Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-12
TsCcMfy-screMth Congress.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WAsHiSeros. May 3. 1912.
IN SENarE

uiSpute9 DomndtloD, cOnnfme0 the ap
/ poir,ment submitted by the President
week since, of Elisha Huntington (nos
Commissioner Of the Land office) as Dis
, trict Judge for the State of Indiana, vic,
, Jesse @. HOLMAN, deceased. The Com
f missioner's Office in the Land Department
f is therefore now made vacant.
Before the adjournmen, he following
Reports were presented in the Senate.
BY Mr.. Williams, from the Commute,
on Naval Affairs 4 bill to establish ant
regulate the Navy ration, without amend
ment.
Also, the bill TO regulate the pay anc
emoluments OF pursers and warrant Off
GERS in the Navy, with amendments.
The amendments eluce the pay oil
pursers for the first class from $4,000 to
So, 500, those Of the second class to So
900; and from that down to $4,000, and
to 81, 500.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate met at twelve o'clock. -
The morning business commenced with
the reception Of Bills from the House.
Bills upon their third reading we're also
read, including Bills for the relief of sew
eral claimants.
Mr.. Miller presented a memorial from
New Jersey, in behalf of Home Industry
and manufactures.
Mr.. Allen, Of Ohio, did not call up his
Resolution in reference to the Rhode Is.
land inquiry from the table.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPoR rIoNMENr BILL.
Mr.. Ferris, of New York, continued
his remarks last evening, upon the APP
portionment Bill until four O'clock, and
then gave way without concluding. The
Chairman of the Committee having made
his report to the Speaker, Mr.. Caruthers,
of Tennessee, offered the following Reso-
luton
Resolced, That on Tuesday next, at
o'clock, all debate 10 Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, on
House bill, No. 73, "for the appoftion-
ment Of Representatives among the seve.
raj States according 10 the sixth census,
shall cease, and the committee proceed to
vote on the amendments that may be then
pending or that shall be offered TO said
bill, and then report the SAME to the
House, with such amendments as may
have been agreed to by the committee,
provided said bill is not sooner reported to
the House.
Mr.. Payne moved that the House do
now adjourn on which motion the vote
stood Ayes ST, Noes IL.
So the House refused to adjourn.
| he ha
ton of Mr.. Caruthers, and, being taken,
the resolution was adopted.
And, on motion of Mr.. Roosevelt, the
House adjourned.
To-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
After the reading of the Journal Of yes
terday's proceedings, Mr.. Adams present
ed memorial from the Stone Cutters EN-
ployed on the public buildings, which was
read and referred.
| The House then went into Commute OF
the Whole upon the
GENERAL APPORTlONMENT BILL.
Mr.. Allen, of Maine, took the Chair,
and Mr.. Ferris, OF New York, continued
the debate in opposition to the amendment
pending, which was TO adopt the District
System in all the Districts of the Union.
Mr.. Ferris spoke at length in opposition
to the proposition.
Mr.. Anterior opposed the amendment,
and spoke at length in favor of the Gene.
raj Ticket system, over the District sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Butler, Of S. c., whose voice is
seldom heard in the debate, rose to speak
at ten minutes before two. Though not
the successful competitor for the floor, 1t
was yielded to him. Mr.. Butler spoke
his ten minutes, and would have been
glad TO have addressed the Committee
much more at length. Mr.. B., though OF
the opposition, sustained the amendment
pending. lie was but one of three Of his
party who would probably vote for it.
He thought the Constitutional power
unquestionable. and the system the mosl
just which could be adopted on republican
grounds. The hour OF two soon arrived.
A rap Of the Chairman was a signal tc
tell the hour. Mr.. Butler closed, and re-
marked in concluding that he should take
the Congressional privilege and expanc
his remarks.
The amendment pending, being the i'm
poriant one in reference to the Dstrc
system, was soon voted upon, and carried
in the affirmative by tellcrs. The vote
was 95 in the affirmative TO 90 in the neg
, alive. A motion was soon submitted tina
the committee rise and report the Bill. |
was carried nearly unanimously, and tn,
, Bill was reported with the amendments.
The Speaker took the Chair, and the
) question recurring upon the amendment
f adopted in Committee, the Chair decide!
that any amendment was not then in or
der, because the Committee had changes
the Bill entirely. II the House now con
Cured with the Committee in these a
mendmenis, new amendments would be il
r order.
Mr.. Everett presented an amendmen
n advancing the ratio from 81 ,l75, adopte'
in Committee, 10 larger ration.
Q Mr.. R. N. Thompson, of Indiana, pro
5 posed 60,7 as the substitute, but wa
g voted down in the end.
:. An appeal was taken and the decision
: Of the Chair reversed by largo vote.
Y The amendment being in order, In
2 question was arrived al by the aid oil I'M