The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-09

nara7l, 10; ST.. Kiag. Il 80. Taliaiaigr.
I; Mr. Walker, !.
WhereapOn. Il appearing thss Nj. Man
rum had received = majority ofihs volcs
sreseni, he was declared duly elected.
Mr.. Linn den rose sd offered he fol-
,Owing resolutions. whieh Uers unzni~
nousIy adopted
Resolved, That tie flaaks o. The Sc
,a,e Be presented 10 The Hon. SAnrEL
L.EoUrnARB f0r the ability and courtesy
Win whieh he has discharged he duties
ol President pro fem. Of The Senate.
Resolved. That the Senate regret the
;adisposilion Of The Hon. SAMUEL l..
SorrnARD which has oeeasiohed bic re-
signailon.
The appOrlionmeht bin wrs sgsin IA
Ken up, AMI Mr.. Allen addressed the Sc
naie in favor Of his naotion 10 strike oul
lhe second section Of the bill. He Was
followed BY Mr.. Huntington h ssPeech
Of great length against striking ont, and
by Mr.. Wright in favor Of it. Mr.. w.
said il was impossible 10 prevent fraud in
fhe disiriciing system in pOPulOus places,
and that The whole matter should be lelt
to the states.
On Wednesday. the President or The
Senate laid before that body a communi-
Gallon from Amos Kendall, asking Con
press 10 relieve him from the judgment
Obtained against him in he Circuit Court
or the District Of Columbia by Stockton
a Stokes. The petitioner states illa; he
acted on the advice Of The then President
or he United States, and thai The legali-
~ Of his course was sustained by the At
torney General.
Same discussion was had on a resolu-
lion Cor the employment Of a corps Of
Reporters; the resolution was amended.
AMI then laid on iiie table.
The appor.ionmen, bin was taken mp,
and after an animated discussion, the
question was taken on eoncurEing in The
amendmen, Of The committee on tie Judi
riary. and decided in The negalive--yeas
4, nays 80.
Mr.. Wright rose TO give his reasons
why he should vote in the Affirmative in
Ibis case. and entered into The general
subject Of disiriciing the states al very
considerable length, concluding by offer
ing an amendment to strike out The words
"no one district allowing more than one
Representative" and 10 irscri the follow
ing: So far as can be done in con(ormi-
y with The established election system Of
the states; but that no state shall, BY sir-
tue Of The provisions Of this section, con-
slider itself called upon 10 divide counties
or other election districts, for the purpose
Of fixing single districts"
In the House OF Representatives. on
Thursday May 10, resolution was a
greed ,e, BY vote Of 80 to 70. BY which
oil debate on The naval appropriation bill
is to cease on Monday at one o'clock.
The house then resolved itself into
committee Of the whole on the state Of the
Union, and resumed the consideration oi
the bill making appropriations for the ma
val service FOR The year 1912.
On Friday. the consideration Of the ma
val appropriation bill was continued in
committee Of The whole.
On Saturday. The orders Of the day,
being the private calender. we're Posipon-
ed. and the consideration Of tAspaval APP
preparation bill continued in committee OF
the whole.
On Monday, May %, the discussions
on the naval appropriation bill were con-
tinued in committee of the whole until
one o'clock, when, in pursuance Of the
resolution of Thursday, the committee
proceeded 10 vote on the amendments pro-
posed, and having gone through there-
with, the committee rose and reported the
bill and amendments To the house.
On Tuesday, the bill making apfro'
pFiaiion for The support or The army, aud
military academy for the year 1912, was
considered in committee Of the whole.
On Wednesday, reports were received
from committees. Among numerous 9th
ers, Mr.. Mcriwciher, from the committee
on public expenditures, made report in
relationio expenditures ofthe government,
civil, military, and naval. and recommend
ing retFenchment and reform in various
branches and bureaus of the public duties.