Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-31
TwENrY-sEvENrH CONGRESS-.
wAsuINgroN. May 81, 1912.
SENATE.
TIE TARIFF

THE TARIFF.
During the morning several memorials were pre-
scented io the Senate upon n variety of objects, but
maiuly IA reference TO the TnrT
Nc Tallmndgc presented memorials in behalf OF
the TanH from citizens Of New YOrk.-merchnni
OF the city, believe, Who arc Tor adequate revenue
and pruieCtion.
MrBuchauan presented memorial from the friends
uf the Tariff generally. aud from the manufacturers
OF Jewelry Ia particular. who ASK that noduiies bey-
yond 20 per cent. shall be Imposed u,on leNelry
and that precious stones slull be Introduced at a
lower duty.
NAVAL BILL
Mr. Evans, from the COMMITTEE on Finance, repnr.
ted The House bil. making appropriations Tor the
Navy. with amendments. (Tne amendments were
not read.
APPORTIoNMENT BILL UNDER THE SIXTH
CENSUS.
Mr. Surgeon, Of Pennsylvania. At m early hour.
called i"r the consideration Of the Apporionmcni
Bill. The moi'cn was not objected TO-. aud a debate
commenced at once upon The fliio Of representa-.
iiun.
Mr. McR 'heris. in a set speech. Advocated the
number ol bo.OOJ. for the reason that this would
leave the smallest fraction unrcpreseniod. Mr. MIR
considered thus a large ratio. and he believed that
the smaller body was The hest Tor all practical mud
moral purposes. The number ofmembers IN PIrlia.
ment were COS. but there The working men were
te~. aud the business lef pretty much To them.-
| ClAl-CiEuA innuSinu NOulu give mCmners 10 The
House. and 1t would hardly be expected that the
House would increase the number, In fifty wears
after the adoption of the Constitution. IL was propos-
cd io have 3l9 members. whereas in eighteen hun
drod years there were hat 65S members.
Mr. Benton continued the debate. lie thought
il was wr,ng 10 control the House in It's Iundanen.
tai organ zaIion. The effect OF perseverance nigh
involve the two Houses in a quarrel. the effect OF
which would he e. bring The Government Iu The
ground. This was not like n hill which felt between
the two Houses. bat Il effected the GovcmrenI.-
lie would not say. for he did not believe that the
) nate had no conirnl ia this matter. fr he ihongt,
At bal. but the true policy was ia such 4 matter 10
cun!oim 10 the House. Mr. b. expressed himself
personally favorable To n large apportiunment lie
would prefer 400 members h. BOG. but as The House
would not g. for n larger body than BOG he sLould
vote for II. lie believed that by and by the House
OF Representatives should have quadruplo their pre-.
sent number.
They would then he large enough 10 enfrrce
decoru'n, 10y means which wI9ld always AMI which
can always he roscrted to where there was q
numerical force TO accomplish. When large bodies
were tired Of a debate they would stop il. hat
this could not he done in snail bodics. men would
speak here as much rs they wished. aud those who
wished To speak a debate in a small body generally
made ihemselves ridiculous by their eh1ris. Mr.
Benton ia closing his remarks expressed himself de-
cIdedly IN favor of the $4,000 ratio
Mr. Archer al once made reply To Mr. Benton.
taking the other eKIIome. aud arguing his points
with a deal Of eamesrnesS. lie slid that our Iibcr.
tics were IN great danger, when the people ceased.
rs They nav DAD. 10 hold their Legislators in proper
respect. Ills second point was, that The present I.
Lrgislai're Che peoples branch Of ~ ~legisllied ia
snch a manner. that 1t was not worthy To he digiinI-
lied with The name of Legislation. a large body.
he Then cnniended, could not command Ihe respec.
ilAi a small body could; and ergo, II was danger
Gus Ca the liberties of The HMM In have n I,r,.
b'Iy. as now proposed. in the House Of RepIese-la
lives.
Mr. WRIGHT replied. and Mr. Calhoun answer
ed Mr. Virgin and The question was further DIS.
cussed by Irssrs Rjycs and Woodbury., partly upun
The merits OF The question Of ratio. ani partly ia
To Tao much agiiaied topic Of the rights OF
'he House and Senate, in reference 10 such ques-