Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-11
wESrY-sEvENrH CONGRESS-.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Correspondence Of tho BALTIMORE Pairios.
wAsHIsoros, June Z, 1912.
UNITED STATES sESArE.

Petitions were presented 10y various Senators, and
upon various questions OF public interest.
Mr. CHOArE presented memorial from eiti :
z,ns OF Boston praying Congress not TO reduce the
Navy, ns contemplated by the h'll which has pass
I'd the House OF Representatives The memorial
was laid upon the table.
Nj Cuo.rr also presented a memorial from citi-
zens OF Boston, praying Congress TO enforce I'm
making new revenue lawl the credit sysem upon
goods imported, or to adopt the warehousing' sys-
tenn. This memorial was referred 10 the Committee
on Manufactures.
MIR BUCHANAN presented a memorial from
Pennsy wanna, adverse TO certain portions oil the
tariff bill reported 10 the House by the Committee
on Manufactures.
The bill to establish police in the city Of Wash
ington being upon the table, recommended 10 Ia
vorable consideration by the District COMMITTEE,
was referred back to the committee Tor re.examlna-
ton, upon the ground that It will prove ineficient
ior the purpose designed. 800
The bills upon the Presidents table (private bills
they werel were read third time and passed.
The Pension bill from the House, and the Maine
Militia bill, were reported to the Senate 10y the
Clerk Of the House.
APPORTIONMENT BILL.
This bill was called up at an carly hour, as the
special order OF the day.
MIR WRIGHT, of New York, was entitled to
the floor. The amendment pending was his own,
and proposed to do. in an indirect way, what the
Senate, by u vote of ten to one, had voted not TO do
IN direct way. Mr. Wright made long and an
able speech, as he always does. ltembodied, how
ever. the very ultraism Of loco iocoIsm, and though
so turbulent his former speech, in defence OF
hrs amendment, he acknowledged to-day, that IN
his former speech he impetuous and petulani.
lie found an apology for II in what he seemed 10
regard rs n worrying or annoying speech from MI
Meuick of Md who had invoked aid for the D's-
rctng system, upon the ground that II was the only
system by which the small States could exert their
Just preponderance over the large States. The
manner IN which MIR Merrick sustained his position,
seemed to be the offending point, and the great cause
Why he (Mr W. lost his oguanmiiy Of temper
Ms Wright was not willing to 60 quite so Tar to
day he went formerly, m admitting the constitu
touay Of Congress to pass the bill before the Sc
nnIc. lie would not now admit the power, aud en-
dcIyOred 10 make abstraction take the place OF
nm argument, 10y making difference between the
power of Congress TO enforce and the duty Of the
States 10 obey n law which was admitted 10 he con
siiiuiional. The States, MIR Wright thinks, may
nullify, and he has done all that one strong man
could do 10 make them nullify.
MIR WRIGHT argued the question Of the con-
s,uiiona power with great skill and ingenuity and
then debated awhile the expedlency OF the measure,
denying 1t of course IN the strongest terms.
Some remarks made IN closing 10 the re-
marks OF Mr. TALLMADGE, of n. Y. who seem.
cd to think that his colleague mir WrghD IN his
threats as to what New York would do ii Congress
passed this law n blow upon the escu,cheon OF
New York, nasmuch as it placed the State of New
York in open resistance 10 the General Govern b.
ment.
MIR TALLMADGE made brief reply to his
colleague, AID FIRST he showed that MIR Wright had
started upon false premises. They being false, his
conclusions would fall with his premises Mr. L..
showed that Congress had no power in reference to
this subject If his colleague rsht-althoush the
Constitution clearly defined the power with Con-
grcss. in closing his remarks, he replied 10 the re-
Elections upon him called forth by his colleague
Ills colleague had cast some aspersions upon MIR
Talimadge's democracy, and il cost him a most un.
welcome though q most merited exposure. Mr.
Wrghps legislative history was considered and in
manner which proved him to be in direct hostility TO
the people.
The debate between the two Senators became in
the end colloqual. Mr. Wright having talked of the
wells OF democracy from which his colleague had
drunk, and animated that II he had drunk more OF
Livingstone and Chnton's democracy and less from
ihe federalism Of Hamilton, he would have regarded
tle DistrictiDg system with less favor.
MIR KALAMAZOO was provoked by this 10 ex-
pose Mr. Wrighrs democracy, particularly in the
instance OF opposing the election for electors OF Pre-
sdent and Vice President by the people was cited as
one oil these illustrations OF practice perSuS preten-
sion. MIR Wright took tie rebuke kindly, all things
considered. A question OF veracity, however, was
raised as to one portion Of MIR Tallmadge's expo
sure. MIR Wright denied the allegation. MIR Tall
madse re affirmed II, and promised 10 make good
what he said 10y proof. The debate was continued
very briefy by MeSsrs. Linn, Cuthbert and Wal
ker IN opposition TO the Dlstricting system.
MIR BERRIEN closed the discussion in q general
review of the whole subject.
MIR BAIARD thought that there no neces-
sty for the adoption OF the amendment proposed 10
the section, as 1t supposed state of things (Which
he erpained) which did not exist.
MIR WRIGHT rejOined, and, in conclusion, said
ihn', they were TO have bill OF this kind, he de-
sired that Congress would carry it into operation
and not leave 1t to the States.
Mr. SMITH, of Connecticut, replied TO q portion
Of the remarks OF MIR Berrien.
The question was then taken on the amendment
Of MIR Wright, and It was decided IN the negative
yeas 10, nays 90, as follows:
TEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Bucha-
nan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, Nc
Roberts. Sewer, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, VIII
cox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright and Young-l9.
NAGS-MessTs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Bernen, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Evans,
Graham, henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum
Mcrrick, Miller, MOrehend, Phelps Porter, Pres
tom Rives, Simmons, Smith OF Connecticut, Smith
OF Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White and Wood,
bridgo-2g.
MIR WALKER proposed an amendment, to come
~ at the end OF the clause, providing that this sec
ton shall not be construed as to invnidate the
hrsI election TO Congress IN any State under this
act where the election in such State under the ex
istng laws thereof, takes place at a time preceding
Tie stated period Of the meeting Of the respective
Legislatures Of the States.
Mr. LINN asked the Senator to accept the fol- |
lowing as a substitute for his amendment, viz:
Provided, alioays, That the provisions of ibis sec
ton shat. not affect the election Of Representatives
10 the 2sih Congress.
Mr. WALKER said that ifit was in order he |
would withdraw his amendment, with the under |
standing that II the amendment OF the Senator from
Missouri should not prevail, he would then offer |
his own.
The yeas and nays were ordered on agreeing TO |
Tie amendment Of MIR Linn; but without taking the
question, the Senate Adjourned
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The hfst business this morning, after the reading
Of me Journal, was bill reported by MIR FILL |
MORE OF y. York, from tic Committee of WAYS
and Means. The Bill proposed the extension M |
the existing Revenue Acts until the lst az Aug,st |
The compromise goes into operation on the s0tb ~,
y une, and the COMMITTEE who reported tie net ~
extension say hnt Il Is obviously impossible TO mass
The Revenue Act now reported before that time
u therefore becomes necessary 10 provide for the
suspension Of existing laws The bill extends the
existing laws for one month from the time they
would expire under the Compromise Act The mn
is now before the COMMITTEE Of the Whole on the
state OF the Union, and will be acted upon as soon
az printed.
bll supplementary to the Act of 1899. for the
prevention and suspension OF Indian hostiities was
reported, read twice and referred to the Committee
OF the Whole.
ARMY BILL.
The Army Bill came before the House upon tho
question Of concurring in the amendments adopted
yesterday n Committee Of the Whole. The House
having on tho onset refused the previous question.
The bill was open to debate.
Mouons were made durpg the dny by Mes,r..
Johnson Of Maryland, G. J. lNGERsOLL Of
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