The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-15

,.lies heren provided for may BE- enforced upon
yction upon indictment In any court q me United Saiss
ssnoe was the zines ony ia 81 exec
perjury may be sued for and recovered Ia sad In
scoa odebs and the prosecutor shall be entitled %
half the penalty.
The House having stricken out all after the word zen
Iorced in the second line and nsered the oowing Gin
he courts Of the United States within the States Ter
tores where such offence shall have been committed or
forfeiture incurred, before the Judicial tribunals OF any
such State or Tenitoriess-- &4
The committee recommended that the Senate then con-
cur therein and the question being taken. said amendment
was concuned in
Ths 18th section, provided that the papers and docu-
nents relating TO the should be transmitted through
adding thereto the following (which shall pass Tree;
and the sum OF twelve thousand dollars is hereby appro
prated out OF any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated fer the purpose q covering the expense q
the mail. To be paid to the Post Office Department"
The committee recommended to the Senate to agree TO
sad amendment; and the question being taken, the
Several verbal amendments made by the House TO the
first and second lines Of the Goth section were then con-
Cured in.
2oth section, striking out the provso at the end thereof
(reang to assistance 10 be rendered the Secretary of the
Interior in arranging the returns, classifying them, &c
and inserting the following:
And enable him the better discharge these duties he
hereby authorized and required to appont suitable and
petent experimenting clerk who shall, under
nase ds % & q aad
Ing, free of charge, all official documents and letters con-
ana sad n sa om
time to me for the efficient management OF said service
And The 70 De ALLOWED . and PAID % nH ON
For the experimenting clerk, two thousand hse hundred
dollars annnm in full for his services and for other as
and clerks the compensation usually paid Tor SIM
liar services be fixed and allowed by the Secretary Of the
Thai no a s " ssd
dollars per The blanks and preparatory printing
taking the shall be prepared and executed under
after to be executed as Congress shall direct.
The committee recommended that the Senate agree to
the latter amendments and the question being taken said
The amendment OF the House striking out the 2lst Sec
ton Of the bill was next considered and agreed TO-
The next amendment of the House proposed to strike
the entire 23d secon and the committee recommend
ed that the Senate disagree thereto.
The question being taken upon said amendment 1t was
not concurred in.
tire new set of statistical schedules reported against
by the committee and the question being taken thereon
il was not concurrcd in.
The question was next stated upon the following ad-
dhonal section, adopted by the House
SEC Aad be if further enacted That IL other law be
providing for the taking of the eighth or any sabse
o. ane vhsa ybe hy the Of The
United States, future enumeration oil the inhabitants
70 DC y he an
Of dis act ct 'A-' 80 '''''''' '0' : =
The committee recommended that this amendment be
agreed to and the question being aken was concurred
The next amendment of the House adds the following
new section to the bill.
SEc Asd Be il further enacted, That from and after
y-three the House shall be composed
Of two hundred and hiryhee members to be apporoned
among the several States in the manner directed in the next
section Of this act
The question having been stated upon this amend
ment
BY the committee TO to strike outthe words "hirty
three," to read "two hundred" instead OF stwo
hundred and thirty three" will not 60 into that ques-
ton this moment at ALL but il is than justice
to myself TO say that my own inclination is rather in IA
vor of the proposition made by the House. While say
this, will say that should prefer taking two hundred
to having provisional law with regard TO the matter
rather prefer the proposition made by the House and
am influenced somewhat by the feellng-perhaps II may
be erroneoustha Difference is due to the opinion
Of the House in fixing their own number. ! feel some
inclination from that well as others, to accede
to the views they have upon the subject
The question was then stated upon the amendment.
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts. II escaped my mind,
q momeRt since. to say. that the bill, as i comes
from the House, is little incongruous In fixing
the number OF representatives, they nix IT at 233 !;
but where they legisaie subsequently,, where they
y, au o. beS Ssxs o. Without
filling the blank with 49," This either through
mistake, or by rule Of the House; do not know
sxaey the course suggested oy senator near me =,
conform to it afterwards the number was changed. but
the amendment went only into that part of the bill
which fixes the number. have great anxiety about
the matter further than to get provisional law Of
kind or other
Mr. HALE wish to ask whether, after '33e is
stricken out, will not be in order TO move to insert
49," 10 a to make the number '2j0i
/. The PRESIDING OFFICER replied that il would be
in order
Mr. HALE Then shall vote to strike out, and shall
afterwards move TO make the number $50 or 300.
. Mr.. SEWARD inquired whether II would be in order,
IL this was not stricken out, to move TO strike out $685."
The PRESIDING OFFICER II will be in order
MIR. SEWARD. Then shall vote against striking out
33 for the purpose OF retaining that, reservng the right
10 vote for a higher number hereafter,
Mr. UNDERWOOD Mr.. President, do not intend
to deain the Senate simply rise 10 say that the
ttee thought that 200 would be better number than
that, IN case fraction exists amounting TO more than the
moiefy OF the lumber necessary to the basis OF
representation, that fraction shall entte the State 10
additional member and II you reduce the number OF rep.
resentaves 10 200 by provision OF the bill, and leave
this other provision standing, there will still be larger
house than that, by the addition OF some IS or 20 mem
bers in consequence OF these fractions besides what aug
From these considerations the committee preferred the
number 400 to the larger number provided for by the
House.
Mr. BERRIEN called for the yeas and nays upon the
amendment TO the amendment
MIR. DAVIS, OF Mississippi. shall vote for retaining
the amendment OF the House, without modification, be-
look upon IL as mere opinion, which The very
this way, the mere expression OF an opinion, hold that
the House OF Representatives more competent 10 form
an opinion that they are more competent judges OF this
subject than we are