The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-06
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
MONDAY, April 8, 1852.
SENATE.


MoSDAy, April 8, 1882.
SENATE.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a commune
cation from the Secretary of the Interior, in re-
Spouse to "A resolution of the Senate, showing n
under the treaty made with the New York Indians
by II. H. Glett Read and referred to the Com.
mittce on Indian Affairs.
CAPE COD HARpoRs.
Mr.. DAVIS presented the resolutions of the Leg
isature of Massachusetts, in favor of appropria-
tons for the removal of distractions in Cape Cod
harbor.
GOvERNMEST AID TO sTEAMERs.
Mr.. DAVIS presented the memorial of Robert
G. Shaw and Others ship.owners of Boston, also
signed by ship-owners of New York, representing
that the merchant service will be much injured by
the policy of the Government giving it's aid to the
support of lines of mail steamers They represent
that steamers thus started and supported arc c.
sentally Government vessels, and that they come
into competition with vessels owned by private in
dividuals and pray that this policy may be speedi
| ly brought to close.
LIGHTHOUSES IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. WELLER submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was considered and agreed to:
ResOlred, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to inform the Senate
lst. Whether any contracts have been made un
der the appropriation made at the last Congress for
the construction of lighthouses the Pacific coast.
I'd II contracts have been made, to transmit co.
3D.. What progress, il any, has been made in the
constr ucton of said lighthouses
CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr.. NORRIS submitted the following resolution,
which lies over:
| Resolved That Friday next, and every succeed
ing third Friday thereafter, shall be devoted to the
consideration Of such private bills upon the calen-
dar shall not give rise to debate; and whenever
debate shall arise upon bill, or any Senator shal
express a desire to debate the same it shall go
/ to the following Friday.
| SALARY OF UNITED STATES JUDGE OF VERMONT.
| MIR. UPHAM submitted the following resolution,
! which considered and agreed to:
| Resoiufd. That the Judiciary Committee be in
structed to inquire into the expediency of increas
ing the salary Of the United States District Judge
| for the district of Vermont
| PENSION TO DAVID LINN.
| MIR. BRADBURY submitted the following reso
| luton, which was agreed to:
| Resolved, That the Committee on Pensions be in
structed inquire into the expediency of granting
arrears of pension to David Linn, late soldier IN
! Captain Hawkinss company of the 4th regiment
| Of United States infantry.
POST Hourks ARKANSAS.
! Mr. SEBASTIAN submitted the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to;
Resoiped, That the Committee the Post Office
and Post Roads inquire into the cxpedency Of es
| tablishing a mail route from Desare, on White
river, to Scarcey in White county, in the State OF
| Arkansas.
|
! Mr. DOWNS reported a bill for the relief o
James Jones, of Arkansas, being to authorize Ger.
tain in entering land TO be corrected in til,
land office. And the came considered, anc
ordered to be engrossed.
soN-IsTERvESTIos.
Mr.. BELL said that the joint resolutions upor
the subject oil non intervention were liked Tor TO
day, and he had the floor upon that subject but al
a desire bad been expressed to take up other bus
ness, and "a the chairman Of the Committee on For
egn Relations CHR. MAsos) was nxious to speah
tbose resolutions before leaving the city, which b,
purposed doing In a few days, be would yield th'
| floor to Cay, and would move the resolutions b'
postponed Till to- morrow, when he would give way
TO the Senator from Virginia.
! Mr. MASON thanke ed the Senator for hs courtesy
The resolutions were then postponed till to-
morrow.
| APPROXIMATIONS OF CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. DOWNS moved that the Senate proceed e
the consideration Of the bill supplementary to oar
! act providing for the taking Of the seventh anc
| subsequent censuses Of the United States. and Il
fix the number OF the members OF the House OF Rep
resentativcs, and provide for their future appor
tionment among several States,'' approved May
%, 1880. And the motion agreed TO.
The following lie copy of the bill
Re enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
ser,tofipss Of the United States Of Amrica in Con
gress assembled, That the Secretary of the interior
proceed forthwith TO apportion the representative
among the several States, in accordance with ih'
provisions contained in the twenty fifth section o
the of twenty third May, eighteen hundred snC
| fifty, according to the returns OF population which
have been completed and returned to the censu
Office in the Department Of the Interior including
the population OF the countics Of San Francisco
Santa Clara, and Contra Costa, in the State Of Cali
fornia. accordin g 70 the returns made thereof b.
the census agent of California to the Secretary o
the State of Califor MIA, amounting to twenty fiv
thousand two hundred aud twenty four
SEC 2. And bet further enacted, That IL, at an.
future dccennial enumeration Of the inhabitants o
the United States the census of any district or sub
dlx aim in he IVtfn Af.tc hall hnN h0a i'm
properly taken, If the returns of any district
subdivision shall be accidentally lost destroyed
the Secretary of the Interior shall have power {
order n new enumeration of such district or sub
division.
Sac. 3. 1nd Lem further enacted, That the TWEEN
tieth section of the ssid act be amended by strik
ing out the words "has BEEN from the last line
and inserting the words" may necessarily be" II
lieu thereof.
The effect OF the bill ia to recognise tho popula
, ton OF California as III ,3l5, which would ieav
her fraction Of "a, 6l6 the ratio emitting he
TO one Representative in the House of Representa-
tives. Should this be established, South Carolina
having the largest fraction, viz, ~ AIS, would
entitled TO one Representative for that fraction.
Mr.. CEYER moved to amend the bill 50 TO in
| crease the whole number Of Representatives to tw
I hundred and thirty -four instead of two hundrc
and thirty three, as provided in the act OF May
1850, thereby allowing to South Carolina the mem
Der TO which she il entitled to under the fraction
and Alec allowing additional to California o
account OF the uncertainty Of the census return
from that State
Mr.. DOWNS addressed the Senate in favor
the bill ma reported. lie maintained that the Con
stituton, in fixing representation TO be apporone
9 according to population as actually enumerated
never contemplated any estimates. The return
I oftbe actual enumeration only were to be the has
. OF the apportionment The actual returns oDl
allowed California one Representative. II she wa
0 gwen another Representative for the fraction
!, twenty four thousand, he would ask froi
Louisiana, who had fraction above the rntio
j forty six thousand one hundred and ninety six
o Mr.. BRADBURY followed in support OF 1t
amendment, and read much documentary test
! mony to show that the returns of the population
California fell short Of the true population by fro
y 80 TO so per cent.
e Mr.. GWIN followed, showing the many gro
n errors and mistakes in the enumeration of sou