The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-06
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 1874

After prayer and reading of the journal,
On motion of Mr.. CUSHING. the House proceed
ed to the consideration of the joint resolution received
yesterday from the Senate designating the mode ofex-
aminng the for President and Vice President OF
the United States; which concurred in by the
House; and Messrs. Jones and Gushing appointed
tellers on the part of the House
MIR LEFT asked leave to present petition, to re-
fer it, of Benedict Reynolds, of Washington Co. Pa,
praying for pension; to which objection was made
Mr.. STEENROD moved to reconsider the vote
taken yesterday the resolution offered by Mr. Fill
more releasing the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union from the consideration of the TTea-
sury note bill, after oday (Feb, 81 at o'clock,
P. M
Mr. WISEha designed to offer an amendment to the
bill, the proposition ofthe gentleman from
New York Mr. Bar nard) was disposed of, as to
put the succeeding Administration the same ground
the presen-and it could not be offered, except
in committee, he hoped gentlemen would allow the
vote be reconsdered for the purpose Of adopting
this amendment which was read, and is as follows:
Provided that case the treasury notes outstanding
and unredeemed issued under former laws of Congress
added to the amount of such issued under this
and actually expended issued to meet payments due
and payable before the 4th day of March next shall
the 4th day of March next exceed the sum of five
millions of dollars then the President of the United
States shall be- and he ishereby authorized to issue by
virtue of the provisions of this act such further amount
ofthe said notes as will make the whole amount issued
under this act and applicable to payments falling due
after the third day of March next the full sum Of five
millions of dollars.
Mr.. PECK hoped that the vote would not be re-
considered on the ground that the coming admnstra-
ton will not have authority issue shinplasters The
day for them had gone by. He inquired if majority
could reconsider this vote.
The SPEAKER said they could.
After some further conversation by Messrs. Lewis
Williams Dawson and Cave Johnson, the previous
question was called by Mr. WATTERsoN and sustained.
TIE main question then taken by yeas and
nays at the call of Mr. WISE, and the motion carried
yeas &C. nays 3d.
So the House reconsidered the vote
Mr.. WISE then moved to amend the resolution of
the gentleman from New York Mr.. Fillmore pro-
vidinc that after O'clock p. M, to-day, I'D Feb }
the debate on this bill shall cease, and the Committee
shall proceed vote the various amendments sub
mitted and to be submitted and report this BILL with
the amendments agreed TO by the Committee, to the
! House
! After some remarks by Messrs. Gushing, Wise,
Briggs, and Profit the previous question was called
! by Mr. Turney.
| Mr. EVERETT moved to lay the resolution on the
table and on that motion called the yeas and nays.
Mr. FILLMORE inquired whether il was in order
! for him to withdraw his resolution.
The SPEAKER said it was
! Mr. FILLMORE then withdrew the resolution
| He was satisfied it would cause much debate.
! Mr. WISE then said he would renew his amend
ment as an original motion.
The SPEAKER said it would be necessary for Its
reception to suspend the rules.
/ Mr. MORGAN moved that the House now re-
solve itselfinto Committeelof the Whole Which
motion was taken by yeas and nays at the call OF Mr.
! STEENROD, and carried, Yeas 81, Nays 81.