The North-Carolinian., 1842-06-25
Mr. Preston moved to amend the bill by in


vation Of ariis les brought, and to be brought, ny
the exploring expedition, $4,000, If so much be
necessary.
Which was concurred IN.
HOUSE, Thursday, June l6, 1o42.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILE,
The motion to reconsider the vote of yes
terday, by which the House had refused to re-
cede from its dlsa greement of the Senates
amendment increasing the ratio from 5O,l79
to 7O,680, was then carried-ayes lO1, nays
81.
Mr. Bolts moved an adjournme t, decided
in the affirmative
SENATE, Friday, June II, 1912.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the Senate re-
sumed the consideration, as ia committee of
the whole, of the bill making appropriation
for the naval service for year 1912.
The question pending being the resolution
Of Mr. Evans to strike out from page l, line 8,
S335,O0O, and insert 100000. 1t adds
$465, 600 for pay Of commissioned, warrant,
and petty officers, and scamen; ; making the
appropriation S2,SO0.0oO, instead Of 50, 1885,
coo, for that purpose.
The faestion was then taken on the mo-
tion to increase the appropriation from $2,-
$50, 600 to S2,SO0,OGO, and resulted in the
affirmatvc-yeas %, nays 9.
The yeas and nays were called, and order
ed on the amendment, modified as follows:
Prorided, That, until otherwise ordered by Con-
orcs- the officers OF The navy shall not be increased
eyond the number in the respective grades that
may exist the end Of the present session OF Con-
eres s. nor of mdshpnen, beyond the number now
In the service.
And resulted in the af1irmaive-yeas 27,
nays II.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and the amendments of the committee of the
|
engrossed for a third reading; which having
been done, the bill was subsequently read the
third time, and passed.
House, Friday, June II, 1912.
Mr. c. j. Ingersoll, from the Committee
report a bill for the relief of General Jack
son.
There being no objection thereto, he re-
ported the bill, and it was read first and Sc
cond time. 1t was bill to restore the fine
of S 900 imposed on General jackson in
1915
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
The question which was pending at the ad-
journment last nigh was, ssWill the House
recede from its disagreement to the amend
ments of the Senate?' on which Mr. Thomp-
son of Indiana had moved the previous ques-
ton; but, before any action was had thereon,
the House adjourned.
Mr. Birdseye called for the yeas and nays
on the question OF receding, which were Or
dered and the House determined to recede
from its disagreement to the amendments Of
the Senate: yeas 100, nays 04.
The question then REQUIRED upon agreeing
to tas;fl fist .eassnig ne ratf6,, and re-
~sulted in he affirmat*e-yeas l3, nays II O3.
After kome conversation upon points of
order between the Speaker aud Mr. w. Cost
johnson, the question taken upon the
second division of the Senate's amendment,
| e.. e. that which admits Of the principle of
| fractional representation and it was agreed
to-yeas Ill, nays lO2.
| So the apportionment bill mo,e ony needs
the signature of 1he President to become q
lar. The number of the House, according
to the bill, will be 223 members and the
States are ordered to elect, in all cases, by
district
The House resolved itself into Committee
| of the Whole on the tariff bill.
! SENATE, Saturday, June IS, 1912.
| Mr. Evans, from the Committee on FL
nance, to which had been referred House bill
to extend for limited period the present laws
for laying and collecting duties on imports,
| reported the same back without amendment.
| E1r E.. said he desired to cali the attention
of the Senate to this bill at as early day as
possible.
| HOUSE, Saturday, June IS, 1912.
| On motion of Mr. Fillmore, the House tool,
up the navy appropriation bill, with the amend
ments Of the Senate thereto; and, on his
motion, the amendments were ordered 10 be
printed.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole (Mr McKennan in the
chair OH the bill ssto provide revenue from
imports, and to change and modify reguIa-
tions imposing duties on imports, and fol
other purposes"
Mr. A. V. Brown addressed the committee
for one hour, in opposition to the increased
rate of duties.
/ He referred to the remarks made by M
Clay, when the compromise was entered into
He RED 1iaded the numerous followers of Nj
Clay Of the principles then asserted by tha
leader1 and said he would hold him and his
party. bound to carry them out at this time
The Senate gallery shouted when the com
promise was accepted; the country shouted
and he thought every man 10 the South nigh
call the Both of June the happiest day of hi
life. Some Of the distinguished men Of tn,
country then anticipated failure to compl,
with the provisions Of the act ou the part O
some of the States. He read from the speech
of Gov. John Davis, then in the Senate, de