Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
There has been protractcd and interesting debate
m the bill from the House Of Representatives experiencing
r,oresentation under the late Census-in which many
Senators participated. The ratio fixed Us the House
fn.l7ql was stricken oui--aud various propositions
were made to fill the blank thereby created Mr. Pres
,en proposed 92.noo; Nj. SEWER - 900; Mr. White
76ooo; Mr.. Bagby 5000; Mr.. Futon 1881; Nj
Merrieh i2,35t Mr.. Crafts u Goo Mr.. Burhauan -
ESQ Mr. King, $4,000; MIR. Evans G6O00; Mr. Ora
ham G5,5o0; Mr.. Talhnadgc G2.519; Mr. Williams
j2 800 Mr.. Miller G2,0CO; Mr., Young % 500 MIR
Woodbury. 56,7t6; Nj Wilcox jG,GiS; MIR. Kerr 81,
3Gj and Mr.. Porter j3,0lO. Mr.. Ca lhoun WAS dcci
icdy in favor OF large rato Mr. Benton in favor Of
nall ONE Mr.. Archer and MIR. Rivrs concurrcd with
Mr. Calhoun the former, however. being in favor OF
larger ratio than the latter. On the motion fiji with
5000, the vote stood, yeas 10, nays 36as follows:
YE,s-Messrs. Archer Bayard, Calhoun. CLAYTON,
Evans Mapsnni, Preston Sturgeon, Tallmadgr, aud
Whic-lO
Nws-M 'ssrs Allen, Barrow, Bates, Bcaon, Bcr-
rien, Buchanan, Ch1ate. Conrad Crafts Criitrulrn,
Gutfberi. Fulton, Graham, Henderson. llunun1toa,
Kerr, kiag. Lnn, Nclt1ber Mcrrick. Miller More
head, Porter. RTts, SEWER, Simmons. Smith Of Con
nectirnt. Smith Of Indiana, Spraguc, Iappan, Walk
er Wilcox, W llans, Woodbury., Wright and louag
20
For = ,o0o yeas y, nays 3i-yotc as above except
,'ai Messfs. Fulton and Sewer voted in the aGirna-
two.
For ,6,Gqo--dsagrecd to without a count.
For i5,o90--yeas lG. nays 30-Nl,ssrs. Bcrricn,
Conrad. GRAHAM and King now voting in the aiiiraa-
tive.
For ,6o7-yeas 81 nays 24-AIcssrs buchanan.
Linn McRpierls, Merrch and R.v,s votn. in the
affirmative.
For II ,39l; yeas -. nays 23-Nr. Henderson nov
voting III the affirmative.
For 12,35i; yeas p, nays 81, Mir Gratis now voting
in the affirmative, and Messs Linn and Conrad IN TIE
negative.
Mr. Barrow then proposed TO fill the blank vita ~,
257, wlleh agreed to---uy,s p. noes 2l-as fol
lows
lEAS-Mcssrs Archer, Barrow. Dayard. Bcrrien.
Buchanan, Calhoun, Cayto Conrad. Crafts, Cml-
bert Evans, Fulton, Graham, lIeudcrsun. Linn, Me
Il berts Mangnm. Mrrrick. Preston Rlvcs. Sewer
sturgeon, aralmalge, Walker. and " hle--=5
NANS-Nessr,. Alcn, Bates, Benton. Chcatc,
Chtendcu. Huntington. kcrr. King, Miller. Nuruhcad.
Porter. S.nmons Smith Of Connecticut. Smith ul Iud
ana Spn4ne. Japan, Wilcox, VI !ihaue, Woodbury..
Wright, and loun5-2l.
It is gratifying TO t!at there was party feeling
IN AiS vote.
The House Of Il proscatatycs Las been principally On
gagged on the Army Appropriation Bill, which WAS sill
unfinished last dates.
Wore Rst1cncLmcrt-in addition 10 the R,lor, of
Mr.. Gilmer, which las excited 50 many compliments
from the Locos. perceive that Mir. M,riwcth,r Of
Geo. has reported several bills from the couilnttrc on
Public Expenditures. having for their object REDl {
TlON IN ALI. THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE
Pl BLlC SERVICE. To this gratifying fact we
would invite the special atition Vi our Loco i'oo
friends. who haze ecn mancstly much dissatisfied at
the fixture of the Wings redeem their plclps on hi,
head, betore Hcyhad tuc 10 iok 0c:,acy into the s,b
.jeet.One Of tic bills reported by Nr. Merriwellar
proposes reduction 81 - per in the pas Of all of
leeTs OF Tie federal glycmmen-anuI,r proposes 4
reduction both in the Army and the Navy and Tia, sl
rics paid the officers Of each. The bills were al re-
1crfed II the committee Of the whulc.
"a much fr Ret,cnchmcnt New fr Reto,7a'- Mr.
Hall, from the select committee cNn sod a n, G,li Us
transaction. by Which the Commercial Bank Of Boston
-one Of Gen. Jaekson's pcishad d,rauded the Gov
eminent out Of $50 0U By substituting property worth
only lo'f)o Ir other property worth SIGO0JOl Th,
committee was authorized 10 send for persons and papor,
There is ron, it Will be seem for rctr as well s re
trrachm.d And aefre the Wings get through, unless
we ara much mistaken, the Enquirer and its conc,c-
rates who have beea the adcrs and abcers If the niqui
tes Of the last twelve years, will wish that the Wing
pledges hal remained unrcdccmcd But there will be
no such good luck for them. The revelations will he
lns,e-and IT, when they shall be exposed the people
are willing to restore to power the by whom they
Were Perpeiraed, aad whom, upon mere suspicion of
guilt they expelled from onie, the :aull well as the
misfortune will hc then s.
On Saturday last various interesting Reports from
asonnees were laid upon the table. accompanied ly
sninhle blis,--amoug them from Tie committee Of
eo''nefee upon the lr"lrcy oi enforcing reciprocity in
"nr c'nl'rria relations with foreign powers and cspa
eaiy as to the fireiy Of lhc lncrpoon Of Coagrcs.
10 procure the ram'a Of the restrictions Of rrcign IA
tons upon the introduction of tobacco into their parts
report i'om tie rcr, Any othc Treasury upon the SUI
Jee' othe Ioacco trade and the products consumption
and export 81 The arlica, said to cnbody good deal o.
valuable statistical intorniton was laid On thctllc and
ordered to be printed
.Ntr -Resumption-.l .Nob.
lie rssl n?ioa Of specie payments by the Bl1hS Of
Ne" Orleans Is nlw c)npc,a-ato Of them having come
lno the arrange aea An incoasidcrabIc made
nntln the lpd thp( Banl.