The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-09
he Senate to take up the Apportionment bill at this

| present.
Mr.. LINN observed that yesterday, it seemed to
be the understanding that the general orders should
bdproceeded with until one o'clock.
| Mr. SEWER withdrew his motion, and
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the
Till for the settlement of the accounts of Silas Deane,
and after debate, laid the table until tomor-
| row.
| message was received from the House of Repre-.
senatives stating that they had passed the Army APP
preparation bill.
Mr.. EVANS said that on looking over the bill he
found tito be different from the ordinary Apppropria
ton bils-it appeared TO be like bill for reor-
/ ganlzatlon of the Army than bill making approprla
ton for its support. That being the case, he
| hardly knew what direction the bill should
take. But he would propose that SO much OF the
bill as made an appropriation be referred to the COM
| mtee Finance, and so much relates TO a
reorganization of the army and new system OF mill
tary discipline be referred to the Committee Mill AIRY
Affairs. If 1t was in order he would make that mo-
| ton.
| Mr.. KING remarked that the motion was certain
| y not in order
Mr.. EVANS replied that different opinion from
that of the Senator prevailed his side Of the
| chamber.
| Mr.. KING said that they could refer to a commit
tee any entire BILL but they could not cut 1t up In
asmuch the bill proposed reduction of the army,
it could be referred to the committee having charge
of matters connected with that branch of the public
service; and after that committee shall have made
report it could then be referred to the Committee on
| Finance and that was the only way in WHICH the
| two committees could act upon it.
| MIR. EVANS knew that the motion which he had
made was extraordinary one, but the Senate would
recoect that they had before them an extraordinary
bill Such bill before or heard of and
| such system of legislation in an appropriation bill
this presented of the dangerous precedents
growing up in Congress and, in his judgment, should
be arrested speedily. Otherwise the Senate would
| make the Committee Finance investigate every
subject connected with the operations OF the Gov
ernment either by land or sea. or any other way lie
thought that the bill ought to be separated and that
| the subjects involved should undergo the examina
| tion Of the separate committees designated.
| MIR. PRESTON spoke against the insertion, in an
appropriation BILL of provision having for its object
the modification of an important branch OF the public
service repeal OF an existing law, and the adoption
of new under the guise of an appropriation bill
| 1t was due to the spirit of the rules that the bill
should go to the Committee ON Finance; and If, in
their opinion the condition of the Treasury such
as to sustain the expense of the present number
in the Army the Senate could instruct the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to report bills for ats reduc
ton, that the bill approprating money and reduc
| ing the army would go on pari passu.
| Mr. SEWER moved to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
After some further remarks by Messrs. PRES
TON, SEWER, BAYARD, WOODBURY., and
ARCHER, as to the proper reference,
! Mr. BUCHANAN said that he would inquire of
the Chair whether it was proper on question to re-
fer bill to a committee, to go into debate concern
ing its general merits If the debate was to be
tnued he feared that the Apportionment bill would
not be reached to-day The Legislature of Pennsyl-
| vana would meet Tomorrow therefore he would
to lay the further consideration of the subject
now before them the table, unless gentlemen would
agree to take the question
| MIR. SEWER withdrew his motion, and
| The bill was then referred to the Committee on
| Finance.
i G. 4 4. l.
ing the bill providing for apporonment OF Repre-
sentatves among the several States according TO the
! sixth census.
| The question pending was the following sec
| ton:
| SEC. 3 And be itftrther enacted That in every
| case where a State Is entitled to more than Re-
presenative--the number to which each State shall
be entitled under the apportonment, 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 eectn &
| more than one Representative.
| Mr. LINN had moved to amend the section, by
| adding
| Provided, al,oays That the provisions of this Sec
ton shall not affect the election of Representatives to
| the 2Sth Congress-
| Mr. LINN, after few Introductory remarks, said
that the bill had assumed party as pect--n fact, it
was party question; and to speak plainly, if the
amendment should be adopted, 1t would give the
| Wings great advantage over the other party as
they had in 1910 He would prefer that the conside
ration of such section should be postponed for two
years, that the people might have time to express
| wise and discreet opinion upon its merits. Missouri
would be of the first States that would elect Re
representatives. by the time that this section, If passed
| would go into operation but she wou elect in the
usual way, and her Representatives would come here
and claim their seats in spite of the law and whether
| his amendment should be adopted or not, he hoped
that some other would be agreed to, for the pur
pose of preventing any unpleasant consequences.
Mr. BAYARD proposed to amend the proyIso of
| the Senator from Missouri, by adding at the close
sin those in which, by the existing laws of any
State, the election is by general ticket"
After some remarks by Messsrs. BAYARD,
| WALKER, CONRAD KING, WILLIAMS, BAR
ROW, ARCHER, LINN, WOODBURY., and POR-
! TER, the question taken on the amendment TO
| the amendment, and II was disagreed to-yeas 10,
nays "a, as follows;
YEAS-Messrs Bagby, Bates Bayard, Berren,
Calhoun, Crafts, Cuthbert, Evans, Fulton, Hender-
son. King, McRoberts, Rives Sewer, Walker, Will
cox, Williams, Woodbury., Young-l9
| NAYS-Messrs, Allen, Archer Barrow, Benton,
Buchanan Clayton, Conrad Graham, Huntington,
| Kerr, Linn Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Porter,
| Preston, Simmons, Smith, of Connecticut, Smith, of
Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon, Tallmadge, White,
| Woodbridge-24
Tue question was taken on the amendment of Mr..
Linn, and it was decided in the afhrmatve-Yeas 90,
| nays %.
Mr. SEWER moved reconsideration of the vote
Just taken, and the motion prevailed, Yeas "a nays
%.
The question was again on agreeing to the amend
ment of Mr.. Linn, and it was decided in the aiirma-
tive, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby Benton, Berren,
Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hen
derson, King, Linn, McRobcrts, Rives Smith, of
Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox,
Williams, Woodbury. Wright, Young-23
| NAYS.-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Bates Bayard,
Clayton, Conrad, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kerr,
Mangum Merrick Miller, Morehead Porter, Pres
ton, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Tall
madge, White, Woodbrdge-22,
MIR. ALLEN moved to strike out the section, as
amended, and on the question being taken, it was de-
cded in the negative-yeas 81 nays 24--as follows
| YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien, Blu
| chanan Calhoun Cuthhprf E,ilton Ltnr I'M, No M