Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-04-28
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.

correspondence OF Inc M ]. tribune.
WASHINGTON. April 81.
Passage by The House of the Appropriation Bill
-Apporlionment BiU-56 yards Of Petition
for Protection from Baltimore, d'c.
In Senate to-day, Mr.. Tallmadge present.
ed memorial from the New York and AL
bany Railroad Company, in reference to the
transportation of the mail on railroads, their
use for conveyance of troops, munitions of
war, &c.
Various other memorials were presented
The bill to incorporate the Washington
Manual Labor School and Male Orphan
Asylum OF the District Of Columbia was pas
sed. The Appropriation bill (Which after
engrossment yesterday in the Housewives
passed) was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The bill to confirm Choctaw titles 10 lands
under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek,
was discussed at some length,
And the Senate went into Executive Ses-
sion.
In the House, Mr.. Everett offered n reso-
the Whole on the Union. on the Apporton-
ment Bill on Monday next at ~ o'clock.
Mr.. l.. w. Andrews moved to lay the res.
olution on the table, which was carried
Yeas 90, nays "a.
Mr.. Kennedy Of Nd, presented petition,
fifty sac yds. long, signed by 1904 citizens of
Baltimore, without distinction Of party, and
comprising more than three.fourths of the
voters Of Baltimore, asking for the impoSi-
tion of such tariff ON imports as will afford
proper protection to domestic industry; al
so. for countervaiing duties, and for the reg
ulation oftonnage.
The Apportionment bill was again taken
up in Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Allen
of Me- in the Chair\
After brief debate, MIR. Mason of Md.
advocated ratio of $4,000, Mr.. Tillinghast
of r. /. q ratio of $4,000, Mr.. Thompson of
ia. of 100000, c. Crown Of Pa. OF from 60
to 10000.
As The most expeditions mode of proceed
ing, the amendment to insert $4,000 was re-
lected, and the ratio (69,OOO) proposed in the
bill was stricken out so as to leave the bill in
blank, and afford each member DESTROYS, an
opportunity to offer their several proposition.
Fifty mine different ratios, varying from
l4l, 900 (moved by Mr.. Underwood, Of Ky.,)
to 10000 (moved by Mr.. Mcclellan, Of N.
w. were proposed to be inserted in the bill.
And the question being first on the motion
to insert the largest number, Q4l ,000,) it
was briefly discussed by Messrs Underwood
and Wise in Support, and by Messrs. Holmes,
Pope, Davis of N. Y. and Sprigg in opposi-
ton thereto and in advocacy of composing q
House OF large number. The motion was
negatived.
Without debate, and without dividing in
the vote, the questions were then separate.
ly taken on the twenty next lowest
numbers Ii. e. from Ia, 600 to 6O.700) and
negatiyed by large majorities. Divisions
were made on the motions (by Mr.. Morgan,
for 100000 and 10y Mr.. Wise) for 7O,6SO
the first of which was rejected by Ayes 26
Noes no, counted, and the second by Aye.
81. Noes not counted.
The motion (by Messrs. ]. Clark and Coop
er OF Pa) to insert $4,000 was agreed TO
Ayes 6l-Noes 66.
The House then adjourned.
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