The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09

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Otnsr bills were introduced ana referred as fol-
BY Mr. STRICKLAND, trcp) OF Notwithstanding the
Portage Lake and LAKE superior Railroad " kewee-
nav Bay Michigan
BY Mr. FISKELNDuR6. trep.) OF Woodworking
duties OF imports proposing periodical reduction
BY Mr.. CAvANAUGn, (dem) OF Montana-To pro-
Wac ior the election Of certain TERRITORIAL oicers by
BY Mr.. MUSGEN, (dem) OF Ohlo-To exempt from
taxation ine property oil ex soldiers and sailors Of
the United states 10 the same extent as tie property
BY MIR. O'NEILL- rep.) OF Pa.-For the restoration
OF captain Domnick lynch to the active list OF the
By Mr.. McCRARY, trep.) OF Iowa-To amend the act
Tor the consolidation OF The United states statutes.
~ ASSIGNMENT or MEMBERS TO COMMITTEES
Inc SPEAKER made proposition to the House In
reference to The assignment TO committees Of the
several recently admitted members. At present 1t
was No. ~ n,s power 10 assign those gentlemen 70
" assign them as lentn members To such commit
tees as ne might deem desirable.
Mr.. BROOKS. tdeml OF n ", Objeccng TO that rcsO
luton and suggestion, expressed the hope That the
Speaker would Improve the opportunity by adding
democratic member 10 the Committee on Elections
Mr.. FARSswoRTH trepj OF Ill., suggested that the
mater DC referred 10 the Committee ON kues.
Mr. ScHENoK, (rep) Of 0nio did not favor that
suggestion, because 1t would be apt TO delay
and would look 10 something like permanent ar
rangement instead OF temporary one.
as objectng to the Speakers proposition, but ne
minded the House that there were a great many OF
| cept on paper that never met ana had place OF
meeting, ana he thought It better that the whole
slDiect OF committees sa0uld be revised by the Com
mittee on Rules.
Mr.. WELkeR, lrep.) of Ohio, offered a resolution,
| giving the Speaker the authority suggested.
Mr.. DAWES, trep.) or Mass, favored referring the
whole matter 10 the Committee ON Rules 10 did not
seem " nun quite right to leave the matter so
| entirely 70 the Speaker. Il was delicate matter,
nfar
| 10 have II arranged py inc Committee on Rules.
| The SPEAKER said he had desire in the matter
| House.
| Mr.. ELDnIDGE, (dem.) of Wis.,, suggested that the
dlniculty nigh DE obvaed by the resignation OF the
| members OF the committee who are now serving on
| more than one.
air. BRNJAMIN trep.) Of No., thought the whole
matter premature until alter the admission OF the
| Virginia, MISSISSIPPI aud Texas members.
| Finally the SUBJECT was referred TO the Committee
| on Rules.
| PETITIONS PRESENTED.
| MI. BROOKS presented petition rom the en-
ployes Of pbinney, Blakeman Y Co., Of New York, In
| favor OF the Jenckes civil service oil.
| mr.. KELSEY rep,) OF n. y, presented petition
OF Plerrepont seymour, OF last bloomfield Ontario
county, \. " Tor renewal Of his patent an I'm
| provement in seed planters or grain drills.
| THE HOUSE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
| The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. DAWES IN the char, and proceeded to a
consideration OF the bin to provide Tor taking the
| ninth census, to fix the number OF members Of the
House OF representatives and to provide Tor their
| future apportlonment among the several states.
DIR. STOKES rep.l OF Tenn, chairman OF the Gen.
sus Committee commended the industry of tue sub
committee, which sat during the recess, and said
| he would leave the management and engineering OF
the bin to the chairman OF that subcommittee, Mr..
Carried, OF ONO.
| Mt GARFIELD, (rep.) or OHIO, proceeded to state
sucdnctly the points OF the blll and the machinery
devised IN IL for taking the census, explaining
wherein and why it differed from That by wncn the
! census OF 1860 was taken.
Inreply to questions put by Mr.. Butler OF Mass,
Mr.. CLARK OF KAN, and others, III regard to the
presentation i'll Congress, Mr.. GARFIELD said the
| present organization or numbering OF the House
began Oh the 4th OF March, 1863 and manlfesty It
| will run until the same day IN March, 1873. The
census to be taken next June ought OF course. to be
completed 80 far as the taking IS concerned by the
lst OF July. We shall not know until next lall whas
the basis Of representation Will be. and, rs matter
Of course, no redlstflctng OF States can be made
until after that The committee agreed TINS morn
ing TO ill up the blank Tor the numDer OF members
with 800.
In reference to the information TO be obtained from
railroad companies MI Garfield remarked that now
that the negro question had been got rid or the next
great light would be with these great corporations
and Congress should at least know what they were
doing WIN the national wealth in their hands.
In reply question by Mr. Peters he stated that
with the whole number or members fixed at 800
no state would suffer the loss OF member, but with
235 liked as the number two or three Of the New
England States would suffer.
ranaenicnt Was mace IN the OH FOR obtaining tee-
graph riatisticsS
as regarding the telegraph connected with railroads.
The committee had prepared an additional schedule
purpose Ha IL ready 10 CHef IN the
House desired II; but the committee had become
alarmed at the SIZE OF the schedule and hau left out
Mr. HALDEMAS, ldeml OF ia, another member OF
the Census Committee, expressed his views on the
SUBJECT, dwelling on the importance OF 1ull and
complete census, embracing property and income
He thought II time TO ask whether classes not
beng favored in this country, and whether sys
ten of income tariff ana internal revenues were not
making sores on the body polite. With that idea
he would, al the proper time, propose additional
column III the proper schedule for return OF the
weekly income from wages salaries aud professional
N md nyN-
slider the bill by sections
Mr.. MUNGEN moved 10 amend the third section by
limiting the term OF service OF ali census employees
TO two years instead OF three. Rejected
MR. DAVIS moved to amend the same point by
inserting the words "and whenever their services
should cease to be required" Adopted.
After progressing AS far us the fourth section OF
the 0ll the committee rose and the House ut three
O'Clock adjourned.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
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