The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-11

finally disposed of in the House until the close OF the
next week He therefore begged The Senate, and he
would beg the House if he had the power TO DO So
not 10 delay the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. ARCHER said that if the Senator would IN
duce his Denoc ac friends Ia take the question: tins
the Whgl side OF the house would acquiesce
tCiies Of agreed agreedl"I
MIR. CUTHBERT submitted few remarks and
the vote on the amendment then reconsidered-
yeas 25, nays 20, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Conrad Crafts, Evans, Graham, Henderson,
Kerr Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps
Porter Preston Rives, Simmons, Smith, OF Indiana,
Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and Woodbridge.25
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berren'
Buchanan Cuthburt, Fulton, King, Linn, Mchooerts,
Smith, of Connecticut, Sewer, Sturgeon, Iappah,
Walker Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, ana
Young-20
SO the vote was reconsidered; and the question re-
CURED on agreeing to the amendment when
Mr.. KING moved to amend by striking OUT the
proyiso, and inserting Propided That each district
snail, in no case, contain number OF persons EMU
tied TO representation exceeding the ratio as hxed by
this bill, five thousand but he withdrew the amend
ment, and accepted of suggested by Mr.. w ood-
bury to come in after the provso as follows; not
differing in any case more than five thousand"
The question was taken on the amendment 10 the
proviso, and il disagreed to-feas IL, nays ~,
follows
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien ;
Buchanan, Cuthbert Fulton, King, Linn, Mchooer's,
Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, walker
Wilcox, Williams Woodbury., Wright, and Young
10.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer Barrow Bates Bayard,
Choate Conrad Crafts, Evans, Graham, Kerr, Man
gum, Merrick Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter,
Preston Riyes Simmons Smith, of Indiana, sprague'
Tallmadge, White, and Woodbrdge-24
Mr. TAPPAN moved to amend the provso oy ad-
ding " not in any than 10000" This was
disagreed to-yeas 10, nays 20.
Mr. BENTON moved to amend by adding to the
proviso, g not in any case more than 24OOO; ana
the amendment agreed to by vote of % to. 10.
The question was then stated on agreeing 70 the
proyiso, as amended and on the yeas and nays peng
taken it was decided in the negative, as follows
YEAS essrs Allen, Bagby, Benton, Be esasa
Buchanan, Cuthbert, Fulton, King, Linn, McKoberts'
Smith of Ct, Sturgeon, TapPan Walker, WILCOX
Williams, Woodbury., Wright, and Young-l9.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham, Kerr Man
gum, Merrck, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter,
Preston, Rves, Simmons, Smith of la, Sprague'
Tallmadge, White Woodbridge-24.
Mr.. WALKER submitted the following as an
amendment to the second section, viz
Provided That so much Of this act as directs Inc
State Legislatures to divide their respective States
into districts, shall be regarded directory only,
Congress not assuming the over, to instruct tue
State Legislatures.
| And, on the question being taken, the amendment
was disagreed to-yeas 10, nays IS, as follows;
iGho-NessIs' f1lIeii, DuRpyi DS.'to"'
Buchanan, Cuhbert, Fulton, King Linn, Mcho-
! belts, Smith of Connecticut Sturgeon, laPPan,
Walker Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., wright
| Young-l9.
| NAYS.-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, bayard
Choate Conrad, Crafts, Evans, Graham Hunting
| ton, Kerr Mangum, Merrick Miller, Morehead,
Phelps, Porter, Preston, Rves, Simmons, Smith OF
Indiana, Sprague, Tamadge, White, Woodbndge-
/ %.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to strike out all after the
words Sec. 2. And" in the second section
| The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted
yeas 10, nays "a.
| The question was then taken ordering the
amendments to be engrossed and the bill read thrd
| time, and was decided in the affirmative
| And on the question, Shall he bill pass
| Mr. WALKER called for the yeas and nays, when
were ordered and were--yeas 25, nays IS, as follows
! YEAS-Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Conrad Crafts, Evans, Graham, Hunung-
ton, Kerr, Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Morehead'
| Phelps Porter Preston Simmons, Smith, OF Indiana
Sprague, Sturgeon TalImadge White, Woodbridge
-25
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Berrien,
| Buchanan, Cuthbert, Fulton King, Linn, McKo-
terts Rives, Smith, Of Connecticut, TapPan, Walk
er, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright, Young
/ 10,
So the Apportonment bill was passed, and order
| ed to be sent to the House. and then
/ The Senate, at quarter past o'clock, r. M, ad'
journed until Monday next