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The Speaker. It could iiot be until there was a test vote. 



Mr. Clixoman. If the gentleman from Indiana couples the motion 

 to la}' upon the table with the motion to print, I should think it would 

 be debatable. 



The Speaker. It can not be a debatable motion, for the reason that 

 the previous question is demanded upon the adoption of the resolu 

 tJon. The demand for the previous question must be hrst disposed of 

 before discussion can be had. 



Mr. G. W. Jones, of Tennessee. I Avould remark that no person 

 has called for a division of the question to lay upon the table and 

 print. 



Mr. English. If I have the right to do so, I propose to modify my 

 motion so as to lay the communication and resolution upon the table, 

 and withdraw the motion to print. 



The Speaker. The gentleman has a right to modify his motion and 

 withdraw the motion to print. 



Mr. English. I then so modify my motion. 



The Speaker. The yeas and nays have not been ordered upon the 

 modiiication proposition. 



Mr. Bayly, of Virginia. The proposition being modihed, how does 

 the previous question apply ? 



The Speaker. The demand for the previous question will come up, 

 should the House refuse to lay the resolution upon the table; and it 

 cuts off debate until the House determine whether or not it will sus- 

 tain the demand. 



Mr. Meachaji. I ask for the yeas and nays upon the modified 

 motion. 



The yeas and navs were ordered. 



The question was then taken, and there were — yeas 81, nays S-i; as 

 follows : 



YEAS — Messrs. Aiken, James C. Allen, Willis Allen, Thomas H. Bayly, Barksdale, 

 Bell, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridges, Caruthers, Caskie, Chandler, Chastain, Chrisman, 

 Cobb, Colquitt, Craige, John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Drum, Dunbar, Eddy, Edger- 

 ton, Edmundson, John M. Elliott, English, Everhart, Faulkner, Franklin, Goode, 

 Green, Greenwood, Hamilton, Sampson W. Harris, Hendricks, Hillyer, Houston, 

 George W. Jones, J. Glancy Jones, Roland Jones, Keitt, Kerr, Kurtz, Lamb, Latham, 

 Macdonald, Matteson, Maxwell, Millson, ^Morgan, Nichols, Orr, Packer, Pennington, 

 Bishop Perkins, John Perkins, Phelps, Pringle, Reese, Thomas Ritchey, Robbins, 

 Rogers, Ruffin, Shannon, Shaw, Shower, Skelton, George "W. Sm3'th, Sollers, Frederick 

 P. Stanton, Andrew Stuart, John J. Taylor, John L. Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor, Tel- 

 ler, Trout, Yansant, Walbridge, Walker, and Wai'ren — 81 



NAYS — Messrs. Appleton, David J. Bailey, Ball, Bennett, Benson, Bliss, Campbell, 

 Carpenter, Chamberlain, Chase, Clark, Clingman, Cook, Corwin, Cox, Crocker, Cul- 

 lom, Cutting, Thomas Davis, Dickinson, Ellison, Farley, Fenton, Flagler, Fuller, Good- 

 rich, Goodwin, Grey, Grow, Aaron Harlan, Wiley P. Harris, Harrison, Haven, Hibbard, 

 Hiester, Hill, Hughes, Hunt, Johnson, Kittredge, Knox, Letcher, Lilly, Lindley, Lind- 

 sley, McDougall, Mace, Macy, Maurice, Mayall, Meacham, Middleswarth, Murray, Nor- 



