Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-03-23
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

so,nc d,vs since we had OCCASION in view OF rapidly
appronchng Stute Convention TO shew that the Psslcen
rial election of this year will be held under the new ccosu
OF 1850 instead under the present upporonmcn accord
r to tho census of lsl0 The correctness OF that opnoI
has been fully sanctioned BY the recent action OF e u
Senate. Nil Downs, from the committee on Tile 'u1iciafy
to whom was referred Mr. Borunds joint resolution in rca
ton TO the number of electoral votes 10 which each Snte
untitled in the Presidential election of 1884, mads the fol
lowing report;
Tho constitution provides that each State shall appoint
IN suc manner as the Lenslnure ,hsreof may Direct
number of electors equal The whole number OF SENATOR
and REPRESENTATIVES which the State may be entitled II
the Congress The OF Congress OF hlarch ls li?l
bfe anv election of President had been hcld ande
new appurtionmcni, gives construction 10 ls csanse
the constitution in these words: "hcn electors W.
dent and Vice Ptesiden shall be equal TO inc munger
Senators and Representatives To which TIC reVerai oac
may by law be entitled al the time when the presiaent a"'
yice President thus 10 be chosen snoua comic o eg'cs
The new uppor,ionnent under the first census TOOK efiec
from and after tho 3rd of March, 1888 (act OF lih Apr
l79sD Accordingly, in 1892 in lSlZ, and IN 1851 ln
States gave NUMBER OF electoral votes 1o lesoen. an
Vice President equal the number OF their Senators an
cspecrey from and aftor the 50 oil harch
1893 the 81 of March, 1873 and The Sd Of March, 1883 ant
the aet of 1850 having similar povso 10 that ot i9z ee
must be in tho next election fall; that is tho State
will vote under the now and not under the Old up7oruon
men, Under these circumstances, the committee ale o
opinion that no further legislation the subject Is necessa
~: and therefore report back the resolution, with an ansnd
rnent changing II from Joint simple resolution. Th
done by striking The word Joln out OF the lille.
Mr.. Borand, who had merely desired somo declarator
authority on which his State might exercise her franchise
expressed his entire satisfaction with The report and The
oluon was adopted uithout division.
On ths same day AIr. Downs from the Same committee
made majority report to the apportonment among n
ssveru sa,es of the Representatives in the next Congress
Relrsds gsation s mnds necessary in consequences III
failure Of full returns of from the State OF CalcF
MIA Complete returns have been received from ninetee
countes-partia returns from fvo ohes-and no return
whatever from tho remaining four countes-ihe scheaue
having been destroyed by Of The great fires IN san
CISCO Returns from tho missing counties were sent 10 ID
Secretary Of State of California before the lost returns IN
tended for the Secretary OF the Interior at Washington Wer
DESTROYED by Are. Adopting these authentic foturhS ah
adding the population of the other countless returned
Washington themajoy of the committee report Inc pop
nlation Of California ll7,s7l. Applying the raho
or a2 for each member California woud be thus entitled
one smber and fraction of 744ol. The committee re
nor that the fraction Of South Carolina Is 447s and tina
of Louisiana l96-boh larger than that OF California
The committee report therefore that South Carolina Is emu
.d 10 ono representative BY her fraction which would max
m. number she is entitled to cir and leave California on
eobe, bill 10 tha, effect is reported by the major
" of the committee.
Mr.. Bradbury from the minority OF The 'ommit'es ais