The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3. 1871,

NEbNbSDAf, Feu d iofi.
After prayer and reading of the journal,
On motion Of Mr.. CUSHING the House proceed
cd to the consideration of the joint resolution received
yesterday from the Senate designating the mode of ex
aiming the votes for President and Vice President of
the United States; which was concurred in by the
House, and Messrs, Jones and Gushing appointed
tellers on the part Of the House.
Mr LEEI asked leave to present petition to re-
fer IT, of Benedict Reynolds, of Washington Co Pa,
PRAYING Tor pension; to which objection made.
Mr.. lEENROD moved to reconsider the vote
taken yesterday on the resolution offered by Mr.. Fill
more releasing the Committee of the Whole on tho
state of the Union from the consideration Of the Trea-
sury. note BILL after to day. (Feb. 80 at o'clock,
PM
Mr.. WISE had designed to offer an amendment to the
BILL as soon the proposition ofthe gentleman from
New York Mr. Bafnard) disposed of SO as to
put the succeeding Administration the same ground
as the present-and as could not be offered except
in committee, he hoped gentlemen would allow the
vote to be reconsdered for the purpose of adopting
this amendment which was read and is follows
Propided that in the treasury notes outstanding
and unredeemed issued under former laws of Congress-
added TO the amount of such issued under this act
and actually expended issued to meet payments due
and payable before the 4h day of March next shall on
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 hereby authorized To issue by
virtue of the provisions Of this act such further
ofthe said notes will make the whole amount issued
after the third day of March next the full Of five
millions Of dollars.
Mr. PECK hoped that the vote would not be re-
considered the ground that the coming administra
ton will not have authority to 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 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 SO.
So the House reconsidered the vote.
Mr. WISE then moved to amend the resolution of
the gentleman from New York Mr.. Fillmore pro-
viding that after o'clock, p NJ, to-day, (3d Fcb.)
the debate on this bill shall cease, and the Committee
shall proceed to 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 remarks by Messrs. Gushing, Wise,
Briggs, and Profit the previous question was called
by MIR Turncy.
Mr. EVERETT moved to lay the resolution on the
table, and on that motion called the yeas and nays
Mr.. FILLMORE inquired whether it in order
for him to Withdraw his resolution.
The SPEAKER said il was
Mr. FILLMORE then withdrew the resolution
He was satisfied it would cause much debate.
Mr.. WISE then said he would 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
solve itself into Comntteesof the Whole Which
motion was taken by yeas and nays at the call of Mr.
STEENR OD, and carried, Yeas 90, Nays 81.
Mr. WISE rose TO point of order. He asked
whether it was in order TO withdraw this resolution,
which had yesterday been adopted by most decisive
votcof two thirds, and asked if that was the Speak
or's decision
The SPEAKER said it was, and it was now too
late to raise the point Of order-as the resolution had
been Withdrawn
Mr. WISE then said, he felt compelled to appeal
from the Speakers decision.
The SPEAKER said it was now too late to appeal
motion had been carried to go into Committee.
Mr. WISE then gave notice of his appeal, when it
should be in order
The House then resolved itself into committee
and resumed the consideration of
THE TREASURY NOTE BILL.
Mr.. WELLER addressed the committee the va
rious subjects connected with the bill and in its sup
port He opposed National Bank unconstitutional
The carrying on the internal Improvements, while
there deficiency in the Treasury; and the dis
ribuion of the proceeds of the public lands among
the States; the revenue from any other source, might
as well be distributed. He expressed himself a friend
of the Pre.emptioa Bill.
MIR BRECKENRIDGE followed. Mr.. B. could
not vote for the issue of Treasury s-athough
constitutional they only resort in of dire
and inevitable necessity. Mr. B advanced statesman
like, sound and liberal views, Ga full account Of
which want of time prevents our giving) lie OPP
posed extra session of Congress- and expressed the
belief that there was no Wing member of either
branch of Congress who desired it, unless driven to il
II would remain TO the President, after having come
into power and examined the of the country, TO
decide.
He hoped it would not be necessary and il probably
would not be. The necessity might now be obyatcd
by putting into the hands of the incoming Admins
tration sufficient funds the necessary expenses
of Government.
He agreed, in many respects, with the views Of the
gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Wsc) and said that
one Of the great tnumphs recently achieved was the
freedom opinion He no friend TO high duties, to
protection. Ii the great body Of tho people of the nj
ted States were of the opinion that should make
change of the tariff and protect our industry by wise
laws it would be done. He wished the Compromise
strictly to be carried out.
When he concluded
Mr.. MONROE took the floor.
Mr.. Nj had not as yet made up his mind 10 bring
himself 10 vote for the b-but II reduced TO the al
tentative that he claims the Government be not
mei-or as the last mode Of preventing it, the issue
Of Treasury notes, he would vote for it.
A tax on Injuries, seemed to him the most equiia
bic tax that soud be levied Injuries which the werk
ing classes do not use and the weather. ones do But
| If il could be shown TO him that il would operate in
iurously on the trade Of the South he would not sup
port i.
lie would 20 farther and say that if your revenue
was now sufficient, he would take of the tax on GER