New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-05
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
Editorial Correspondence.
WAstttNcToS The


coming to issue Mr.. AIHERIos of y. II. ma. Just
concluded ayehement harangne against the District
amendment and MIR. S. II. BUTLER Of S C. is now
speaking in reply. Tie is LocO-Foco, and states
that but two or three Of his party will vote with
him. but he insists that it is the fair thing-that il
is the true State Rights doouine-and that to
leave the States nj liberty TO adopt the General
Tickle, System is to give the large States power to
overwhclm the SMALLER and virtually to consolidate
the Government
? o'clock ,tfikes and the Chairman's hammer
Stops the argumen, of the Carolinan. The Com
mittee of the Whole proceeds to vote, first on Mr..
Colquiit amendment, providing that the state Of
Georgia be exempted from the operation Of this
provision. Rejected Next, LocoFo co moved
that no State be required to divide Comfy, but
may add another to it if necessary tc constitute
even District elccting than one Member
Rejected. Next, the great District amend
ment. Carried, in Committee. Ayes, N,nety
free; Noes, Ninety-tFo. The question came
up on Mr.. Everett's amendment, proposing that
the Rattle be $4,000. and that major fractions be
represented. Without taking the question On this.
lit being ruled out Of order al this time) the Com
mittee rose and reported the bill to the House (ths
Ratio being 50,l79)
The bill having been read
Various point. OF order were started as to the
situation Of the bill, the effect of amendments in
Committee, and the question next in order the
Speaker decided that Mr. Everetts amendment
was not in order, conflicting with an amend
rseni adopted by the Committee. and q. having
been itself rejected by the Committee. An appeal
from this decision was taken, and carried AYES
IS; Noes "A.
Mr.. EVERETT of Vt. moved to change the
Ratio to 0,680. The Chair decided that this
was out of order. An appeal was taken, and over
ruled as having been Just in substance laid on the
table.
Mr.. THOMPSON of la. argued against this deci-
sion, and Mr. WISE moved the Previous Question
on the Appeal, and asked the Yeas and Nays
Ordered. The decision Of the Chair was mega
lived: Yeas Sc; Nays 100. SO tho decision of
the Chair overruled.
The Previous Question on the bill and amend
ments was now called, and the Main Question or
dersd, by decided vote.
The frs, question being on striking out the Ratio
Of 50.l79 and inserting 10000, the vote stood
Yeas 76 Nays 1913.
The question REQUIRED on the first amend
ment proposed by the Committee of the Whole,
fixing the Ratio at 5O,l79, which was earned:
Yeas One Hundred and Twenty,fce; Nays
S,renty.fpe.
The question REQUIRED on the amendment OF
the Committee of the Whole, providing that the
States shall be divided into single Districts for
the choice of Members of Congress, which was
adopted by Yeas, One Hundred and One; Nays,
Ninety-nne-as follows
YEAs-Adams Alien, L. W. Andrews S. J. Andrews,
Arnold Aycrgg Babcock Baker, Barnard, Barton, Birds
Il BSsn j. sfoSn $ b B.tir, Calhoun, J: car'rssH'
Nm. B Campbell, 7. }, Campbell Csruther Casey, j. G.
,sS crsnisc. I DAVIS, DeS.rry. j. Edwards Everett
Fillmore Eo,ler G w g. Goods sor Sr- M"@
son Hunt J. r. Ingersoll irwin James, VIM. &. Johnson,
JP Kennedy, Lane, Linn 5. Mason, Mashioi, Maoehs'
eli, Ramsey b. Randall, Randolph Rayner, Rsgway, Rod
Sey, VIM Russell ) NJ Russell saltons'sll, shePPerd-
ns A. II. H. Stuart J. T Stuart, Summers, Tsiaerro, j.
,: Thompson; Z: "; Thompson ToIana, TomIns9n TIP.
T. W. Williams, Winthrop. Yorke, A. Young 3D. Young-lOl
Yeas 98 Wings Gin Roman,) Loces (n HaAc)
and Tyler man, Tin SMALL CAPITALIST
NYS-Arington, Aiher,on Beeson, Bidlask, BOVINE,
Boyd Brewster, A. " Brown, C. Brown. I'm, BaiIer, WIN
Ear Clifford, Coles Coqu,. A. Cooper, Gross, Daniel,
Da'. Dawson Doan Eastman, J. G. Edwards, ~
Casts Go.sa, Va Goode, &C Gordon, Cuisine Ha5'
S.'an Harms, Hastings Nays Holmes Hopkins, Ii9aek'
IOtOSn W. Jones. kem 4 Kennedy; Lewis, AMeGleI-
n Mcclellan, Mckay. Mekton, saIchand, a Mar
rs yShn Mason Mathews Medl Mep,,sttae' Miller
pTt PRoFFIr Rsad, Reding, Ro.oher RigGs Rogers
kosve. Sanford, Saunders, Shaw, SHEDS, VIM smith
ssmisr sweeney 7.nmsaa.t, Turney, L .de,wo9u, o1I'
ao,ward Warren, walterson, Weller J. W Williams, {.
Hhtans. WISE, wood-99.
Nays 81 Locos Gin Roman) ii Wings (in
kahcs) and Tyler men (in SMALL cAPlrALs)
SbenL-Messrs. Borden. Burrell, Childs, Chtlenden,
Fes.endea f. y. Foster, Gates Hail. ID Jones, r. y. King.
Lawrence (lsad) 4. +. Marshall Maxwell, MAYNARD,
ssTee A Raniel sprigg. Washington; and L. Williams
10 Nhigs-(4 from NeaNors) Black, Burke. CLINTON,
Dean, Dog Grot. LiteheId Lowell Parmener. Pokens,
REYNOLDS, Rbe Snyder, >teenrod, Jacob Thompson, van
Buren,, we,tbrough. II Locos g from New-lork) and
Mallory, Va. (Tylsr) Mes>rs. Oliver OLoco) OF New,
iot and Howard (Whis) OF Mich. were present. but ana
no, vote The Speaker did not vote OF course Mr. CID
dogs 0f r-lurned) la, not yet arrived Ohs. Mr..
Die confined 10 hi, bed Nv illness as double
N.t vote hslfIhe tine John McKeon has Jus, arrived post
At 10 vote against this proposition alter an absehce OF
sss.: bor T. F. Manhali len ,hs morning 10 iu'n, ms
ataeaged to accompany hip', did not GO nut Sayeu 10
"e on lhs question
The question now REQUIRED on the engrossmcnt
@ the bill for third reading. which was ordered
By the close vote of-lcas, Onc Hundred and
thirteen; Nays, EiGlfy-secen all the Loco-fo-
COS voting negative, Ito defeat the whole bill
Nh. john c. CLARK OF \. Y. Gin order to cut
OF future attcmpt) moved reconsideration.
Negatiyed So the bill PASSED, and is sent to the
>eas,e for concurrence.
The House now (ucar y adjourned.