Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07
rMENrY.sryENrm CoNGREss--ea Session
U'cdaeSd"y, Jane J, Isl
IN SENATE


from Amos Kendall Of the city Of Washington, pray.
ing relief from the effect Of judgment OF Sloooo oo
tanned against him By Stockton aud Stokes III conse
ouence Of Official acts done by HIM as fos.masaef ue
neral in refusing 10 pay over TO mem Si~-''"o wv"
allowances which he did not believe they were Gu
t,lled ,o-refred the COMMITTEE on Inc 'uaic'aty
The PRESIDENT pro TEN lad before Tue senate
accommodation from the Treasury Department" cover
;,r statement of the number of clerks IN the several
offices of the Treasury Department, during the year
ISL. and the compensation Of each-made IN com
pance with The act Of Congress, fixing the compensa-
,lon of the different officers OF the Executive Depart
ments-o ordered to lie on the table ana be printed
Mr. YOUNG presented the proceedings OF public
meeting, held IN Morgan county, limos, on Tie SUD-
ect OF the Tariff, OF expenditures, OF pGoNc money
Congressional economy, and short sesSons-whlch
we're referred to the Committee on Retrenchmeht
MIR BAYARD asked that the Senate would take up
for consideration the resolution Cor the appointment OF
q corps of Reporters
Mr. BUCHANAN was afraid that if the resolution
was taken up, 1t might lead TO depate' a"a 'n'elele
with the Apporionment bill
Mr. BAYARD SAID II would not take much Time, al
anr rate. And the resolution WAS taken up and read
Mr. BAYARD said he did not know that II was ne
cessarv 10 say much the resolution, as the sh'lect
was before the Senate ut the last session. was debated
and then received the support OF large nGmnet "i oe
majors it might be apparent to every one tha' " WIS
exceedingly necessary and proper tat he views "he"
are entertained by such body the Senate IN feia
ton to the affairs of the country. and the policy proper
n be pursued TO best preserve the Interests OF Inc cou
,rv should be known; and il was apparent, from Inc
meapre history OF the debates at tins session. mat 'ie
views Of the Senate were not Known senators 81"
often under the necessity Of giving Yates Mhch APP
near on the record do not explain themselves he
resolution, IL would be perceived proposed to employ
= corps of reporters, FIVE number They would not
all be present al the time, but single one wou!d
be in attendance at Il time. Tina; one would perform
the service ot thirty forty minutes, ard retire ''r
the purpose Of writing oct the notes II takes hVe
long 10 write o"t til" matter taken ao"n ID os
bate as does take the notes Therefore, II we"id
be perceived that Of tie five reporters would be al
WAYS prepared to relieve be on duty, ~hetEe. Tie
tine he be duty be twenty or forty minutes Mr.. H.
sad no material alteration would be required IN the ar
ranyemeEt vi the chamber las was thought W'uo u
necessary when the subject p5esentc al !e last
session. as but one reporter wou'G he dur al tiHe
lie could occupy the seat occupied BY The ASSIST
ant door keeper, whore he woud be enabled to near
distinctly every word uttered IN any part OF the hal
Therefore extra expense vas necessary IN making a
d .isrent Advancement &C the hall Tie only eNpense
would b. incurred would be S2Go per week TO pay
the reporters Tire plan con'd be tired TINS session,
and, it found no; TO give satisfaction, they could a'an
don II al the close He had doubt that The plan pro
posed i tried, would be highly acceptable 10 The Sc
nate and to the community. He proposed TO modify
the resolution, 10 require that the publisher Shall
also send 1--WE coDes ct the debates 10 lie olce oil Vlc
Secretary OF the Senate
The resolution was modiEtd accordingly.
The question being the adoption Of the resoIn-
ton
MIR SMITH Of Indiana soid he did not rise 10 debate
tie proposition. lie decidedly opposed TO 1t III
all lis forms and ASKED that the be taken by yeas
and NAYS
Mr. KING was in favor Of The employment of a
corps Of reporters order that The proceedings might
be airly presented the country and ii plan, pro-
perlv natursd attain tina, object, presented, he
would not be opposed 20 il. Bot IL id rot think The
plan now pcscnted would result, TO the satisfaction ut
,he Senate liz lid not think Tie chairman had hNcd
open one which wo"3 p'eNe practicable. In the rs'
tary and IL re s, he individual reer"..-s.
each one ac,iug o7 himself. L would be better tor
urncipal reporter TO tc appointed, With the privilege
OF employing four or five others To be under has super.
vision or MANAGEMENT. The principal reporter should
be an individual IN whom could have tie greatest
confidence The object having corps OF reporters
would be to make the debates pubic: aud 1t no printer
,eoud undertake the publication was proposed IN the
Iesolu.ion the whole object would b" defeated
Mir. BAY\RD wonld remark, IN the first place, IN
rerly TO tne Senator from Alabama, Mir king,J That
there would be Of responsibility on the part OF
the corps because II wos contemplated TO have frn'
cpa reporter whose business It would be 10 ":ero"R
the others iajs of course matter o. detail. lie
had Gonb, the Secretary upon whom wonid devotve
The du:y Of appointing the reporters, would take care
TIA, the whole would be properly conducted
II NIGH; be that he would employ the principal report
m {nnd give the po~pr 10 such reporter to employ INT
rcmainGer,> who woG!G be responsible TO HIM Tor the
conduct OF hts employees 1T would be, a; any rate
an Office Of day aud il such "ere employed should
not prove competent should not give satisfaction
they could lie discharged on the instant. The Secre
sury would be responSib for those e would employ
and would, doubt, employ efficient corps. VIII
iesad 10 The other aer--thc publication OF the de-
ha;rs-,.c Mo..d only say that the committee wouit
not have yeniUftc - report av"raby on the plan, with
cut first ascef;arE TIE tact ,ha; The printers wuu!t
he Willing 10 phli>i. the d.Laes They had made in
nu,ry and It was the plan proposed 10y line editors o
the Globe ;sa the committee had based tier report -
After considering the plan Of these odors tue ccmmi,
tee had come "a The conclusion that IT was the Tee
mode that could be adopted. The expenses winch
would be incurred By putumg II INTO operation woui'
not exceed the saving which lad been made this sss
in the contingent fund
Mr. SMITH Of indiana said he would modify In
motion v way of test vote, he would move 20 lal
the resolution on the table and that demand
ed the yeas and NAYS The yeas and nays ordered
Mr.. BUCHANAN SAID he would vote for The ma
ton 20 lay the resolution on the taee-no because h
opposed 10 The resoutIon but because 1t was III
desire 10 proceed the consideration o the orders
the day.
Mr. KING hoped tho resolution would he passed y,
informally Mr. h said he should vote play II on In
tabe-not because he was opposed to the resolution
hnt because ii wanted moGhC atcn. he question vas
however taken, and the resolution was laid OH the Ia
bic, on yeas and nays by the following vote:
lsas Mes,F- ar". n.slN a,ro~ iaics benton; ml, a
."a" smni Of is Sriasmr surgeon Taln,aJrr Tappan
White, Wilcox. Wo,Ibrd.c, Woodbury. W=s' and iouns-@i
.yays-Me>s!.. Archer n,yar', He;em, Crisnden, Evans
On motion, the Senate then proceeded TO consider
rs IN committee of the whoc,
THE AppO2TloNMENr ELL.
The question pending was the amendment oi ia,
Judiciary Committee proposing 10 strike from the 50
cond section the words brackets, and 10 insert liz
words IN italics, w.
So. Ant be 1t fartt.r tnacttd, That, in ever
case when Stale IS entitled 10 more than Repre-
sentative THE number winch each Sale shall he ca
titled under Ike arpor;ionren shall be elected by dis
,rcts composed Of contiguous territory, eGuni in nuia
Der 10 the number Of Representatives 10 winch SAID State
NAV be enl,led--no one district ecctnr more thar
one Representative, nod Me tcfioa sac state Sa@
uader the ia,cs thore Jc mode by districts, such districts
stall DC composed # contiguous terttory and arh stat
contain represenai1e popn'atoa oq"Gt 10 tic number
achich bgthe ezstine ratto haH be r,4"red for
Ter as nearly mar he. and district stall eiet
7aore than member
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