The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WEDNESDAY,, August Is, 1874

EDNkspAY, August 10, lS1i
Mi GAMBLE moved reconsideration fthe vote
of yesterday by which the Bankrupt bill was laid on
the table. The previous question ordered.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON moved 10 lay the motion
On the table. a..
Mr. WELLER moved call of the House, which
ordered.
The proceedings in the call of the House (the roll
being called and the absentees, enumerated some OF
whom were excused) continued for about an hour,
when IT was ordered-yeas III nays Toto suspend
further proceedings with the call.
The question then recurring on Mr.. JOE1NSON'S
motion 10 lay Mr.. CANDLES motion on the table, -
the yeas and nays were ordered
Mr. JOHNSON'S motion was negatired: yeas 92,
nays Ii2
MIR CANDLES motion to reconsider was then
ddopted yeas l0S, nays IS.
The question then required on the motion of yes
terlay LAYING the hill on the table-and the mover
Mr.. uNDERW OOD) declining to Withdraw it un-
less he could be permitted 10 offer an amendment,
which was refused the House reversed the vote Of
Yesterday, and refused 10 lay the. table yeas 80,
NAYS ! IL
MIR JOHN STUART, of Illinois, just elected a
member OF the present Congress, at this moment
introduced and in. After the confusion ari-
sing from the general congratulations had sub
sided, the House returned to the question on the
amended amendment of yesterday,
MIR SELLERS then moved TO reconsider the vote
on Mr.. CLlFFORD'S amendment Of yesterday, on
which he also moved the previous question.
The House then voted to reconsider, (yeas 10,
nays 90 and then negatived that amendment TO the
ann ndment
The question then being on the adoption of Mr..
Barnards amendment, deerIing the time for the com
mencement OF the operation Of the Bankrupt law till
the irsrof February, 1922 that amendment was
adopted without division
The question pending the final passage Of the
bill
Mr. WISE moved a call Of the House on WHICH
Mr.. PROFIT asked the yeas and nays.
The call Of the House refused yeas 80, nays
ll6.
On the final passage Of the bi (the previous ques-
tlpn and the yeas and nays beng ordered the vote
was yeas II nays LOG
so THE BANKRUPT BILL WAS PASSED
Mr. MORGAN moved a Ie- reconsideration of the
Just taken, (with view TO preclude the same
question hereafter, during this SESSION.
On this, the yeas and nays ordered
The House refused to reconsi,er-9ea 80, nays
lis.
then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
Mt BoaRDMAS, Of Conn, in the chair, and took ul
the
BILL 70 REcHARTER THE BANKS OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.
After some very brief remarks by Messrs. UNDER
WOOD and POWELL in favor of the amendment
reported by the committee permitting the issue OF
notes of denomination between five and ten and be-
tween ten and twenty dollars and by Mr. CAVE
JOHNSON against them,-the Committee OF the
Whole concurred with the Committee on the District
in the amendments reported, after difficulty occa-
s.sned by the refusal of the minority TO vote, thus
making It appear that there was quorum present
The Chairman the tellers announcing quorum
voting, promptly counted the committee, and finding
l35 members be the floor, ordered the vote again
when the amendment passed without dhcuty,-hc
minority not finding courage to renew their contu.
macy.
The bill being FIST read through entire, and then
by IONS
Mr. KElM moved amendment to the sixth sec
ton which led to some discussion las To the buy NJ
M OF OF the banks at dIscount) between
Mc-srs. Weller, Powell, Underwood, w &. John
son Protht, Tnnghas', Snyder, and Dawson, Mr..
WELLER accused the officers of swndling" hy
these transactions. Mr.. UNDERWOOD ex Expressed
HI fears lest some OF the members of this House
might be convicted Of " swindng, if the hange
Ut gold and SILVER for deprecated paper should be called
~ that
Tho amendment rejected without division,
The committee rose az quarter before two, and
reported the bill with the amend ncnt.
Before taking the question, motion was made to
adjourn, which was ncgdtired-Yeas 10, nays ~
lhc amendments were concurIed in without divl-
sion, and the hii then ordered TO engrossment
tlhc previous question having been ordered, mo.
ton OF Mr. L. WILLIAMS, without division
The h being ordered to be read third time
II was PAssED-Ayes II |, nays LOG
WheIeupon the House adjourned.