Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-14
WedneS,iay, June :, lel
N SEN ATE,

Mr. LINN thought tina; they were hardly prepared
for the orders Of the day there beng but lew Senators
utcsert1 However lie was perfectly viking 10 60 on
with his remarks ii il should b. The desire oil the &c
nate to take up The ippor:,cnment bl at this tine
Mr. WHITE hoped tha; The Senator from Arhansas
would modify his motion, and mcse TO take up Inc &c
neral orders. ;,
That the Appor,ioament bill would &c taken up at SD
early all hour; and there was scarcely quorum now
present.
alr LINN Observed tina, yesterday 1t seemed to be
the understanding that the general orders shoud De
prt ceeded with un;i one 0 clock.
MIR SEWER withdrew his motion, aud
Tie Senate proceeded to the ons.deraion OF the bill
for the settlement o lie accounts oil SIas Deahe ana
after debate, ii was lad on the table until to morrow
\ message was received from the House OF Repre-.
sentayes, stating that they had passed tie Army ap'
preparation BIZ. ~
slr EVANS said tha. looking over the bill he
found !, 10 be- different om the ordinary appropriation
hlls-it appeared to be more Ike t' for teorgan-
z.tion Of the Army than bill making appropriation
for It's support That berg the ne hardly kne"
what direction the bill should take But he would pro.
pose that so iaucii Of the bill made appropriation
lie referred the Committee on Finance and so much
as relates 10 4 renrg aniza:ion Of the army and new
system Of military disc pine be referred 10 the Commit.
Tee on Military Affairs. Ii It was in order, he would
make that motion
SIR KING remarked that the motion was Certainty
not in order.
Mr. EVANS replied that different opinion from
that of the Senator prevailed on his side OF the chamber
Mr. KING said tina, they could reie. 10 u committee
am entire bl bat they could not cut 1t up lnasnuc
as the bill proposed reduction Of the army, could be
referred to the committee having charge oil matter
connected with that branch Of the public service and
after that committee shall have made report, 1t could
then be referred the Committee on Finance and that
was tie only way in which the two committees could
act upon Il. ,
Mr. EVANS knew that the motion which he had
made extraordinary one, but the Senate would
recollect that they had before them extraordinary
bill Such a bill never before seen or heard OIL
and such system of legislation, III an appropriation
bill this presented, was one Of the dangerous prece
dents growing up in Congress and, in bis Judgment
should be arrested speedly--Oiherwlse, the Senate
would make the Committee on Finance investigate
every subject connected with the operations oi the Co.
vernment, either by land sea- OF any other way lie
though, that bill ought 10 be separated and that the
subject involved should undergo the examination OF me
separate committees designated
Mr. PRESTON spoke against the insertion, in an
appropriation bll OF provision having tor ITS ohect
the mod icaton of an important branch OF the pubic
service 4 repeal OF existing law, and line adoption
OF a new under the guise of an appropriation bill
II due the spirit Of the rules that The bill should
10 TO the Committee Finance, and if, III their OPT
nion the condition of the Treasury such as not TO
The Senate could instruct The Committee Military
Affairs to report bills for It's reduction, that the bill
approPriat'ng money and reducing the array would go
pare r0:sn.
MIR SEWER moved TO refer the bill to The Com
Yni,tee on Military Affairs.
After some further remarks by Messrs PRESTON,
SEWER, BAYARD, WOODBURY., and ARCHER,
as 10 the proper reference,
Mr. BUCHANAN said that he would inquire Of the
Chair whether 1t proper, on question to refer a
bill to committee, 10 60 into debate concerning IT'S
general merits If the debate was 10 be continued he
feared that the apportonmcnt bill would not be reach
ed 10 day. The Legislature of Pennsylvania would
meet tomorrow therefore, he would move to lay the
further consideration Of the su5ec on the table, unless
gentlemen would agree TO take the question now.
Mr.. SEWER withdrew his motion, and
The bill was then referred 10 The Committee on Fl
nance.
Tao Senate proceeded 10 tie orders Of the day, being
the bill providing .or arpoommenl of Representa-
among the several States according 10 The sixth
census.
The question pending the following section:
Sec. . .Ini Lc furthcr enacted, That, every
where State entitled to than one Represent
a,iye-he number To which each State shall be entitled
unde. the appo.oninent, shall be elected BY districts,
composed of ;uous territory, equal in number to
HE number Of Representatives, 10 which said Stale may
be en,itledno one district eecing more than one Re-
preventative
Mr. LINN had moved TO amend The section, by add
Jag:
Prorided, 0eays, That the provisions of this section
shall affect the election Of Representatives TO the
2c;h Congress.
Mr.. LINN, after few introductory remarks, said
that the bill had assumed party aspec-n fact It was
party question; and 10 speak plainly, if the amend
u
great advantage the other party they had IN
1910 He would prefer that The consideration OF such
section should lie postponed Tor two years, so That
the people might have LINE TO express wise and dis
Greet opinion upon its merits Missouri would be
OF the first States that would elect Repre- by
the time that this sect on If passed. would into ope
ration; but she would elect in the usual way, and her
Representatives would come here and clam their
seats in spite ot the law: and whether his amendment
should be adopted or not, he hoped tina, other
would be agreed to- for the purpose Of preventing any
unp leasant consequences.
SIR BAYAGD proposed TO amend the proyiso of the
Senator from Missouri by adding the close ''n those
cases in which, 10y the existing laws OF any State, the
election is BY general ticket.
Alter some remarks nv Mcssrs. RAYARD, WAL.
EER. CONRAD KING, WILLIAMS. BARROW,
question was taken the amendment to the amend
Inen,, and it was disagreed to-yeas ~, nays 2i as
follows
ysss-Mcssrs Eac!y. Bates Eayar, Bcn. Calhoun Crafts,
SEWER, Walker wilcox, wrIans Wco!ba,y aud loune-le
hypothesis Aien Archer, Barrow, itnton, Buchanan, lay
tonnd t;ral'a; Iina'"sIcn ket Linn Mansum Miller
lnaana sprasue Sturgeon, TamadSe White and Woodbridge
The question was taken on the amendment of Mr..
Linn, and it was decided in the aihrma,ye-Yeas %
nays ~.
Mr. SEWER moved reconsideration of the vote
just taken, and The motion prevaed-leas 81 nays -
The question was again taken on agreeing TO the
amendment, Of Mr. Linn, and i, decided IN the uf
rmativc follows:
YeasMessrs Alien achy, Benton Be'ricn, buchanan Cal
Crafts, Cu;hhe.i Fulton, Henderson, King Linn, Mcko
Williams. Woodbury.. WI-L and lounc-23
aps-NcSsrs. Archer, Batrow Bates Bayad, Clayton Con-
rad Evans, Graham, huntington ke Mancum, Meick, NIL
Ter .o'eaead Porter Preston, simmons, Smith of Ia, Spague,
Tailmadgc White and Woodbndce-e2
MIR. ALLEN moved to strike out the section, as
amended, and on the question being taken, it de-
c'ded in the nesatiye-yeas 81, nays 2i-as follows
LEA -Mes.r Allen, naety: nerrien, Buchanan, Calhoun,
SEWER Sturgeon Tarpan, Walker Wilcox Woodbury. Wright
and Young-2l.
.ass-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard Clayton, Con-
la Crafts. Evans Grsan henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Nan
gum Merrick Miller Moehcad Porter Preston, Simmons,
SAITH of Indiana, Spague, Tamadee White aud Woodbridge
-
MIR. BERRlEN moved TO fill the the blank in The
BILL (and 10 accord with the fractional representation
rs follows: