THANKS TO THE SPEAKER.
Mr. BECKETT moved to reconsider the vote of this day by which Mr. Boyd's res- page: 396[View Page 396] [res]olution of thanks to the Speaker of the House of Representatives was adopted.
Mr. SHUEY inquired whether the gentleman from Dubois (Mr. Beckett,) voted in the affirmative on the adoption of that resolution.
Mr. DUNHAM. The Speaker himself has ruled that certain matters shall not be inquired into.
Mr. MILLER of Tippecanoe. I move to lay the motion of the gentleman from Dubois on the table.
Mr. DUNHAM. Which I hope will not be done. But I expect the vote will show, that the friends are afraid to have the subject discussed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is not debateable.
Mr. DUNHAM demanded the yeas and nays which, being ordered and taken, resulted--yeas 40, nays 16--no quorum voting.
Mr. DUNHAM demanded a call of the House which proceeded till a quorum was determined.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked ineffectually to be excused from voting on this question.
Mr. BUSKIRK desired to give the reasons for his vote.
Mr. DUNHAM. I object. The gentleman has no right to give his reasons. It's a speech he wants. And if that is recognized as a right. I want to make my speech.
Mr. BUSKIRK. The question is on laying the motion to reconsider on the table. If that is not voted down, the next question will be on the reconsideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated the order.
Mr. BURWELL desired to give reasons for desiring to be excused from voting. Under the twenty-seventh rule he claimed the right to make a brief, verbal statement of these reasons.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The gentleman can give a brief statement.
Mr. BURWELL. I was not present at the time the resolution was adopted, and did not vote upon it. I will not now speak of the manner in which the Speaker has treated me, but I will ask simply to be excused from voting one way or the other in any form on this question.
The House refused to excuse Mr. Burwell.
The yeas and nays being now taken on Mr. Miller's motion to lay Mr. Beckett's motion to reconsider on the table, the result was--yeas 47, nays 19--(the Speaker being present and not voting,) as follows :
YEAS--Messrs. Atkinson, Banta, Bonner, Boyd, Branham, Burnes, Buskirk, Chambers, Church, Cook, Cox, Croan, Crook, Emerson, Ferris, Foulke, Gregg, Gregory, of Montgomery, Gregory, of Warren, Henricks, Higgins, Hogate, Hoover, Lane, Lockhart, Miller, of Tippecanoe, Montgomery, McVey, Newcomb, Olleman, Reese, Rhoads, Rice, Riford,Sabin, Shoaff, of Jay, Shuey, Sim, Stewart, Stivers, Stringer, Trusler, Upson, Welch, White, Woods, Wright--47.
NAYS--Messrs. Beckett, Burton, Burwell Dunham, Glazebrook, Griffith, Harrison, Hunt, Lemon, Lopp, Milroy, O'Brien, Osborn, Pattergon, Roach, Stenger, Stuckey, Sullivan, of Scott, Thacher--19.
So the subject was laid on the table.
