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Ohio Legislature.
REMARKS OF MR.. MCKINNEY

ptdteo vi Outo lutO congressional Districts,
and IN reply to Messrs. Meredith and
Reemelin.
Mr.. MCKINNEY said that during the dis
'cussion upon this bill yesterday; h. had
been confined to his room by severe indis-
position, and now when the question is
about to be taken, although quite i'll, he
felt it to be his duty to say few words.
The first question to be settled is, has the
Legislature any power or authority under
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and of this State, to amend the law
now under consideration! If there are no
constitutional Or legal objections, then our
course is clear. The I'd section of the lst
article of the Constitution of the United
States provides that The House of Repre-.
sentatives shall be composed of members
chosen every second year, by the people of
81 the several States; Representative and
direct taxes shall be GpportIoned among
the several States according to their res
pectve numbers; that the actual enumera-
ton shall be made within every ten years
after the first enumeration, in such q man
ner as Congress shall direct by law; and
the 4th section Of the same article provides
that thedmes, ptacps and manaerof hol-
ding elections for Senators and Represen-
tatives, shall be prescribed in each State
by the legislature thereof but the Congress
may at any time by law make or alter such
regulations, except as 10 the places Of choo-
sing Senators"
These, Mr.. Speaker, are the Constitu-
1tional provisions upon the question now
will for one moment contend that any Of
these provisions, many manner, are in the
way Of the passage Of this bill.
Let us next see if Congress has by any
law imposed any difficulties. From the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution up 10
June. I842, the several Statesof this Union
exercised the right Of prescribing the times,
places and manner Of eIecting their Rep
resenlatives in Congress; some by general
ticket, some by districts, some one way,
some another,
On the 25th of June, l842, Congress pas
ssed an act for the apportonment Of repre-
sentatves in Congress among the several
States, according to the sixth census, in
which it is provided "that from and tfter
fthe 81 day Of March, I843, the House of
Representatives shall be Composed of
members elected agreeabIy to Il ratio Of one
representative for every 70,G80 persons in
eacil otate' "c'' ana u u 'Ui"1et ProV'-
ded, Hla' III eOeLy c0"e "here H!aIe Is
ehuueo 10 more tHah one IeP'eSeh'ouye' ~
entitled under this apporioment, shall be
'eleoVu py n''''c'S 'o''P"'V" .. " Son'b''
gus 'Ell'o'J' 'lU'! III n"'''yo' W "tI n"'i',
Der "i felIrT'I ''''Vee !" "tilou '"'u "'''0
may Oe enu1eu' "0.o"s G'S''te' e'cc'"tS more
fHGm one teP,ese"'aS1Oe' ,e.5 y, ..-....., -,
nus, ~ 'o7S, NUnE''9' GArlG'7eu '"o
lrIg11 Wa'cn' ny 'l'e Oo17'''u''oh' nao prcii
reserved 10 prescribe tlio m"Hnrr IN WhICn
members 70 Congress III 'I'o lluuSe Shou'u
be elected
AileI 'Ne P'7SaSe o' ''l,7 act ~ Oec'ine
the duty oI the TeiielH' A9SeIioly oI ''l'S
Staie TO meet ana "'7''c' me 9la'c acco'-
ding TO TIE provisions o. bul4 act hccoI-
dIhEly' an eA"" 7cSa'"n % I'e hts,7 s,7l''','o
convened ~ "i'S Guy III 'u'y' '"1%' 'o'
that purpose. .,,
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sIoh--o' 'nr c0nuuc' o. Tue l!0JoI"y ol 'le
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w %'t Gis,rogcbisa r ,bonsand@and tens Of tbou.
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