The North-Carolinian., 1842-06-25
TWENTY--SEVENTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SENATE, Wednesday, June Is, lS42.
On motion of Mr. Benton, the bill to pro-
vide for the armed occupation and settlement
of the unsettled part Of the peninsula Of East
Florida, having been correctly engrossed, was
read the third time and passed.
On motion Of Mr. Berrien, the Senate took
up the message from the House, returning
the bill apportioning Representatives among
the States according TO the sixth census, and
giving information that that House had nom
concurred with the Senate in all their amend
ments to said bill.
The question now being on the motion to
insist on the amendment of the Senate, pro.
viding that Such states as have fraction Of
more than moiety of the ratio shall be en-
titled to all additional Representative, it was
put, and decided in the affirmative-yeas 24,
nays IS. -...
The question was then taken on the mo-
ton to insist on the amendment of the Sc
nate, increasing the ratio adopted by the
House from So l79 to 70, $50, and decided in
the affirmative 80, nays Il.
The other amendments OF the Senate, cop
forming the n6mber of Representatives for
each State to the ratio, was also insisted on ;
and
The Secretary was directed to return the
bill to the House, and inform it of the action
of the Senate.
On molten Of Mr. Evans, the Senate re-
sumed, as in committee ofthe whole, tho con-
sideraion of the bill making appropriation tor
the naval service for the year 1912.
HOUSE, Wednesday, June Is, 1S42.
On motion of Mr. Fillmore, the House re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole Oh
the state of the Union, (Mr McKennan of
Pennsylvania in the chair,) and resumed the
consideration of the bill to extend for limit
ed period the present laws for laying and col
]ecting duties on imports.
Mr. Gamble denied, in reply to some re-
marks OF the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.
White, that the Wing party, at the late Pre-
sidentiai election, contemplated a protective
tariff. 1t was doctrine that was new to him,
and it was not heard of at the South they
had the principles Of The compromise on their
banners, and not projections; and he protested
against having protective tariff fastened up
on them a consequence Of the victory Of
the Wings in lS4O.
The question was first taken upon the mo-
tion to strike out the proviso to the bill, which
re-enacts the distribution law. This motion
was srejected-ayes 1O2 noes 113.
After several Intellectual attempts had been
made to carry amendments to the bill,
Mr. Fillmore moved to strike out the words
ii there shall be then no further legislation on
the subject, the laws shall be the same as if
no action had been had.'' This amendment
was adopted without a count.
The bill having been ordered to its en-
grossment, by general consent It was read a
Mr Everett moved that the s4s7.ors 70
bill, which had been returned from the Sc
nate with the adherence Of that body to its
t,n al.
The motion was agreed to.
MI Everett moved that the House recede
from its disagreement
Mr. w. G. johnson hoped the House would
insist on its disagreement.
Mr. Wise moved the previous question,
which was sustained by the House.
The first question then taken was: re-
Ceding from the disagreement of the House
to the first amendment Of the Senate, by which
the ratio of representation was increased from
6O,l79 to 7O,6SO.
The House refused to recede-ayes 1C4,
noes ITO.
The House also refused to recede on the
other amendment.
An irregular discussion ensued on the form
ofpreceeding, and Mr. w. c. Johnson moved
that the House adhere to the disagreement.
The vote was then taken on adhering tc
the disagreement Of the House which was
determined in the nega,ive-ayes so, noes 127
MIR Black then moved an adjournment
which was agreed to.
SENATE, Thursday, June Is, 1912.
On motion of Mr. Evans, the Senate re-
sumed the consideration, as in committee o
the whole, Of the bill making appropriation
for the naval service for the year 1912.
The question Immediately pending on
striking out the following proviso ofthe House
to the clause appropriating S., 1888, 900 for the
pay of commissioned, warrant, and petty Off
GERS. and seamen, as amended by the Senate
to read as follows:
"Prouded, That, until otherwise ordered by Con
gress, no part OF this any future existing ap
propriation shall be applied to the payment of any
officers IN the navy appointed after this dae, beyont
!. .ssa2 n11 nuNach grade now III sery,ce"
Mr. Benton here exhibited a table showing
the actual state of the\ navy, in point of NUM-
bers, at the commencement of the years lS41
and 1S42; and showed that the increase il
one year was nearly as great as it had beer
in the previous twenty years; and that it
totality at the latter of these periods was be
tween eleven and twelve thousand men, al
told. The table as follows:
INCREASE OF OFFICERS OF THE UNITE[
STATES NAVY AND SEAMEN.