The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23

rejected, another consisting Of tOn3 ser1ee
of sections, providing for the security Of The pchs
money, colIsction and disburssmsns, o@assd ~
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Md.
The amendments for perfecting the bin ksviae sssa
disposed Of the question was The substsan oAsssa
on Friday last by Mr.. c. J. Ingsrsol'. Bus " vsAd
in the affirmatve--noes not counted.
MIR. McKENNAN moved to strike cot all after
the enacting clause and insert tho bill rssusnsd By
the President with the exception OF the 15sh secaoa
and SO modified to admit free Of duty tea brought
In American vessels from beyond the Cape OF 0ood
Hope and Coffee receiving also verbal alteration IN
the clauses relating to sugar and ivory
Mr.. UNDERWOOD moved TO amend the amend
ment by inserting the 9th section.
Mr. GUSHING made point of order, which was
overruIed.
On the motion tellers we're ordered, and IS voted in
the Affirmative, and l07 in the negative.
Mr. BARNARD moved, in lieu of the 9th sec
ton, to insert another suspending the action Of the
nine FIRST sections of the Distribution act and also the
18th and 10th sections of the act with the excep
ton of the provso to the 9th section be suspended till
the 4th of March, l045, &c.
The amendment was rejected by vote Of 38 in
the affirmative, noes not counted.
Various amendments were offered by Mr.. KOOSE-
WELT, JOHNSON, of Maryland, and others.
hey were invariably rejece ed
The committee then and reported the bill, as
amended, TO the House.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved the previous question
On adopting the amendment, the yeas and nays
were ordered.
The vote stood yeas lO2, nays SO.
Mr.. RHETT moved to laythe whole subject on
the table, but withdrew his motion.
On the cngrossment the yeas and nays were or
dered.
The vote stood yeas 100, nays 1Ol.
M. THOMPSON, of Indiana, moved re .consi-
deraton of the vote just taken; and, on his motion,
the yeas and nays were ordered
When the roll had been called through, Mr.
GWIN said he under the impression that a
mistake had been made in announcing the vote ON
the engrossment. He asked that the list of yeas and
nays should be read again. The list was read accord
ingly.
The SPEAKER then announced that, in coDse-
quence of the change made in their votes the Clerk,
being compelled to act hurriedly had made mistake
The vote stood yeas lOl, nays 100
The SPEAKER gave his vote in the negative.
So the engrossment not being ordered the list, on
the consideration, was read, and resulted as follows
Yeas LOG, nays SO.
So the motion to reconsider carried
The question required on the engrossment, and the
yeas and nays were again ordered.
The vote stood yeas lob, nays lO2.
Before the announced, Mr.. THOMP-
SON, of Indiana, asked to have his name recorded,
and voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. RAYNER rose to point Of order. He wish
ed to know whether the Speaker not obliged to
record his vote in the present
The SPEAKER read the rule, but conceived that
it the practice to vote only when there was tie
The rule required of him to vote when there is tie
or when his would decide the question. Whe-
ther his vote would decide the question could not be
known till his vo announced. The rule is a.
follows
+" In all cases Of election by the House the Speaker
shall vote in other he shall not vote, unless the
House be equally divided unless his VOTE II gwen
to the minority will make the division equal and IN
of such equal Division the question shall be lost,
Mr.. FILLMORE urged that the vote having been.
announced, the Speaker could not vote.
The SPEAKER replied that from the terms of the
cOuld until after annuncatiOn Of
the vote.
Mr.. ANDREWS, of Kentucky here announced
that he had not voted and claimed his right to VOTE
Many cried out that he had right to vote at that
time, the result having been announced.
Mr.. WISE, on the practice Of the Speaker in
former times, mentioned one example that occurred
when MIR. Polk was Speaker. There majority
of one, and the Speaker voted in the negative
Mr.. SAUNDERS read from the journal. In 1915,
the passage Of the Bank bill, the vote stood yeas
81, nays &c. The Speaker, Mr.. Cheves, voted in the
negative, and the bill was lost.
Mr. GILMER argued that when there is major
y of one only it is the duty of the Speaker, if he is
the affirmative side, to announce the question as
carried in the affirmative, but if he is on the mega
tive side, to announce the bill as lost.
During great noise and confusion, the SPEAKER
decided that Mr.. Andrews had right to vote, and
that gentleman voted in the affirmative, did also
MIR. Stanly.
The vote was then announced to stand-yeas los,
nays 103 So the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
On the passage of the BILL the yeas and nays stood
yeas los, nays l03. So the bill was passed.
AS the vote announced, Mr. McKEN-
NAN moved reconsideration, which was mega
lived.
The title of the bill now being to provide for tenn
porary defects in the revenue laws, Mr.. RAN.
DOLPH moved to amend the title by substituting for
it the title ofhe vetoed BILL 'to provide revenue and
to change and modify existing laws for collecting
duties'
Mr.. ROOSEVELT moved to amend the amend
ment, and to protect domestic manufactures.
MIR. STANLY called for the previous question and
for the yeas and nays. They were ordered and the
vote stood-yeas IA, nays los.
The question required on the motion of Mr. RAN
DOLPH, and it was carried, without count.
Mr. FILLMORE moved adjournment, which
carried