The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-06


cgn countries or colonies 2 The quantities of the
raw material as prepared for manufacture, and the
quantity value, and description of the manufactures
thereof in the several States and Territories of
the United States and in foreign countries, pro-
duced within the year 1910; 3. The quantity and
value # hemp and the manufactures thereof, with
their descriptions imported into and exported from the
United States within the last two years, the countries
from which imported and to which exported a. The
quantity description and value Of hemp and manu-
iactures thereof annually required or used IN the Ma
Wy OF the United States and what proportion OF each
kind is of foreign domestic produce or manuiac-
turc and whether any comparison has been Instituted
to test the quality strength Of the domestic and To-
reign article, with the result thereof.
Resoiped That the Secretary be requested to com
munIcate at the same time, such general Information
as he may be able to collect in relation TO he soil and
climate most congenial To the growth of hemp, and
| compare tive strength between the dew and water
| rotted, the most approved method of preparing It
from crude state 10 that suitable for different
descriptions of manufacture, and such other in
formation relating to The culture, preparation, and
manufacture of this article and such views as he may
deem useful present for the encouragement and in
cdenia protection of this important and growing IN
terest.
Mr.. CONRAD, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported bill to authorize the adjust
ment Of the claim of the municipality, No. /, OF
the city of New Orleans, TO certain lands within
said municipality, and now in the occupation of
the United States, which was ordered TO Sc
cond reading.
Mr.. EVANS, from the Committee on Finance,
reported bill for the relief of William Robin
son, Samuel H. Gonon, and J. w. Simon,on;
which was ordered to a second reading.
Mr.. BAyARD from the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported without amendment
the following House bills, viz: The act 10
amend an act relating to the penltentiary in the
District of Columbia the act relating to MARI
ages in the District of Columbia an act TO es-
tablish police for the protection of public and
private property. and for other purposes the act
TO incorporate the German Benevolent Society
in the city of Washington the act to ncorpo-
rate the National Institution for the promotion
Of science and with an amendment, the act to
provide for lighting lamps in the City OF Wash
ington; and the act to extend the jurisdiction OF
the corporation Of Georgetown.
Mr.. HENDERSON, from the Committee on Prl
vate Land Claims, reported the bill for the relief
of the heirs and legal representatives OF John
Brown. deceased, in their tide to tract of
land
Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on Ma
gal representatives Of Henry Eckford, deceased.
Mr.. PRESTON, from the Committee on the LII
brary, reported without amendment, the bill
providing for the publication of an account of the
discoveries of the Exploring Expedition, under
the command Of Lieutenant Wilkes.
| The act t. amend an ac to carry into effect
with Alabama and Mississippi the existing com
pacts with those States with regard to the five
per cent. fund and school reservations, was on.
dered to a third reading.
| The Senate then proceeded to the consdera-
ton of the Apportonment bill
| The question pending, when the Senate ad
| journed yesterday, was the motion of Mr.
Wright to amend the following section of the
bill
! SEC. q And be IT, further enacted That in every
case where State Is entitled to more than one Re
presentative--the number to which each State shalt
be entitled under the apportionmen, shall be elected
by districts, composed of contiguous territory, equal
in number to the number of Representatives to which
said State may be enttled-no district electlng
more than one Representative
MIR. WRIGHT moved to strike from the above
section the words, no one district electng more
than representative and TO insert the words,
g far that can be done in conformity with the
established election systems of the States but no
State shall by virtue of the provisions of this section
consider itself called upon to divide countess other
election Districts for the purpose OF furnishing single
| districts y
! Mr.. MoREHEAD REFERRED at length, TO the de-
bates in the Convention which framed the Con
stitution, for the purpose of showing that Con
gress could interfere to the time, places and
manner Of holding elections for representatives.
The power was expressed and unconditional
and the history contempora neous with the pc
Rod Of the formation of the Constitution cover
ed the whole ground, and was placed on the
same foundation of all other powers given 10
Congress, and subject to no control except the
discretion which Congress may choose TO apply
10 all other matters ofegislation entrusted to its
authority
Mr.. BUCHANAN said that the provision under
| consideration ought not to be inserted in The
present bill. There were twenty Senators who
could not, consistently with their oath to sup
port the Constitution, vote for this bill with the
section proposed. Add TO this five or six mem
bers who object to the ratio fixed upon by the
Senate, and the bill would be defeated altogether,
and the apportionment therefore, would not be
made and there could be no election.
Mr.. TALLMADGE replied TO the remarks of Sc
yera Senators who had preceded him, and con
tended that as matter Of expediency, it was
desirable at this time that single districts should
be established; and, if once established, he had
no fear that the law would be revoked by sub
sequent Congress- He was for exercising the
power in the Constitution as to the times man
ner, and places Of holding elections for Repre-
sentatives no farther than was necessary for
carving out the great principles which he deem
ed important and essential to the preservation q
representative Government He supported the
section as it came from the House, first, be-