The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-30
@ o N 9 r E S s.
The Amended Apportionment Bill
Passed by the Senate.
Mr.. Sumner and Hamlin's sold
Hundred"
AMNESTY TO COME UP TO-DAY.
->~,~.~~-->-~~->>o~~~~>~~~
More About Cuban Belligerency in
the House.
--~~~~~~~~~-~-~~-~~->~-~~~-
A SENECA SANDSTONE QUERY.
The Question Of Final Adjournment Referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
SENATE.
WAsHISGToN, Jan. -, 1872.
THE "oLD HUNDREB."


Mr. SUMNER, ep) of Mass. called attention to the omis
sion from the Gobe OF Mr. Hamns suggestion on
Friday that before voting Mr. Summers Equal Rights
amendment the Senate should sing "Od Hundred" He
complained Of the omission, rendered his own
succeeding remark unintelgibe He read from
publishers Of the Gb stating that the had been
made the request of Mr.. Hamn said he hoped they
Mr. BLAIR tdem) of No., from the Committee Private
on P Cou o ns
suit OF Carondelet The United States. 9
Bills were introduced and referred as toIlow,:a
% pay by agents the United States alter
By STr trep Granting right of way and cor.
poaie rights TO the Denver and Rio drande and the Colo
BY Mr; HOWE, IepD Of Wis Allowing homestead
s and Inc heirs Of settlers burned out in the
January 49, TO rebuild on and occupy their homestead
THE PRAFsIp1o RESERVATION
H. cqIs ep ga called ed gP The bin Leasing portion
MT cAssrELr dem, of ca said he wished to examine
~ the ErSusAsT wITsEssrs
f {. Of .a sse4 s sd sSp ss who
South Carolina until the expiration Of the
Mr. MoanLI ,rep1 Q, ", moved to lay it aside and
ANsEsrY OR APPosTIoNMKsT.
.a hr 5 s of NIL the %OSn
Amnesty S bin Isl should be proceeded with to-day
not necessarily Saturday.
Mr. TRUNpGLLT hope motion is to be made this morn
TO violate another unanimous consent The Chair read
myself in consequence occurred Friday last to call
Inc attention s Of the senate moment TO the facts The Sen
Poronmen. bill until the next for the purpose Of
g suS%: ss
@ ars sn s o The cSa. WILL see a ns
Inc Senator from Minnesota Car Ramsey while this com.
'Ss1 60 on.s saHT .
ever Yielded and the unanimous the Senate
Qex
had charge of the Apporionment bin spoken somewhat
left ,Se senate
the following final report of its proceedings
"Mr RAMsKYI move tina! when the Senate adjourn to-
That appears have the last action taken in this
body in open session during that day friday Among
able a men know o; no more &C. than breach
az It's character for honor and courtesy affected
ton agreed the confusion OF the Closing
men Of the session and after most of the members had
this subject but TO call attention have; now
Senate Thursday last that the AMNESTY Si
tine %0 Sa w 9s
and while state my anxiety for the passage of the Appor
day. that sope sSere viii
Carolina to give not vote to lay on the table tn
have made but let BY unanimous consen
The Amnesty think that viii be the bette
should come to-day O'clock 0D'
and the motion was lost by a vote of 81 to Is.
On moSn o. MI WsoS the Amnesty bin was then post
tina. the vote shall not be taken ON that day.
'e'-'' THE Ar 70 BILL.
&c h saa as NOT IN
Sf tho bs,s cer Of believing tina
country better than large one He criticised tn
The ratio OF representation which applied to Vermont
s w0% s % os
she Dill b Tas not against Vermont or New England
injustice fifteen States OF which only two were il
New England and favored the large States at the expense
ported Judiciary Commute providing that the House
shall consist OF the present NUMBER 2iS, instead of $685.
Mr. MoRni ie ep or of Me- moved to amend 40 ne
make the number 2s2. Lost Yeas, II; nays 81.
would Violate the Constitutional s s b o
be equality OF representation He admitted that 1t i'm
on concerned but expressed the opinion that
justice would be Appropriated revertins the
rule which was followed up to ls Of dsregardng fractions
The other amendments reported ty the committee were
rejected except the last, which was adoptedyeas "a,
The section provides should any State after the pas
the deny or abrdge the right OF any Of its male
amendment to the constitution except participation
the rebellion other crime the of its Representa-.
lives shall be proportionately reduced.
nj. PoMERof, rep OF Kansas, moved to strike out the
NTH section which prohibits the
until has sufficient population TO ene IL to one Kepresen-
'a My L &sI.So nays TO "a yeas,
give Vermont and New Hampshire three members each.
Other amendments offered and rejected The bill
having been considered in the Whole was
ported 10 the Senate and the made IN the com
mitee was concurred fn--yeas "a, nays H.
Mr. SPENCER, rep. OF Ala, make the number of
The bill then passed. all the Senators present voting in
the Affirmative. except Messrs. Edmunds, Hamilton of
Mar Wand Morrill, OF Vermont Norwood Patterson sauis.
Then, 1--WE minutes before fve Senate adjourned