Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27

of the bill, with the exception OF the amendment =,
the committee, to the second section.
Mr. WALKER moved that the Senate concurin II.
anne ndment of the committee, as follows some ~
dtona representative for each State having frac,;
greater than moiety of the said ratio
Mr.. KING thought that they had better take ,bo
question on the amendments in the order in VIII
they had been reported by the committee, and that ,bs
ought to vote the ratio, without regard to fraction
He would be compelled TO give his vote agains, the b,
believing as he did, that nothing under sixty thouss,d
rs ratio, ought to be thought of. The ratio ouch, IN
be from sixty TO eighty thousand.
MIR. BAYARD was of the opinion that the number
OF Representatives to compose the House should fir,
be fixed and the manner of appor,ionment then ar
ranged and he alluded to the order, in which these
different operations prescribed by the Cons,iiu
ton. lie was in favor of House numbering abon,
two hundred or about seventy-tour thousand as the
ratio and he would move TO amend the bill, so as 10
strike out the number fifty thousand) reported by The
committee, and 10 insert seventy flour thousand SIX
hundred and seven
The CHAIR then decided that Mr.. Walkers mo.
ton was not now n order it would be proper frs,
TO take the question on the first amendment
Mr. BUCHANAN entertained the opinion with The
Senator from Mississippi, that the second amendment,
oueht first to be considered, and
The Senate then decided that the second amendment,
with reference to the fractional representation should
be first taken up for consideration
Mr.. BUCHANAN s1id that he would not dis.
cuss the district part Of the bill "Suicient unto Tie
day is the evil thereof; but this he would say, tha, if
passed as recomme nded BY the committee, the general
ticket system would be inevitable from the impossible
ty OF dividing the large States into single districts He
was decidedly opposed to the amendment 10 represent
fractions and he quoted the veto of Gen. Washington
on the first pportionment BILL in support of his posi-
ton In the meantime, he would express his belief
that the Senate not going to bring the House from
two hundred and fortytwo up three hundred and six
representatives
Mr. WALKER replied, in defence Of the position
which he had taken in favor of fractional representa-
ton.
Mr.. WOODBURY. agreed with the Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA as the unconstitutonay of the amend
ment under consideration. There was no reason why,
if fraction amounting to more than moiety should be
represented, why fraction amounting to quarter
or eighth, should not also be proporonaby repre-
sented; and that impossible. There most be
common divsor, and such could not be adapted TO
fractional remainder
Mr. WRIGHT would vote against the amendment,
Notwithstanding the State which he, in part represented
would thereby gain an additional Representative If
the present Congress had right to complain to-day,
had the Congress of 92 which passed the frs, Appor.
TONNE Mt bill but did provide for the representation
Of fractions He then showed that the inequality which
the small States suffered, having large fractions
more than compensated by their comparative rePresen
.ation in the Senate.
II.
provided that Representatives and direct taxes shall he
.pporoned among the several States according to Their
respective plumbers, representation should be brought
Is near as possible to The people.
MIR. WALKER and Mr.. BAYARD made some fer.
her remarks; and
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole, with MIR. Underwood in the Chair, and took up
The bill making appropriations for the support OF tie
Army and Of the Military Academy. The first item
approprates 81 ,477,7O0 for the pay of the Army Mr.
Cave Johnson offered amendment providing that no
part OF this appropriation should be expended for the pay
Of any officers soldiers hereafter appointed or enlist
3D. and that the army should be reduced to the number
of FIVE thousand men. AT the suggestion of Mr. Adams,
The number OF 5000 substituted for 5000, so that
The Army might accord with that established by
the law of 1921. On this amendment long aud de-
sultory debate arose. In the discussion Nlessrs Ward
Fillmore, Cave Johnson, VIM. Cost Johnson, Black,
Granger, &c, participated.
1t was contended on one side, that the proper course
10 establish reduction in the numbers of the Army,
would be 10 introduce special bill for that purpose,
and that the reduction at the present crisis Of To-
reign relations would be mpolitic On the other SIDE,
that the necessity for SO large number Of troops does
not exist any longer that the state OF The Treasury
making appropriations, should be regarded; that the
militia must be the main dependence in case OF foreign
war &C. An animated war Of argument between
Of Of the U. S. troops in Georgia, formed Por-
ton of the debate, which afterwards continued by
Messrs. Thompson, of Indiana, Campbell, Of Tennes.
see, Mckay, sc.
Alter few further remarks, Mr.. Mex. gave way TO
Mr. WELLER, who moved that the committee rise;
which was carried.
Mr. ADAMS moved 70 discharge the Committee Of
the Whole from the bill providing indemnity for French
spoations prior to ls00 but was objected TO by Mess
Cave Johnson and Profit, and the motion not put
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON offered resolution calling
On the Secretary of War for information relative 10 the
disbursement OF the appropriation, under the Cd March,
la4l for defrayng certain Indian expenditures; which
was adopted.
On motion by Mr.. UNDERWOOD, the bill for the
benefit Of The clergy of the District Of Columbia and
the bill abolish Imprisonment for debt except in the
case of fraud in the District of Columbia seye
rally read twice, and referred.
Mr.. CROSS offered a resolution, directing the Com.
mittee Foreign Affairs to inquire into the expect.
ency Of making appropriation for running and mark:
ing the line of demarcation between the territory OF
the u States and the Republic of Texas; which was
adopted.
On motion Of MIR. w. w. IRWIN, he was excused
from serving the select committee raised TO inquire
into the Of the dismissal of clerk in the Pension
Office.
On motion of Mr.. WELLER, the House adjourned
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