The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-04
CONGRESS-.

In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. Adams pre-
scented a memorial of l7S stone-cutters of this
city, praying for an appropriation to finish the
public buildings. They ask for work and they
ask for bread for themselves and families. The
memorial was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
On motion of Mr.. Everett, the House resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole on the
Apportonment bl-the question pending being
on the amendment requiring the Legislatures of
the several States to divide them into single
representative districts. The amendment was
opposed by Messrs. Ferris and Anterior, and
,dvocated by Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolina,
until the period designated by the House for the
termination of the debate
Mr.. Roosevelt offered an amendment to the
pending amendment that il should not be so
construed as to require the subdivision of city
or county, or the junction of small and large
county into double district The amendment
to the amendment was negatived, and the
amendment as proposed by Mr.. Halsted was
agreed to-ayes 95, noes 90.
The committee then rose and reported the bill
to the House. Mr.. Everett offered the amend
ment which he had proposed in committee, re-
lative to the representation of fractions, which
the Speaker decided 10 be out of order An APP
peal was taken from this decision, but the ap-
peal was laid on the table by a vote of IS to a.
Mr.. Thompson of Ia, moved to concur in the
amendment of the committee fixing the ratio at
so, l79, with an amendment to substitute the
nmber $4,000, which he afterwards modifi ed TO
70,6S0. The Speaker decided the amendment
to be out of order, but the House reversed the
decision by a vote Of 100 TO sc. The question
was then taken on the amendment, and it was
rejected-yeas rs, nays 1873
The question was then taken on concurring
with the Committee ofthe Whole, in striking out
$4,000, and inserting 50,l79, as the ratio of re-
presentation, and it was agreed to-yeas 1875,
nays rs.
The question was next taken on concurrng
with the committee in the amendment directing
the Legislatures of the several States to divide
them into single Congressional districts, and it
was agreed to-ayes 10l, noes 80.
The question was. then taken on ordering the
was carried--Ayes ll3, noes 81. The ques-
ton was then taken on the passage of the bill
and it was carried in the affirmative. So the
bill was passed. The House then adjourned.
The Reporter who furnish ed the synopsis of
the proceedings of the House of Representa-
tves on Friday last has neither the time nor the
inclination to answer, as it deserves, the com
muncation in this mornings Intelligencer, sign
ed "Vertas." He feels convinced that the
writer could not have been in the House during
the debate, or have read the report of the pro-
ceedngs given in the Intelligencer Of Saturday
last--moIe particularly the remarks Of Messrs
w. Cost Johnson and Wise To that report he
would also refer the editor of the Integencer,
and he thinks it will convince him that his cor
respondent has outraged both truth" and ''jus-
tice," in whose sacred names he was appealed
to, to violate rule of conduct which he had
prescribed to himself, and which, in this in
stance, was unwisely departed from.