Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-28
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1852.

MIR, MASON from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
10 which had been referred memorials in rela
ton to the claims of American citizens against Mexico,
asked be discharged from their further consideration
In asking to be discharged from these several memorials
Mr. NJ took occasion to observe that the memoralist
asked to be allowed the power to send for persons and
papers in order full investigation Of the matter The
committee pressed with business that it would be
impossible to devote that exclusive attention which
requisite He of opinion that it due to these
claimants that their documents should 90 select
mttee had before been suggested by the Senator from
louisiana (Ar. DOWNS to whom the of them had
been sent. He would, however, make motion on the
subject but leave it to the Senator from louisiana
then his seat He would simply ask to be discharged
from their further consideration and that they lie the
table which agreed to-
APPORTIoNMENT UNDER THE CENSUS
Mr. B0RLAND asked and obtained the unanimous
consent of the Senate introduce joint resolution
relation to the number of electoral votes each State will
be entitled in the Presidential election Of 1852 He
asked that it might be read and it read follows
BE resolved De That the number of electoral votes
which each State shall be entitled in the election of President
and Vice Presdento the United States 1852 shall
to the number of Senator's and to which each
OF said States will be found entitled by the appoonmen under
the enumeration 1885, provided by the for tang the
seventh and subsequent approved May 49, 1850
Mr. said before he would ask for its second reading
with view to reference he would remark that there
before them the report of the Secretary of the Interior
showing why he could make the apportonment
qured by the law of May $780, the basis Of the
enumeration owing to defective from the State
of California He thought declaratory resolution
like the he had submitted imperiousy called for
enable the several States obtain their proper APP
portonment in the approaching Presidential election He
would have ntruded it the Senate it not for
the magnitude Gifts interest all the States and partcu
ary that he had the honor here represent
and further from the fact that conflicting opinions
entertained throughout the country well by the
paper press among members of this body As for his
part he had from the first held but opinion but
gentlemen of enlarged experience and capacity had
differed with him, whose opinions entitled to the
highest respect and hence he desired decaratory
action of Congress upon the subject He held though
with some ddence that the act of 1892 and the
act Of 1850 taken together clearly established the posi-
ton assumed in his resolution that the number of eeco
raj votes which each State would be entitled in the
approaching election would be that under the recent
enumeration and that Of 1S40 In support of his
opinion he referred to the constitution and the legislation
under it, up to the present time.
Until the year 1850 law passed for taking the
census and then subsequent act fixing the apporton
men under the enumeration while under the law OF 1850
the enumeration and apporonment made under
act which provides that the Secretary of the Interior
should simply make the arithmetca calculation ard fix
the apportionment under it. He contended that ii
matter Of great Importance all the States that Congress
should settle the question authortatvey but particularly
TO those that would be gamers by the enumeration
He would ask that the resolution have its second reading
and that be referred to the Committee the Judiciary
which agreed to.
EXTENSION OF THE BRAZIL COMMISSION
Mr. MASON moved to take up for consideration the
joint resolution extending the time Of the commission
under the convention with Brazn. The time to which IT
limited the 1st Of March ensuing; that it
important that il should be acted without delay The
motion having been agreed to- the resolution ordered
to be engrossed and subsequently read third time
and passed, as follows:
ResolUed, DC That the act entitled An carry into
effect the Convention between the United States
peror Of Brazil Of the 27th day Of January in the year lS49
approved March TO- 1885, shall be and the hereby
nued in force for the period Of four months from and after
the Istdsy Of March, in the year 1852
LAND TO IOWA.
Mr. JONES, Of Iowa, moved to proceed to the consd-
Grafton Of the bill granting the right Of way and making
grant Of land the State Of Iowa in aid Of the
struction Of certain railroads in said State.
Mr.. GEYER rose and addressed the Senate at great
length favor Of the BILL and without concluding gave
way for a motion to adjourn.
And the Senate adjourned