Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-31
Thursday, May 70.
In SENATE

MIR MILLER presented three petitions from ousse'
county New Jersey, praying that Congress wiz leSIse
the tariff with view 10 the protection Oh
AGRICULTURE, and manufactures.
oM, TALLMADGE presented memorial rom
Ooondsoa county, New York, asking for revision OF
tho tariff TO protect the domestic Industry Of Inc couh
,. and also that the question of the currency may oe
settled On the basis of the Exchequer plan
MIR MANGUM, from the Committee on frIntng
reported against printing memorial rom CITIZENS u
Boston, which had been referred 10 III ash'hS io III "
,ernational copyright law.
Mr. PRESTON trusted that, at no distant day, they
wold have the action of Congress on this snJec'' ano
that il would be favorable to an international copygh
law The example had been set by all the civilized
nations of the globe, including the German States
md I,oly. With this example before them, and with
the CRYING evils which the literary men OF the country
e,nerence for the want Of such law, he hoped thai
The Judiciary Committee would report law upon the
subject In the meantime this able memorial shono DC
printed for the of the Senate, ana MS ooect III rS
,pu was Ia make this suggestion.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented petition from Inc ma
nufncturers of chemicals, residing in the city oil Pha
dephio who stated that the tariff bill projected ny
the Secretary Of the Treasury proposes to impose
duty of fifteen per cent ad vaorem on quicksilver I'M
norted, while the manufactured article VIII pay Dull
twenty They therefore ask either that the qucks'l-
yer shall come in free of Duty hereafter, or that the
duty on the manufactured article shall be enhanced
also petitions from Chester county, pennsylvania,
praying for a protective tariff
On The motion Of Mr. BAYARD, it was Rcsolred,
That the report of the Select Committee in relation TO
the appointment of corps of reporters, made on the
9Th OF September, 1Sll be referred to select COM
mit,ee FIVE be appointed by the President pro tenn
Mr. PRESTON said that he would be greatly gra.
tilted if the Senate would take the bill proposing to
Incorporate scientific institution in this city, the
ruins of one that formerly existed. The gentlemen
who composed held property, and they wished to be
secured in its possession as an incorporated body
The object of the enterprise was laudable one, and
the bill merely proposed revival OF the Columbian
institution which existed for thirty years. lie moved
that the orders be postponed and the bill be taken up
Mr.. WALKER believed that his motion was the
first in order. He would withdraw it, if it were not
for the fact that several Legislatures had been conven
ed and waiting for the action OF Congress on the
pportonment BILL and he therefore thought that the
bill ought not be delayed give place TO any other
subject
Mr. ALLEN hoped that the Senate would proceed
10 the consideration of the special order.
The bill then taken up, when
Mr. BAYARD renewed the motion which lie pro-
posed Yesterday to fill up the blank in the BILL as to
make "a 07 the ratio OF representation, which would
give to the House two hundred members, independently
Of any number of members which may be added by
fractions
The CHAIR remarked that the proposition could not
be entertained as the amendments of the Judiciary
Committee must first lie disposed of.
Mr. WALKER was of the opinion that the PROPOSE.
ton of the Senator from Delaware the first in or.
der.
MIR. KING thought that The Chair was strictly cor
rect but lie supposed that, by unanimous consent the
question might be taken on the amendment proposed
Mr.. ALLEN suggested that each Senator send 10 the
Chair the ratio which he desired should be adopted
They could then take up the propositions in order, be-
ginning with the highest number first, and in that
ner they could arrive at conclusion which would more
likely approximate equality of representation than in
any other way.
Mr. BAYARD said that that was, substantially, what
was desired.