New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-09

tive 70 the protection and improvement OF Plymouth
harbor. Massachusetts,. Adopted ,,.,.., s,..,u,.,..
Several bills for the removal or poltical alsabities
were introduced and referred to the Committee on Re-
Mr. SARGENT Rep., CALI introduced bill to procure
and disseminate Information OF the extent OF the cereal
and other crops Of foreign countries
q, cns b,t come In compten viii American products the
markets Of the world to furnish quarterly statements o. the so1SSo OF
missioner OF Agriculture required them in condensed
form in bis monthly circular corrected by accurate information in
bis possession The object furnish information farmers
o .I Of n, f 1o.o1 now obtained being drawn from English
and ooorei BY the necessities Of that country. ,,u
Other bills were introduced and referred as follows
Mr.. STRICKLAND CRep NJ Notwithstanding the Por-
tage Lake ant Lake Superior Railroad to keWeenaw Bay
Mr.. FINKELNBURG O2ep, Moj-Concerning duties Of
imports, proposing periodical reduction OF 10 per cent?
Mr.. CAVANAGH Dem, MOntana)-rO provide for the
election OF certain Territorial officers by the people
Mr.. MUNGEN Dem, OhiO)-TO exempt from taxatlOn
States to the same extent IA the property OF
Mr.. ONEILL rep, Pa)-FOr the restoration or Capt.
DOminlck Lynch 10 the active list OF the Navy. ,
Mr.. McCRARY rep, Iowal-To amend the act for the
consolidation OF the United States Statutes
The SPEAKER made proposition to the House In
reference the assignment Of committees OF the several
recently admitted members At present 1t was not In his
power to assign those gentlemen to committees and ne
suggested that he be authorized To assign them as tenth
members 10 such committees as he might deem desirable
Mr.. DAWES (Rep. Mass) favored referring the whole
matter TO the Committee on Rules IL did not seem to
him quite right leave the matter entirely To the
Speaker After debate the subject was referred to
the Committee on Rules.
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the employees OF Phlnney, Brakeman & Co. of New-York
In favor OF the Jenckes Cvil Service bill.
Mr.. KELSEY Rep.. N. " presented petition OF
Perrepont Seymour of East Bloomfield, Ontario County,
~ " for renewal OF his patent for al improvement IN
seed planters or grain drills.
The House then went into Committee or the Whole,
bill to provide for taking the Ninth Census to fix tine
number OF members OF the House OF Representatives and
to provide for their future apporonment among the sew
Mr.. STOKES Rep, TENN, Chairman of the Census
Committee, commended the industry of the subCommit
tee which during the and said he would leave
the management and engineering OF the bill to the Chair
man OF that subcommittee, Mr.. Garfield OF Ohio
Mr.. GARFIELD (Rep., Oh0) proceeded TO state sue
clnctly the points OF - BILL and the machinery devised
In 1t for taking the census explaining wherein and why
it differed from that by which the census OF 1860 was
taken In reply 10 questions put by several members re-
gardng the representation In Congress- he said the pres
ent organization numbering Of the House began on
the 4h OF March, 1863 and consequently will run until
june ought to be completed 30 far the taking
concerned by the LIST OF July We shall not know until
next Fall what the basis OF representation Will be- and no
redistrCtng OF be made until after that time
The Committee had agreed TO MI up the blank for the
number Of members with 800.
In reference TO the information TO be obtained from
Railroad Companies. Mr. Garfield remarked. that now
that the negro question had been got rid Of the next great
night would be with these great corporations, and Con-
should at least know what they were doing with
In reply 90 question by Mr. Peters, he stated that
with the whole number Of members fixed at 3OO State
would suffer the lOss Of member but with 25 fixed as
the number. two or three OF the New-Engand states
would suffer
Mr. BUTLER Rep, Mass) inquired whether any ar
rangement was made IL the bill for obtaining telegraph
statistics
Mir, GARFIELD replied that there not except
regarding the telegraph connected with railroads The
Committee had prepared additional schedule for that
purpose ana had ready offer In the House de-
sired il; but the Committee had become alarmed at the
size OF the schedules and had left it out
hr. HALDEMAN Dem, Pa, another member OF the
Census Committee, expressed his views the subject
He thought time TO ask whether certain classes were
not favored in this country and whether systems Of
Income tariff and internal revenue wore not making
sores on the body polite. With that idea he would at
the proper time propose additional column III the
proper schedule for OF the weekly income from
wages, salaries, and professions. .
The Committee then proceeded 10 discuss and consider
the bill sections, and, after advancing far as the
section OF tho BILL the Committee rose and the
House adjourned