in great
glee. "l‘hnt’s it, Aminlilabl' said he.—
'Bu.~ineua first, conacience alteruardsl—
Keep up the price of iron with peace il
you can,but keep it up at any rate.’—
This waked me Up again in a good rlral ol
trouble. but gellu‘tllbt‘rlng that it is said
that "dreams come ol the multitude ol bus-
IllfbD,'l once more composed m)se|f to
sleep.’
'VVell, what happened next P' naked
his mile. .
‘Why. I thought I was In the meeting
house, sitting on the seat as usual. I ttt~
ed hard to settlerny tnind down into a
quiet and humble stnte, but somehow the
cares ol the world got uppermost; and,
before [was aware of it. [was lnr gone
In a calculation of the chances of election,
and the probable rise in the price of iron
In the event oi the choice ol a President
lavuruhle to a High 'l‘arrfl. Rap! Hip!
went something on the floor. I opened
my eyes. nod there was the little Image
red hot. as iljust out ol the furnace, dao
Clog and chuckling 8; clapping his hands.
"l‘hat's right, Arniudabl’ said he. ‘Go
on us you have begun; take care ofyour
sell in this world, and I’ll promise )‘OO
you’ll be taken care ol in the next.’ Peace
and Poverty, or \\ tar and Money. It’s a
choice 0! evils. at best. and here‘s Scrip
ture to decrde tfte rnatte:. ‘Be not right
euus over mueh.’ Then the nitked look
ing little Image twisted his hot lips, and
leered at we mth his blaZlog eyes. and l
thuekli-d and laughtd mth a DOIaC exact.
ly as it a bag ol dollars had been pushed
out upon the nreetttig house floor. This
\vaked mejuot now in such a lright. I
wish thee would tell me, Hannah. “hat
thee can make ol these three dreams?
'lt don’t need a Dantel to interpret
them.’ answered Hannah. 'Thee's been
thinking 0! with; to-morrow tor u wtck
ed old soldier, because thee cares more
to: the [run business than tor thy testimo
oy against wars and fighting. ldon’t a
bit wonder at thy seeing the Iron Soldier
thee tells ol; and il thee votes tomorrow
tor a Man 0! Blood, It wouldn’t be strange
ll he should haunt thee all thy lite.
Atninidab lVlaun was silent. tor his con
science spoke to the Words ol hi. “rte.—
lle slept no more that lrlghl, and woke up
in the morning a wiser and better man.
When he went forth to his place ol bus
men. he saw lhe crowd: hunylng lo and
he; lherc were banners flying across the
streets, huge placards were on (he walla.
and he heud all about him the bustle ol
the great elecuon.
' Friend lvisun,’ sand a red faced law
yer, almost brcalllleu th his hurry.
‘moue money :5 needed In the Second
Ward; our Commuters are doing a great
work Ihere. \\ hut shall I put you down
for? Filly dollars? I! we carry lhe e-
leclmn your property will rise twenty per
cent. Let me are! you me In the Iron
business. 1 Ihmk?’
Ammidab (hnught of [he hlllc Iron Sol
dier 0! his dream. and excused hlmbeli.—
Prenemly a bunk direcmr came [caring
inlu his office
' Have you voted yet. Mr. lvison? It’s
tune Io get you: vote In. I wonder you
should be in jour office now. No busi-
nus has so much u! slakc In this elecuun
nu your’a.‘
‘ 1 don't lhink [abould feel entirely en
sy to vote {or [he cundndnle,’ sand Aunpl‘
dab
' Mr. lvison.’ said Ihe bank director, ‘I
always look you lo be a uhrewd,sensiblo
mun. luking men and lhmgs IS the, are.
I'he candnlnle may not be all you could
wish for. but when the question In between
him and a worse mun, me best you can do
is to choose [he least of the two evils.’
'Ju»! so the little Iron Man suld.’ lho’l
Ammidab; ‘Gel thee behind me. Suan !’
' No, neighbor Dibcouut,’ suld he, ‘ I’ve
made up my mind. I see no warrant [or
choosing evnl at all. [can't vole for that
man.’
‘ Very well,’ suit] the director, starting
to leave the room, -you can do as you
please; but if we are deleuted through the
ill-timed scruples of yourself and others,
and your business pinches no consequence,
you needn’t eXpect us to help men who
won’t help themselves. Good day, sir!’
Amlntdnb sighed heavily. and his heart
sank within him; but he thought of his
dream and remntned steadfast.
Pr_esenl|y he heard heavy Blepflu 6‘ ”“3
upping o! a cane on the sinus; and no I‘m
door opened. he law [he drab aurluul of
(he worthy and much esteemed lriend who
sat beside him at the head 0! the meeting.
'How's thee do. ’Ammidab i" said he.
"l'he_e’s voted. I suppose.’ '
‘ No, Jacob,’ sand he, 'I don’l like the
candidate. I can’t see my way cleat lo
vole lo: a warnor.’
' Well. but lhee doesn’t vote for him
because he is n wanior. Aminldab.’ argu
cd the other; 'lhee voles lor him as u ur-
0 man, and an encourage; 0! home indus-
CLEARFIELD, PA.,JAN. 4,1849
try. I don’t like his wars and fightings
better than thee does; but I’m told he’s
an honest man. and that he dilapproven ot
war in the abstract, although he has been
brought up to the business. It thee (eels
tender about the matier.l don't like to
urge thee; but it really seems to me thee
had beller vote. Timeg have been rather
hard, thou knows ”no. it by voting at
this election weea'n make businesu mat
leis easier, Leann see how we can justify
ourselves in staying at home. Thou Knows
i we have a command to be diligent in bus
ions as well us lervent in spirit, and that
ithe Apostle accounted him who provtded
not lor his own household worse than an
infidel. 1 think ll important to maintain
on all proper occasions our Goapel teati
tnony agaiml ware and fighting; but there
is such a thing as gotng to extremes, thou
knows. and becoming over-scrupulous, as
I think thou art in this case. It is said,
thou knows,inEccleuiuaties: Be not righ
teous over much; why should’st thou des
troy thysellP’
'Ahl' fluid Aminirlab to himaell. ‘lhat’a
«hat the little lion Soldier said in meet‘
mp.‘ So he was strengthened in his res~
oluiion. and the pereunaiona of his lriend
were lost upon him.
At night. Ammtdab sat by his parlor
fire. comturtnblc alike In his inner and his
outer man. 'Well, Hnnmh.’ said he. I‘ve
taken thy advtcc. ldidu’l vote lorlhc
great fighter 10-day.’
‘l’m glud 0! it.’ said the good woman.
'and l tture sav thee leels the better furll.’
Amlnidub lwsun [3|pr soundly lhul
night. and saw no mule ol the [Mile lron
Soldier.
l Shooting flfl'ray.—-At “‘hitealone, in
Long lnlbltd, on buoday alternooo, a man
who occupted purl M a dwelling, fired u
gunund lodged most olita contents In“)
the buck and head ol the lundloul, who
had htred the temulnlllg part ot the house
to another lumtly. 'l'he lormer occupant
batttcatled himsell wnhio, and declared
that no one should eoler, or II they attemp
ted tt he would shoot them. While an
attempt was tnnklng. he dtacltnrged the
gunmuhich was neatly total to the man
who tecetvetl Its contents. The wounded
man was conveyed to Flushing. where the
:hu( were extracted by Dr. Ab'tn Blood
good. He Is not ol all danger. The of
lender has been placed in confinement.
Fatal Jlfl‘ray at San flntonio. Texas.
l‘he Sun Antonia Western Texunn, of
the 17th ult.‘ says: "An aflrny took place
in Commerce street, oppos-ite Mr. Hum
mell’s guntmtth shop, on Wednesdey ul-
Lernuon. between three soldiers belonging
to the U. S. lnlztnlry, now encamped on
the Salado. und Lieut. John J. Gtanton,
ol Capt. Benj. F. HIH’! company of 'l'ex‘
as Rangetu. m which one at the soldiers
received it mortal wound. ol which he dted
shortly alter. Iron) a pistol fired by Lieut.
Glamor). We are not apprised ol the or
tgin ol the difficulty, and at; Mr. Gln'in‘ton
surrendered htmsell immediately to the
oflicera ol the law. "and the aflatris under
going legal investigation. We: lotbear lor
the prenenl all comment.”
Poisoned under Suspicious Circumslan
ces.-—-An inquest was yeah-[day held on
the body 01 a German named Jacob llerch
pel. who tended in 25m al'L'cl, and died
suddenly on me 91h Inst..'nnd was buried
[he next day. The body was subsequent
ly disinlencd. and on cxnnnnlng (he hin
mach, lwu drnchms o! arsenic were luund
In H. which wen: doublies; the cause ul
death.
It was also usceriuinad [hat the deceas
ed. LWho was a sober, if)('UnlfloUß man, liv
eil Unhappily wiih his Wile. who has ab
sconded since ihc body was (lisinlerred.—
The jury brought in a verdict that His dc:
ceased came lo his death by pmsoii. and
ihni there is aiming suspicion ihui ii war
administered bv his wite.
flrrest of an 01d New Jersey Highway
Robber.-—Yez~lcrda_y uflicecs Smith and
Shadbull, in New York, succueded in ar
«eMinga person named Pusl, implicaled
In a rubbery commuted some years ngu
near New Bcumwick. The mun robbed
was ulmowmunlered, and two 0! the per
pelruloru were Ihen urresled and sent lo
the Stale l’nson [or a lerln 0! 15 years.
Post escaped up till We present. He Was
sent buck to New Jersey [or lrinl.
Newark Daily fiduertiser.
Mexican Robbery and ou_trage.—We
learn hum a gentieman just arrived from
Vern Cruz that. the diligence was robbed
about the 20th til the past month, a Ihurt
distance from that place. and Mr. Black,
the American Cuunul. very severely beat—
en. The utter want 0! protection of life
and pmperty in that country is evident
from the fact thnt the passengers in a (“li
gence were plundered within two miles 0!
l‘e city 0! Vera Cruz. .
N. 0. Crescent. Den 4.
fl W'aman. Burned to Death—A fire
broke out. about hall‘pasl lour o’clock on
Saturday alternoon. In the building No.
52 Ann street. New York, in which n wo
man, whose: nmnu was not ascertained,
was burned to death by her clothes taking
fire. The house suffered but litllc dam
age.
N. Y. Eve’hing Poul
HORRIBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN NEW YORK.
'l he following account ol an extraordin
ary case ol love and jealousy. madness and
murder. is abbreviated lrom the N. York
Herald ol the 23d December:
"The vicinity of Henry street and Wal
nut was yesterday. about noon. thrown in
to the most intense stole ol excitement, by
the intelligence that a horrible murder and
suicide had been perpetrated in a room
situated in the upper part ot the house,
corner ol Henry and Walnut streets. over
a crockery store. The lollowrng account
ol lhls truly tragical and bloody murder.
and suicide ol the murderer. is as corn-ct
as could possibly be obtained. It appears
that a German Jew. about 30 years ol nae,
by the name ol Frederick W. Marks, 0
pretty good looking man, ol small statute.
a tailor by trade, was in the habit ol vrs:
Illng lor the last lew months at No. 82
\\ ulnut street. where he became acquain
ted with a very good looking German no
man. by the name at Maria Spiller, Whose
cousin keeps the house. Upon these Ire
quent Visits ol Marks. some arrangement
was made between them, in which they
agreed to live together as man and \vlle';
and lor that purpose Marks hired a room
.over the crockery store at the corner ol
;Henry and Walnut streets, in which the
,bloody allray took place. Maria and
‘Marks commenced housekeeping togeth
er, on the 16m instant, durltig which time
they were Visited two or three times by
Frank Geiger,a very genteel, line lool‘tng
lellow, ol about 30 years ot age, a Ger
man likewise. who, It seems. was in the
habit ol Visiting Maria iihen she resided
at No. 82 Walnut street. 'lhese Vlsllb
at the house ol Marks were evidently ol a
jealous nature, as many inducements had‘
been ollered on the part ol Geiger, to getl
Maria to live with him; she, however,
positively relused all his entreaties. whichl
appears to have driven him to an act 01l
jealous desperation.
"Yesterday Geiger, about 11 o’clock.
was seen to leaie one ol the Dry Dock
stages. and proceed directly to the room
at Marks. where Marks was at work
at his trade, and Maria was prepar
ing the dinner. Geiger, on entering the
room, maddened and lrenZied With the
sight ol his itval, immediately drew a
sharp dirk, about nine inches long. With a
strong tron guard, and made a plunge at
Marks, who, seeing the aim ol ol the dead
ly weapon. put up his lelt arm to guard
himsell, and received the dirk in the palm
ol his hand. near the wrist, which. lrom
the great lorce. severed the hand nearly
in two. The next blow struck him onthe
right breast. passing Into the lungs; two
more were gum in rapid succession, one
dividing the muscles on the lell shoulder.
and the other. a most violent thrust. evt
dently driving the dirk to the hilt. Upon
the infliction ol this last blow, and being}
near the door. Marks escaped to the entiy‘
and ran down stairs to the landing nex‘t‘l
the street. where he lell and laintod lrorn
the loss ol blood. Geiger then made the
murderous attack on Maria with the same
dirk. aiming a deadly blow (or her heart.
but taking an oblique direction, tore of]
her nipple and a portion ol her breast;
she then grappled with him near the win
dow.anrl he Wlll) the rage of a demon
struck her again, which lelled her to the
lloor. inflicting a deadly wound about three
inches below the breast. in the region ol
the heart. Seeing his VlClll‘ll deluged in
blood and apparently in the agonics ol
death. he plated the dirk to his own
breast.and by a repetition ol live stab;-
tliiough his over and under coats. two ol
which penetrated the body. one striking
the heart. caused him [0 lall immediately
irisensrble or: the lloor
"'l‘he excrternent antl noise created by
the fight, alarmed the neighbors and those
who occutried the room below, w‘li'rcli bro’t
the aid ol the police, and all three were
seen writhing in their blood, apparently
In the last agnnies nl death. Medical aid
wait procured. and the Woman was picked
up and placed on a bed, and was alter a
few minutes, at) lar restored as to be able
to speak, and said that Frank. meaning
Geiger, had stabbed her, and that Mark!
waa not her llU‘balld. She their asked if
Marks “'33 dead, and when told-thathe
WM, alto: exptenletl much agony and lain
led; the blood was then ruminé, up in her
thth and mouth lrum the wound. It
was then deemed Improper to proceed any
lurther. learlul that the excitement would
cause her immediate death. Therelore,
the Coronor at ,once ordered her to the
City Hospital, where she now remains to
a very dangerous state. and many double
are entertained il she will surwve until
morning. A dirk knife was lound open
with blood on it. evrdently belonging to
Marks; but lrom the nature ol the wounds
on Geiger, it had not been used, as the
atabs bore the marks 0! the dagger. The
bodies 0! the two men who expired a lew
minutes alter the affair was discovered.
are now placed in the same room, at which
place an inquest will be held iii-day, at
12 o’clock. The room and staircase very
much resembled a slaughter-house. lrorn
the vast quantity ol blood spilt. 0n the
person at Galger was lound his passport
and several letteru. and pieces ol poetry,
all written in the German language. which,
on being translated, will no doubt throw
more llglll on this rnyuterioua and tragical
allair.”
NEW SERIES—VOL. 1, NO. 43.---WI{OLE N 0.11943.
Mr. Smith. of Connecticul. rose & said
that If hm name was called, be was ready
to vote.
Mr. Sluan now moved lhal the vote by
which the resolution ofthe gentleman from
Ohio [Mr. Gall] had been adopted. be re
considered.
Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina. said
that he had a suggestion to make. by which
the neceastty of any further motion might
be superseded in a very easy manner.—
He proposed that every southern member
should mthdraw from the Hell, and leave
the debate altogether.
Mr. C. J. lagereoll inquired whether
the Speaker had decided the question of or
der?-—betng on pcrmttting Mr. Stulrt to
address the House on his motion.
The Speaker. The Chan hat decided
Ihal the motion to reconsider is not debala
ble m-day.
Mr. lngeraol. I appeal from the deciliou
So the Cttait stated the question to be.
“Shel! the opinion of the Chair stand u
the judgment of the House?"
The question was then taken, "Shall
the deoiston of the Chan “and as the judg
menl of the House 1" and was decided in
the affirmative. yea: 116. noes not counted.
[ Sahil win dleflded that the decision of
He c an a 0U( oland a lh '
[he House. a 8 Judgment of
And. accordingly, the motion to recon
sider wan land over unul to morrow.
[But to-morrow being private bill day.
the Speaker, at a subsequent stage of the
day’s proceedings, stated that private bun
nepa would. by the rules. have the prefer
ence; but that it would be for a majority of
the House to decide whether they would
proceed with that order of bulimia-J
Texas News.—A letter lrom Austin,
dated the 27th ult., glVEti the lollowing u
the result of the election in filty-lix coun
ties that have been heard from z—Cou
8.795 ; Taylor 3.777. Majority lar Cm
5,018. The-re are twenty-three counties
more to hear from. nmooga which are those
on the Rio Grande. and also the county of
Santa Fe. lrom which last no returns can
be expected. Returns coming in after the
27th tnst.. would be invalid, and would
not be received.
A handsome young Yankee pedlnr mule’
love to n buxom widow in Pennsylvania.
He accompanied his declaration: with two
impediments to their union.
' Name lhem,’ said the widow..
“The want of sufficient means to net up
a retail slore.’ ‘
They parted, and she sent the pedlar I
check [or mnple means. When they me:
again lhe pnllur had h'ued and flocked hi!
stare; the smiling fair one begged'lo-khaw
the mixer impediment. ' ' » -
'l have another wile" cried lhg’l'tfj‘g'kl,x
nolion pedlar. V 19"”?1 . t;
DI
From the Ponnaylunivx.
Slavery in the [District of
COLUMBIA.
()ur Telegraphicdespatcb ol' the procee
dings in the House of Representatives on
the 21“, informed on of the proposition of
Mr. Gott, of New York. in relation to the
sale of slaves In the District. To place
the whole story below our readers. we co
py from the Globe the following proceed-
Inge :
Mr. Gall offered the following resolu
uon. and demanded the previous queqnon
thereof: :
Whereas the traffic now prosecuted in
this metropolis of the Republtc in human
beings. as chattels. is contrary to natural
justice and the fundamental principles of
our political system, and is notoriously a
reproach to our country throughout Chris
tendom, and a serious hinderance to the
progress of republican liberty among the
nations of the earth: Therefore,
Resolved. That the Committee for the
Dtstrict of Columbia be instructed to re~
port a bill, as soon as practicable, prohtb
tting the slave trade in said District.
Mr. Haralson moved that it be laid on
the table.
The question on the motion of Mr. Har
alson wan taken. A; lost—yea: 82 my! 85.
So the House decided that tho resolu
tion should not be laid on the table.
The question lhen recurring on the de
mand for the previous question—-
And the question. "Shall the main tree
tion be now taken I" was then put, Enda
cided in the affirmative—year 112 neye 64.
So the Home decided that the main
question ehould be put.
And the mom question. “Shall the relo
lution be adopted I” was then taken. 81 de
cided in the affirmative—yeast 98, naye 87.
So the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Fries rose. and desired to inquire
whether there was not a rule of the Home
which required every member present to
vote? And he stated that the gentleman
from Connecticut. [Mn 'l‘. Smith.] 81. the
gentleman lrom Indiana. [ML Caleb B.
Smtth,] were present when the roll was
called. and had not voted on the resolution
which had just been adopted.
The Speaker said that there wtre euch a
rule, but was under-toad to add that there
was no power to enforce it. except by a
vote of manure.
Mr. Stuart. of Michigan, rose to apriv
lieged queslion. ,
The Speaker said it was too late to vole,
except by unanimous consent.