9 4 , ▁during ▁Mu hlen berg ' s ▁second ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Spe aker , ▁the ▁House ▁voted ▁ 4 2 - 4 1 ▁against ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁translate ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁laws ▁into ▁German . ▁Mu hlen berg , ▁who ▁himself ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁the ▁vote , ▁commented ▁later , ▁" the ▁faster ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁become ▁Americans , ▁the ▁better ▁it ▁will ▁be ." ▁Despite ▁not ▁having ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁bill , ▁a ▁legend ▁called ▁the ▁Mu hlen berg ▁Leg end ▁developed ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁prohib iting ▁German ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁another ▁legend , ▁Mu hlen berg ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁should ▁be ▁" Mr . ▁President " ▁instead ▁of ▁" H is ▁High ▁M ight iness " ▁or ▁" H is ▁Elect ed ▁Majesty ", ▁as ▁John ▁Adams ▁had ▁suggested . ▁ ▁Other ▁offices ▁▁ ▁Mu hlen berg ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁cens ors ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁receiver ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Land ▁Office ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁serving ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Lanc aster , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Wood ward ▁Hill ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Township ▁of ▁Mu hlen berg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁him