Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24

things had been and were perpetual sessions and
this the first step toward the accomplishment Of that
result The evil Of this age was excess Of legislation,
and this bill was to increase that evil.
Mr.. BARKSDALE opposed the bill, stating that under
the Constitution Of Mississippi the elections Of that State
held upon the first Monday and Tuesday Of Novem-
Der, and consequently, should the bill pass his State
would be dsfranchised He could see necessity for
the proposed change in the day of meeting.
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia. did not rise either to advocate
or oppose the BILL but simply to say few words in re-
gard to the remarks Of the gentlemen from Maryland and
Mississippi As far the constitutions of those States
concerned paradoxical the remark might be,
they unconstitutional for the Constitution of the
United States provided that the times, places, and
manner of holding elections shall be prescribed in each
State by the Legislature there0fnot by its Constu
ton, but by its Legislature.
Messrs. HAMILTON and SINGLETON each explained
that the constitutions of their respective States did not
provide for the election Of members of the House Their
Legislatures had provided that the election Of members
should take place the day which State officers we're
chosen.
Mr.. JONES' of louisiana opposed the bill, explaining
the election in his State off the first Monday
in November
Mr.. McMULLEN replied to Messrs. GooDE and BARKs-
| DALE and spoke in support of the bill.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, opposed the bill and amend
men believing the proposed change entirely
sary. He also expressed the opinion that there no
necessity for the long session extending beyond July
Mr.. GIDDINGS believed that every consideration de-
manded the passage of the bill.
| Mr.. LETCHER moved to lay the bill on the table ;
which motion was disagreed to: Yeas II, nays 104.
Mr.. KEITT moved to amend the bill to make its
operation commence with the Congress Of 1856 He de-
sired the bill passed with the amendment that the various
State Legislatures might have an opportunity to adapt
| their laws to it.
| Mr.. HILLYER opposed the amendment; when
! The question was taken on the amendment Of Mr..
PEcKHAM, and it rejected: Yeas so, nays Ito.
The question then taken the amendment of Mr..
| KEITT, and it was also disagreed to.
The bill then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading-yeas 80, nays Sl-and being engrossed, was
read the third time and PASSED, by the following voe
YEAS-Messrs. Aiken, Appleton, Ball. Banks, Belcher
Thos. Davis, Dawson De Witt, Dick, Disney, Edmands,
Everhart, Farley Faulkner Fenon FlageS, Fuller Gid
dng Goodrich Greenwood Aaron Harlan Andrew Harlan,
Sampson W. Harris, Harrison Hastings HEM, Hill Hlyer
Hughes, Ingersoll, Kerr Kidwel, knox, Lamb Ii ,dey,
McCuloch McMulen, Mace, Macy, Mddleswarth John G.
Miller Millson, Norton Odds Mordecai Oliver, Parker B.
Perkins, j. Perkins Prihgle Puryear, Reese D. Richie
Rtchey, Russell, Sabn, Seward Shannon, Gerrt Smith,
Samuel A. Smith, vii Smith, R. H. Stanton, straub n
g. Taylor Thurston, Tracy Trout Upham, Wade, Walker
Valley, Elihu B. Washburne Israel Washburn, Wells Tap
pan Wentworth, and Zoilicofer-sl.
NAYS-Messrs Abercrombie, James c. Allen, David j.
Bailey, Barksdale, Barry Bell Bliss Bocock Bridges, Bugg
Cakie Chamberlain, Chrisman Clark, Cobb Coqut, John
G. Davis Dickinson, Dowde, Durham Eddy, Edmundson,
Thomas D. Eliot Ellison English, Etheridge, Ewing, Flo
renee Goode Grow, Hamilton Wiley p Harris Haven, Hen
bricks Houston, Hunt Johnson Daniel T. Jones' George
Jones' J. Clancy Jones' Roland Jones' Keitt Kurtz, Lah
am Letcher Lily indsley, Matteson, Maxwell May Smith
Miller, Morgan, Murrav Nichols, Noble, Andrew Oliver,
Packer, Pennington, Phelps Powell Pratt Robbins, Run
onoWeT SlnSietouJ ohelton ueorge W. omytnj
Stevens David Stuart John j. Taylor John L. Taylor Vail
Vansant Wheeler, Wtte, and Daniel B. Wright-77
Mr.. LETCHER moved to amend the title to make
read An to add thirty days each session Of Con-
| gress - which was not agreed to-
Mr.. COBB moved reconsider the vote by which the
House ordered to third reading the bill to provide
weekly mail service between the Atlantic States and San
Francisco; which motion entered the Journal to
| be considered on some future day.
Mr.. BLISS moved to suspend the rules to enable
him introduce bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury appoint agent to investigate and bring to
justice certain offenders against the laws Of the United
States and making appropriation Of $4,000 for that
purpose.
| Pending which the House adjourned.