New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-27
a nrortiouucnt Bill-Representaiicm o'
fr1ction. Army ApproPrintion b''' &C
Correspondents. OF Tie irsune.
wAsHiSGros. May -

tf holding Inc NNtAli ditu Lt-AitNt N'-''~ -
"a, read third time and passed.
The Apportionmenr Bill was again taken up, a'
+, Committee Of the whole. the question pending
~ the Committee amendment rroyidias for the
representation OF major fractions.
Mr. HuSrISG1oS advocated the amendment.
coItending that il major fractions were unrepre-
.enrel. at every Ccn,u, the political power OF ths
small State. would be greatly diminished. whereas
the large state, would be but slightly affected. n
IN evidence ot hi, d-iutere,tcdnes' ne mentioned
t,,. fact that the amendment would not increase
the number If Representative, tom his STATE u
the ratio. as il stood IN the bill. were preserved.
Nr. ALLrN opposed the amendment, contcndlng
that from the constant fluctuations IN population u
va, impossible 10 know the precise fraction IN any
State ar a certain tire. There were now Pro5a-
Div 10000 or 200 .0G0 more Inhabitants IN M
Staie than " zen the last Cc.,Is Was taken.
Mr. RlvEs opposed the amendment a. not con-
,i,cnt with the Constitution. according To H. co.,
/ st,uction by Washington. Jefferson and Madison
/ Tn, number of the House should hrst be hNed
and the quoticnt obtained from dividing that 'hio
the population Of each State should give the NUM-
bar at H., Representatives, exclusive oil fragments
! Mr. BgRRIrv advocated tie amendment. on th'
Z Ground ftlf teil'-tllAtIf ~ ~ "a - ''''
were required los thc Constitution to b. appor-
,ionod among tue State. according to their re-
/ spectiye numbers. and that the amendment near
ct effected that object Ncs,rs. WHITE, CRlT-
rrNDE> and WALKER further advocated ard
/ Ne..r.. WooDnr.r ard BAY,ID opposed tie
amendment
The question was then taken and the amcnd'
mont pas aIoDtci: Yeas -, Nay. -, a'to!lo"'i
yr.s-Me>sr. Barrow. Bates. Berrien. Ctoa F. Clayton
Conrad. cruend,n Catinefi, zap uS, pr"on
Sever simmons, Sprsgue TaIimsi-e, walker "u''
Wosibnry AMI Neung-@
NWs.-Niesrs Allen. Archer, Bagoy, BassT, Benton
Haetananan Calhoun Crafts King. Linn Mcfsbcti'. Man
rum Miller Preston RNes, smith OF La smiih ct ~
surgeon, Tsppau, Williams Nsoihury aud wright
The question thfn being on the amendment
striking out the ratio (of The Huuse) of JO,l'9
and inserting $4,000.
Mr. BAYARD maycd u strike ont entirely the "a
Ito. which Wa. carricj, Yea. p; Nays %: as
Yr,s-Nlc>sr, Archer Bag,y Bsyarl, Borrien, Buohan
an. Caho'u, CLAYTON Craft, c9thhe IAN I p IL
ver smith OF Ia. sturgeon, Tailnaoge White "hu-"
and wooibrdge-2i. c,..,.
N,ys-Mes,r, Allen, Barrow. Bate. BcnIon' shoaie'
Conrad Crcndea, Henier,on Huntington, htn' Mtrrch'
Miller, More-ad, Porter simmons snth OF "; sas 1 t
Thus the bill was left in blank.
The Senate adjourned.
tee, were made during the morning hour, among
whicb was one by Mr. ADAMS from the COMMITTEE
ON Foreign Affairs of bill providing for the salts
faction OF claims for French spolialions PRIOR To
| 1900 Mr. A. moved to make il tue special order
! for the 3I,t nst-reiuscd Yeas 80, Nays 20.
! Bill. were reported from the Committee on Com
mercc auihorisng the appointment OF an additional
| Inspector of Lighthouses; and authorizing the
erection of certain public stores; AID from The
| Committee on Public Expenditures. reducing tue
ma, of the officers of our Federal Courts, aud re-
| iucing the Engineer Corps, and other purposes
The Army Appropriation bill was again taken UP
! IN Committee. The total amount OF it, aPproPri-
alton i 50 .30i ,420, consisting OF f6,7OIIy tor
the Army proper and Sl33,6il tor the Military
| Academy The amount of this bill for l9il was
| GLIB. i39, and for 1870. Sj,4l5,728, showing
! gradual Increase "a provided for 10y the law ot
| 1893. The bin apPropriaies only tor the Army
as authorized 10y law and now existing.
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON accepted as substitute
| for hi, amendment (Which was pending) proyiso
! Of Mr.. Mckay of y. c.. that the recruiting sery-
vice shall cease until the number Of ron-ccmml'-
stoned officers be rcdsced by deaths. &c. To the
! number fixed by the act of 1921 and that no part
of ,hi, appropriation be applied after the 5oth
! Dec prox Ia the payment Of the regiment oil dra
goons authorised ~ the act OF 1886
Mr.. Mckay advocated the amendment as going
10 reduce the Army, not simultaneously, but grad
uallv, by deaths, expiration Of time OF service,
&c. The Army now consists of 1889 men, and
rhi, amendment would finally re.uce It to 5000
There was no necessity for keeping up - large an
establishment in time OF peace, and It 1t were re-
/ duccd TO a skeleton form II could with readiness
/ be recruited and prepared tor war when occasion
reeuired.
/ hlr. FILLMORE raised "A point ct order against
the amendment the ground that 1t was on a sub
/ ect different from that under consideration, tue
item Of the bill prov ding for the pay OF the Arm!
a. it now existed bnt the amendment altering the
original law. This CHAIRMAN considered tie
/ amendment. a. going TO limit the appropriation
only aud under the authority Of prcccdcu~ decided
/ it in order. From tbs decision Mr.. CUsh!N" "i-
/ pealsd
The appeal wa. debated at length by various
gentlemen. among whom Me,,rs Cave Johnson
/ Ciilrncr and Levi, sustained, and Me.'rs. Gushing
TilIingha.t. Fillmore and Holmes opposed the de-
+ cision of the Chair
The decision Of the Chair was sustained, and
the amendmen, thus being decided in order Wa
debated till adjournment. ARGUS.
MlcgIGay SAlr.-The Wolverines are going
into the manufacture OF salt quite extensively
Their Saline. Weld WELL and Salt Of an excellent
quality. The Detroit Advertiser already boasts OF
supplying the Province of Upper Canada, next
year.
EXCHANGE LYcrux-A branch. or auxiliary OF the TX
change Lyceum, 3i3 Roadway y. Y. organized Ia
CINCINNATI Ohio-Rey Dr. Beecner President A1Il.r.e
totle slme Institution organized Ia several otter places
IN ONO.
Stranger. visiting the Lyceum in Ne~-York are from
tsrnv o. thirty d,y. Of wlom enter into some ar
rasgsm,nt for nst1,ng Scientific Exchanges Anew days
snne gentleman from Rlssa another from saesen, ami
one from Dermark called on tie san. day.
On Geological EKcur.on from the Exchange Lyceum
on Saturday last. nineteen schools represented by
,-ach.s or pupils. anon: which wssa THEOLOGICAL >sn-