Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-21
From he National InIJRi.s,cer.
EXTRACTS FROM The
PROCEEDiN rs OF CONGRESS-.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1892.
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Mr.. RUGGLEs, from thn Committee az
Claims, made an uniavorahle report ON t..
petition of Lawrence Muse :wc was res.
Mr.. LAHaiAN submitted the follow ing resell
ton, which was read and passed 10 il secu
reading:
Resoiced, That a sum ofmonev, not exccc,.
ing one hundred and seventy dollars be arn...
ed, ont OF tlie contingent fInd, for placing =,
neat monument, with suitable inscrpliu,,
over the grave ut The Honorable William b..
rlil, deceased, Kate Il Member of the Sent:
from the State of Rhode Island
The Senate proceeded To the cons;deralia,,,
OF The bill Ia apportion the numb er OF Repr.
sentasi,es according to the Fourth Census
Ia" amendment reported by the judiciary
Committee, To- strike out 10000 and nis,..
~, COO as the ratio, bcn, under considerable.
A division of the question being required
The question was first taken on striking c.,f
10000 and carricd-ayes GO, nnes lis.
The question being then on filling the biau's
with 1000, Il debate followed OF consiierah.r
duration, of which the following sketch prI
seats only the most prominent points.
Mr.. KNIGHT opposed this number on tx,
ground "fthe injustice which it woalI Go &.
line State OF 4. Island, as that State wul;ii
he leif with but Il single Representative f
$500 citizens her relative proportion ui
taxation entitled her 10 II larger relative p..t-
IA number of statements Ia shew
Mr.. IL. VI. JOHNSON, Of Kentucky, opposed
'iils ancndGcnt because he was in favor OF !.
smallcrralio 1t onlcndiuS that larger nun
per ot representative WAS tXI,cdent; it's
II was impossible TO fix the number which ~
Would IN time reacll--a ne plus ultra ofrepys
sentaiIon. That representation ought TO kec,,
pace with The growth Of the nation, at lsast
!" me lumber OF 100 representatives thu
being TIE principal, ,hr main spring, and the
safeguard, OF Inc liberties of the people. H.,
also opposed ratio that would reduce t?s
representative "f the old States, lie feared lh.c
The c.'se of the State ofDelaware was hone
less, &c. sc.
hir. S5iIrH said the committee was not !,
unanimous 1n ihe amendment he fnr one w.
III favor ol i Tower Number, al Sd, 600, foI I
stance, which would leave the smallest agrr.-
@ai" fiacion hat 4 ,OO0 WIS the ooly ou.,
IHry could gel in'iority Cor. H,. had !.
ry'., IN hiS VIEWS, Ia The Slate of Delaway..,
winch he was not without hopes to SIZE a.:
communicated. l'nc nunbrroir Representative
"dCi 9!cn a i;ttio as would embrace he
would give, WAS not the highest point wh.r;l
Rnugti 10 reach nos had the time arrived ~.
winch the nunber Of representatives. Ought
ne limited no number which had been pre-
posed woui'i exceed what might b. fairly co:l-
s,d'r"d reasonable aid proper
air' HARBOUR ad;crted 10 the pralosi,io.
he had intr"duced IL amend the constitute,
So rs To Us tne nnsGbcr GfReprcsc,itatiycs. .,ss
ne mad animated at 200j-the expediencv d. :
which ne defeated. being called on To- do ,,
h!e'he Feind3 Ks which had been made in IL.
course oi ms d5atc. IL making this pre-
position, he had not trusted his own ind rucci
h" iiadgprt to Tie oracrs of The laid la
counSes-to iilc Yenorair statesmen who hasT
retired rom pGbiic life. and wcre qualified
give az enlightened and dispasson,ie opinioa.
ana rom them there was but one response f.,
us ta'or-hJi that be wished this nuilbsr o.
'aat-not tnat he preferred 300 Though he has
mentioned it, for tbs. sake Of round nnmbprs /,
ior he was willing 80 10 10 The 500 if il shou!J
ne neenrd cXpedient-hmt be wished the nil
cPie "i limitation TO he adopted and the nun
DER iHcd al some point. He then procced,4i
10 support me anlfndncnt and po.it oft In.
advantages OF ratio of f1rty-iwo tlIousan
"lhch would give about iwo hundred Rapre-
srntaiivcs-the disadvantages Ola larger n,r,,
her, as bra'ing AN und'a rrOpariian 10 III. y
BODY, which Iic viewed us the sheet anchor q Z
Inc liberties OF the nation These views Nj.
u. Illustrated and enforced by variety of =.
&umeiis. De deprecated The adjustment (
Tins question hy lnoking to minor cor
sdcraiiuns, hard as it would bear ON f,
sn" states, aud repugnant as that woul,!
be to his fcvlings--but there was ~,
r'asDD certainly as yet, Whatever the neccss; -
! ~ mi6h' DC dremed for It hereafter, to exceed
the number of 600 Representative. H.,
would, therefore, vote for 81 900. hut. if thef
laiIrd, ht wouldsS0 for 80, 500 for he thouei Z
II me ra'i0 was not materially increased, IL
would not he worth while to curtaiI the ol {
states for the sake Of the little which wont
/ br gained by increasing the ratio 10 10000 ~
| lie concluded by saving, that hopeless of b:4
amendment To tbr Constitutions lac would A -
sure the Srratc it would BIZ the last he sho,,i =
ever ohrr; iOrh began to believe that ~,
amrndment o. hat Instrument Whatever, how o.
I ever proper, could br carried through.
! : Nr. CHtNrLER sail, Hat though 4a.Ao
vGl!d sun bis state better perhaps than an
other, yet he was willing to take 80. 900. as 81
CANT irori thc Other lGous, rather than sci H. Z,
: Mhnir suhlr Hiluai again by Altering the ran ,
/ they had adopted.
W.. LLoYD presumed every possible calru
! laiion had lcci maGr, and every uuubcr had
been tried IN the uiher house, before il sf,-
lied Gn"n on 10000 that il rcldcd 10 thr;-
q" ~ numbers, ard il IN nlnrncr belonged i.
! them To lis tie raiiO aud that, whatev,r
number WIS adowed hy the linnse oeRepre-
sr"ialivcs ought 60 be agrepd 10 here. unlcrs.
some srcrs reason ehdnld appear fnr gcsisii,a y
/ Is. THE Sra.c had q utilities, the constitute,
! al power Bat be wnali not cOnscut To cxt.-
/ tise maj p0""s ahd Disagree 90 the ratio
! adopted ny tne Oihrr House, unless the neet..-
/ shy should he great and apparent No suci,
necessity appeared and he therefore oppoyr.4
any alteration Of 'he ratio adopted by r.s
Eothcr iOrse-hy the immediate represcnia.
lives Of the people. Mr.. T.. Supported fii
view at samr length, and replied to the gentle.
men VINO had supported a larger or small +.
ratio than 10000.