The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-07
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WAsHINGroN, Nav 25. 1912


The Apportionmeut Bill was again taken up as
in Committee of the whole, the question pending
or the Committees amendment providing for the
representation of major fractions. The question
was debated a long time and adopted, Yeas %
Nays o.
The question then being on the amendment
striking out the ratio (ofthe house) Of 5O'I79 and
inserting 10000,
Mr. Bayard moved to strike out entirely the ra.
ito, which was carried, Yeas IS; Nays %: and the
Bill left blank.
In the House, numerous reports from Committees
were made during the morning hour, among which
was one by Mr. Adams from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, of bill providing for the salts
faction of claims for French spoliations prior to
1900
The Army Appropriation bill was again taken up
in Committee.
Mr. Cave Johnson accepted a substitute for
his amendment (Which pending) proviso of
Mr. Mckay of N. c., that the recruiting service
shall until the number of non commissioned
officers be reduced by deaths, &c. to the number
fixed by the act Of 1921, and that no part of this
appropriation be applied after the 3oth Dec. prox
20 the payment of the regiment Of Dragons author
Used by the act of 1886.
Mr. Mckay advocated the amendment as going
to reduce the Army, not ntaneousy, but grad
ually, by deaths, expiration OF time of service
&c. The Army now consists of IL $50 men, and
this amendment would finally reduce it to 5000
There was no necessity for keeping up large
| establishment in time of peace, and if It were re-
duced to a skeleton form, il could with readiness
be recruited ard prepared for when occasion
| required.
! FRIDAY, May 81.
In Senate, the Apportionment bill was farther
4 \. a.. u. 4 a
vote of 25 to 81. This vote it was agreed re-
consider; whereupon, the Senate went into Execu-
tive Session.
| In the House, a motion made recosider
the action the Navy bull, which was laid on the
! table 80 to 81.
| Mr. Pendle ton of Ohio reported bill establish
ing Military Posts the Oregon, tn be named by
! 500 men.
! The House then took up the private Bill ca'en
dar, and passed several bills in Committee.
! Saturday, May IS.
In the House, MIR Kennedy, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported bills to establish reciproc-
| my in tho Commercial relations of the United
States with certain British Colon ial ports alter
the mode Of admeasurng the tonnage of ships and
other vessels; and joint resolution requiring the
President at such time he deems advisable, to
| give the proper notice of the termination ofsuch
treaties with European powers as have established
the privilege of importing on equal terms other
| tcies than the produce Of the countries. in whose
vessels The importations made. An able and
elaborate report of Mr. Kennedy the subject ac-
companies these bills. A motion to print FIVE thou
sand extra copies lies over.
The Supplementary Report from the Secretary
of the Treasury the subject of the Tariff, COM
municating the information from that ID Department.
on the subject, received, referred to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, and ten thousand extra
copies ordered printed. report was also re-
ceived IN answer to the resolution nquiring as to
the amount of meney received by Gov. Doty for
the Territory of Wisconsin, the manner of its ex-
Penature; &c. Also, statement of the amount
of exports of tobacco, compiled from the official
tables, 1000 extra copies of which were ordered
printed
| Private bills were debated during the day. OF
the great number reported by the committee yester
day, bat two passed.
! Monday, May 80.
In Senate, to-day among others, MIR Benton pre-
scented memorial from Vermont for the repeal Of
the Bankrupt Law, and announced his intention to
bring in a bill for this object.
| The Apportionment Bill was again taken up and
Mr. Young moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Sonata refused to insert the ratio OF 74,39l-
rejected: Yeas 90; Nays 26.
| Mr. Barrow moved to fill the blank in the bill by
inserting the ratio of 70,680. Mr. b. commended
that this was the best ratio, il the House 10
be about this number, and if il were rejected he
would vote against every lower proportion until
the ratio of the House &C., 79) reached. Mr.
Crittenden advocated large representation of the
people, only on account of its political, but its
great moral power. Messrs. Preston and Tall
madge advocated a small House. Mr. Wright still
adhered to his preference for small ratio and
large House. Mr. King preferred ratio OF $4,000
or SO 900 to that of any proposed ,as moreavorabe
on account of fractions some Of the small States.
After some further discussion the question
taken and the ratio of $50 ,oasinserted in the bill
Yeas %, Nays 10.
The District amendment then taken up and
! Mr. Allen moved TO strike out the whole Section
relative to the subject.
Without further consideration of the bill, the