The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-24

representatives. Mr. ROBERTSON moved thai the kill b.
recommilted, with instructions To the Committee If
Ways and Means so TO amend the same as 10 di.
pense with The agency or fundamentally Of bank,
III the fiscal operations Of the Government
In favor Of this motion the votes Of the following
gentlemen are recorded on The Journal (page 359) IA
the Affirmative
Messrs. John Quincy Adams, Heman Allen,
John J. Allen, Chiffon Allan, Archer, Aside
Banks, Barber Barnilz, Barringer Bates Baylic,
I Beale Beatty, Bell, Binney Briggs, Burgcs Cam
BELL Chambers, Chiffon, Claiborne, Clark, Clayton
Corw,h, Crane, Crockett, Darlington, Davis Daven
port, ,Deberry, Denny, Dickson, Evans, Everett, Ew-
ing, Fillmore, Poster, Gamble, Garland Gholson
Gordon, oorham, Grayson, Grennell, Griffin, Hand
Hall, Hard, Hardin, Harper, Hazeltine Heath
Hester, William Jackson, Ebenezer Jackson Jones,
coin, Love, Manindale, Marshall McComas, Nc
KEENAN,, Mercer, Milligan, Miner Moore, Phillips,
Pickens, Potts, Reed, Robertson, VIM Shepafd
Slade Spangler, Steele, VIM. p. Taylor, Tompkins,
I.ambull, Tweedy, Vance, Vinton, Watmough,
Mr.. HALL said he wished toexplain that 10 such
vote was ever given and that the charge of neon
sstency did not therefore apply. The statement had
been substantially made in several papers in the
State which he in part represented, The alcl.
and the Journal gave color 10 the idea thar those WHO
voted in the affirmative on this occasion y0sod
against the employment Of bank agency The fact
was not 50. The Journal was erroneous The QUO
ton was on the motion of MIR. Robertson 10 recon
!,
dispense with the fiscal agency OF banks i'll The ope
rations ofthe Government Mr. Fillmore asked fyr
a division ofthe question, and the vote was taken On
the commitment without The instructions, and pe
vote was, yeas 81, nays lis. SO, this vote wilra
was made 10 appear as vote, upon the question #
dispensing with the agency OF banks, was a vote u-
on The question OF nomination.
He read passages from the three morning papers
Of The 23d February, 1925 10 show that this was he
fact He also sent 10 the chair a correspondcLce
with the clerk in which The clerk admits this 70
have been the fact Mr. Hall did not wish TO i'm
pugn the conduct Of the clerk in making up the
journal by this statement; nor would he admit that
II he had voted for dispensing with the agency Of
banks, under these circumstances, il would have i'm
piled preference for that measure. For il was al
lowabe and not uncommon 10 vote Tor amendments,
with view to renderan Objectionable bill unpaale
able. ...
Several memorials on private subjects were pre-
scented. ..".
s TREASURY NOTES. ... ..
Mr.. CAMBRELENG, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill to authorize the
issuing of ten millions in Treasury notes; readtwce
and committed. t"...
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. SERGEANT, from the minority of the Com
mitee on Ways and Means, made report against
the bill for establishing Independent Sub-treasures
which was committed to the same committee TO
which the majority report had been committed.
On motion Of Mr. RlyEs, 10000 extra copies OF
Mr.. UNDERWOOD reported a bill for the relief
Of the legal representatives of Nathaniel Williams
Mr.. WHITTLESEY, of Conn, reported bill
for the relief of VIM. Seymour.
Mr. MERCER, from the Committee on Roads and
Canals reported bill for the continuance of the
Cumberland Road through the towns OF Salem and
Lewisburg in the State Of Ohio
SCHOOL LANDS
The House resumed the consideration Of the reso-
luton heretofore offered by Mr.. WIN. Co.'S Johnson,
for granting to the old States portion of the public
lands for the use of schools.
Mr. LAWLER, of Alabama, spoke till the exli-
ration of the hour on the subject
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House took up the bill making appropriation
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF the United
State, for the year 1898.
| A number of the amendments which were adopt
ed in the Committee of the Whole, were concurTed
! in
The question then being on the concurrence inthe
amendment increasing the allowance for the relief
and protection of American seamen in foreign
countries, from thirty to forty thousand dollars.
Mr. ADAMS spoke against the amendment, and
debate followed, in which MeSsrs. A. Ii. Shepard,
Cambteleng, Howard and Adams took part.
The amendment was then concurred in
Some further amendments were discussed and
concurred in after which
The House Adjourned