Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-05-04
Tmrntp=Seuentb Comgresa.
SECOND SESSION.

II sN hb'Hb"l' hVIu 81 - UcT
was nothing of general interest done. a larg,
portion ot The session being consumed IN III,
rcce ploD of petitions and The examination o
|, private claims.
\ The petitions were chiefly for proiectio,
to iron, coal, ready made clolhlng home man
nfaciure generally, &c. &c. One was 70
the Immediate passage Of the bill 10 preven
The conveyance Of letters, &c. by .orcigi
vessels.
\ Mr.. Woodbury. offered q resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to repor
the extent 10 winch new books" have beer
opened since the 4,h Of March ie4i. anc
what has been the result disclosed thereby os
TO the amount Of expenditures before aud
since that time.
taken up. Various new ratios of rcprcscn.
ia,l"n were proposed, bu, no question wa,
taken.
inquiry WAS adopted, relating 20 Sir Robert
Peel's Proposed new tariff; and then the
House adjourned.
/ lN SENATE, Tuesday, April 26 MIR
Woodbury. got through his resolution to day,
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury Tor
a report of the extent 10 which "ncw books
have been opened in his Department, since
the 4lh of March lS4l.
Mr.. Archer's bill to give the heirs Of Mr..
IIalI the sum Of S200 900 for his rife patent
came mp in order, aud was freely discussed.
The following nominations were sent IN
Mr.. Lny, Of New York, to Stockholm; Mr..
Hughes, to the Hague MIR. llIlliard Of Ala.
bsma, to Belgium.
ln the HOUSE,. the apporiionment bill was
resumed IN committee uf the whole and de.
ba,cd at length by several members.
The question was taken on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Briggs TO the amendment
submitted by Mr.. Aiherton, which was to
substitute 50,l19 Tor the number proposed by
the latter gentleman.
This was agreed TO by a vote Of so to ~,
and the amendment as amended was agreed
to-ayes 30, noes 50.
And The bhl, as it now stands, fixes the m.
ito ut 5O,lfD, which gives House of 305
members.
Mr.. lIalstead then proposed an amend
meni, providing that representatives TO Con.
gress shall be elected IN each State by dis.
,rlcis. This was advocated by Messrs. Hal.
stead and John Campbell, and opposed by
Messrs. Underwood, Colquiit and Gamble !;
but no question was taken.
In SENATE, Wednesday, April 2.-Mr.
Allen renewed his motion to call on the
President, TO communicate his corrcspon-
drnce with the authorities Of Rhode Island.
which was rejected.
In the IlousE. the apportlonment bill was
further debated.
In SFNApE, Thursday, April 29.-After
petitions &c, had been presented, another
attemp, was made by Mr.. Allen to have up
his Rhode Island inquiry resolution. lie
was signally defeated, by the following vote,
the question being on taking Up. Ayes 8.
noes %.
Mr.. Aliens cndeavor TO "agitate" upon
this subject ssems TO meet with no sympathy
from the Senate, any more than from the
country at large.
The opporionment bill was further de-
bated.
In the iloUsg, Mr.. Poindextcr's report
an exposition of the affairs OF
The New York Custom lIonse. was presented
aud 10000 extra copies were ordered TO be
printed.
A resolution was adopted, ordering 10, 600
extra copies Of The colonial trade report TO
be printed.
The opportionment bill was again debated
At great length. The pending amendments
are Ms follows:
] BY Mr.. Evcrett-"Dc il further enacted,
that rom aud after The Sd OF March, 1912, |
hc House Of Representa- ives shall be con |
posed Of members elected agrecably To the |
ratio that shall. IN each State, approximate /
nearest to the rotlo Of one representative for |
every 70GS0 IN each State, computed ac
cordlug to the rule prescribed by The consii /
luton oi the Unlled States"
2. BY Mr. llalslead--rhe dlsiriciing pro.
Vision.
As the bill stands, at present, the number
: so l79, as moved by Mr.. BIiggs.
Und"r Mr.. Evcreli's amendment, there
would be gain OF seven members over The II
alto he proposes, (70GS0) by adopting the
plan that Is by representing
he large fractions. Under the regular ratio,
he number would be 2l7. Under the ap II
,roxima,e ratio, It would be 224 the States II
II Rhode Island, South Carolina, Alabama.
Tennessee. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois each
,alning one member over what they would
'e entitled TO by adhcring to the regular
alto H
This morning, Mr.. Kennedy, of Indiana,
inIshed his speech in opposition TO Mr. Hal
tead's proposed amendment. II
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