The question on the passage of the bill was decided in the negative--yeas 55, nays 59.
And on the question that the House do now proceed to the consideration of the said resolution, it passed in the affirmative--yeas 78, nays 38.
The following were the votes on concurrence with the Committee in striking out so much of the bill as relates to the frigates--yeas 76, nays 32.
The question on the amendment was determined in the negative--yeas 36, nays 76.
The question that the resolution be postponed indefinitely, was decided by yeas and nays--yeas 69, nays 50.
The question on the passage of the bill was then taken by yeas and nays, and decided in the affirmative--yeas 65, nays 53.
The question on concurring with the committee in striking out this section was decided in the affirmative--yeas 49, nays 43.
A question was made and taken, whether the provisions contained in the bill were of such a nature as to require secrecy in the discussion, and passed in the affirmative--yeas 71, nays 34.
No matter what your conviction be, it will shake both yeas and nays loose from various minds where they were hanging ready to fall.
The motion to reconsider was carried,--Yeas 22, Nays 18.
After further debate, the question was taken on the amendment of Mr. Sumner as modified, and resulted, Yeas 14, Nays 22.
The amendment of Mr. Sumner was lost,--Yeas 11, Nays 26.
The amendment striking out the tax was adopted,--Yeas 20, Nays 16.
The question then recurred on the amendment, and it was lost,--Yeas 17, Nays 23.
The question, on the passage by yeas and nays, resulted, Yeas 32, Nays 7.
The vote was then taken on the amendment, and resulted, yeas 17, nays 22.
The joint resolution was lost,--yeas 17, nays 22; so that at the London Exhibition the United States had no representation.
Chief among the nays were the Democrats and the ordinary revilers of Antislavery movements; but the division did not indicate definite opinions on the resolutions.
Upon this question the yeas are 32, the nays are 14.
The question, being taken by yeas and nays, resulted, yeas 16, nays 21.
The question, being taken by yeas and nays, resulted, yeas 19, nays 21; so the amendment failed.
On the motion to postpone till the following day the vote was, yeas 21, nays 22.
The floor and galleries of the Senate Chamber were crowded during the delivery of the speech and the roll-call followed immediately, resulting: yeas 33, nays 15, more than two thirds.
Several motions were made and withdrawn, and finally Fessenden called for the yeas and nays on Powell's motion to adjourn.
It had been passed in the Senate by yeas 37, nays 10, every Republican voting for it and every Democrat against it.
When the vote was taken, on concurring in the report of the Judiciary Committee, the yeas were 21 and the nays 20.
The question on the commitment being about to be put, the yeas and nays were called for, and are as follows:-- Yeas.
If the declaration of an intention to call the yeas and nays was viewed by gentlemen in that light, he would withdraw that call.
The prosecution objected and the yeas and nays were ordered.
That disposed of the third count in the Eleventh Article, and the testimony was rejected by a vote of yeas 22, nays 27.
Together with the / Yeas and Nays / on / the decision of the grand question.
Together with / The Yeas and Nayson the / Decision of the Grand Question.
Mr. President, as the yeas and nays have been ordered on this question and I shall vote for this amendment, without going into any argument of the general question, I desire to say one word as to the reason why I shall so vote.
The question is on the amendment of the Senator from California [Mr. Sargent], upon which the yeas and nayshave been ordered.
Therefore, Mr. President, I offer this amendment and ask for the yeas and naysupon it.
The yeas andnays of the members of either house shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
The yeas andnays of the members of either house shall, at the desire of any five members present, be entered on the journal.
This was superseded by a motion to lay it on the table, which passed in the affirmative--ayes one hundred and fifty, nays fifty.
A motion made to reconsider the vote refusing to excuse him was lost--yeas fifty-nine, nays seventy-four.
The nays embraced every Northern Senator, except the two Senators from Illinois, one Senator from Rhode Island, and one from New Hampshire.
On what motion have the yeas and nays been ordered?
On that the yeas andnays have been asked for by the Senator from Massachusetts.
The question is on the motion of the Senator from Louisiana to lay the appeal on the table, and on that the yeas and nays have been ordered.
The vote on its passage in the Senate was 29 yeas to 14 nays--all the yeas being Republican, and all but two of the nays Democratic.
Upon motion made and seconded in either House by one-fifth of the members present, the yeas and nays upon any question shall be taken and entered upon the journals.
The Bill thus contained nothing but the sections relating to Utah, and in that shape it was passed, ayes 32, nays 18.
The motion itself was then put and lost, ayes 25, nays 28.
Mr. CHASE moved to amend it by inserting a clause prohibiting the existence of slavery within its limits, which was rejected, ayes 20, nays 25.
Upon this question the yeas and nays will necessarily be taken.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nays" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
