Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-06-02

to his amendment. As modified il was
the proposition before the Committee, and
The question which the House were call
upon to sustain or reject was whether they
would sustain the proviso 10 cut off the
Army more than one half.
Mr.. Johnson, of Nd, stated that the
Army in 1921 was but about $500. II
was now more than IL, 900, and he could
not think that the House upon the spur OF
the occasion would reduce the number
more than one half
/ Mr.. Fillmore. of New York, Mr.. Ward
of the same, Mr.. Allen, Of Maine, Mr..
Thompson, Of Indiana, took ground in op.
position to the amendment. They were
opp, sed by Mr.. C. Fl. Williams, ofTenu.
his colleague, Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. Nc.
Kay, Of North Caroline Chairman ofthe
Military Committee under the late Ad-
ministration) by whose instrumentaliiy
the Army had been increased.
Mr.. Mckay found change OF opinion
in change of circumstances, and thought
the Army could well be reduced. fnot TO
the standard Of 1921, at least much lower
than It was. He recommended, in order
to accomplish this, an abandonment Of the
recruiting system. MIR. Mckay spoke
until nearly four o'clock, when without
closing, he gave way to motion that the
Committee rise.
WEDNESDAY, May 25.
SENATE.
APPoRTIONMENT BILL
The Apportionment Bill was called for,
and the question was upon concurring
with the Judiciary Committee in recon-
mending the representation ola fractional
ratio, or in other terms, the giving of hr-
teen Reprcs natives 10 the thirteen States
having fraction greater than one moiety
Of the ratio Of fifty thousand proposed by
the Committee.
MIR. Buchanan called for the yeas and
nays upon this motion, and they were or
dered accordingly.
Before the vote was taken, Mr.. Hun
tington proceeded to defend this amend
ment. lie spoke against the House Bill
and argued that it did not carry out the
principle OF the ratio agreed upon, as il
left great many people unrepresented.
MIR. Huntington argued TO show that If
fractions were not represented the small
States would always suffer from the ipe-
quality. At every census they would be
made to suffer, while in the large States
the interest Of every fractional part OF n
population would be studied and protect
ed. Mr.. Huntington, in the course of
his remarks having referred somewhat to
authorities to sustain his defence of the
nmen1ment-
Mr.. Woodbury. corrected some Of the
authorities aud argued that the Commit
tee on the Judiciary had not made a re-.
pres"n'ation in their amendment ngreca-
bly, to the Federal population Of all the
States. II fifty thousand was adopted
as a common divisor, it would not give
$40 Representatives es proposed in the
Bill under consideration.
Mr.. Bayard, MIR. Walker and others
continued the debate, the former Senator
in opposition to the amendment, and the
latter in defence Of it.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Saltonstall gave notice that he
should, at the earliest moment, ask for
the action of the House upon the subjcc,
Of the Tariff.
OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Merriweather reported several Bills
from the Committee on Public Expendi-
lures, having for their object reduction in
all the Departments of the Public Service.
One OF the Bills proposed a reduction
in the pay Of all the officers Of the Fede.
raj Government, the reduction to be a.
greeably to the pay Of 1925. unless the
pay then should exceed in any case what
ii is new. II proposes, also, reduction
Of 25 per cent. from the pay Of the off.
GERS Of the Federal Government.
Accompanying this Bill, was one for
the reduction Of the Army, another Tor
the reduction Of the Navy, and both Bills
contemplate not only dimnu,ion in the
number Of persons employed, but what is
quite as important, in all the salaries paid
except in few unimportant examples
The Bills were read and referred TO the
Committee of the Whole.