Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-30

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IN TIE llOUSE-TIlURSDAY.


MIR STANLY, from the Committee on Public
expenditures submitted Mr. PoiodexIer's repor: on
the New York Custom House Investigation, which
was 'ald on the table and ordered to be printed.
MR. EVERETT moved to take the Appor,ion-
"ae"' o''' OUT OF Committee tomorrow a, twelve
o'clock.
MIR CUSHING said. that to morrow being Fri.
day, the resolution would interfere with priva,e
oI''s he therefore moved to amend by substituting
Mordiy.
MIR EVERETT called the previous question.
MIR MCCLELLAN moved to lay the resolu,ior
on the table, and asked the yeas and nnys. which
were taken, and his motion prevailed by 7s TO e.
MIR ). THOMPSON presented memorial from
citizens OF Allegheny county, Md. prayng for n
surrender OF U. S. stock in the Chesapeake md
Ohio canal 10 the State OF Md.-whicb wa. laid On
the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. CUSHING, from the Committee on FOREIGN
relations, moved the printing OF 10000 ex,r. 60.
pses oil the report OF this committee on the subiec,
OF our colonial trade with Great Britain
MIR ADAMS moved TO amend by subs,i,,,;,,
5,Ouo' which, on division; was rejected
The yeas and nays were then called on IN. 70.
solution, which was passed uffirmatively by ayes
81 to noes6l ~ "'''
MIR CARY, OF Virginia, submitted ,e.oI,,;or
that. on and after the ID day Of Nav the Uomss
shall take recess from until half pist ; O'Clock
when they VIII again meet TO transact business
MIR ENEtETT objected TO the considerator.
whereupon Mr. Z. moved TO suspend the rues ,n3
asked the yeas and nlvs. which tein, or,letcJ
resulted IN ayes 81, noes ss-thus, the r,soIr,on
was lost. ''''"''O"
APPORTIONMENr BILL.
Mr. EVERETT then moved that the Uous. 70.
soNe iseh INTO Committee Of the Whole on the
state OF the Union, ard Mr. Allen, II Maine was
called TO the chair. was
MIR KENNEDY, of Indiana took the 1oor anil
spoke for abou, half hour in opposi,ion To tho
amendment Of Mr. Halsted. rs modified bv Mr.
C"mpoe', IN reference TO the manner OF choosing
Representatives. Mr. X. thought that # ConO,c,e
desired TO bring about dissolution Of III, Union !,
could hnd no speedier means Of ,fTecling such an
OBJECT lhn 10y interfering with the States To dictate
- them IN what manner they should choos, their
Representatives.
MIR PAYNE, of Alabama, took the same v;o,vs
aud spike warmly IN iaSor OF the general tieke,
system.
MIR BERNARD, Of New York. ,,g,,.a =,
length upon the existence of the powcr IN he ,|on
suluton To control the subject Of elections and tic
pfoPUetV oi exercising It TO bring about the disrc,
system Of representation; he Guo,ed i, answer n
ms colleague tMr Floyd the debate ,on,emporone
Gus with the adoption Of the Constitution and NOV
ed That when the Constitution was rst6. ,bi.
power was distinctly understood to he embraced in
| its provisions. ~' ~
MIR CLIFFORD, in n speech Of con,iJe,,b-s
lensth, recognised the existence OF the mower in
INC Constitution, but deemed ITS exercise rs some.
ihins only TO be tcsoried to in case Of necessity
| Mr. w. c. JOHNSON obtained the Aoor n. r;
when The committee rose and reported progress.
The House passel two resolutions, tbut amids
sucn CONFUSION that we did not catch their pnrport,
and then adjourned.