Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-03

time To tender The expression al all that regard
and good will towards you, Individually and collective
ly, which your kind and respectful conduct towcrcs tie
have been well calculated To produce
am, respectfully, etc,
SAML. l.. soUTHARD
MIR. BERRlEN moved that The Senate proceed 10
organize the body by electng President pro tmpO,,
The SECRETARY remarked that if it as the pies.
of the Senate to proceed TO the election Of Pre-.
sdent pro they would please TO prepare their bal.
lots.
The Senate then voted for presiding officer, and,
on the ballots being counted, the following was
nounced as the result:
Whole number of votes -
Necessary o n choice ~
OF which Mr.. Manguin received =.
Mr. Fayam
Mr.. Sewer
Mr.. kerr
Mr. Talimadge
Mr.. Clayton
Blank
There being no choice, the Senate again proceeded
to ballot, and there appeared
Whole number Of votes y
OF winch air. Mangum received
Mr. Hayard y
Mr. Tallmalse
MIR. MANGUM was therefore declared duly elected
President pro tem. of the Senate: and, on beng con-
Quoted TO the Chair by Messrs Miller and Preston he
addressed the Senate os follows:
SENATORS: II is with profound respect thnt make
conferred upon me. feel myself totally inexperienced
in the duties of The Chair and in great degree to beg
norant OF the parliamentary laws and rules necessary Tor
the government Of the Senate. Under these crcum
Stances am thus called 10 preside your drbcru
lions; but, having knowledge ofthe members compcs
ing the Senate, and Of its character and it's temper,
shall rely, with The utmost confidence, IFS high cha
rac;er, intelligence and indulgence, and thus be
ed trust, TO discharge my duty with perfect and
tire impartiay With the able cooperation Of the Sc
nafa | fFpa he h1ic huc yill rucfni
rial injury from the resignation of the former presiding
officer.
MIR. LINN Submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, viz
Resoired, That the thanks of the Senate be present
ed TO the Hon. Samuel l.. Southland, for the ability and
courtesy with which he has discharged the duties OF
President pr0 tenn. of the Senate.
Resoird That the Senate regret the ndisposition Of
of the Hon. $. l.. Southard which has occasioned his
resignation.
Mr.. KING said that he had been waiting for some
gentleman the other side TO make motion, which
usual the resignation of the presiding officer;
and that was that the Secretary acquant the President
of the u S. and the House OF Repese tina, The
Senate have elected President pro nmp0re He
would therefore make the motion just snggested ard
on the question being taken, it wos agreed TO-
The President pro tenn. then signed several bills
which had been lying the table, awaiting tie sigma
ture Of the presiding officer of the Senate.
Mr.. WALKER called for the orders Of the DAY, and
the .3pportonment bill was then taken up.
The question was stated on agreeing 10 the amend
ment of The Committee on the Judiciary 10 the second
section viz TO strike out the words enclosed in brackets
and insert The words in italics:
SEC. 9 find be ii further enacted, That, in every
case where State is entitled 10 more than one Repre-
sentative, the number TO which each State shall be
titled under the apportionmen shall be elected by dis
rics, composed OF contiguous territory, equal in
Der TO The number Of Representatives 10 which sod Stale
may be entted-no one district eectng more than
Rapro H. .I,U
under the iars hercf Ie made by districts, surh drs
shall te composed J contiguous territory and tarh sda
contain representative population rquGl TO Tie nunbr
rhch byhe e1sttng ratio, shall be required for
nearly may be and district shall tltttm0r,
than one mrinJtr.
Mr.. ALLEN said that he would oppose the whole
section, whether the amendment should be sgreed 10,
or not, because he believed that il found authority
or sanction in the Constitution ofihe U. S and
cordingly II was section which would be utterly in.
practicable in lis operation. II left the States which
had The general ticket sysiem 10 act they pleased,
but the States which had adopted the general ,icke.
system cocrced 10 the manner IN which they
should elect their representatives. SO the section,
point of fact proposed 10 operate On n part Of tie
States only, and not upon the whole of them. lie
commended that the States the best judges of hef
peculiar local arrangements with. which Coner"
ought not TO interfere. 1t was matter OF MUNICIPAL
regulation, and the Legislature Of the States coudte
entrusted with il far more safely than Congress
as it IRON the House, 10 the cton proposed
be amended by the Committee the Judiciary; and
lengthy speech he oontended that the power hich -
given To Congress with regard TO the times places, and
Manner, Of holding elections might he exercised ssio
the 'munner' either totally partially at the deere.
ton of Congress If partially the mus, BE- Ic!t to
the States.
Mr.. WElG HT opposed the an.endnen nj, and he char
acterzed the second ectIcn of the bill uucohsiIu
tonu mischievons, and, conservative unwise
Ne HESDERSON NH ,ia a. hut without
proceeding in his remarks, gave way TO
Mr.. SEWER, who moved that the bill, for the present
be laid upon the table.
The motion prevailed and The following resolution
submitted Yesterday by Mr. Evans was then taken Up
for consideration, viz:
ResoiUed, That until the further order Of the senae'
the number Of messengers lGborers, and pages
employed in the chamber Of the Senate, and Tue
office Of the Secretary Of the Senate, he continued .,
the rate Of daily compen salon respectively now ao"
them, and that the clerk to the presiding officer during
the session be continued at the same rate as IS ~"
allowed
a conversation took place between several Senators
to the proprety Of the continuance ofthe employment
of the clerk to the presiding officer OF the Senate an
finally, that portion of the resolution was so ale"u
pay him only for his past services; and IN ''
form IT adopted.
| And the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. GWlNN again brought up his resolution o'1eI
ing that Monday next and hereafter The House sna'
every day al 10 o'clock, but emitting The P'''''0"
of the recess The resolution adopted.
| Mr.. CAMPBELL, of S. c., introduced, on rose'
bill prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets in the 's',ss
of Columbia. 1t read twice and referred 10 '"'
Committee Of the Whole. e
memorial from the State Of Illinois, IN favor ~
retrenchment, and Of commencement with the pay =
members Of Congress, was laid on the table. r ,hs
| The House resolved itself into Committee .. h,II
Whole, and took up egan the Army Appropriate, the
the subject of discussion being yet The pfos'so ~
gradual reduction Of the numbers Of The army
Mr. McKEON argued at length in favor OF . .Iu
said had placed The Importance Of large military s
no apprehsnd hoss. and IN. porsf
war he saw no reason dread danger from 'n and
Of England. That country was so mucn a..on,sn,o o.
veak sned bv internal dissensions, by the asSo"