The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-08

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70 compromise their liabilities with the Government
he hoped that the Senate would consent to consider
the bill this Lmorning, il would not take five min
utesto dispose Of IT,
Mr. SMITH, Of Indiana, said that he yesterday
voted Tor changing the hour of meeting Of the Senate
10 eleven O'Clock, because he thought that hour
could be prohtably devoted 10 the private calendar
but he must object to the consideration of any bill out
OF its order.
Mr.. LINN proposed, by way of compromise thai
the bills on the caanda be taken up from ,eyen 10
one o'clock each day Then Senators could debate
general questions until eight or ten o'clock if they
desired to do SO. He thought that this would be the
proper course, and no gentleman would have an ex-
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 II up, they might do some
| business
The question was taken on the motion of Mr.
| WRGHT, and il disagreed to-
On The motion Of Mr.. BAYARD, the bill from the
House proposing TO establish system OF police Tor
the protection OF public and private property IN the
city OF Washington, was referred back TO the Com
miltee on the District of Columbia. Mr.. b. stated
that, from several communications from the Depart
ments, 1t appeared that The provisions Of The bill would
not answer the purp SEES Tor which il was designed.
| The act to amend an act TO carry into effect with
the States of Alabama aud Mississippi the existing
conpacts with those States with regard to the five per
cent fund and school reservations, read third
| time and passed
| The Senate then proceeded to the orders Of the
day, being the bill for the ApportIonment of Repre-
sentatves among the several States according to the
| Sixth Census.
The question pending, when the Senate adjourned,
on Saturday, motion of Mr.. Wright to amend
the following section of the bill:
SEC. 2. Aad be a.fitrther enacted, That, in every
case where State Is emitted 10 more than Re
presentatve--the number to which each Stale shall
be entitled under the apportlonmeni, shall he elected
by DISTRICTS, composed of contiguous Territory, equal
IN number 10 the number of Representatives to Inch
SAID State may be enttled-no one district electlng
more than one Representative
| Mr.. WRIGHr had moved to strike from the above
section the words, g no one district eecting more
than one representative and to insert the words,
" as far as that can be done in conformity with the
| established election systems of the States but no
State shall by virtue of the provisions ofths section
consider itself called upon divide counties other
election districts for the purpose of furnishing single
districts"
| Mr. WRIGHT said thai, if the section 10 be
adopted, lac hoped that would be amended in the
manner proposed by him. He however, would vote
against IT IN any form for never had he met with
unwIse step, for it calculated 10 bring on col
lis on between the States and the General Govern.
ment, which would shake the latter to It's very founda
! ton.
| MIR. TALLMADGE replied TO Mr. Wright, his
remarks being principally confined TO the State Of
|
OF the section as came tromthe House of Represen
| tatives
Mr.. WALKER opposed the section, and fol-
| lowed by
MIR. CuTHBERT, 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 eleclng Representatives
in the States should be presented Congress for con-
sderaton.
Mr.. LINN acquiesced in the remark of the Sena-
observed lie he
taken he would move 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 on other subJects,,upon that OF eecng by ge
neral ticket they agreed wi h unanimiy; and lie
would endeavor TO give effect to their wish in this par
ticular.
Mr.. BAYARD thought that there was no necessi-
y fol The adoption of the amendment proposed to the
section it imposed state of things (Which he ex-
planned which did not exist #r.t
Mr.. WRlGHF rejoi led, 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., Berren.
The question was then taken on the amendment of
Mr. Wright, and it was decided in the negative
yeas 10, nays 80 as follows: t
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 Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates Bayard
Berrien Choatr Clayton, Conrad, Crafts Evans,
Graham Henderson, Huntington, Kerr, Mangum,
Merrick, Miller Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Preston,
Rives Simmons Smith Of Con, Smith, Of Ind,
Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and Woodbridge-29
Mr.. WALKER proposed an amendment, 10 come
In at the end Of the clause providing that this section
shall not be 50 construed nvalidate the first cleo
ton TO Congress in any State under this act where
the election in such State under the existing laws
thereof takes place at time preceding the stated pei
nod of the meeting of the respective Legislatures of
the States.
Mr., LINN asked the Senator to accept the follow
ing as substitute for his amendment, viz
Prorided, aiteays, That the provisions of this sec
ton shall not affect the election of Representatives 10
the 18th Congress.
Mr. WALKER said that if it was is order he |
would withdraw his amendment, with the under
standing that if the amendment of the Senator from
Missouri should not prevail, he would then offer his
own
The yeas and nays were ordered on agreeing to the
amendment of Mr. Linn but without taking the |
question; the Senate adjourned
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