The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-11

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would beg the House if he had tho power to do 70,
not to delay the passage of tho BILL
Mr.. ARCHER said that if the Senator would in
duce bis Democraticl friends to take tho question: ths
hs wing ride Of a.s The house would 'eqo'''ss
Mr.. CUTHBERT submitted few remaIks and
the vote on the amendment was then reconsidered-
yeas 25 nays 20, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Bsyard,
Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Evans Graham, Henderson,
Kerr. Mangum Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps,
Porter, Preston, Rves, Simmons, Smith, Of Indiana
| Sprague, Talmadge, White, and Woodbridgo-2o.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, barren,
buchanan, Cuthburt, Fulton, King, Linn, Mckooerts,
Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright and
Young-20
So the vote was reconsdered and the question re-
Cured on agreeing to the amendment, when
Mr.. KING moved to amend by striking out the
provso and inserting Provided, That each district
SMALL in no CASE contain a number of persons ent-
tied to representation, exceeding the ratio fixed by
this bill, five thousand but he withdrew the amend
ment, and accepted of one suggested BY Mr. Wood
bury to come in after the Proviso, a. follows not
differing in any case more than five thousand
The question was taken on the amendment to the
proyiso, and it was disagreed to-Yeas ~, nays ~
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien
Buchanan, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McKo6er's
Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker,
Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and Young
10.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Conrad Crafts, Evans, Graham, Kerr, Man
gum, Merrick, Miller. Morehead, Phelps, Porter
Preston, Riyes, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague
Tallmadge, White, and Woodbridge-24.
Mr. TAPPAN moved to amend the proviso by adj
ding mot in any case than Il, 1000" This was
disagreed to--yeas 10, nays 20.
MIR. BENTON moved to amend by adding to the
prOvisO, " not in any more than "a, OOO ); ana
the amendment was agreed to by vote OF ~ to 10.
The question was then stated on agreeing TO the
proviso amended; and on the yeas and nays being
taken it decided in the negative, as follows:
Buchanan A Fulton ns Lsn
Smith of Ct, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox
Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-l9
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham, Kerr, Man
Preston, Riyes, Simmons, Smith of Ia, Sprague,
Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge-24.
Mr.. WALKER submitted the following as an
amendment 10 the second section, viz:
Provided That so much of this act as directs Inc
State Legislatures to divide their respective States
into districts shall be regarded as directory only,
Congress not assuming the p over, to INSTRUCT inc
State Legislatures.
And, on the question being taken, the amendment
was disagreed to-yeas Is, nays Is, as follows:
IEAO-dessrS' Allen, DaRDy Dento", AO.AT
Buchanan, Cu,hbert, Fulton, King, Linn Mcho-
belts, Smith Of Connecticut Sturgeon, IaPPan,
Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury. Wngn''
Young--l9.
| NAYS.-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, bayard,
Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham, 6unting-
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Menick, Miller Morenead,
Phelps Porter, Preston Rives Simmons, Smith OF
Indiana, Sprague TaIImadge, White, Woodbridge
Is.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to strike out all after the
words Sec. 2. And, /" in the second section
The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted
yeas 10, nays "a.
The question was then taken ordering the
amendments to be engrossed and the bill read tnlrd
time, and it was decided in the affirmative.
And on the question, Shall he bill pass
MI. WALKER called for the yeas and nays which
were ordered and were-yeas 25 nays 49, as follows;
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham Hunting
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead,
Phelps, Porter, Preston, Simmons, Smth Of Indiana,
Sprague, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge,
-25
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berren,
Buchanan, Cuthbert Fulton, King, Linn Mcho-
| Lerts Rives Smith, of Connecticut, Tappan, Walk
er, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, Young
l9.
So the Apportionment bill was passed, and order
| ed to be sent to the House; and then
The Senate, at quarter past O'Clock, r M, adj
Journed until Monday next