Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-06
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1 ipg .otor for carrying the mall, sum
coa'v not exceeding D7,555 20, to-
Of Ia a. indemnifying them for carrying
Ta' mail for nine months next after tAe
M ,n,b day of May, 1921.
ION Ir e Cassidy submitted the following
I:so9,.,oJred That the committee on the
n ,..;Orv be instructed to inquire into
luu"arns.diency of authorizing the Sc
the sa9 Of State to cause the public
s's.a' resolutions and orders, passed dur
i'"' 10 nresent session and that hereaf-
M hall be passed by Congress, & also,
10 q, mic treaties that shall be hereafter
az .Pt.ed into and ratified by the United
s re-. to be published In such number
o' ,be public newspap ers Tin addition to
lumber in which the same are at
-. ,.snt authorized by law to be pub
S.Sodl as may De requisite In the Dis
- of columbia, and also in each of
Wv .syeral States and Territories ofthe
United States.
IPssolyed, That the said committee be
Len instructed to inquire into the expe
5;eney Of making provision by law for
~. 1 oabIication OF the private acts pas
a during the present session and
.tst hereafter shall be passed by Con
.o.s--in such number of the public
,wsnapers of the said district, states
TERRITORIES, as may be deemed requi-
,;,e. And also into the expediency ofex
,spdiag the newspaper publication of
Indiana Treaties.
Aud the question being taken there
an the resolution was rejected
Mr. Mccoy was appointed member
or6a committee on Military Affairs, In
IL. room Of Mr.. Bassett, excused.
4pportionment Bill.
The House resumed the considera-
ton ofthe bill to apportion the Repre-
,entatyes among the states according
70 The fourth census-Mr, Cookies mo
ton made yesterday to reconsider the
rOteot preceding day oninserting $4,000
sill peudmg.
The Speaker having pronounced this
notion not TO be in order, according to
iae rules Of the house.
Mr. Edwards, OF North Carolina, then
renewed the motion which he made yes
tsrdav to recommit the bill to a select
COMMITTEES, with Instructions to strike
out 30 600 and insert $4,000 viii ca he
followed with d few remarks.
After some debate,
Mr.. Alexander, for the purpose O.
pa,ting an end to the discussion, which
ae shoaght had continued long enough
TO elucidate every point involved In the
question before the House, called for the
prerjOas question, which precludes fur
ther debate.
The House refused TO sustain the call
--ayes 50, noes 90.
slr Randolph rose to make a motion
which would suPersede that Of Mir Ed
wards, and which was to recommit the
MIlto the committee ofthe whole house,
for the purpose of endeavoring to OBJ
tain the insertion of a smaller ratio.
This motion Mr.. 4. sustained in speech
Of considerable length.
4 debate ensued on the motion, which
continued mors than an hour-the re-
commitment b ing supper ed by Messrs,
Randolph Burrows, and Cushman, and
opposed by Messrs Canbreling, War
field, and Nelson, Of Nd.
The question was taken by yeas and
Nays, and was decided in the negative
as follows:
For the recommitment rs
Against it 100
The question then recurring on the
motion made by Mr.. Edwards, of n c tc
reeommit the bill to select committee,
WITH Instructions to increase the ratio
to $4,000.
III. handol ph moved to amend the
mo,lon by striking out ~ 900 and insect
'nS 5000, and followed his motion with
'90e explanatory remarks.
Alter some debate, in which Messrs
Men, Condict and Randolph, engaged
oe qOesion was taken by v as and nays
"a me proposed amendment to insert
''VV1, aud was negatived as follows:
For the amendment 6S
Against it Ill
MIR Rich then offered substitute TO
,ns Instructions, directing the commit
W SO to smend the bill as to providt
mat the House of Representatives shaii
" composed of--members, TO be ap
f''uoned among the several states IL
s Ss HIon, agreeably to the rule prescri
va oy the constitution, and, as near as
s aa{ o. according to the population L