Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-06

The question was farther debated till adjourn
ment
WEDNESDAY, May 25
In Senate the Apportionmenl Bill was again tn
ken up. ms in COMMITTEE OF the whUlr, the qnes.
ton pending on the Committes amendment pro-
vidiug Tor tie representation of fractions
Mr. Huntington advocated tho amendment,
cOuionllng that II MAJOR fractions were unirpre-
scented nj every census the political power Of The
small Suites would be- greatly diminished, whereas
the large States would hc but slightly ufieced.-
As an evidence of his Observation-Disclosures he men.
toned the fact that the Amendment would not in
crease The number Of Representatives from his
State il the ratio, as II stood in HE bill were pre-
served. MIR. Allen opposed the atnendmen con.
tending that from the constant fluctuations IN pop
uloIion it was impossible TO know the precise irac.
ton IN any State nj any time. There now
probably 10000 or 100000 more inhabitants in
ms State than when the last census was tnken.
Mr.. Rives opposed the amend neu as not con.
sslent with the Constitution, according to i;s con
sruciou 10y Washington, Jefferson and Madison.
The number of the House shopld firsl he fixed aud
the quotieut obtained from dividing that into the
population Of each State should give the number
Of It's Representatives, exclusive Ut fragments,
Mr.. Berrrn advocated the amendment, on the
ground thai Representatives well us direct TAX.
es were required 10y the Constitution to he uppur-
toned among tie States according to their re-
speclive numbers, aud thar the amendment near.
est effected that object. Mrssrs. White, Crilten.
den and Walker further advocated, aud Aessrs.
woodbury. aud Bnyard opposed the amendment.
The question then being on tue amendment
striking on, lie ratio (of the House of 50,l79 and
inserting $4,000
Mr.. Iaynrd moved IN strike out entirely tie
ratio. which was carried, Yeas %, Nays %.
Thus the bill was left IN blank.
The Senate AL 1urued
IN the House, nHnetous reports from Commit
tees were made curing the morning hour, among
which was one by Mr.. Albums from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs Of bill providing for the
satisfaction of claims for French spoiulons prior
10 1900, Mr. a, moved TO make it the special or
der Tor the 3ls inst.-relused lens 81, Nays eO.
Bills were reported from tue Committee on Com.
nlerce authorizing the appointment OF an addition
nj Inspector Of Light Houses; and authorizing
the erection OF certain public stores and from
the Committee on Public Expenditures, reducing
the pay of the officers of our Federal Courts, and
reducing The Engineer Corps, and other purposes
The Army Appropriation Bill was again taken
up in Committee. The total amount offs upprO-
prialion is S6304, 400. consisting of S6,l70,119
for The Army roper, nni 9l33 Gal for the AliIila-
ny Academy. The amount of this hil for lo4l
was SO, l73, 43S, and for 40, $54l5,725, showing
gradual increase MS provided for 10y the law of
1913. The bin approprales only Tor the Army,
as authorized 10y law aud now existing.
MIR. Cave Johnson accepted a. substitute for
MIR. Mckay of N. C., that the recruiting service
shall cease until the number OF no,l-commissOn-
ed Ulcers he reduced 10y deaths &c. 10 the num-
Der fixed 10y the Of 1921 and that no part Of
this appropriation he applied after the Both Dec.
piox. Ia the payment Ofthe regiment OF dragons
authorized hy the act ot 1896.
Mr.. Mckay advocated the amendment, rs 20
Ing to reduce the Army, not iGslanlaneously bat
gradually, by deaths, expiration Of Time of service,
&r. The Army now consists OF II 5}J men, aud
this amendment would finally reduce it to sob
There was no necessity of Keeping up 80 large an
establishment III time OF peace aud il 1t were
duced To II skeleton form, il could with readiness
he recruited aud prepared for when occasion
required.
Air. Fillmore raised point Of order against
the amendment on the ground That it was one
different from that under consideration, the item
of the bill providing for tue pay Of The Army uS
it now existed, but the amendment nl,rting The O.
rgnal law. The Chairman considered the II.
mendment as going to limit the appropriation ony
and under Ihc authority Of rrcctdenis decided ii
i'll order. f. ON this decision MIR. Gushing appeal
ed. The appeal was debated AT leug,ll b. various
gentlemen among whom hlessr~ Cave johnson,
Gilmar and Lewis sustained, and A!rss.s. Cusl-
ing, IiinsIIasi, Fillmore aud Holmes opposed
the decision Of the Chair
The decision Of The Chair was sustained and,
the amendment lLus being decided in order, was
debated ill aduurnment
THURSDAY, May 26
In SENATE, Mr.. Mangun from the Committee
on Printing, reported adversely petition from
the citizens OF Boston in favor OF an international
Copy right law. Mr. Preston expressed his de-
sire that al no distant day they would have The
action OF Congress "n the passage of All Inler-N Ma
tiOnal Copy right Law, ms established 10y all the
civilized nations on the Globe.
The Apportionmeut Bill was again taken up,
the ratio being in blank, and propositions were
nade To insert the following ratios Mr. Preston,
$4,000 Mr.. Sewer 1900, Mr. White 10000, Mr..
Bagby $4,000, Mr.. BAyard 7IG07 Mr.. Fulton
1881, Mr.. Merrick 72,354 Mr.. Buchanan 70690,
Mr.. Crafts 7000l. Mr. King 60 600, Mr.. McRob.
erIs G5,O00, Mir. Evans $4,000. Mr.. Graham IS, 500
Mr.. Tallmadge G2,273, MIR. Conrad g. III, hlr.
Miller $4,000, Mr.. Sturgeon 81 474, MIR. Ilender-
son 575l3 MIR. Young 59,506, Mr.. Woodbury.
56,746 Mr., Kerr 81 ,265, Mr.. Porter 53l00, Mr.
Wilcox SOFAS, Mr.. Wright 5o,I7S, and Mr. Walk
err 9,59i.
Mr.. Preston thought the House should consist
of about three tunes the number OF tile Senate
ana had therefore proposed n ialio of $4,000
| giving House OF lG5 members, independent oil
| fractions. Mr.. Calhoun thought they should first
| settle the principle whether The ratio should he
| large or small. lie thought the House was toe
! large. IN 1910, when il consisted Of 100 mem
| beers, il was nearly MS quiet aud orderly us the
| Senate.
A further discussion of some length took pIace
| in which various Senators expressed preferences
for their particular ratios MS indicated by he mo
tons above given.
The Senate then adjourned.
In The House, Me- GiIner, from The Select Com
mttee on rerenchmenl, moved the discharge o
that Committee from The farther consideration O
various petitions that had been referred 10 H. nsk
for IL reduction of mileage of members g. OF lhei
per diem 10 SIS; for the abolition of ihe franklin,
privilege and The re-esabllsIment of tie one hou
rule, SC stating that tile Committee had repor,e,
OH purr OF these petitions. The motion vas car
RED.
On motion Of Mr.. Hail, Chairman Of the Srlec
Committee appointed to investigate the charge 0
fraud relative to The Commonwealth Bank OF I3os
ION, by Yeas l2s, Nays 49, the rules were suspen
ded for the reception of Il resolution authorship
that COMMITTEES to send Tor persons aud papers an
go TO Boston if necessary for the examination.
Mr Of Il