The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

A fresh effort was made to effect some change
in the regulations concerning pages, folders. door
keepers, &c, and some time was wasted upon the
subject, during which Mr.. PAYNE, Of Alabama,
and others, complained of the character of the
documents circulated from the folding rooms,
Wing songs, &c. land DR.. DUNCAN suggested,
in whisper, which Mr. P. repeatedly and |" fifty
two reasons for opposing the election Of Martin
Van Buren," All this, Mr. p. denounced, as
fraud upon the Government
Nothing was said however, of the documents
scattered abroad by the Locofocos, who are as two
to one in the House.
The whole subject was again laidupon the ia
bless to II.
A bill was reported from the Naval Committee
to regulate the appropriation of money in this
Treasury Department, designed for the, naval
service. H @
PENNSYLVANIA. AVENUE aU
A motion ives mnde to reconsider the vote Of
yesterday, whereby the bill for improving the
national thoroughfare was laid on the table.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, Of South Carolina, strove
for the reconsideration, and Mr.. CAVE JOHN
SON against it. The yeas and nays were taken,
and the motion 10 reconsider was laid on the ta-
BILE by 80 to 90.
RESIGNATION.
The SPEAKER laid before the House the let
ter of resignation of Hon. SAMUEL BEARDsLEY,
of New York. The Speaker was directed to fill
the vacancy in the Committee on Foreign Affairs
caused by this resignation.
MASSACHUSETTS RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE presented resolutions by
the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, counter to those by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, upon the subject Of amending
the Constitution.
M. MI SEp ,,iehod IN nrooont lilo rocolvoc
from Alabama.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE moved the reference Of
those from Virginia TO Select Committee of
nine, and called for the previous question.
MIR. WINTHROP reminded the House that
the Massachusetts resolutions had not been re-
ceived.
The previous question, after two Intellectual
efforts to get quorum. was seconded. war
like looking Indian chief, painted deeper than is
fashionable among our ladies, attracted more at
tention just at this moment than the business Of
the House.
On the motion to refer to select committee,
Mr.. WINTHROP demanded the yeas and nays
and they were ayes 1873, noes 81.
Mr. ADAMS wished to make some movement
in connexion with this subject, but objections
were made.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
The bill providing for the choice of Electors
of President and Vice President simultaneously
throughout the Union was taken up, as in Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. HOPKINS, of Va, in the Chair
DIR. DUNCAN made furious Locofoco speech,
full of all sorts of fierce epithets and charges
against the Wings, which recalled to our mind
the time when the Doctor was so severely
handled by Messrs. Prentiss, of Miss, Stanly, of
N. c., and Menifee, (since deceased OF Ky.
The hammer Tell before Dr. D. had half done,
and &a
Mr.. PAYNE, Of Ala, endeavored to get
suspension Of the rules to let the DIR. go on.
Mr. SCHENCK, of Ohio, was willing that the
one hour rule should be suspended for this de-
BATE provided the calling of the previous ques-
tion was precuded
Some confusion followed, and Mr.. ADAMS
made few remarks, whose purport we lost.
Mr.. ELMER. of N, j., finally took the floor,