New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
NJ THE REroarER or THE =, 7. TRIBUNE
poings In consress-one Day Eiee.i ,s.,

T uor. or szsrN7.r1yes-T following
| members appeared in their neets this morning 'o'
the 6r.t time, VIZ: SHEPHERD CARY. SiMoss'
[ I'd DAVIS, WAsHrsGroN HuST. SYKES IL. ".
| FosrER, CLIxcH, CHAPPrLL, WILLS GREss'
cutIoM, E. D. Potter, VAHnE7RR, IiLpES'
The members still absent are, MAcLAr, CHAs.
/ NJ. REED. BREsotE. RAYssR, JoHS CAMPBELL
| d. w. DICKINSON, T. NJ. Tucker, BELsER, aho
Cross.
Mr.. BURKE moved the appointment OF Joint
committee 70 superin;end expenditures for the
| Libruv--lMess!s. BURKE, LroN and MARsE.
On notion OF Mr. DEoMoooLE the House re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Wnoe'
| tion CAVE JOHNSON in the chair.
Mr.. DUNCAN moved TO take up his bill No 49,
providing for uuifo!m day OF Election Tor frssi.
dent and Vice President. His motion prevailed
over that of Mr.. DRoMeooLE, who moved to take
40 the Presidents Message.
Mr. ELMER made some objections to hr. DuS-
c.s,s DILL. If the President should die new
eiec,isn might be held, for instance, in 1886, In
which case he would take his seat in lS4I and
mold it till 1851, and new election would then
| he held in 1850 in place Of lS45. To sustain his
position he quoted the 10th section of the ect 81
| Congress Of 1888 on this subject. He proposed
| the following as q substitute for Mir. DUNcAE's:
THAT hereafter The time Of choosing electors oil
| President and Vice President shall be The iuesaay
next after the first Monday OF November III any year
when such Electors are chosen, in pursuance OF ,he
| Constitution and Laws. Provided. that nothing
herein contained shall prevent the Legislatures Of
The several States from directing the appointment Of
Electors on any subsequent day 10 the same year 10
take the place OF any electors who may be prevent
ed by sickness or any other cause from iulhing tne
| duties Of their appointment"
n
"And in case there shall be no Election OF Eiec-
tors at the time fixed by this law then the SAID cleo
tors shall be Appointed In such manner as the state
shall by Law provide"
Mr.. HALE, of N. H, taid the State he had the
honor TO represent, required majority OF al the
voters to elect. 1t mig ht happen that some time
there would be no election, and the bill makes no
| provision cr this contingency.
Nc. DUHoAN stated how he would obviate the
| several objections by making amendments.
| There was one difficulty he had thought OF about
South Carolina. She might call session OF her
Legislature every fourth year, Or she might be
excepted This hill was to prevent such frauds
as occurred in 1910. [Will it prevent such frauds
as occurred at P!aque1nines, &c. There IS no
danger of pips.laying or fraudin South Carolina.
He objected to letting 1t again late the hands OF
Mr.. ELMER or his associates of the Committee.
He had already experienced great difficulty In
getting it out of their hands.
Mr.. HAMLN said that the gentleman from
Ohis may have an immoderate love for this child
of his own brain, but it was evidently
Sent into this breathing world scarce half made up"
Mr.. Chiffon raised some objections to having
the Election held only one day.
MIR. DOUGLASS doubted whether the Constitu-
ton contemplated in the event OF the death Of
President and Vice President, choosing another
President to serve for four years. He was in
favor of referring the bill to Committee for
revision.
Mr.. HAMMErr moved to postpone the con-
sheraton of tho bill, snd the. the Committee
take up the Presidents Messsge-Carried.
Mr. DRoMesoLE then moved the reference OF
the several parts OF the Presidents Message to the
appropriate Committees. Carried.
Mr.. C. ]. INeessoLL moved toe appointment
Of Select Committee on the papers a2d petition
OF the executors OF James Reside.
At the suggestion of Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON. 1t was
referred TO the Committee on Post Offices and
Post. Roads, which Committee win probably not
report on it during the present session.
The SPEAKER announced the following Stand
ing Committees
y O. ES% 4 A GhaP Ha,i KS
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Geo. Bernard n Y Norris. N. H. Rahban, n
dss. sss yF :s o' il Nth PsS s:s
p5,iS A. %sn.c Mat! bo5PP Ns4s
d NJ Sas 1 Eaass Bss SS kS o E
JAMESON hSs o Xe aSaf1 fa SaSaS9 n e.
F. ASS%s Of M Gsa
p%psD. GsoFiG DaHashPa Hale N, H M0'e'v' N
6Ss BoE esSs Has. tf hs en- ls 81
r!oSf1s S5s asss5 81 Johnson e
" B BS Benon New
@ sSn Of Georgia. ce
Aafbama ttiin; Gsess Me6o~e oho ssynod Con-
Hd Rsfa Va 1 Foot aIss
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o. Fazsign .3Sairs Mess c. = Inge.o, Pa; Rhett.
e. hss As r. sSssP taf H.EH:S Wy Sample
orc. and s Rosafms sS HGRkni Va ;n A.
Ss9psd Kee lid G e Ree Mo LANA
On ne D't1is Of ps Stsoh a. Il Hos
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R Rasy Rsn bensa ns' b5osssaI @ ss a. SUM-
Eng ss sis@s ~ SAITH lis D'key Pa; White Me;
On Public kfgsnditsyss-Asssr, Clinton Y; Matthew.
sAie WHja Johnson; 81 f 6ho Fl rPlay ~ eiae' NY
'is;. ssSs F''isF R. i Yam
On observation-disclosures. brown. Team; DUNCAN, Ohio
Gossin Va; daniel. Nc Payne Ala; Tyler NY; Went
| worth. m; Black, Geo Pollock. Pa.
On Revolutionary Peasions-Mess1 Seymour. y. York
ter. Ohio Gddns, Ohio; Henek. Me: Severance. Me
On Inrcd PerSions-alesss Brlnkehof. Ohio Russell,
Y; No. Pa; HaIam Ten: Spence. MARYLAND ~ ~
On .feeognts-hes.s Taylor. va; Hangeriord N Y
On .NRscge-Mes y. Cobb. Gee Wheaton, N. Y John
son. Ohio; Ritter, Pa: Morse, Me- ~
On Engrorsag-Messn Snons, CT; Wheaton. \. Y
on Expenditures the Nary Deparncni-Messrs. Dana.
Kirkpatrick, Vanmeier Burlington md Senter.
On Errerdres the Post Otle> DepGJtreent--Messr3.
Harper. J. Ret, Tho. Sah. Jeremiah Brown md NeS
On Roads end Candl,,MesIs. Owen Ind SeenTod, Va;
Carroll. n Y; Redns. " H: Eickin. Ill Newton. We;
Leonard s.. Y Roberts, Miss; WetlieFed, Md.
On Pnicrts-Sies:s Henley, Ind Rockwell Mass Black,
| Pa; Russell, n. Y: Rooney, Del
On F,L5ic Buildings ard Groun2s-AleSs Pratt y. Y:
Foster, Pa: Abbot, Mass Jones, Tenn; Carpenie; "
On R6risaidR Unfinished BEsineSsMessIs kirkpatrick,
Nj Smith. lad Huobeli, \. Y; BURLINGTON, Pa 3lsre.
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