Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-18
10 SPEAKER. A majority vote.

/ The SPEAKER. A majority VOTE
Mr. DUNCAN demanded the yeas and nays; which Were
ordered.
Mr. BARNARD, addressing Mr.. CAMrHELL.) un-
dersand that the object of the gentleman is to go into com
mitee, with view to take up the District bank bill.
Mr. CAMPBELL assented.
The question tho motion to go into committee was then
taken and the result follows Yeas 90, nays L.
So the House refused 10 go into committee.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
The House proceeded the consideration OF the bill fixing
uniform time for eectng Electors of President and Vice
Presenthe pending question being on an amendment OF
Mr. ELMER excepting the election about 10 take place from
the operation of the bill ..a
Mr.. HAMLIN entitled to the floor.
Mr.. DUNCAN (Mr II. yielding for this Purpose) refer
red to the speech Of Mr. STEPHENS, in which he Mr. 3
had questioned the of the tables Mr. d. had
hbied his remarks and had produced different and
he said he had relied upon the authority OF an Executive
document, (Which he held in his hand, prepared in ls4
by Thomas Ewing, the Wing Secretary OF The Treasury
which stated the entire expenditures both ordinary and ex
aordnary of the Government during the four Of Mr.
Van Rurens Administration to be 81 10, 000 00O-or, with
out reckoning fractions, $50 900 900 in 1887 3l00O000
in 1885, S25 900 900 in 1889, and S22 900 900 in 1910
and he believed this the only document in which the
authentic returns Published. ,i|
He had understood that the gentleman had also anmad
veed little upon his (Mr D.'s) anatomical illustration of
Wing principles by means of the viscea of COON lie did
not know what the Wing might be in Pennsy lvana
in Georgia; he had spoken of them they found
IN Ohio And, moreover he not accountable for the
and herogy phcs by whose difference in his speech
might have been made
MIR. HAMLIN resumed The foor but yielded on appeal
by
Mr. STEPHENS, who inquired of Mr.. DuscAs if in
his speech the other day. he had read from the book which
he now had .
Mr.. DUNCAN. Certainly did.
Mr.. STEPHENS. What is the aggregate amount of
Mr.. Van Buren's expenditures which you make!
Mr.. DUNCAN. Slt0, 900, 600.
Mr.. STEPHENS. Does that include all the exPendi-
lures, ordinary well as extraordinary
Mr.. DUNCAN. take it for granted that il does
Mr.. STEPHENS. The gentleman takes it for grant.
eJo' Does he know
Mr.. HARDIN [lo Mr. DUNCAN understood to say
that the gentleman would find that the expenditures for in
tena improvements and for other different objects not
included in this amount.
Mr.. DUNCAN said it the total and aggregate
penses Here they were the different tables and the differ
ent items.
Mr.. STEPHENS read from document No. 244 at the
session of Congress, putting down the whole expend
tures extraordinary well ordinary, of Mr. Van Burens
Administration in 1897 at S37 900 000 in 1888 at 000
600, 10 1889 at S37 000 and $40 S2s 0OO 0OO
making the aggregate for the whole four years
thing S40 100000. This also correspondent he said,
with the statement of document submitted at the last
sion Of the 26h Congress. The table he read from gave
the entire expenditures trust fund and all the gentleman
from Ohio had only stated the ordinary expenditures.
Mr. HAMLIN once took the floor.
Mr. HARDIN appealed to him to yield for a moments
Mr. HAMLlN declining the request, finally proceeded with
his remarks and delivered speech in favor Of the bill
| Mr.. McCLELLAND then took the 0oor and addressed
the House on the other side Of the question
The previous question having been demanded and second
ed the bill Was ordered third reading, and suisse
nnaqsl-1 ~ lime and passed Yeas l4l. "a
ed in this House which did pot passed, moved recon
sideration Of the
Mr.. SCHENCK desired the Speaker whether i
the previous question should be withdrawn would be in
order for him (Mr 10 reply to certain statements that
had been made in relation to the Ohio elections
| The reply of the SPEAKER not heard Icy the Re-
porter the less be regretted there
hope of The contingency suggested by Mr. s. arising
for his colleague,
/ Mr. DUNCAN, insisted the demand for the previous
question.
There a second. The main question ION the
sderalon) ordered and being taken, the House
fused to reconsider the vote.
And then the House djourned.