New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-11
Enyrossment Of the APportisnnssnt Bill
-Frnctiens -TnriG-.Nr. Fillmore, &c.


la SENATE, to-day, the President presented
communication from the Treasury Department III
answer to a nc solution stating that some books
have been opened in that Department, but that
from the state Of the account. ii Is impossible to
show the amount OF receipts and expenditures
during the periods for winch 1t Is called tor.
Reports were made by Mr.. ARCHER from the
Committee ON Naval Affairs, bill 10 regulate the
appointment, and pay OF engineers IN the Navy :
and by Mr. MrRRick from the Committee OF
Pos-oihces and Roads, to reduce and regulate
po,tagCs and correct abuses OF the ranking pr
vllege.
The Appor;:onmcnt Bill was again taken up as
in Committee OF the Whole, the district section
being under consideration, MIR. ALLEN moved an
amendment providing that tins section shall not
require the Subdivision OF counties OF cites I" form
single districts, when contrary 10 existing laws
and u,uges of the State, and the customs ana nap
ii, Of the people thereof" - Rejected Yeas ~
Nays 81
Mr. BrSroy moved To amend the section to
provide that each District shall contain, as nearly
as NAV be-. an equal number of inhabitants 10 be
repr,s,n,cd; adopfcd. No other amendments
being offered. the bill was then reported To the
Senate when the section providing for the repre-
scn,a,ion of major tractioa. WAS ddOPfed; 1sas
% NAYS 10.
Mr.. iaSS'. amendment providing that the cleo
tons to the 18th Congress shall not be Affected by
this section (adsp,ed yesterday in Committed was
rejected Yea. -; Nays %
The amendment OF Mr. Benton, providing that
each district shall contain, as near a may be-, an
equal number OF inhabitants to he represented, was
concurre1 in by vote OF 3Ote TO-
Mr.. LINN moved to except Missouri IRON the
operation ot tho district section. Mr.. WAIVER
To- cNoep, Mississippi; Mr.. BKRRlrN, Georgia,
and Mr. WILLIAMS, Maine. The amendments
were accepted by MIR LlsS, aud the motion lost ;
Yeas, %; Nays. "a.
Various amendments wcrc hcaped in by the locos
ola 81 nilar nature to one already rejected.
Me. WAlKsR moved proviso to except rom the
provisions of this section the State. in which the
general ticke, system Is in iorcc-rcj,ctcd: Yeas,
%; NAYS, 30
MIR. BsNroN moved prJviso that tins section
shall not apply for the first election to those Stat,
who har- not The time to district themselves: he
lectcd. Yeas ~. Nays
Mr.. NoopRuRY moved a proviso that this sec
ton shall not deprive AIRY State or dlstiict ui me
right To choose Representatives. under The eN's'ng
State laws until the States or Congress prescribe
the boundaries Of new districts under tins act re-
jccicd; Yeas 10, NAYS 81.
Mr.. NALKER moved an amendment 10 tic Sc
cond section, providing, Tina, no law OF any State
prescribing the manner OF eecting Representatives
TO Congress be repealed or suspended by virtue OF
the mandate to tie Legislatures To alter State laws
a. herein directed 10y the Congress OF the United
States: Nega,v,d, Yea. 10. Nays %.
After some conversation the bill WAS engrosscd
for third .jing, as follows
YE.,-Me~rs Archer. Barrow, Bayari, Choate Clay.
ton Conrad Crafts Evans Graham, Henderson, Huntlng
ton krrr Msrgum Merrck, Miller, Morcbsad. Phelp s
Poner Preston Snluona Smitn OF lsd., Spsgue, sur
geor Tsllnadye, White, Wodbridge-@
NAYs-Me.erA Alien. bsghy, beolon, Berrsn bu hsnan
Calhoun, Cubb~r Fulton, Ming. Linn, McEooerss Rive.
SEWER smith OF Conn, Tsppsn, Walker, wucox' Williams
Woodbridge. Wright, Young-2l
Inc Senate djourned.
In the House, Hon MATHEW APPLETON, Ike
preventative elect from Boston vice Hon II. L
WIs1HRsr, resigned, was qualified and stock ms
seat.
MIR FILLMORE from the Committee OF Way
and Means. reported modified bill to extend to
l., Angus, next the existing laws imposing duties
on imports differing from the former in repeating
the 20 per cent. clause in the distribution act