The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The SPEAKER laid before the House ..sunJy
commun ications, viz
l. The Treasures accounts for the third and
fourth quarters OF 1913 and Tor the first and second
quarters OF 1914.
z. From the State Depa riment covering state.
ment ia regard TO expenditures.
| 8. From the President OF the United States con
tanning information that the Republic OF Venezuela
has paid indemnify for he brig Morris.
4. From the War Department, in relation to the
Militia
s. From the State Department, respecting the nun.
Der of passengers who have arrived in the Un,d
States during the year ending September 80, 1874
6. From the Treasury Department, containing
the report for the half calendar year ending June
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| 7. From The Commissioner of Public Building.
transmitting copies of all contracts made in his office
during the past year.
| &. The resolutions of the Boards Of Common Coun-
Gil of the city Of New York, sympathsDg in the
loss TO the community Of those who were killed by
the explosion on board the Princeton
| MIR. TIBBATTS withdrew, from the files in the
Clerks office, the petition Of Capt William Subtle
field, Of Monroe county, Kentucky, praying that
pension may be granted TO him account of servi.
ces in the Indian wars, from 1891 to 1884 aud re-
ferred the same to the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims.
Mr.. HUBBELL presented the petition of Gen
N. " Kpickerbocker and Si2 other citizens of Stem
ben county, New York, in favor of the reduction Of
letter postage. Referred 10 the Committee ON Po,t
Offices and Post Roads.
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF TIL.
UNITED STATES
On motion Of Mr. DUNCAN, the rules were sr.
pended, and the House took up the following snb-
stitute agreed to in Committee Of the Whole which
had been submitted by him in lieu of the bill which
he first introduced, viz
"That the electorslof President and Vice PresdeD,
shall be appointed in each State the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November of the year in
which they TO be appointed; provided that each
State may, by law, provide for the filling of any va
cancy or vacancies which may in ITS college OF
electors when such college meets to give lis electoral
vote and provided also, when any State shall have
held election for the purpose Of choosing elecor,
and shall fail 10 make choice the day aforesaid
then the electors may be appointed on subsequent
day, in such manner the State SHALL by law, pro.
vide" o.
The SPEAKER stated the question 10 be on agree
ing to the substitute; which
Mr.. DUNCAN moved the previous custom.
Mr.. DROMGOOLE asked him TO withdraw the
motion, as he had amendment to the bill which he
desired TO submit 10 the House. He intended TO -
The SPEAKER said that the ques ion was not
debatable the previous question having been moved
and he asked whether the gentleman from Ohio with
drew his motion.
MIR. DUNCAN could not agree 10 the suggestion
of the gentleman from Virginia, as he did not want
the bill smotheIed and squeezed death by It's friends
The vote was taken on seconding the demand for
the previous question hui it not sustained.
Mr.. DROMGOOLEth then submitted for the amendl
men,, his substitute, which he said was more a die
ference of phraseology than substance-and being
read,
Mr.. DUNCAN said that be had drawn hi, bill in
as clear form as possible. He did not doubt The
legal abiIity-the learning of the gentleman from,
h.va
the best farm in Virginia II he had, he would know
nothing else.
MIR, CAMPBELL, of S. C. suggested an amend
ment, to substitute the first Monday in December"
for 'the first Tuesday after the fret Monday in Ma,
vember,' as occurs in the BILL
Mr.. HAMLlN thought there was no difference
between the bill OF MIR. Duncan and the amendment
OF Mr.. Dromgoole-it was merely "tweedledum and
tweedledee"
Mr., DROMGOOLE replied to the remark. of
Mr.. Hamlin.
Mr. DUNCAN also made few observations
Mr. hHETT moved a reference of the whole
subject to q committee.
Mr. BRENGLE desired that it be similarly dis
posed Of
Mr. HARRISON, after a few remark, uo,.,
the previous quesiion-which was on the mo,;on Of
Mr. Rhet 10 refer the bill TO a select committee but
at the desire OF several gentlemen, he withdrew il
And IL was Immediately renewed and there be ne
no second TO The demand-ayes &C. noes IL
nc OF En- N bh again stated The question, when
Messrs. Z. j. INGERSOLL and RATHRIrN
advocated the reference of the bill To serc, com.
mitee. ~
MI. BLACK, of Goorgis, was in favor of its mas.
sage at the earliest practicable period.
Mr.. MeCLERNAND hoped that the bill would
nov DC referred 10 select committee, and that the
House would on il al once "
Mr. FAY NE contended that IL the object of NOV
ing the reference Of this bill 10 select commi,,s
was simply TO change the time of holding the elrcon
II vas, IN his opinion, wholly unnecessary and n.
prefer ed that the bill should pass in its present form
Mr.. DUNCAN expressed a willingness TO sustain
the amendment should one be offered by either of The
gentlemen from South Carolina that her lesisl.,nre
should not be put TO the trouble of convening AT an
unusual tlme-as appeared 10 be the object of The
motion for special committee WV
Mr. ELMER opposed the reference
mr WIN IHROP was prepared to vote for the
pI. ~ any shape although he preferred the amend.
gooe) N''''' A'o"
Mr. BlDLACK advocated the reference Of the
bill TO a select Committee wv
The question was finally taken. and IN, Uous. -.
fused to refer the bill to select committee Inv vote
of-yess 90, nays 1871. =
Mr. CAMPBELL, of S. C, then modified his pro-
poson 10 the ehec, that the provision of the bill in
relation to electors shall not soply 10 ,nv Ss,e in
winch the electors of President are chosen by IL. L.
Rsa'ure, uniii The election in such State shall be
gwen directly to the people
MI DkOMGOOLE opposed the proposition. and
MT RHETT spoke in lis support.
several other gentlemen made remarks on IN, sub
Ject-and The amendment Of MIR. Campbe II was sub.
seqnen,ly reJected-yeas So nays l4I
Inc question now REQUIRED on agreeing 10 the hill
as reported TO the House from the Committee of the
"noIe-and 1t was decided in the affirmative
day. ''J''''eu VII "on'