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

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1912.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION,


SENATE OF IHE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1912.
APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
This Bill was called up on motion Of Mr..
Buchanan, OF Penn, who moved TO post
pone the previous orders. The motion
prevailed, and the Bill! was brought for
ward in Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Berrien, of Georgia, having charge
of the Bill, said he was too much indis-
posed 20 enter largely into the subject, bul
he would do as well as he was able
Mr.. B. said he preferred to have a large
ratio Of representation, bu, as the ratio
was matter which belonged exclusively
20 the House or nearly SO, the Committee
thought il should BE- left to the House,
The report of the Committee conlormed
substantially to the Bill of the House. -
Thirteen representatives had been added
to the 306 agreed upon by the House one
in each OF the following States
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Yer
mont, New York, Delaware, Maryland,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, MississIp.
pi, Indiana, Illinois and Arkansas.
The District amendment was then ex-
plained-a matter made necessary from
its complicated character. Ii provides,
in a few words, that the States shall elect
by Districts, under the laws thereof, and
that such Districts shall be composed of
contiguous territory, and each shall con
tain Representative population equal TO
the ratio, and no District have more than
one Representative.
The Bill was debated at considerable
length pro. and con. and in reference to
all its provisions.
Mr.. Walker, Of Miss. commenced the
discussion in quite an attack upon the
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Cri,.enden, per contra, favored the
House provision by which States were re.
quired to adopt the District system. The
provision in the House Bill was defend, d
IN short but very able speech.
MIR. Buchanan argued that the frnc
tional provision in the Bill before the ST.
nate was unconstitutional. To sustain
his opinion he referred to the first speech
of Washington which was upon the Ap.
portionment.
Mr.. Crittendcn made good argument
to prove that thc,e was no parallel in the
Bills or the cases. They were very DIFF.
ferent.
The discussion was continued to late
hour by Messrs. Wright, Bayard, Wood.
bury, Walker, King and others.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE ARMY BILL.
The Bill having been read through in
the whole last evening, was read in de.
tail to day.
Mr.. Fillmore-nquiry having been
made by several members stated that
the Bill appropriated in the whole. about
six millions and three hundred thousand
dollars. This was for the army, and
$l33, 900 was for the Military Academy.
Mr.. Cave Johnson, Of Tenn, moved TO
reduce the appropriation for the Army
100000, as The sum was increased n
bout the amount over the past year.
Mr.. Fillmore stated that the causes OF
the increase in detail, and by calling for
the reading Of the estimates from the
Heads Of the Bureaus in the War Depart
ment.
Mr.. Smith, OF Virginia, protested not
10 have information enough to vote in de.
tail. He was for more light, seemed to
DO in cloud of darkness, and was for
having some of the written information
with the committee OF ways and means
printed, in order to scatter the light in the
surrounding darkness.
Mr.. Merriweather, Of Georgia, was for
diving at the root of the evil, and in the
form Of a provlso to suspend the Act OF
Congress for "ls3S authorizing the in
crease of the Army, and to make The Ar
my what it was by reducing the standard
to what it was in 1887, and to discharge
the number added to the Army in 1888
after 80 days. notice."
Mr.. Pendletor, Of Ohio, was in favor
of acting upon this subject directly. II
the army was too large, reduce II by law
and not in the form Of General Appro-
pration Bill. After brief debate, rath-
err ola conversational than legislative char
acter, the proposition assumed a new form
in consequence Of some remarks made by
Mr.. Adams. and which always have their
effect. He stated that for two months
past he had a Resolution in his possession
which proposed instructions TO the coin.
mittee on Military Affairs to report in ia
vof0f reducing the Army to the standard
of 1921.
He had not offered this Resolution be.
cause he knew it could not be entertained
by general consent, and because he was
opposed to moving suspension of the
Rules. He regarded the consumption Of
time as wrong when nothing was to be
gained by ii.
Mr.. Adams in the course Of his remarks
expressed the greatest apprehension at
the increase of the Army, and considered
that il was msch too large.
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson, of Maryland,
Mr.. Fillmore, of New York and MIR.
Handy, Of N. u, spoke each briefly and
ably in opposition to the proposition oil
Mr.. Adams, which had been accepted oy
Mr.. Johnscn, of Tenn, as al amendment