New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-04
The Apportionment-D District Banks.
Correspondence OF TIE Tribune

| wAsHIsCToN, Thursday, June ,.
| In SENATE, to-day, Mr. loUSG reported n JOINT
resolution for the transfer OF the stock of the |.
States in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 10 the
State OF Maryland, and cities of Washington,
Alexandria and georgetown on certain conditions.
Mr. BENTON from the Committee on Military
Affairs reported the oil for the aimed settlement
| Of Florida, and gave notice TINT he should call il
mp at an early day.
The bill authorizing the issuing of register for
the British brig Gulnare purchased at Boston by
Barclay Il Livingston, in part payment for debt,
was passed
The Apporticnmcnt Eli was gain takonuP, Mr..
WEIGHTS motion pending TO amend the District
section 70 provide that the election. shall b..
held by districts contiguous and single 80 far can
be done in conformity with the established election
system of the States but M State by this i, forced
to divide couniie, or other election district. for
| the purpose of lorpiiug single districts.
Nr. CRITTE>DES made m eloquent and able.
speech in advocacy Of the district system. point.
~ out the dangers of the general ticket system.
and the facility with which four or five ofihe larger
States Ny it, adoption would override and rule
the smaller one. and stimulate them to ~. aIof-
ton also lie replied to tho remarks of Nr.sr..
| WOODBURY. and PREsroS and between the GEN
| tlemen debate OF spicy character arose Mr..
BssroS pronounced the District section uncci-
'tltutenal, and threatened If it were adopted that
| Missouri, whose election takes place in August.
would not prior thereto convene her Legislature
4, district the STATE, but would elect her Repre-
'entatyes under the General Ticket system, and
see whether Congress would turn then oar oi
! door. Mr.. MILLER advocated the District Sy.-
ten.
| The Senate adiourncd
| In the HoU-E. Mr. ". B. CAMPBELL Of Ten
offered a resolution for tho al lournment Of Con.
grcss on the llth July objected to and not r.
| ceiyed.
The day was consumed under the special order
in the consideration Of the District business. and
bill, were passed-to extend the Corporation ot
Georgetown; 10 amend the rule. and regulations
VI the Washington Penitcntilry; to INCORPORATE
! the German Beneyo lent S0ccty; TO incorpor;,re
the National Institution for the Promotion Of Sci.
ence to regulate the Solcmnlation OF Marriage In
| the District 10 Incorporate the Washington Man
ual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum: Al
To provide Tor Watch and for lighting the .,reei
Of Washington.
The bill to amend nc charter 81 hlcxarlr.a
was taken up, asd on motion Of Nr C. JoHvso>.
under the operation OF the previous quc.,ion an
arnendnant was adopted extending the right ID,
outrage to all males # twenty one year, Of age
residents tor ono year and vhu. The bin wa
ensros'ed and (hereiy the previous question ha,.
ing been expended) Mr. ADAMS succeeded in 81,
tanning floor having moved to strike ont the word
whites, he entertained the house for abo-
thrce-quartcr. Of an ho4r with an animated .neect
on the question Of universal suffrage. which n, 4
beer forced on the Hou,e, he said, by Mr.. Jou,.
sos ard his friend. Thi, question was now cor.
vul-ing tennessee, Virginia and other STATE. h..
side Rhode Island. H. agreed thai II tni. r,;.
yersal right OF suffrage was thus 10 be extended :,
The whites, there was ns reason why person. -
color should not also bc al mi,red 10 II. evcrc;.,
"hyswas ~ he asked. Tell u.: ,.lI ,he
race OF maa why it is that you in.s, on giving tb.