The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-12
gwsntp=Aebemth Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
MONDAY, August 9, 1871.
IN Continuation.

In continuation
Mr.. HOPKINS presented a resolution calling for
information as 10 unexpended appropriations 70 lhs
new building for the General Post Office Adopted
Mr.. q. NORRIS presented resolution granting
the ranking privilege TO the widow Of President Har
rison. After some inquiry from Mr. ADAMS as to
the existence of any general law including tins case,
the resolution was laid over
Mr.. GIDDINGS presented resolution calling for
information 10 the causes and expenses of the Sc
mnole from its origin. Passed ~ithouta division
Several other resolutions were offered, but, being
objected to, lie over.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD, from the committee on the
District reported bill TO amend the charter of the
city of Georgetown.
Mr.. DAWSON, from the Committee on Militury
Affairs, reported bill extending the law Of 1886, au-
thorzing the employment Of troops IN Florida. lie
asked for its immediate passage.
Mr.. MCKAY objected
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Indiana, from the Commit
tee on the District presented the reports accompany
MIA Avenue, and the repair OF Potomac bridge Re
ierred to Committee of the Whole and ordered to be
printed.
Petitions for Bankrupt law presented by
Messrs. UNDERWOOD, TRUMAN SMITH,
and ROOSEVELT
The House then resumed the consideration of the
unfinished business of Saturday, being the bill for
the repeal of the Sub-treasury.
MIR. PICKENS spoke against the repeal enlarging
various incidental questions such as the National
Bank, State debts, &c.
Mr.. HUNT advocated the bill
Mr.. MERIWETHER made animated speech
in favor the repeal
Mr.. STEENROD followed against the bill.
After further debate, and partial call Of the
House with some Incidental motions, the bill was
dered be engrossed and being then put on its third
reading passed al six o'cock-yeas ia, nays
81; majority AZ. Mr.. Campbell, of South Carolina,
voted with the majority. Many Wings were absent,
but the Opposition seemed to be all on the ground
Yeas and nays the passage of the bill to repeal
the Sub-reasuIy, in the House Of Representatives OF
the United States, August 9 ls4i.
YEAS.--Messrs. Adams, Allen, L. w. Andrews,
S. J. Andrews, Arnold, Aycrgg, Babcock, Baker,
Barnard, Barton Birdseye, Black, Blair, Boardman,
Brown, j. Brown Burnell, w. Butler, Calhoun J.
Campbell William b. Campbell, Thomas j. Camp
BELL Caruthers, Chllds, Chttenden, John G. Clark,
Staey N. Clark, Cowen, Cranston, Cravens, Cush-
ing, Garrett Davis, William C. Dawson, Deberry,
John Edwards, Everett, Fessenden, Fillmore, A. Law
renee Foster Thomas F, Foster, Gamble, Gentry,
Giddngs, Glmer, Goggin, Patrick G. Goode, Graham,
Green, Greig, Habersham Hall, Halsed, William
S. Hastings Henry, Howard, Hudson, Hunt, Jas.
Irwin, William w Irwin james, w. G. Johnson,
Isaac ID. Jones, John p. Kennedy, King, Lane, Law
renee, Linn Mallory, Thomas F. Marshall, Samson
Mason, Mathiot, Maltocks, Maxwell, Maynard Mer
wether, Moore, Morgan, Morris, Morrow, Nisbet,
Osborne, Owsley, Pearce, Pendleton, Pope, Powell,
FRONT, hdmsey benjamin hanuall, hahuolpn nay
ner, Rencher Ridgway, Rodney, Russell SaltonstalI,
Sergeant ShePperd, Simonton, Sade, Smith, Stanly,
Stokeley, Stratton Stuart Summers Taliafrrro John
B. Thompson, Richard w. Thompson, TilIinghast,
ToIand, Tomlnson Triplett, Trumbull, Underwood,
Van Rensselaer,, Wallace, Warren, Washington
Edward d. White Joseph L. White Thomas w.
Williams, Lewis Williams, Christopher II. Williams,
Joseph L. Williams, Winthrop, Yorke, Augustus
Young, John Young
NAYS Messls. Arlington, Anterior, Banks,
Rnvd
Burke, Sampson II. Butler, William 0. Butler, G.
w Caldwell Patrick G. Caldwell Cary, Chapman,
Clifford, Clinton, Coles, Cross, Daniel, Richard d.
Davis, John B. Dawson, Dean, Doan Doig, John G..
Edwards, Egber, Ferris, John 6, Floyd, Charles A.
Floyd, Torrance, William o. Goode, Gordon, Gus
tine, Harris John Hastings, Hays, Holmes, Hop
kns, Houck, Houston, HUBBARD, Hunter, Ingersoll,
Jack, Cave johnson, John w. Jones, Keim, Andrew
Kennedy, Lewis, Ltlefied, Lowell, Abraham Me-
cleIlan, Robert Mcclellan, Mckay, Marchand,
Alfred Marshall John Thompson Mason, Mathews,
Medill, Miller, Oliver, Parmenter Partridge Payne,
Plckens, Plumer, Reding Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt,
Saunders, Shaw, Shields, Snyder, Sprgg, Sleenrod
Turney, Van Buren, Ward, Wat,erson, Weller,
Wes,brook, James W. Williams, Wood-s6.