THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1853-55. 571 



The question was then taken, and there were yeas 81 r 

 nays 84 ; as follows : 



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

 Bark.dale, Bell, Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridges, Caruthers, Caskie, Chand- 

 ler, Chastain, Chrisman, Cobb, Colquitt, Craige, John G. Davis, Dawson, 

 Disney, Drum, Dunbar, Eddy, Edgerton, Edmundson, John M. Elliott, 

 English, Everhart, Faulkner, Franklin, Goode, Green, Greenwood, Hamil- 

 ton, 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. Smyth, Sellers, Frederick P. Stanton, Andrew Stuart, John J. Taylor, 

 John L. Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor, Teller, Trout, Yansant, Walbridge, 

 Walkar, and Warren 81. 



NAYS Messrs. Appleton, David J. Bailey, Ball, Bennett, Benson, 

 Bliss, Campbell, Carpenter, Chamberlain, Chase, Clark, Clingman, Cook, 

 Corwin, Cox, Crocker, Cullom, Cutting, Thomas Davis, Dickinson, Ellison, 

 Farley, Fenton, Flagler, Fuller, Goodrich, Goodwin, Grey, Grow, Aaron 

 Harlan, Wiley P. Harris, Harrison, Haven, Hibbard, Hiester, Hill, 

 Hughes, Hunt, Johnson, Kittredge, Knox, Letcher, Lilly, Lindley, Linds- 

 ley, McDougall, Mace, Macy, Maurice, Mayall, Meacham, Middleswarth, 

 Murray, Norton, Andrew Oliver, Mordecai Oliver, Parker, Peck, Pratt, 

 Puryear, Ready, Rowe, Russell, Sabin, Sapp, Seward, Simmons, Samuel A. 

 Smith, William R. Smith, Richard H. Stanton, Hester L. Stevens, Strat- 

 ton, Thurston, Upham, Wade, Ellihu B. Washburne, Israel Washburn, 

 Wells, Tappan Wentworth, Westbrook, Wheeler, Yates, and Zollicoffer 

 84. 



So the House refused to lay the resolution upon the table. 



Pending the call. 



Mr. KERR said : Is it in order to make an inquiry of the 

 Chair at this time ? 



The SPEAKER, Only by the unanimous consent of the 

 House. 



Mr. KERR. There seems to be some misapprehension in 

 regard to this matter. I suppose by laying the resolution 

 upon the table that we do not accept the resignation of Mr. 

 Choate. 



The SPEAKER. The Chair understands the resignation to 

 have been already received. The House received the letter, 

 and it was read. 



Mr. KERR. There seems to be some diversity of opinion 

 in relation to the matter. My only desire is, that it shall 

 be understood. 



The question then recurred upon the demand for the pre- 

 vious question. 



Mr. FRANKLIN. I would like to inquire of the Chair, if 

 it is in order to move to refer this matter to the select com- 

 mittee already in existence upon the subject of the Smith- 

 sonian fund ? 



The SPEAKER. The demand for the previous question 



