Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-24
ny LAST' EYENEy0's MITT
TARIFF BILL PASSED

1 Ahhhifr BILL PASSED.
Monday, on motion OF Mr. MeKennan. Of Pa
The vetoed bill. emitting the distribution Clause. und
the tar on tea and coffee, was passed in the uous,
by a vote Of IG3 to 1876
dsred. -
The vote stood yeas 100, nays IOi.
| MIR THOMPSON, OF Indiana moved n r. CON.
siueraion oil the vote just taken; and, on his motion
| the yeas and nays were ordered.
| when the roll had been called through NJ,
| GWlNN said he was under the imurrssion tL,t .
in!s'ake had been made IN announcing the vote on
| the ensro5smen'. He askei that the IL, Of veos
and nays should be read again. Tie Hist was read
| accordingly.
The SPEAKER then announced that, in eon,..
qneEee OF the change made in their votes the
CetE, 6eing compelled TO act hurE.edly, had made
| o mistake.
| The vote stood ycas IoI, nays 100.
| Inc SPEAKER gave his vote in the NEGATIVE
80 the engrossment not being ordered. III. list.
on The re consideration read, and resulted as
follows Yeas Io5. nays %.
so the motion 10 &c consider was carried.
| The question REQUIRED Oh the engrossnen, and
| the yeas end nays were again ordered.
The vote stood yeas 1903, nays 1902.
Before the vote WAS announced, Mr. THOMP-
Sun, oil Indiana, asked TO have his name recorded.
| and voted IN the Affirmative.
MIR RAYNE2 rose 20 a pon, Of order. H..
\ wished TO know whether the Speaker was moi
oOIlsed 70 record his vote in tie present case
Mr. FILLMORE urged thst the vote having been
| announced, the Speaker could not vote
| The SPEAKER replied that, frcm the terns
0, the rue he could no. vote until after the annun.
| citation Of the vote
| MIR ANDREWS, Of Kentucky, here announced
mar he had not voted, and claimed his RICH, to vote
Many cried out that he had right 10 vote ut that
time, the result having been announced.
Mr. WISE, on the practice of the Speaker in for.
tner times, mentloned one example that occurred
when Mr. FOX wts Speaker. There was a msjor-
" o. one and The Speaker voted in the negative
| Mr. SAUNDERS read from the journal In 1915
on the passage Of the Bank BILL the vote stood yeas
81, nays 50. Tue Speaker kir Cheves. yo.ed in
the negative. and the bill was lost.
Mr. GlLMER argued that when there is a ma.
of'ty OF one only, It il the duty Of the Speaker, If
ne is on the affirmative side, 10 announce the ques-
ton as carried in the Affirmative but if he i. on the
| negative side, to announce the bill as lost.
During great noise and confusion, the SPEAKER
decided that MIR Andrews had q right to vote, a nd
TINT gentleman voted in the afir native as did Mr.
Ssny.
The vote was then announced to stand-yeas
lU'' nays lO3. So the bill was ordered 10 be en-.
| crossed.
On the Passage of the bill, the yeas and nays
s'ood-yeas los, nays 1903. So the bill was pass ed
As soon Is The vote was announced MIR Nc
II esa,ved.
The title Of the bill now being to provide for
temporary defects in the revenue laws Mr. RAN
DOLPH moved 10 amend the title by su bstiutins
Tor II The title OF the vetoed bi "to provide reve-
nue., and TO change and modify existing laws for
| collecting duties"
| MIR ROOSEVELT moved TO amend the amend
meni, end TO protect domestic manufactures.
Mr. STANLY called for the previous question
ahG ior the yeas and nays. They were ordered
ana the vote siood-yeas "a, nays los.
- me question REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr.
haHP0LPu, and II was carried, without count.
Mr. FILLMORE moved an adjournment, VIII ich
was carried.