New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-08
Correspondence OF The NewYork Tribune.

ln SENATE, to-day, after the presentation oil
several petitions, Mr.. WoopBuRY's resolnt'o"
fixing the daily hour OF meeting at II O'clock a.
NJ, was taken up and, 10y Ayes 81, Nays not
counted, was adopted
The ApPortionmeut Bill was again taken up
the district section las 1t came from thc iiou'cJ
seing under consideration, providing tnat the e!ec
ton shall take place by single aud contiguous dis
tric,.. which Mr. WrIGur had moved to amend
by providing that this shall be carried out 50 Tar
as II can 10 in conformity with The cstaoiished
election systems of the States, but that no state
shall be bound TO divide counties or other election
districts for the purpose oi making single dis'r'c's
Mr. WHITE advocated the riginal section, OPP
posing the amendment, and conlendlag Tor 'nc
full authority of Congress over the SUBJECT nom
The Constitution thai the time for the exercise oil
that authority had now arrived, &c. Mr. DATES
advocated the section and agreed that the pls''c'
system gave fs;rer representation ct the peorle
titan the General Ticket system, and that 1t should
NOW be adopted while it could be done by Con
grcss without prejudice to any party. Mr. SMITH
oi Ct. opposed the whole section as unconsti,u-
tional Mr.. kERR advocated the original section.
The Senate adjourned.
The HossE met at ten O'Clock. Mr. CowEN
rave notice of resolution for the rc.esa6lishmen;
of the one hour RUE.
The Army Appropriation Bill Immediately
taken up in Commi,ce of the Whole CHR, IN
pyRwoop in the Chair the debate under the re-
solution of the House 10 terminate at one o'clock
Mr. RoOseyelt's amendment to the amendment o
Mr.. Cave JoHYsoN (Which reduces the army IL
the standard of 1921 rcnding, retaining the pre-
sent number.
Mr. Lew Of Fla. opposed the reduction OF th'
Army, giving account of the Indian hos'ut'e
IN Florida. tho need of a defence against then'
&c. Mr.. EvtnErT opposed the present biindloi'
manner of reducing. without definite knowledg'
of the SUBJECT the army, and expressed his readi
ness, whenever a proposition came from the appro
pirate Committee ION Military Anars) for the re
ductiOn, To 90 for il. Mr.. ADAMS at some length
advocated the reduction proposed by Mr.. JoHN
SONS amendment, and contcnding that an ahhor
renee to standing army had always existed in gu
Government. and that in accordance with the ~
ciple settled in 1921 the numbers in the compa
me. should he reduced leaving the present numbe
of officers In this manner the army might b.
filed ur in sny moment when occasioA required
Mr. SrANkY Chairman of the Committee on Nil
itary Ahairs) explained the aSiion ct the Com
rni,,cc. and enforced its reasons Tor opposing IN
reduction OF tie Army
The time for debate having expired. the Com
mitce proceeded 20 vote on the various amend
incn;, Mr.. Roosg7ELTs was rejected: Aye
CO Noes lU2. That division of Mr. JOHNSON
reducing the number Of the Army. was adopted
AYES 100. Noes CT and that disbandlng the p
regiment of dragons. was adopted: Ayes 81
Noes ~. An amendment ct Mr.. CAVE JoHSso'
providing tina, the pay of officers of the staff, Il
geographical engineers. &c. shall not exceed tina
Of officer. Of the line belonging to the infantry sn'