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gmentp-seoenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE,
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1912.

Mr.. BENTON, after few predatory remarks,
submitted the following resolution which lies over
until tomorrow, viz
Resolved, That the President of the United States
be requested to communicate to the Senate all the
information, If any, which may be IN the ucne,a
Land Office, mputing improper conduct IN the he,
gster's Office, to ~ P. Taylor present Register ana
former clerk in the land office at ST LOUIS
TIA ApPoRTloNMENT BILL.
A message was received from the House OF hepre,
sentatyes Informing the Senate that they had passed
the bill providing for the apportonment OF repre-
sentayes among the several States according TO the
sixth census and which is as follows
| AN ACT for the apportionment of Representatives
among the several States according to the sixth
census.
Bet enacted BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes Of the Ut.ted States Of America IN Com
gress assem- bled That from and after the third day
Of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty
three, the House Of Representatives shall be COM
posed of members elected agreeably to ratio OF one
Representative for every fifty thousand one hundred
and seventynine persons in each State computed ac
cording to the rule prescribed by the Constitution OF
the United States that is to say Within the State
of Name ten within the State of New Hampshire,
five; within the State of Massachusetts, fourteen
within the State of Rhode Island, two within the
State Of Connecticut six within the State OF YER
| mont FIVE within the State of New York, forty
eight; within the State of New Jersey seven with
| in the State of Pennsylvania, thrty-iour within the
State of Delaware, one within the State oil Mary
| land eight; within the State of Virginia, twenty
| one; within the State of North Carolina, thirteen
within the State of South Carolina, nine; within the
State of Georgia, eleven; within the State OF Ala
bama, nine within the State OF Mississippi, five;
within the State of louisiana i've: within the state
of Tennessee fifteen; within the State Of Kentucky
fourteen within the State of Ohio, thirty within the
State Of Indiana thirteen within the State OF Lii
nois, nine within the State of Missouri, seven;
within the State of Arkansas, one and within the
State of Michigan, four.
| Sec. 2 And be ii further enacted, That in every
case when State is entitled to than one Repre-
sentative the number to which each State shall be
entitled under this apporonment shall be elected
by dis riots composed OF contiguous territory equal ~
number to the number of Representatives 10 which
said S! ate may be entitled, no one district electng
more than one Representative,
| Mr. ALLEN moved that the bill be made the or
der of the day for tomorrow and, the question be-
| ing taken, the motion disagreed to-yeas 10,
| nays 81 as follows:
| YEAS-Messrs Alien Bates, Bayard Benton, Blu
chanan, Calhoun, Clayton Linn, MeRoberts. Porter
| Smith, of Connecticut Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox
| Williams Woodbury., Wright, and Young-lS.
/ NAYS-Messis Archer Bagby, Berrien, Choate,
Conrad Cuthbert Evans, Fulton, Graham, Hender
son, Huntington, Merrck, Miller, Moiehead, Riyes
| Sewer Simmons, Smith, of Indiana Sprague, Walk
| err and w oodbridge2l
On the motion Of Mr.. WALKER the bill
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
THE APPROPRIATION BILL,
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
penses of the Government, for the year lS4l.
i The question pending was on the amendment Of
Mr.. WOODBURY. to the clause aPproprlating $4,000
for deaying the contingent expenses of foreign in
tercourse, adding proviso that part of this appro
priaton be applied, after the first of July next to the
payment of special agents abroad, appointed without
the consent OF the Senate, without the authority of
Congress, for compensation to agents pponted to
| receive or transmit dispatches.
| A fter some remarks by Messrs. EVANS, WOOD
BURY. PRESTON, BUCHANAN, RlVES,
TAPPAN, MOREHEAD, WALKER, and
WRIGHT.
much OF the amendment provides thae no
part of the appropriation shall be applied, after the
first of July next, to the payment Of special agents
abroad appointed without the consent Of the Senate
or authority Of Congress but the amendment to the
amendment was relscisseef ,aAvu on the amendment,
and it disagreed to-Yeas Is, nays 25, as fol-
lows
4 YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Calhoun,
Cuthbert, Fulton, McRobers, Sewer, Smith, of Con
necticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wilcox Woodbury.,
Wright and Young-l5.
i NAYS-Messrs Bates, Bayard Beuien, Buchan.
an Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Evans, Graham, Hen
deIson Huntington Merrick, Miller, Morehead,
Phelps Porter, Preston, Rves, Simmons, Smith, of
Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, Walker, White and
| Woodbudgs-25
The amendments agreed to in Committee, with the
exception of that making appropriation for distribute
ing the returns of the Sixth Census and Compendium,
were concurred in by the Senate.
/ Mr., WRIGHT submitted an amendment that no
| district attorney or marshal shall pe allowed by the
Secretary of the Treasury to retain of the fees and
elouments OF his office, for his personal COM
pensation, over and above his necessary office ex-
ha iitr1 ,pI nv,
i Counting officers Of the Treasury sum not ex-
ceeding six thousand dollars year. and at and
after that rate for such time he shall hold the
office; and that no clerk OF district court clerk
Of circuit court, shall be allowed to retain of the
fees and emouments Of his office or offices, in case
both Of the clerkships shall be held by the per-
son. for his own personal compensation, and above
the necessary expenses of his office, not exceed
ing four thousand five hundred dollars per year. All
surplus fees, Il csc respective amounts, to be paid
| into the Treasury of the United States.
After debate, the amendment was agreed to by the
following vote, viz
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Bayard,
Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Cuthberi Fulton,
King, Linn, McRobers, Merrick Phelps, Rlves,
Sewer, Smith, of Conn, Tallmadge Tappan, viii
cox, Williams, Woodbury., Wright and Young-24
| NAYS-Messrs. Bates, BerrIen, CLoate, Conrad,
| Crafts, Crtenden, Evans Graham, Henderson, Hun
tington Mangum, Miller Morehead, Porter, Pres
ton, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Wood
bridge-l9
Mr.. BUCHANAN submitted an amendment,
which was agreed to- that part Of the $30, 600 for
defrayng the contingent expenses of foreign inter
course shall be applied, after the first of July next,
for compensation to diplomatic agents appointed with
out consent Of the Senate any act Of Congress au
thorzing it, for receiving and transmitting dispatches
The bill was then read third me and passed
and
The Senate adjourned