The Madisonian., 1840-01-30

NAYS-Messrs Hugh J. Anderson. Banks, Beatty.
Brewster. Carr Carroll Clifford, Coles, Craig. Cross.
Davee, Dfomgoole Earl. Eastman. Ely, Fine, Floyd,
Fornarce, Gerry. Hammond. Hand. Howard, Hubbard.
jackson. Joseph johnson. N. Jones. John w Jones,
| keim, Leonard Lowell. Lucus. Mcclellan, McCulloh,
Mckay, Mallory, Medil, Miller, Monis,ne. Newhard,
Parish, Psrnenter. Payuter. Peinkin. Preetss. Rey.
nolJs. Rhet. Rives Edward Rogers. Sanuels Shaw,
Albert Smith, John Smith, Steenrod Strong, Sumter,
Sweeny. IF. Thomas. Thomas. Tumey, yanderpoel.
ID. ID Wagener Wsterson, Weller, Wick, J. w VIII
hams, H. Williams, Wor,hngi ion--65.
/ SO the amendment sgreed to-
! The question recurring the resolution amended,
| Mr. DUNCAN moved a reconsideration Of the vote
just taken. and then moved call Of tho House
The CHAIR decided that. after the previous ques-
on had been ordered, motion for call Of the House
was not ip order.
| Mr. CLIFFORD con,endcj that il was.
Mr.. w. q. JOHNSON moved the previous question
on the reconsideration.
Chair. and demanded The yeas and nays the appeal
The question being put, the decision Of the Char
was rescrsed-Yuss 95. nays 100.
| Mr. DUNCAN therenpon renewed bis motion for
call OF the House. and demanded the yeas and nays
which ordered and taken, and resulted follows:
Yeas i4l. nays A.
The House ihcreupon called, when e02 mem
bers answered TO their Absentees called,
excuses received AID accepted when 25 members
having answered 10 their names
/ Mr.. DAVIS Of Indiana moved that all further pro-
ceedings on the call be suspended.
| Mr. YANDERPOEL asked the yeas and nays on
that notion which were refused.
And the question having been taken, oil further pro-
ceediogs on the call were dispensed with.
The question then recurring the motion to recon-
slider the by which the amendment had been adopt
Mr., II. EVERETT asked the yeas and nays there
on, which were ordered
| Mr.. DUNCAN inquired il the motion was debate
| able
The SPEAKER having replied in the affirmative
| Mr.. DUNCAN briefly assigned his reasons for the
motion he had submitted 70 reconsider the vote. lie
in favor Of the principle Of the amendment. but
there objections to It's adoption In the hrst place,
he did know what might be the Of the duty
imposed on the Clerk II the amendment were adopted,
what nigh, be the time required to Obtain the print
| ing on the most reasonable terms. Was the Clerk to
| do il to day or 10 morrow Ibis week next week
! Was he to be confined TO the city Of Washington =
Certainly not: and he must therefore take what time
| might be requisite. He must receive proposals from
New York. Phiisdephn, Baltimore Boston, Cincinnati,
ST Louls-in short, from all persons In all quarters,
who would make propostl TO do The printing At the
| lowest rates. Unlimited as the amendrent was, the
Clerk would be compelled to publish proposals. and the
whole ohec, might bc defeated IT. therefore. he voted
he should, for reconsideration. it was on the ground
Of the absolute necessity that the printing should be
executed ahout delay. On the OF expense there
could be much to fear for shcr tme because the
printing would be done under the restrictions Of law
| passed by House as economical as this;
On the other hand, MIR, D. con,ended that if tho ef
forts Of the Clerk be confined to Washington
city, there nothing preven, coalition that might
run the printing up TO prices twice as high those
thorzed by the law OF 1919
Mr. ID then moved the previous question.
Mr. PETRIKIN moved TO lay the whole subject on
the table, but, after conversation, modified his
motion 80 TO lay the table the motion to recons
der
Mr.. LEWIS WILLIAMS asked for the yeas and
nays which ordered.
Mr. D. H. LEWIS inquired Of the Chair whether. if
the motion lay the motion to reconsider on the table
prevailed, it would carry the whole subject with IT,
The SPEAKER was Of opinion that 1t would
Mr.. WHITE, of Kentucky. moved call Of The
House but the motion not pressed.
And the question on tho mouon TO lay the motion to
reconsider the table then tsken and decided in
the Lega,ivo-Yeas l06, nays Ill.
So the motion reconsider NOT laid the table
The question then recurring seconding the de.
mand Of Mr.. Duncan for the previous question on the
motion 10 reconsider
There was second.
And the main question was ordered 10 he now taken
And the question on the motion 10 reconsider tho
by which the amendment had been laid on the ia
bc then taken tby yeas and nays heretofore or
dered,) and decided in the negative. Yeas 1903, nays
Ito.
So the vote was not reconsdcfed.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of the
resolution amended
Mr. SMITH, Of Maine, asked the yeas and nays;
which were ordered and being taken, were as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Afford, John w. Allen,
s. H. Anderson, Andrews, BakeI Barnard, Bell
Biddle, Bond, Bous b yd, Briggs, Brockway, An
son Brown, s. H. Butler, Calhoun, w. b. Campbell,
Garter, Casey, Chi'tenden Clark, Connor, j. Cooper
M. A. Copper Corwin Crabb, Cranston, Curtis,
Cushinan, h. Dawes, John w Davis, GaIret Davis,
Dawson, Deberry Dielr, Edw .rds, Evans, Everett
Fillmore, Fisher, james Garland, Rice Garland
Gates, Gentry, Giddngs Goggn, G ode, Graham
Granger, Graves, Green, Gfi!hn, Gfnnell, H:ber-
sham, Hail. W. s. Hastings, Hawes, Henry, John
Hill, Of Va, J. H OF N. O., Hoffman, Hook, Hop
kns, Hunt, James, Jeniler, Charles Johnston, VIM
Cost Johnson, kempshall, Lawrence, Lincoln, Me-
Cary, Marvin, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery,
Morgan, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Ni>b-t, Ogle, Os
borne, Pdlen, Peck PickenS, Pope, Profit, Randall
Randolph, R,rden, Reed, Rds way, Russell, Salton-
stall, Sergeant, Shepard, Simonton, Slade, Truman
Smith, Slanly, Stoirs, Stuart, p f. Tnoma>, Waddy
Tho np.on Tillinghast, roland, rripl.il, Trumbul,
Underwood, p. j. Wagner, Warren, John White,
l., Williams, JOS l.. Williams, q. II. Williams, S.
Williams--ll5.
NAYs-Messrs. Judson Allen, Hugh J. Ander
son. A,herton, Banks, Beatty Beirne, Black, Black
well, Brewster, Aaron V. Brown A. G. Brown
Burke, w. O. Butler, Bynum, Carr, Carroll Chap
man, Clifford Coles, Craig, Crary, Dana, L. Davee,
John Davis, Doan, Doig Dromgooe, Duncan, Earl,
ry, Hammond, Hand, J. Hastings, Hawkins, Holle-
man, Howard, Hubbard Jackson, jameson, Joseph
Johnson, N Jones, Keim Kemble, Leadbetler, Leet,
Leonard, Lewis, Lowell Lucas, Mcclellan McCu-
loh, Mckay, Mallory, Marchand Medi Miller,
ter, Paris Paynter, Peirikin, Preniiss, Ramsey,
Reynolds Rives, Robinson, L Rogers, Jas. Rogers,
Sa,nuels, Shaw, Albert Smith, John Smith, Thomas
Smith, Starkaeather, Steenrod, Strong, Sweeny,
Taylor F, Thomas, Jacob Thompson, Turney.
Vanderpoel, David d. Wagner, Waiterson, Wei
Ter, Wick, Jared w. Williams, Henry Williams,
Worthington-97.
So the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Mr. WIN. Z. JOHNSON then rising 10 resume his