The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-28

rate OF duties produces great deal OF snug
Cling, and therefore desire that a home valua-
lion or a specific duty may be imposed on walcl.-
es, and that the duty on jewellery may be but
ten per cent, on diamonds one per cent and
on other precious stones five per cent.
On the motion of Mr.. LINN, it was resolved dat
there be transmitted to the States and Territor es
three copies Of the documents, on hand, in rcla
ton TO the public lands heretofore printed by order Of
the Senate.
The bill from the ii. use to extend the collection
district OF Wlscasset Maine, read twice ane re-
f rred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. EVANS, from the Comm ttee on Finance, re-
ported the blll making appropriation for the navy Tor
tie year 1872 with amendments
The App.rtl nmen bill was then taken up--ihe
question being the motion of Mr.. PRE>roN 10 in
sert 2OOO as the ratio OF representation.
Mr. McROBERTS gave his reasons why he pre-
erred 5000 as the ratio OF repre- entation which
would give House of two hundred and twenty four
members.
Mr. BENTON, the question being, he
marked, whether the House was to BE- large or
small body was free 10 declare his opinion in favor of
numerous representation, because he conceived That
liberty was safest in large body; and, If they re-
ductd the present number the popular will must con
sequently be proportlonalely unrepresented lie was
for sending back to the House the same number as
the ratio $50 l79) which that body had sent TO the Sc
nate
MI. ARCHER argued that the degradation Of the
most popular branch fatal to freedom and the ef-
feet o. large representation must be inevitable to that
degradation.
MIR. WRIGHT said that what the medium be-
tween large and that for small representation
ought TO be, he did know, nor had he formed any
opinion, but he thought that ihe House the pro-
per body to consider and determine the question as y
preference between the two bodies and he would
vote against every proposition To reduce the number
of REPRESENTATIVES. beoly what Il WA "a the
time.
Mr., CALHOUN would be ndisposed TO disturb
the ratio proposed by the House, if he thought that
all satisfied with it but he entertained contra
ry opinion If another ratio should be substituted by
the Senate and sent to the House, and that body
should insist on It's own, he would be Opposed to re-
spect its adherence
Mr., RlVES maintained that The House during
the last eight ten years, had fallen into dscredit,
and this TO be traced altogether to the unweldi-
ness OF The body To remedy the EVIL the number OF
the House must be brought back to what II was be-
fore the increase OF the Of $780, which he be-
lleved, was two hundred and twelve.
After an interchange of remarks between Mir.
RlVES and Mr., WOODBURY., as. to the views OF
Mr. Madison in relation to large number of Repre-
sentatives-
Mr.. CUTElBERT said that he would vote against
the amendment Of the Senator from South Carolina
(Mr. Piestun) without having any determination to
go as low as The ratio PROF. osed by the bill as It came
from the House; but he would prefer ratio of
o2,OO0, which would give two hunded and forty -tour
members.
Mr.. BUCHANAN replied to Messrg. Wright and
Calhoun, and protested against the Senate acting IN
this matter in conseq of any thing which the
House has done will do. He thought that they
ought TO act not only independently, but without
bringing into view The opinions of the other House
Mr. WRIGHT explained, and said that he had
only stated his own principles of action; and he hai
admitted, over and over again. that the Senate had
perfect right to act rrespecvely of the other body
Mr.. ALLEN remarked that the protest Of the SEN
.ator from Pennsylvania induced him rise and say
that the House should have preponderatlng infu
ence IN its own organization; and he also protested
against Of the sentiments which had been utter
ed the side Of those who advocated reduction OF
the members OF the House.
He then continued his remarks in favor of an ex-
tended representation in the of which he de-
cared his preference for House of ten thousand
members TO reduction of the present number to two
hundred. .
The question as'taken on the amendment to fill
the blank with 90 600 and it decided in the mega
tive-ycas 10, nays SO.
The questl n was taken on the amendment of Mr..
SEWER to fill the blank with II 600 and It wa. de-
cded in the negatve-yeas ~ nays a.
The amendment: proposed by Mr.. Whe-76I0 900 :.
was disagreed to-
The proposition of Mr.. 5000-was re-
jected by vote of 10 to 80.
The quest on'w taken on filling the blank with
1900 and il decided in the negatiVe--yeas u,
nays "a
rhe proposition of Mr. Fulton-14 ,39l was re-
jectel-yeas % nays %
The question was taken on filling the blank with
72,354 proposed by Mr. Mcrrick and it was decided
in the negative-yeas D, nays "a.
The amendment of Mr. Barrow fixing the ratosd
II 1851, was agreed to--yeas 25, nays II.
Mr.. WALKER moved reconsideration Of the
vote Just taken, and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. BARROW withdrew his amendment, and
MIR. WALKER proposed 7l,l43 as the ratio OF re-
presentations
Without taking the question, the Senate, at five
O'Clock, adjourned until Monday next