Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-05-12

in the ratio Of the Committee. This be
ing 50,l79 was sustained BY yeas ant
nays, the majority being very large in tn.
Affirmative.
WEDNESDAY, May 4.
SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Senate met at twelve o'clock, anc
proceeded at once to the morning bust
ness.
The Apportionment Bill was reported
to the Senate from the House by the
Clerk Of the House of Representative, S. =
II lies upon the table of the Presiden, o.
the Senate.
The Bill was called up at an early hour
by Mr.. Walker. with view to reference.
MIR. Walker moved its reference TO the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Clayton, Of Delaware, thought it
belonged no more 10 that Committee than
to any other.
Mr.. Walker said the Bill before the Sc
nate contained important constitutional
principles. He meant that which adopt
ed the Distric, system. He had no opin'
ion to express upon this provision at this
time. The constitutional power had been
doubted IN the other House, and would be
doubted in this. He hoped the Bill would
be thoroughly discussed. He Eel, deeply
interested in the Bill. BY the ratio adopt.
ed Mississippi, one of the smallest States
Of the Union, had larger fraction than
any other. Mississippi, with 500 add.
tional inhabitants would have an addition
al Representative.
The question Of reference at once be.
came debateable.
Mr.. Allen thought that no reference
was necessary, and suggested that the
Bill should lay upon the table with the I'm.
Outstanding that it should be taken up at
once after the Civil and Diplomatic APP
preparation Bill was disposed Of.
Mr.. Archer was IN favor of reference
TO the Judiciary Committee or to Select
Committee.
Mr.. Bayard thought there was no &C.
casion to refer. All tina, Committee
could do had already been done. They
he'd prepared tables representing every
form of ratio, and the result of il. Those
papers were upon the tables of Senators.
Mr.. Walker re-affirmed the Necessity
and justice of reference. The subject he
thought called for il. The debate was
briefly continued by others, and then dis
posed Of Tor the morning.
Mr.. Tappan moved that i, be made the
special order Of the day for Tomorrow
The motion was lost, 81 to Is. The fol.
lowing are the yeas and nays:
YEAs.- Messrs. Allen, Bates, Bayard,
Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clayton.
Linn, McRobtrts. Porter, Smith, ofConn.,
Sturgeon, TappaE, Wilcox. Williams,
w oodbury, Wright and Young-1S.
NAYS Mrssrs. Archer, Bagby, Ber-
rien, Choate, Conrad, Cuthbert, Evans,
Fulton, Graham, Henderson. Huntington,
Merrick. Miller, Morehead, Rlves, Sewer,
Simmons. Smith, OF Ind, Sprsgue, Wal.
ker and Woodbridge.-2l.
The Sena.e then referred the Bill u the
proper committee, by vote Of 22to ID.
The Civil and Diplomatic Bill was then
taken up on motion of MIR. Evans, and
the remainder OF the day devoted to this
subject.
The amendment pending yesterday was
first acted upon. A long and unlnterest.
ing debate arose of a general character,
and in the end Mr.. Woodbury. was defeat
ed in his proposition which was to pre-
vent the appointment Of any foreign a.
gent, except by consent Of the Senate or
any persons to bear messages to and from
the government upon any public busi'
ness whatever.
The Bill was then gone through with
to the end, and reported to the Senate as
from Committee Of the Whole. The thir-
ty amendments adopted in committee were
concurred in body, save one, relating
to the distribution Of papers relating to
the Sixth Census, and Of no Importance.
| The amendments will be ordered to an
engrossment tonight, and it is thought
the Bill will be finally passed this even.
ing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
After closed my report yesterday
evening, the House, By vote Of las TO
rs, decided that the ratio Of representa-
ton in the Apportionment Bill should be
so, ITO. The District. system was also
adopted, by vote OF l0l to 90. The
Bill was finally ordered to be engrossed
by ll3 yeas to 81 nays.
The Hall of the House presented Z" a
beggarly account Of empty boxes" this
morning. the majority Of members finding
more attraction, no doubt, at the race
course than within the walls Of the House
The Bills from the Senate which were
passed yesterday and the day previous
| (all OF them privately were brough. in and
referred.
A motion was submitted, that the House
devote the day to the reception Of Re-
ports from Standing Committees. The
motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Barnard, Of New York, Mr.. Stu
art, Of Illinois, and Mr.. Bolts, wished the
House to proceed to the consideration OF
business Of interest to their constituents.
Objections were made, and the orders Of
the day were called for, beng unfinished
business Of Saturday last. THIS was
motion submitted by Mr.. Wise, to prin.
the Reports of Messrs. Stuart, Kelley and
Bradley. Commissioners appointed by the
President, TO examine into the condition Of
the New York Custom House.
Mr.. Underwood, Of KY, was entitled
to the floor upon this subject, and opposed