Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-16

agreed 10. A''
The previous question was then moved and seconded and
its operation the resolution amended was agreed to-
PETITIONS.
The SPEAKERthen commenced to call the States in order
| for petitions, and they presented
| From Massachusetts BY Mr.. GRINNELI
| From Connecticut BY Mr. ROCKWELL
From New York: BY Messrs. MURPHY, TALLMADGE,
HALL, and GREELEY.
From Pennsylvania By Mr.. BUTLER.
From Virginia By Messrs. GoGGIN, MEADE, and
ATKINSON.
From Kentucky By Mr.. DUNCAN.
From Ohio: By Messrs. VINTON and TAYLOR.
l. From Louisiana BY Mr.. MORSE
sTON.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Speaker then commenced call the States in order
for resolutions, commencing at Maine, and the following,
among others, offered
Mr.. SMART offered the following resolution, which was
read and laid over for consideration
Resolved That the Secretary of the Navy be requested 70
communicate this House the number and places of birth Of
oil persons employed in the naval and marine service the
Gulf and Pacific coasts, during the with Mexico. And
also that the Secretary Of War be requested to communicate
to this House the whole number of regular troops engaged
in the late with Mexico the States which they
enlisted and any other facts the possession the War De-
pament showing the number Of regular troops engaged in
| said war from each State of the Union
REPORTING DEBATES OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. ASHMUN and observed that the resolution which
ndu on previous Gay ofered-a resolution proposing
mode Of securing the publication, by the established daily pa
pers OF this city, of full and authentic reports of the debates
this Househad met with the decided opposition of gene
man from Illinois, (Mr. WENTWORTH and sympathsng
opposition also from gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Roor.)
To their remarks, Mr. A. would make reply and since
then, having observed that the proposition which he had in
roduced had become the subject Of hostile anmadverson in
certain quarters, and finding also have excited the jea-
ouses of the press he certainly should touch
so delicate organ He therefore should not fur
Their insist the resolution he had offered but would with
draw it. He understood that petition had been presented
this morning from the publisher of the New York Herald,
asking the House to give the work Of reporting its debates to
that paper which petition had been referred to the Committee
on Printing He presumed the whole subject would be
United to the hands of that committee to be reported upon and
| he was content to wait their action upon it.
In refusing to the resolution he had offered, Mr.
A. went say he had the entire of the ed
TOYS Of the National lneigencer He had indeed received
written communication from those gentleman, in which they
said that their serespec would not suffer them to consent
be placed in situation where they exposed being
held up before the country the bated" and pensioned
agents of the House. Mr. A., however, still believed that
full well accurate account of the debates of the House
would be given to the public unless by the adoption of
some such proposition that which he withdrew The
daily Washington papers referred to in that resolution
in fact the only medium through which the public had
received such Their reports had furnished
all parties with all they knew Of what done and said in
that House. Besides these presses he knew Of other
paper than the New York Herald that had attempted daily
report of the proceedings of the House, in which respect
served great credit for what had been accomplished in this
way. He did not however, propose debate the PROPOSE
on Il was his impression that under general parliamentary
law the resolution he had offered not having been acted
upon the day which offered fell of but that
he had now the option renewing it. He should not do 50,
for the gven and he desired the proposition to
be considered as Withdrawn by him.
On motion of Mr.. w. T. LAWRENCE,
Resolved That the Committee the Judiciary be directed
to inquire into the propey of recommending to the States Of
this Union alter amend the constitution of the United
States that, in all elections Of President and Vice President
which be had after the year $780, the persons in each
State entitled to for members of the most numerous
branch ohe Legislature Of the on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday Of November preceding the time when
the term of the persons at the time holding the offices of Pre-
sdent and Vice President shall expe assemble places de-
gnated for holding the polls for such elections and there vote
for person for President and other person for Vice
President after which, the number Of votes given for Pres
dent and the number Of given fob Vice President shall
be counted and the number for each for the Off
respectively shall be counted, and returns made Of the
whole to officers authorized TO receive the and the
number of votes given to each for President shall be
estimated such proportion OF the vote OF the State equa
to the number of Senators and Representatives in the Congress
of the United States which the State ene the said
votes bear the whole number of votes given within the State
for President The like rule 10 be observed in regard TO the
votes given for Vice President And returns shall be made
from all the States before the day Of December,
Washington officers authorized to receive the same Of the
given and estimated who shall examine the and
ascertain the thereof And any person receiving
majority votes estnated) all states
for President he total number Of the given in each
State being counted many the said State shall
be entitled Senators and Representatives in the Congress Of
the United Sates) shall be President But If person shall
receive majority OF the hus estimaed) for Vice Pre-
dent then the Senate after the fourth day Of March
ensuing shall select from the persons having the three
highest number Of estimated, be Vice Pres-
dent And if person shall receive majority Of oil the
estimated given for President then the President shall
be selected Of those who have received the five highest
numbers Of votes for President ESQ estimated follows
Each State shall be divided into the number Of districts
the said State shall be entitled Representatives in the
Congress Of the United States and the persons who
titled for President shall have the time
voted for person district electo and other per-
State electors and the who shall receive within
the district the largest number Of district eleco and
the who shall have received within the State the largest
number Of for State electors shall be electors for the State
And notice given them that President has been elected
by the people, the electors shall assemble within their
States place designated, and the - day Of;
and the whole Of the electors Of the State be assembled
by o'clock Of that day, those assembled shall proceed by
vote to ill up their number, and the day the
place shall proceed vote for person for President each
eector voting for Of the persons who received Of the
five highest numbers Of votes given for President return
Of all the given n all the States by the electors thus
sembed shall be made the Of Government Of the Unit
ed States to officers authorized receive and examine the
and neither Of the persons voted for shall have
majority Of all the votes given by the electors Of all the
States then from the two having the highest number Of cleo
oral votes the House shall select President but in
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