The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-27
Democratic Republican Nom
inatiOn.
FOR PRESIDENT
uARTIN VAN BU REN.
PoR VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD M. JOHNSON. .
MEssRs. ROBBINS AND KNIGHT.

In the Senate of the United States, June
18th 1886, when the bill to regulate the de-
posites of the public moneys was under dis
cussiop. Mr.. Walker offered an amendment,
the effect of which was, to strike out the
ratio of the distribution as provided for III
the bill, G. G. according to the representa-
ton of each individual state in the Lower
House of Congress,) and make ii in propor-
ton to the respective representation OF the
states in both Houses of Congress. On this
motion senators Robbins and Knight of the
lAle state of Rhode Island both voted in
the negative as it will appear incontroverti-
bly, by the yeas and nays, which were as
follows -
Yeas.-STessrs. Benton, Black, Bu-
chopan, Cuthbert, Ewmg of Illinois, Gr"n-
dv. Hendricks, Hubbard, King of Alabama,
King of Georgia, Linn, Moore, Nicholas,
Pare. Porter, Rioes, Robinson, Ruggtes,
Shepley, Upton, Walker, WoH, and White
%"
Noys.-Messrs. Calhoun, Clay, Crit
tenden, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsbor-
ouch, Kent, KNIGHT, Leigh, Mexican,
Mangum, Norris, Naudain, Prentiss, Pres
ton, ROBBINS, Southard, Swift, Tai
madge, Tominson, Webster, and Wright
o."
The bill was then reported to the Senate
as amended. Mr.. Webster thereupon inn
mediately moved to strike out the amend
mcnt made on the motion Of Mr.. Walker
altering the ratio Of distribution, and to in
ser, again the original clause, and surpor-
ted his motion in an argument of some
length. On taking the question, Mr.. Web
s,er's motion was lost-yeas and nays as
follows:-
"Yeas.-Nlessrs. Calhoun, Clay, Critten-
don, Davis, Ewing of Ohio, Goldsboroueh,
Kent, KNIGHT, Leigh, Mexican, Man
gum, Morris, Naudain, Prentiss, Preston,
ROBBINS, Southard, Swift, Tdlma ige,
TomIinson, Webster, and Wright-22."
Naus.-Messrs. Benton, Black, BIZ
ehanan, Cmhbert, Ewing of Illinois, Grun.
dv, Hendricks, Hubbard, King, of Alabama
King of Georgia, Linn, Moore, Nicholas
Niles, Page, Porter, Rices, Robinson
iShcpleg Upton, Walker, Wall, and White
-23."
We have given the names of the Sena
tors friendly to the administration who vo
ted on this question, in italics, that the peo
pie of the Little State of Rhode-lslan
might see to whom they are indebted fo
the apportionment of the surplus revenu
according to the representation of each stat
in the SENATE, as well as in the House c
Representatives. To show palpably tn
great benefit which Mr.. Walkers amend
ment confers on the Title state of Rhode
Island, and on the other small states, @
states whose population are numerical
small, we subjoin the following from I'll
Herald of the Times of June 80, 1896.
will be seen that the bill as it passed, allow
ing the surplus accumulated in the Treasu
ry to amount to 10000, 900, apportions t
Rhode-lsland S272,000; while the origin
al bill, had it passed, would have given thi
state only Sl65,O0O ;-consequenty the a
doption Of Mr.. Walkers amendment whicI
Robbins and Knight voted against, give
our state one hundred and seren houson.
dollars more than would have fallen to ou
share, had Messrs. Robbins and Kuigh,
conjointly with Clay, Calhoun, webste
and others, succeeded in defea,ing the a
mcnt, and in crowdins through the Senat
the original bill -
.. From the Herald of the Times.
Ma. WEBsTER's Bill PoR pusrRprrrs
TEE SURPLUS REvENuE.--This bill has re