The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-31

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for the use of each member of the Senate by nine
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ReSoiped That a seat the floor Of the Senate
shall be assigned to the Reporter actually on duty by
the President of the Senate.
The resolution was read and ordered 10 Sc
cond reading.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the Apportionment bill.
Mr.. Young moved TO reconsider the vote by
which the proposition to insert 1893 IN the bill
as the ratio Of representation was rejected out
the motion did not preyail-yeas 20, nays 70
Mr. BARROW moved to fill the blank with
71,259.
Mr.. WALKER suggested TO the Senator to mo-
dify the amendment, by placing the ratio al
70,755.
After some remarks by Me,srs. KING, WALK
Err McRoBERTs, PORTER CALHOUN, BAGBY'
ALLEN, Woodbury., BARROW, and HENDERSON,
Mr.. BARROW so modified his amendment as
TO reduce the ratio to 706S0. and he remarked
that, if il should be rejected, he would vote
against every proposition until they came down
to the ratio agreed upon by the House
Mr.. CRrrrENpEN submitted few remarks IN
favor of large representation OF the people,
and argued that numbers alone had no; merely
a political, but great moral power.
Mr.. PREsToN maintained contrary opinion.
Mr.. TALLMADGE said that, at the commence
~ 4 IL he
to- and all the arguments which he had since
heard had tended to confirm the views which he
then entertained He expressed himself IN ia
vor of the amendment proposed by Mr. Barrow
Mr.. WRIGHT still adhered to his preference
for small ratio.
Mr.. KING would prefer the ratio Of $4,000, or
$4,000, TO that now proposed, because II the
70,6SO should be adopted, some Of the small
States would materially suffer with regard to
fractions.
Mr.. YOUNG said that unless they adopted
some ratio 10 correspond with the fractional re-
presentation agreed upon by the Senate, inJus-
tice would lie done to Alabama and Tennessee.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment of Barrow, to insert 70,660 as the ratio
of representation and it was decided in the af-
frmative-Yeas 49, nays is, as follows
YEAS essrs Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bayard,
Berrien, Buchanan Calhoun, Clayton, Conrad Crafts,
Cuthbeu, Evans Fulton, Graham, Henderson, Linn,
McRoberls Mansum, MeIrlck, Porter, Preston, Rives,
Sewer, Sturgeon, 1amadge, Walker, White, and
Wilams-2S.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Bates, Benton, Choate,
Critlenden, Huntington, Kerr, King Morehead,
Snm SmI N of Smit nfl la
pan, Wilcox, Woodbury., Wright and Young-ls'
So the amendment was agreed to-.
The question Was stated on agreeing to the
amendment Of the Committee on the Judiciary
to the second section, viz: to strike out the
words enclosed in brackets, and insert the
words in italics
Src. 2. And be h.further enacted, That, in every
case where State Is entitled to more than one Re-
preventative 1.-THE number to which each State shalt
entitled under the apportlonment, shall be elected
by districts, composed Of contiguous territory, equal
in number to the number of Representatives to which
said State may be enttledno one district electing
han one Representative and The election in such
State shall under the lacs thereof be made by Districts
such Districts shall be composed of contiguous territory
and each shall contain representative population equal to
the number Dhich by the eristing ratio, shall be required
for member nearly may be aud district
shall elect more than member
Mr.. ALLEN moved to strike out the entire
section.
Mr.. HUNTINGTON said that as this was ques-
ton which would, in, his judgment, give rise TO
debate, he would move that the bill be laid upon
the table, with a view of going into an Execu-
tive session.
The motion prevailed the Senate went into
an Executive session, and subsequently ad-
j1urned,
The PORTLAND ARGUS, a little, snake bitten,
rabid ocoloco sheet, is bowling terribly at the
Presidents determination to adhere to the
letter and spirit Of the Con ,tituton in re-
lation to instructions. The Argus should
have waited, few days, before commit
ting itself Some of its hitherto acknowledged
oraces in the Senate may decide against it, and
then it must go TO Clay.
The Hon ROBERT c. WINTHROP, member of the
House of Representatives, from Boston, has address
ed letter to the Executive of Massachusetts, tender
ing his resignation menber of Congress The
which Mr.. w. assigns for this step Is the i'll