The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-26
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| Cn AueSudy, the house resolved NSeli iA'o
| Committee Of the Whole, with Mr.. Underwood
IN the Chair, and took up the bill making appro-
prallons for the support of the Army and of the
Military Academy. The first item approprates
ISL ATT, 700 for the pay of the Army. Mr. Cave
Johnson ofiesed an amendment providing that
no part OF this appropriation should be expended
for the pay OF any officers or soldiers hereafter
| appointed or enlisted, and that the army should
be reduced TO the number of five thousand men.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Adams the number
OF 5000 was substituted for 5000, so that the
Army might now accord with that established
by the law of 1921. On this amendment a
long and desultory debate arose. In the discus
sion Messrs. Ward, Fillmore, Cave Johnson,
William Cost Johnson, Black, Granger, &c.
participated.
1t was contended on one side, that the proper
course TO establish reduction in the numbers
OF the Army, would be TO introduce special
bill forthat purpose, and that the reduction al the
present crisis Of oul foreign relations would be
mpotic On the other side, that the necessity for
so large a number of troops does not exist any
longer, that the state of the Treasury, in max
ing appropriations, should be regarded that the
militia must be the main dependence in case Of
foreign war, &c. An animated war of argu-
ment between Messrs. Black and Granger, in
relation to the conduct Of some Of the United
States troops in Georgia, formed portion Of
the debate, which was afterwards continued by
Messrs. Thompson, of Indiana, Campbell, Of
Tennessee, Mckay, &c.
In the Senate the bill from the House of Re-
representatives. making appropriations for the ma
val service for the year 1912, was read first
and second time, and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Mr.. HrNrINGToN, from the Committee on
Commerce, to which had been referred the
House bill authorizing the collector of the dis
trct of Fairfield to reside either at the town Of
Fairfield or Bridgeport reported the same with
out amendment; and it was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. CRlTTENDEN presented memorial from
the State of Pennsylvania praying for the i'm
position Of such tariff of duties on foreign and
imported merchandise as will afford sufficient
revenue for the purposes of the Government,
and at the same time protect American indus
|try.
Mr.. PORTER presented memorial of similar
import from Madison county, New York.
| Mr. MERRICK, from the Committee on the Post
office and Postroads reported bill TO provide for the
permanent employment of certain clerks who have
| heretofore been temporarily employed in the Post
Office Department. He said that he had been in
Fduced to report this BILL in consequence of
nication which he had received from the Department.
These clerks, it appeared, had been employed since
1897 and their salaries paid by annual appropria
ton and not in pursuance of permanent law Their
services could not now be dispensed with The
House had thought proper strike out from the Appro
priation bill the appropriation for objects not provided
for by express law Therefore, as these clerks were
deprived Of all benefit of that act provision should be
made to pay their salaries The communication to
which he had referred stated these facts, and it was
accompanied by list Of the of the clerks and
the employment of each He moved that the commune
cation and statement be printed for the use of the
Senate and the motion agreed to.
| Mr. BAYARD said that he would propose to re-
vye the committee appointed at former session to re-
port the subject of employing corps of Report
ers by the Senate 1t had been suggested to him that
it was desirable that the matter should be acted
1t might be recoIlected that he had made report,
but it had not been acted on, and it had laid
from that time to this. He proposed, if it should be
the pleasure Of the Senate to revive the committee,
for the purpose of again taking into consideration
the expediency of carrying out the object desig-
mated
The CHAIR suggested to the Senator that it would
be better to reduce his motion to writing.
Mr.. BAYARD was understood to acquiesce in the
suggestion.
The bill for the apportionment of Representatives
among the several States taken up for consider
ation and it is follows The portions of the bill
nclosed in brackets thus are proposed to be
stricken out by the Committee the Judiciary, and
the parts in italics are intended to be substituted for
those stricken out.
AN ACT for the apportionment of Representatives
among the several States, according to the sixth
census.
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tues Of the United States Of 4merica in Congress
bled, That, from and after the third day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, the
House of Representatives shall be composed Of men,
bers elected agreeably to ratio of Representa-
tive for every fifty thousand one hundred and seven
tynne persons in each State of additional Repre-
sentative for each State harig fraction greater than one
moiety Of the said ratio computed according to the rule
prescribed by the Constitution of the United States
that is to say Within the State of Maine, ten with
in the State of New Hampshire, [fve,l sir within
the State of Massachusetts,, fourteen, fifteen; with
in the State of Rhode Island, two; within the State
of Connecticut, six; within the State of Vermont
five sic within the State of New York, forty
eight, torty-nine !; within the State of New jersey
seven within the State of Pennsylvania, thrty-four
within the State of Delaware, lone hco within the
State of Mary land, [eight nine within the State Of
Virginia. twenty-one; within the State Of North Ca
rolina, thirteen within the State of South Carolina
nine; within the State of Georgia, [eleven, t,celre.;
within the State of Alabama, [nire, ten within the
State of louisiana [fve,] sir within the State Of
Mississippi, five, sir within the State of Tennessee
fifteen; within the State of Kentucky, fourteen with
in the State of Ohio, thirty; within the State of In
dana thrteen,] fourteen; within the State of Hi
nois mine, ten; within the State of Missouri, seven
within the State of Arkansas, lone, too and within
the State of Michigan, four.
Sec. 2. find be ii further enacted, That, in every
when State is entitled to more than one Re-