The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-09

to- morrow or on some other day. ask leave to intro
duce bill to apply certain alternate sections of the
| public lands to works of internal improvement
| Mr. STURGEON presented the resolutions OF the
Legislature of Pennsylvania passed at itslast session.
| expressing its wish that sum of money be appfo-
priaed by Congress to rerder the Ohio river naviga
bic for keel boats al all times.
| Mr. PRESTON presented the memorial of two
mechanics Of the city of Washington stating that they
recently received some injury while in the public en-
ploy by falling from scaold and appealing to the
generosity of Congress for compensation gratui-
ty in consequence of the great calamity which has
| befallen them. -t3 y
MIR. BAGBY, on leave introduced bill to regulate
fees and writs of in the District Court of the
United States for the Northern district Of Alabama
| Which was read first and a second time.
| Mr.. MILLER, from the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads, to whom was referred the bill from
the House for the relief of Jabez l.. and Asa White,
| reported the without amendment.
Mr.. SEWER, from the Committee on Pensions, to
| whom referred the bill from the House for the
relief of Daniel Chase, reported the same without
| amendment; and at the same time, made adverse
report on the petition of Phoebe Root, widow of An
| drew Colburn.
| Mr.. BENTON suggested that the Senate proceed
to the consideration of the bill providing for arm
ed occupation of Florida. q
| Mr.. SEWER hoped that the Senate would take up
bill which had passed the House seven times and
the Senate five times. 1t for the relief of an old
about to die and he trusted that it would be pas
sed before that event occurred.
The bin then read it authorizes the Secretary
of War to adjust the claim of Benjamin Murphy, OF
Arkansas and allow him payment in full for the loss
of cattle and horses taken from him by Indians; and
! it was engrossed for third reading.
| MIR. WRIGHT remarked that there was bill on
the table, reported from the Committee the Ju-
dietary, and which had passed the Senate three sue
cessive sessions, to enable the sureties of Samuel
Swartwout, late Collector of the port of New York,
to compromise their liabilities with the Government.
He hoped that the Senate would consent to consider
the bill this morning, it would not take five min
utes to dispose of it.
Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, said that he yesterday
voted for changing the hour of ing Of the Senate
to eleven O'Clock, because he thought that one hour
could be probably devoted to the private calendar;
but he must object to the consideration of any bill out
| of its order .
Mr.. LINN proposed, by way of compromise, that
the bills on the caandar be taken up from eleven to
| one o'clock each day. Then Senators could debate
general questions until eight or ten o'clock, if they
desired to do He thought that this would be the
| proper course and no gentleman would have
cuse for calling up bill out Of ORDER but he could
not vote against proceeding to the consideration of the
bill designated by the Senator from New York out of
order, because by taking up, they might do some
| business Nl +E
! The question was taken the motion of Mr..
| WRIGHT, and it was disagreed to.
| On the motion of Mr.. BAYARD the bill from the
House proposing to establish system Of police for
the proteCton OF puDHc anu private properly IN the
city of Washington, was referred back to the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia. Mr.. B. stated
that, from several communications from the Depart
ments it appeared that the provisions of the bill would
not answer the purposes for which it designed.
The act to amend an act to carry into effect with
the States of Alabama and Mississippi the existing
compacts with those States with regard to the five
| cent. fund and school reservations, was read third
| time and passed. tafeE %.
The Senate then proceeded to the orders of the
Aay hoin fhob IF
sentatves among the several States according to the
| Sixth Census @ b5J ,4lsGi ti 1851 - IS
The question pending, when the Senate adjourned,
on Saturday, was on motion of Mr.. Wright to amend
| the following section of the bill: s0f u44a9t5ua
SEC. g. and be Htfxrther enacted, That, in every
| case where State is entitled to more than one Re-
presentative-the number to which each State shall
be entitled under the apportionment, shall be elected
by DISTRICTS composed of contiguous territory equal
in number to the number of Representatives 10 which
said State may be entitled-no district electing
more than one Representative
Mr.. WRIGHT had moved to strike from the above
section the words, :" no one district electing more
than one representative" and to insert the words,
&C as far as that be done in conformity with the
established election systems of the States; but no
State SHALL by virtue of the provisions of this section
consider itself called upon to divide countless other
election DISTRICTS for the purpose OF furnishing single
districts" ...lip--ag 1i 5asn
Mr. WRIGHT said that, if the section TO be
adopted he hoped that it would be amended In the
manner proposed by him.. He, however, would vote
against it in any foIm for never had he met with so
unwise step, for it calculated TO bring on col
si on between the States and the General Govern
men which would shake the latter TO its very founda-
ton.
Mr.. TALLMADGE replied to Mr.. Wright his
remarks being principally confined to the State of
New York and he addressed the Senate in support
of the section as it from the House of Represen-
tatives
Mr.. WALKER opposed the section, and was fol-
MI Mr. C;UTHBERT, whose remarks took the same
direction. He proposed that the State Legislatures
should first take action upon the subject before bill
in relation to the manner of elecng Representatives
in the States should be presented to Congress for
sderaton.
Mr.. LINN acquiesced in the remark of the Sena-
tor, and observed that before the question should be
taken he would move to except Missouri from the ope
ration of the bill.
Mr.. BERRlEN opposed the section, and said that
although the two political parties in Georgia differed
widely other subjects, upon that of eectng by ge
neral ticket they agreed with unannily and he
would endeavor give effect to their wish in this par
ticuar.
Mr.. BAYARD thought that there necessi-
ty fol the adoption of the amendment proposed the
section, as supposed state of things (Which he ex-
pained) which did not exist
Mr.. WRIGHT rejoined, and in conclusion, said
that if they we've to have bill of this kind, he de-
sired that Congress would carry it into operation,
and not leave it to the States.
Mr.. SMITH, of Connecticut, replied to portion
of the remarks of Mr. Berrien.
The question was then taken on the amendment OF
Mr. Wright, and it decided in the negative
yeas 10, nays %, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Bucha-
nan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, King Linn, MIRO
berts, Sewer, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox,
Williams Woodbury., Wright, and Young-l9
NAYS essrs Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Bcrrien, Choatr, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Evans,
Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum,
Merrick, Miller, Morehead Phelps, Porter Preston,
Rives, Simmons, Smith of Con, Smith, of lnd